Sho Bud volume pedal pot replacement recommendations?

Travis Bubenik · Post by **Travis Bubenik** » 8 Sep 2023 9:08 am

I have an old Sho Bud volume pedal and the pot’s going bad I believe. Tried a few good sprays with Deoxit but still getting an increasing amount of noise when activating it - and occasionally the sound fully cuts out.

Thing is - I LOVE my tone with this pedal. Haven’t been able to replicate it with a Hilton or Goodrich pedal and I don’t want to lose it.

So - will replacing the pot affect that sweet sweet tone? (I don’t know if mine has the original pot.)

And whether or not it will - are there generally recommended replacement pots for these pedals? (Someone told me Clarostat Type J 500k is a good bet.)

Thanks as always!

Jack Hanson · Post by **Jack Hanson** » 8 Sep 2023 11:11 am

Dunlop.

Raybob Bowman · Post by **Raybob Bowman** » 9 Sep 2023 10:46 am

Larry Dering · Post by **Larry Dering** » 11 Sep 2023 1:11 pm

Goodrich pots are as good as it gets. Tom Bradshaw or Bill Ferguson can fix you up. The old style pots are long gone so I can't say how the tone may compare.

Bill Ferguson · Post by **Bill Ferguson** » 13 Sep 2023 5:50 am

Travis, drop me an email and I can fix you up with a new pot for your volume pedal.
I also include a new string with every pot.

bferguson1947@gmail.com

Tommy Shown · Post by **Tommy Shown** » 29 Sep 2023 11:31 pm

Dunlop makes you can get Tom Bradshaw Pedal Steel Guitar Products. The pot is made to military standards and the wiper and the contacts are sealed in plastic. I bought one back in 2008 and or still going strong.
I hope it will do ya,
Tommy Shown
Steelman From The Bayouland

Bill Ferguson · Post by **Bill Ferguson** » 30 Sep 2023 6:04 am

Tommy
That is the same volume hot that I sell.