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I'm browsing through musiciansfriend looking at volume pedals. What would be the best one for the $50-80 price range?
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Originally Posted by HeavenOnAStick I'm browsing through musiciansfriend looking at volume pedals. What would be the best one for the $50-80 price range? Ernie Ball VP Jr. probably.
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Yep. Ernie Balls are the overwhelming standard for volume pedals out there. For a reason too. Darn good stuff.
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I suggest the one for sale in this thread
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Originally Posted by thesteve Ernie Ball VP Jr. probably.
Active or Passive? What are the pros and cons of both?
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Originally Posted by HeavenOnAStick Active or Passive? What are the pros and cons of both? active for active instruments...passive for passive instruments. both have different volume pots for the different pickup types.
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Originally Posted by thesteve active for active instruments...passive for passive instruments. both have different volume pots for the different pickup types.
Ok, so I'd get a passive pedal. What if I wanted to use it for my active bass (instead of my electric) would that cause problems?
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What about these?
Vox V850
Morley PVO
Morley Little Alligator
Dunlop GCB-80
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Not sure if the passive type would work well with active - It won't hurt anything, the only issue I can see is that moving the pedal might not change the volume in the same way it does for the passive. I would recommend using a buffering pedal like an eq in front of any volume pedal - a passive type pedal will suck tone just like a guitar volume will, highs are lost in the attenuation.
Some of you might think I'm crazy, but if you don't have pedals (or only a couple - you can still use 'em with it) and just want a volume, for the $$ I don't think you could beat the RP80 multi FX. Its a sturdy unit, all metal pedal using opto-technology so no pot to wear out or get dirty and scratchy sounding, has built in tuner, effects, even a wah. Just turn off the modeling by choosing "direct" for the model, and adjust the output level to the desired level to drive your amp the way you want - even boosting it if desired. I had the RP2000, I'm assuming its the same electronics, it was pretty transparent when used correctly, and had some pretty nice sounding effects. I think they are 80$, and will probably hold up about as well as many volume-only pedals out there.
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I'm a big fan of my Morley Little Alligator volume. I use it for both my electrics & acoustics. The shining feature for me is the minimum volume knob, so you could set the pedal to run as a rhythm/lead volum pedal in addition to a master volume pedal. I do wish Visual Sound would release the new Visual Volume...