Dunlop Volume Pedal

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Roger Shackelton
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How many steel players are using the DUNLOP Volume pedal?

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Robert Morgan
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I bought a new Dunlop pedal 7 or 8 months ago and I do not like it at all. It is not even comparable with my Goodrich 120.
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Post by Mike Perlowin »

Dunlop makes good stuff in general and in all probability this is an excellent tool for guitarists or keyboard players.

But we have special needs. We need volume pedals designed to be used with a steel.
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Brett Day
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Post by Brett Day »

Junior Brown uses a Dunlop volume pedal with the guitsteel. I use Dunlop picks now and when I started playing steel, I used a Dunlop bar. I'm using a different bar now, though
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Converted Dunlop Volume Pedal

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I always use a Dunlop pedal, but mine was re-worked to accept a 500K ohm pot. Also, had the in & out jacks moved to the side of the pedal instead of on the front. A local repair guy (Tommy Lepson)did an exelent job on this for me. I'll probably never use anything else. Tommy.......
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Post by Michael Maddex »

I have a Dunlop GCB-80. The jacks are on the sides. It's built like a tank. I haven't tried too many other pedals, but so far I haven't seen anything that comes remotely close to this one. YMMV.

OT: I use Dunlop thumb-picks (plastic & metal), but I won't go near their finger-picks. Once again, YMMV.
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Luke Juda
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I also use a Dunlop GCB-80 and like it alot, however I have not used another brand to compare.
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Post by Bob Russell »

I use one of these, which seems bullet-proof and has so far been reliable. But I'm not crazy about the taper. Too fast at the low end for me.

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