Help needed w/ squeaky-ass VP Jr. (Pls + Thx)

[casecandy]

Hey there!

Recently I bought an Ernie Ball VP Jr. pedal, specifically, the buffer modded version from This1sMyne effects.

Love the pedal and no problems... except one.

When I rock the treadle back and forth, the string squeeeeeeeeeeks.

Like a mouse on steroids.

It's making recording a real bitch because it's actually faintly perceptible even over 100 solid state watts.

How the heck can I fix this?

Oil or grease, perchance? WD40?

I don't want to fuck up my most useful pedal!

Thanks in advance!

[casecandy]

Le bump

[lordgalvar]

You could try white lithium grease like they use on garage doors. It doesn't attract dirt like wd40. I've never used a pedal with the Ernie ball string though. Put batts of insulation or a blanket around it?

You could rub a bar of soap on the string. Helps a sqeaky fan belt on a car sometimes.

[KaosCill8r]

I have used a tiny drop of canola cooking oil on each side of the pivot point on my wah pedal before. It hasn't squeaked since.