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Topic: Volume pedal pot adjustment? |
Robert Murphy
From:
West Virginia
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Posted 16 Oct 2006 6:40 pm |
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| I bought a used Goodrich and replaced the pot. o.k. With my ohmeter I found that in the full on position I still had more resistance than the pot at its' max rotation before install. I tested this with my amp also. So I undid the set screw and tweeked a little more volume out of the full on position. Now the pedal is loud but there is some amplification in the full off position. Very low level that I can live with. This is my first pedal so am I doing this correctly. Your opinion is welcome. |
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Dave Mudgett
From:
Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 16 Oct 2006 7:00 pm
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| That is what I do - sometimes there is a bit of a tradeoff. But I like my full-on to be full-on, and I can live with the slight bleed in the full-off position. I imagine there are those who prefer it the other way. |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 17 Oct 2006 2:07 am
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I always adjusted mine so it's off in the "off position". If you need more volume, just turn the amp up a little.
I now use a Hilton and I have it set the same way - "off is off". |
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Jim Palenscar
From:
Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 17 Oct 2006 7:08 am
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| It's all based on the design of the pot collar that the manufacturer designed for the string. If you were able to turn it down on a lathe, you might find that you had full range of the pot. However- you never want the pot to stop the pedal travel- it wouldn't last long that way- the stops need to be done by the pedal itself. So- all in all- it really is a trade off and, in my experience, not worth the trouble of making it perfect. |
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Mike Harmon
From:
Overland, Missouri, USA
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Posted 17 Oct 2006 8:48 am
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There's another reason you don't want the pot to hit the stops -- it makes a nasty 'clunk'. I work on a lot of pedals for Scotty and I always check after replacing a pot to make sure that the pedal hits the rubber bumper just barely before it hits the end of rotation.
Mike |
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Robert Murphy
From:
West Virginia
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Posted 17 Oct 2006 4:47 pm
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| Thanks for the input. First time I ever owned a volume pedal and I enjoyed noodling it out. |
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