Hot Tub Posted September 3, 2009 Posted September 3, 2009 Well, having done away with my ME50B because "I don't use it", I've now discovered that the one thing I did use - all the freakin' time! - was the volume pedal! So, can anyone recommend me a nice, smooth, preferably passive, volume pedal? Quote
cheddatom Posted September 3, 2009 Posted September 3, 2009 the standard seems to be earnie ball, but there are loads of cheap plastic passive volume pedals around. Can't you use your knob? Quote
Hot Tub Posted September 3, 2009 Author Posted September 3, 2009 [quote name='cheddatom' post='588651' date='Sep 3 2009, 02:16 PM']the standard seems to be earnie ball, but there are loads of cheap plastic passive volume pedals around. Can't you use your knob?[/quote] <[i]sigh[/i]> You just line 'em up, don't you? Aksherly, I like to adjust volume while I'm playing. Obviously there's hard and soft picking/plucking, but I also like to have my foot on the throttle. As it were. I guess what I really need to know is: Are any of the passive pedals bass-specific, or will they work with anything? Quote
cheddatom Posted September 3, 2009 Posted September 3, 2009 they will work on anything, I used a bespeco one for years - about £15. Quote
Doddy Posted September 3, 2009 Posted September 3, 2009 I had a bespeco for a bit but thought it sucked-it was nasty plastic and had no real sweep. I now use the Ernie Ball,which is great. The Visual volume is good too,as is the Boss one. The Morley 'Little Alligator' is nice but I didn't like the sweep of the pedal-it seemed to short for me. I'll always recommend the Ernie Ball though. It's sturdy,has a nice sweep,and has an independent tuner output. I've used it on every gig for the last 3 or 4 years. Quote
alexclaber Posted September 3, 2009 Posted September 3, 2009 The Ernie Ball Jr.s are nice. But with practice you should be able to get just as much dynamic range with how you pluck, and they'll sound like real dynamics due to the resulting change in timbre. If you do get a pedal, make sure the pot value is similar to the volume on your bass (so 250-500k for passive pickups, ~25k for active pickups) or you'll either lose a load of highs or have a very uneven sweep. Alex Quote
tayste_2000 Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 My vote for EB Jr I have a 25k and a 250k not sure if there is a difference in tone. Quote
johnnylager Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 The DeArmond is supposed to be good & uses a 1M linear pot. Schematic link in here - [url="http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8147747&postcount=16"]http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showp...mp;postcount=16[/url] Quote
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