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Topic: volume/tone pedal |
Eric Corgey
From:
Texas, Friendswood
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Posted 9 Apr 2007 4:00 pm |
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| I saw an old Fender volume/tone pedal on e-bay the other day and it really got me to thinking. I think the volume is controlled just like any volume pedal, and the tone is controlled with a side to side movement of the foot. Is this how some of the old timers in the fifties used to get the swelling sound that I can't seem to duplicate? Anybody know or even better--has anybody ever used one?...Thanks |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 9 Apr 2007 5:11 pm
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| Yes, and yes. Their appeal is quite limited today, though. Very rarely will you see a pedal steel player using one. It happens a little more frequently with non-pedal players, but it's still not an "everyday" occurence to see one in use. They're more of a "novelty" thing, really. |
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Papa Joe Pollick
From:
Swanton, Ohio
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Posted 9 Apr 2007 5:13 pm
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Yep,that's how they work.I have 2 of them that I sometimes use on lap and lead guitar to get a wha sound.Like them better than a regular wha pedal.
PJ
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Eric Corgey
From:
Texas, Friendswood
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Posted 9 Apr 2007 7:45 pm
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| Very rarely will you see a pedal steel player using one. It happens a little more frequently with non-pedal players, but it's still not an "everyday" occurence to see one in use. They're more of a "novelty" thing, really |
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I wonder why that is. I think I'll try to find one. Thanks guys |
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Tim Whitlock
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 10 Apr 2007 3:48 am
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| I've used a Fender Vol/Tone pedal for years. It's all I use. I guess I'm one of those novelty players. I play old western swing and honky tonk. For Jerry Byrd type swells I prefer the tone knob on my steel, but with the pedal you can pick a 6th chord and get a sound like a section of muted trumpets. Or you can crash the bar on a 13th chord and get that cool Speedy West doo-wah effect. Downside - they may require some maintenance from time to time. |
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Ken Byng
From:
Southampton, England
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Posted 11 Apr 2007 1:49 pm
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I have used a Fender Vol/Tone pedal for a while since I picked one up on eBay for a song. It was still in the original box and I would guess that the Allen Bradley pots are both original. I use it with my pedal steel and my Tele.
If you get the opportunity to pick one up at a good price - go for it. |
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Bryan Daste
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2007 12:34 am
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Ken Byng
From:
Southampton, England
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Posted 13 Apr 2007 4:26 am
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| What would you consider a "good price?" |
I paid the equivalent of $100 for mine on eBay and it's worth every penny. |
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