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Published on 01/08/11 at 15:00This is the pedal you see on almost every pro's pedal board. The Ernie Ball VP Volume Pedal.
This pedal is completely passive and does not use any sort of battery or power supply.
No real need for this pedal, but I found a good deal on one and thought I'd give it a shot. I paid $40 for it. I replaced the pot and string on it. Which is a simple concept, but sort of a pain to do.
It makes sense, you plug in you plug out and you've got an added volume control. Well built externally. I'll get to the insides in a minute. The grip tape on top of the pedal is nice and does its job of keeping your foot on without slipping and sliding.
The string will break sooner or later. It is the most basic concept to replace, but the way the pedal is built, it is extremely hard to squeeze your hands inside there and get everything going. Then you put it back together and realize you screwed up and have to do it all over.
You'll get the hang of it. It would just have made sense if Ernie Ball used a higher quality rope or some sort of rubber belt.
I stopped using this pedal with bass because it will suck some of your mids out.
The outside is built like tank. Just don't toss is in a backpack or let anything interfere with the string.
This pedal does what it should, adjust volume. I wish it didn't suck mids and also it could stand to be a bit more road worthy.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
This pedal is completely passive and does not use any sort of battery or power supply.
No real need for this pedal, but I found a good deal on one and thought I'd give it a shot. I paid $40 for it. I replaced the pot and string on it. Which is a simple concept, but sort of a pain to do.
It makes sense, you plug in you plug out and you've got an added volume control. Well built externally. I'll get to the insides in a minute. The grip tape on top of the pedal is nice and does its job of keeping your foot on without slipping and sliding.
The string will break sooner or later. It is the most basic concept to replace, but the way the pedal is built, it is extremely hard to squeeze your hands inside there and get everything going. Then you put it back together and realize you screwed up and have to do it all over.
You'll get the hang of it. It would just have made sense if Ernie Ball used a higher quality rope or some sort of rubber belt.
I stopped using this pedal with bass because it will suck some of your mids out.
The outside is built like tank. Just don't toss is in a backpack or let anything interfere with the string.
This pedal does what it should, adjust volume. I wish it didn't suck mids and also it could stand to be a bit more road worthy.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com