MOYO / Goodrich volume pedals general info

[Michael Lester]

In another section of the Forum I've expressed some frustration with the difficulty of activating RKL / RKR knee levers. (My knee is within an inch of the lever pivot hinge - there is almost no easy leverage as there would be using the bottom half of the lever.)I'm playing a GFI ULTRA that has the 'E' and 'F' levers on the right knee.

I concluded that part of the problem may be the height of the traditional 120 Goodrich volume pedal. I researched low-rise volume pedals from Goodrich and others - but the price is pretty stiff at $250 and up.

A couple Forum responders pointed me to MOYO volume pedals made in Colorado. I offer these thoughts as a Thank You to those who helped me. Maybe someone else will benefit from my experience.

It arrived today and I've had a couple hours with it.

I've attached a number of photos that make clear the physical differences - which are significant BTW.

First, the much lower profile dropped my knee to roughly the middle third of the levers- so that problem is solved. (I'm pleasantly surprised by how easy it is to use the RKR lever now that I've got some leverage.)

The pedal is built like a Hummer. Even though it's Hobbit sized, it is stout. The construction is heavy duty.

Another unexpected surprise. Given it's small size I thought I might end up 'fishing' for it - not at all. It stays put.

You'll see the physical comparison in the photos.

Finally, I swear there is no difference in the tone between the MOYO and the Goodrich shown here. Initially, I felt that the volume sweep was a little different, but I've concluded that the difference is me. Because I have more room under the guitar I'm using more of the range - a good thing.

I have no personal interest in the manufacture or sale of this pedal.

They are built by Glenn Taylor, a Forum member. They are available on REVERB.com

I'm glad I bought it. I'll probably have a Goodrich for sale soon.

[Eric Dahlhoff]

I love my MOYO pedal. I admit that it took me a little time to figure out where to put my foot on it
You have to have the MOYO closer to you and dangle you toes off the front. It feels just perfect.
And the size...

[Pete Bailey]

The Moyo pedal is great all around. Its size, playability, sound & design can't be beat.

My marine engineer brother picked mine up, turned it over a few times, squinted inside carefully for a bit then gave it back to me saying, "that guy knows what he's doing."

[George Kimery]

You need to raise the height of your guitar an inch or two. You can get what you need at Home Depot inexpensively. I have long legs and my guitar is two inches higher than standard. I use a Lehlie pedal which is about 1/2 inch lower than my Goodrich 120. Both work for me.

[Pat Moore]

Diggin' my MOYO!!!👍🇺🇸

[Glenn Demichele]

Love my two. I have both pedals velcro'd to a mouse pad next to each other on the floor. One is for volume, and the second is used as the expression pedal on my Boss Gt-001 multi-effects unit, so I can control Reverb %, Leslie spin rate, Wah, drive and other stuff like that.
The expression pedal needs 10k, so I made a little adapter cable with resistors in it to keep the Boss unit happy, and didn't have to modify the stock Moyo's. This means I have a spare volume pedal if i ever need it.

[Chris Walke]

Agreed. These are fantastic volume pedals.

[Bill Hatcher]

i am not interested in pot pedals any more. got rid of all mine. no more expensive pots, scratchy noise etc. when you could stop in an electronics place and get an allen bradley pot for a couple of bucks they were fine. no more.

[David Ball]

i am not interested in pot pedals any more. got rid of all mine. no more expensive pots, scratchy noise etc. when you could stop in an electronics place and get an allen bradley pot for a couple of bucks they were fine. no more.

I'm with you as far as the difficulty in finding good pots is concerned, but I've found that even with the newer Dunlop or Goodrich pots, I still go back to pot pedals. The new pots aren't what the old Allen Bradeys were, but there's still something about them that at least for me does what the more modern pedals just can't.

I have several old Sho Bud pedals (OK, still with good AB pots..) that still blow away anything else I've used.

Dave

[Bill Leff]

Anyone using a Moyo with a lapsteel?

[Steve Lipsey]

I use a Moyo with my frypan whenI want to sound more pedal-steelish...otherwise I just have an on/off switch and boost pedal in that space on the board....works fine.

That tip on letting your toes hang over the pedal, to put the hinge under the middle of your foot, is pretty important to getting the best feel from the taper. And having my right leg pumping up and down is just something easily adjusted to (and is reduced somewhat by having your foot over the middle of the pedal, I think).

I also put it last in my chain, so the level doesn't affect the tone of other pedals, and so there is a buffer before the pot, so the varying impedance doesn't affect the frequency response.

Or did you have a different question?

[Donny Hinson]

This is a problem for more than a few players, so I always recommend a low-profile pedal to new or potential players. If I had my druthers, what we call a low-profile would become the de-facto "standard", and what is usually a standard-height pedal would be termed "high profile". (Face it, it's far easier to add height than it is to take it away.)

There are a lot of pedals out there now for under $100 (new) made for use on keyboards, so some enterprising soul should take note and accommodate those steel players who don't want to pay $250 or more for what amounts to two jacks, a pot, and some aluminum channel.

[Glenn Taylor]

Wow thank you for all the positive comments.
Michael, good to know that it weighs .96 lb. I've always just said it was about 1 lb. Now I can say it's less that a pound.
Just for the record, I sell the pedals for $135.