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Topic: Question for road & studio musicians |
Ron Whitworth
From:
Yuma,Ariz.USA Yeah they say it's a DRY heat !!
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Posted 14 Jun 2008 7:54 pm |
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Just curious - Are any of you still using a pot volume pedal?
I realize most all have gone the way of the electronic pedal.I think some have tried the newer pedals & went back to the sound they came to know & love with the pot type volume pedals.
I also understand the problems today of finding a GOOD long life pot but maybe Mr. Bradshaw has solved that issue with the Dunlop pot he sells.
Thanks for your input...Ron
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"Tone is in the hands. Unless your wife will let you buy a new amp. Then it's definitely in that amp."
We need to turn the TWANG up a little
It's not what you play through, it's what you play through it.
They say that tone is all in the fingers...I say it is all in your head 
Some of the best pieces of life are the little pieces all added up..Ron
the value of friendship. Old friends shine like diamonds, you can always call them and - most important - you can't buy them. |
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Jonathan Cullifer
From:
Gallatin, TN
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Posted 14 Jun 2008 8:56 pm
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| Last year, I noticed on the Opry that all the steel players used pot pedals clipped to the pedal bar (easier to transport?). However, I and a lot of other players I know use active pedals. I have not used the Dunlop pots, but I would not give up my LDR2 unless I needed to for the sake of transportation ease. |
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Tommy R. Butler
From:
Nashville, Tennessee
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Posted 14 Jun 2008 8:57 pm
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| All I use now are Hiltons. Exclusively. Keith is awesome. HOWEVER I keep a derby "pot" pedal that I use when I play the Opry. Its just to much trouble with PLUG & PLAY to worry about gettn a drop chord over to my guitar. Sure I could get a drop chord over. Thats just my personal preference and ease of gettn on & off stage. |
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Michael Douchette
From:
Gallatin, TN (deceased)
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Kyle Everson
From:
Nashville, Tennessee
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Posted 15 Jun 2008 10:06 am
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| I agree with Tommy on the drop cord thing. On big stages where you set up hours ahead of time and are able to get power over, I default to the Hilton. If it's a small stage or if I don't use a pedal board, I go for the Goodrich pot pedal. I always have both packed in my seat. I have used both in the studio with equally great results. |
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Paddy Long
From:
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 15 Jun 2008 1:36 pm
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| No, I have used LDR's since they came out, wouldn't go back to a pot pedal. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 15 Jun 2008 5:05 pm
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| Been a lotta years since I was on the road, but I still do some session work, and a pot pedal is all I use. I did buy a Hilton years ago (and I still have it). It's a fine pedal, but I'll probably still always use my Fender pot pedal. |
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Jody Sanders
From:
Magnolia,Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 15 Jun 2008 8:26 pm
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| Pot pedal on the road. Jody. |
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 15 Jun 2008 9:37 pm
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Pot pedals for me.....I got sick of plugging in my LDR. I use a Goodrich L10-K live, and it's sort of like the LDR without the plug.
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Danny Bates
From:
Fresno, CA. USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2008 10:12 pm
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Goodrich Pot pedal. I had a Hilton. Nice pedal but it sounded to me like it took some low-midrange tone out of the guitar. Also, a pot pedal adds the high end as you turn it up. Sort of an "effect".
The Hilton had the high end at all levels. And the built in circuit changed the dynamics a bit. Plus I got tired of having one more thing to plug in. |
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John Groover McDuffie
From:
LA California, USA
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Posted 16 Jun 2008 12:28 pm hooked on pot
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| Goodrich 122 - actually a two-pot pedal. The Matchbox eliminates the tone-change problem. I just repaired one using a Dunlop pot from Tom Bradshaw - I don't know if it sounds better, but still sounds fine. |
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john buffington
From:
Owasso OK - USA
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Posted 19 Jun 2008 12:40 pm
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I used a pot pedal in the studio last Friday, had two sessions, 20 songs total. I got the pots from Tom Bradshaw, they are the Dunlop brand. Fantastic, is all I can say about these! I have the electronic pedal, but much prefer my pot pedals, in fact I loaded my Emmons pedals up with the Dunlop pots also. Live or in the studio, the sound quality reminds me of the old Allen Bradley pots we used years ago. Clean, clear, no tone alteration.
They are worth the money many times over!
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Ron Whitworth
From:
Yuma,Ariz.USA Yeah they say it's a DRY heat !!
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Posted 20 Jun 2008 3:09 pm
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My THANKS to all that answered on this post.
There are a lot more pot volume pedals in use than i thought.That tells me they are not dead yet..
Technology marches on ( the wired electronic pedals ) but convinence sometimes wins out over technology????? Interesting - i am thinking a lot
of home players still are using what they 1st started with too.Good thing Tom found the Dunlop pot to keep these pedals going..Thanks to all..Ron
_________________
"Tone is in the hands. Unless your wife will let you buy a new amp. Then it's definitely in that amp."
We need to turn the TWANG up a little
It's not what you play through, it's what you play through it.
They say that tone is all in the fingers...I say it is all in your head
Some of the best pieces of life are the little pieces all added up..Ron
the value of friendship. Old friends shine like diamonds, you can always call them and - most important - you can't buy them. |
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