Sho-Bud Volume Pedal Question
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- Jim Fogarty
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Sho-Bud Volume Pedal Question
Hi……I just bought a nice Sho-Bud LDG from the early ‘80’s. It came with this volume pedal and bracket to connect it to the pedal bar. It works, but is super scratchy. Questions:
Is this the way they came, with no casing……the guts just wide open like that?
When working, is it any good?
What’s a good replacement pot, if it’s worth fixing?
Thanks!
Is this the way they came, with no casing……the guts just wide open like that?
When working, is it any good?
What’s a good replacement pot, if it’s worth fixing?
Thanks!
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Jim that is the way they came... and looks like you have a prized Allen Bradly pot as well... if they've sat a while they can get scratchy but keep cycling it and it should/could clear up... if not perhaps spray a little DeOxit in it. WAY Back in the day, I used to open the tabs on the casing and clean them out, but those old AB pots were much desired as they sounded so good, so work with it a little, pump it a lot and hopefully it will clear up for you.
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Sho-Bud bad-aluminum frame?
Don't throw the pedal away. Get it welded. Are you sure it isn't just "crummy" aluminum? I've seen aluminum casting that are bad (foreign material in the mix), but this looks like the worst ever!
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DAVE Be Careful. Have the broken part checked close before trying to weld it. If it is magnesium it can catch on fire, instead of be welded.
I have 2 of those pots in Goodrich pedals.
They both got scratchy about 2 years ago. I removed the covers, Drilled a small hole in the covers. Squirted some State ELC-NF contact cleaner in them, They are still going, No scratching. They will both go tomorrow night on a gig, Both are living on borrowed time.
DO NOT TRY TO DRILL HOLE IN COVER ATTACHED TO THE POT, METAL CHIPS GETS IN POT WILL TRASH IT.
I have 2 of those pots in Goodrich pedals.
They both got scratchy about 2 years ago. I removed the covers, Drilled a small hole in the covers. Squirted some State ELC-NF contact cleaner in them, They are still going, No scratching. They will both go tomorrow night on a gig, Both are living on borrowed time.
DO NOT TRY TO DRILL HOLE IN COVER ATTACHED TO THE POT, METAL CHIPS GETS IN POT WILL TRASH IT.