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I see that many steel players are not satisfied with some of the pot`s for vol peds. I`ve just ran in to a batch of newer "Clarostrats" that were awful.

I tried the vol peds from a couple of steel playing friends.

The problem are that on a scale from 0 to 10 the pots worked like there was NO 1,2 or 3.
It was from zero to 4 with just barely move of the pedal.
I couldn`t play a balled type of song at all.

As it turned out my backup vol ped had the same pot and is just as terrible.

What is going on?

Are the new Canadian pots better?

Yeah forget it ...no joke about pots....

Inputs are appreciated.

Dag


<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Dag Wolf on 07 July 2005 at 05:00 PM.]</p></FONT>

Hi Dag;Ive never changed one yet, but I know a small company here that sells them. Here is the link- http://www.linkonguitars.ca/steels.html The gentlemans name is Wayne Link,you could ask him your question.Good luck.

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Here's a link to a discussion about the Canadian pots. Lots of good comments.
http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum11/HTML/007232.html

JB

Dag; yes indeed; the Ohmite pot is much much more superior to the clarostat, as the clarostat is PURE Garbage...ha.
Ricky

Dag,
I used the Canadian pots also for the last 5 years. They are the best I could find. They sound fine and last. Although I eventually gave up and tried out a Hilton. I didn't want to like it so much but the Hilton blew me away. No more pots for me.

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Bob
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Well, it sounds like the problem is that someone is supplying linear taper pots instead of audio taper, or log taper pots. I've run across distributors who tried to tell me that "the linear taper is a manufacturer's equivalent, and will work fine".

Bullhockey!

The pot <u>has</u> to have a log or audio taper to work properly. Accept nothing else.

End of story.

About volume pots
I gave $3500 for a canadian pot and your right aboutitstinks Its on or off Iam still looking for a good pot for an emmons ped.
Thanks Charlie

<SMALL>I gave $3500 for a canadian pot...</SMALL>

Hey, I've got a good one I'll sell ya for only $3,000...



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$3500 Canadian is not so much really.

Must be really good pot...

After paying $25 ea for 3 Canadian Pots and none of worked more than three days, I bought a Hilton. Love the clear sound and even taper of the signal. Cost me $75 to find out how good the Hilton Pedals are.