Affordable volume pedal that won't "suck tone"?
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Affordable volume pedal that won't "suck tone"?
I'm looking to get an affordable volume pedal that doesn't degrade my tone. I have an always, on compressor that buffers my signal, but I still would like to get a pedal that maintains the integrity of my sound. I was thinking of some kind of Morley, but I am open to suggestions.
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Re: Affordable volume pedal that won't "suck tone"?
Then you'll need an active volume pedal, bucko.
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Re: Affordable volume pedal that won't "suck tone"?
buy an optical volume pedal...
I use the George Dennis GD20 Mono Volume Pedal best i ever used...
other have said the Dennis or the Goodrich...
Morly nice to... But I have never used anything that has come close to the George Dennis. I was at Pedalgeek and I was complaining about my volume pedal. I had gone out and gotten a very old large ernie ball with the golden pots of years ago.. it still didn't taper right for my foot. He siad have you ever tried the George Dennis and brought it out. Instantly I found any volume I wanted effortlessly and it didn't sound to be in the chain. granted it is in the chain for sure but transparent.
I use the George Dennis GD20 Mono Volume Pedal best i ever used...
other have said the Dennis or the Goodrich...
Morly nice to... But I have never used anything that has come close to the George Dennis. I was at Pedalgeek and I was complaining about my volume pedal. I had gone out and gotten a very old large ernie ball with the golden pots of years ago.. it still didn't taper right for my foot. He siad have you ever tried the George Dennis and brought it out. Instantly I found any volume I wanted effortlessly and it didn't sound to be in the chain. granted it is in the chain for sure but transparent.
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Re: Affordable volume pedal that won't "suck tone"?
the Morley mini volume doesn't degrade the tone, but i kind of hate the sweep - it's really abrupt. also, it's powered, so that's kind of annoying. i actually have one in a drawer not being used if want to try it out. no cost. if you like it, we can work something out (i would only expect to get $25, or so, anyway)
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Re: Affordable volume pedal that won't "suck tone"?
If you have an always on pedal you really shouldn't need to worry about high-end loss.
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Re: Affordable volume pedal that won't "suck tone"?
Ive been looking at the AMT LLM2 for alooooong time...
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Re: Affordable volume pedal that won't "suck tone"?
psychedelicrelic wrote:Ive been looking at the AMT LLM2 for alooooong time...
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Re: Affordable volume pedal that won't "suck tone"?
rustywire wrote:psychedelicrelic wrote:Ive been looking at the AMT LLM2 for alooooong time...
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Re: Affordable volume pedal that won't "suck tone"?
You can use the volume knob on your guitar, you know.
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Re: Affordable volume pedal that won't "suck tone"?
Not quite as easily when your guitar is a bass, and said bass has 2 separate pickup level knobs, rather than a master volume.
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Re: Affordable volume pedal that won't "suck tone"?
Based on your bandcamp I wouldn't think that you gravitated to the easy option.
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Re: Affordable volume pedal that won't "suck tone"?
Haha true, but a volume pedal would be quite useful.
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Re: Affordable volume pedal that won't "suck tone"?
This is what I do to season certain fuzzes...and even switch quickly from clean to driven tones....but putting a volume pedal after dirt & before delay yields dirty swells of a different variety.D.o.S. wrote:You can use the volume knob on your guitar, you know.
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