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Topic: 250K pot in volume pedal? |
Dave Zirbel
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Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 2 Mar 2010 7:36 pm |
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My Goodrich potless pedal broke so I need to use my old pot pedal until I can get it repaired. The back up pedal was scratchy and all I had was an old AB 250K (made in USA) pot. I installed it and it seems fine. Maybe a weaker signal so I just turn the amp up a bit. Maybe my ear isn't good enough to really tell the difference? Anyone try pots of a different value for their pedals?
Also I need info to get my Goodrich LDR-2 repaired.
thanks
Dave
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Randy Wade
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Batesville, Arkansas, USA
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Posted 2 Mar 2010 8:20 pm
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| If it sounds ok to you then I'd say go ahead and use it. The Ernie Ball volume pedals come with a 250K and to me they don't sound like they lose a lot of tone. The higher impedance the pickup is the more difference (mis-match) it will make. If you happen to be running a buffer like a Goodrich Match Box, It shouldn't make any difference in tone at all to use the 250K, you could even use a 10K and be just fine. |
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John Bechtel
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Posted 2 Mar 2010 8:53 pm
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Original Fender pedals had 250K Audio pots. Nowadays, 500K is more common, but; either one will suffice!
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Dave Zirbel
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Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 3 Mar 2010 6:02 am
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well it sure is nice not having a scratchy pot or a wall-wart!
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Bob Carlucci
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Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 3 Mar 2010 3:28 pm
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I like the tone and taper of a 500K pot better, but let me say this... Ernie Ball uses MIJ pots// I don't know where they get them, or who makes them, but they last for years and years.. Light years ahead of the crap 500 K pots coming out of Mexico and Canada. I only wish they made the exact same pot in a 500 K... All problems would be solved for those of us that still like and use pot pedals.
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Gianni Gori
From:
Livorno, Italy
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Posted 3 Mar 2010 4:42 pm
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| Dave Zirbel wrote: |
| ... Maybe a weaker signal ... |
Not weaker maybe... just darker, lacking some presence.
With a 250k you lose some high frequencies.
I don't have that much experience on volume pedals but on guitars the standard for volume controls is 250k for single coil pickups and 500k for humbuckers. Hi-gain mid-sounding humbuckers would sound too dark with a 250k; single coils would risk to shrill too much with a 500k.
On guitars featuring one only volume control and both humbuckers and single coils, you will usually find a 500k pot.
This may suggest that when it comes to compromising (like on a "universal" volume pedal) a 500k pot is better. |
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Dave Zirbel
From:
Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 3 Mar 2010 7:03 pm
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Well, I ended up switching the AB 250K for the newer Dunlop 470K I got a few years ago from Tom Bradshaw. Much better. The 250K did have a dull sound compared to the Dunlop. No scratches either!  I'll be sending my potless Goodrich LDR-2 to Ollie soon for repairs.
Thanks
Dave
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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