volume pedal

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 12:54 pm

Looking for the best cheap volume pedal, needs to be reasonably rugged... suggestions please.

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 1:29 pm

I used to use a bespeco one that was fairly decent, that's about the cheapest you can go. I'm now using a Morley mini volume which is even better, I had to adjust the leds in it to get the taper I wanted, but that was an easy job.

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 1:32 pm

I really like my Ernie Ball Volume Jr.

Billet Aluminum + griptape feel, no wah pedal duh-duh-duh in increments, and decently priced on the used market. Doing just fine after 6+ years now.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 3:52 pm

There used to be a GuitarTech one that I liked the look of that had min and max volume level pots, with a passive boost at the highest level. It seems to have been discontinued but I've spotted an Artec one that is identical (probably the same pedal, in fact).

http://www.thomann.de/gb/artec_vpl_1.htm

Â£40

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 1:18 am

Bought a bespeco just to see if I use it as much as I think, then I might trade up if I do.

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 1:27 am

dezb1 wrote:Bought a bespeco just to see if I use it as much as I think, then I might trade up if I do.

Thats exactly what I did. The bespeco one does the job pretty well too so you may not even need to upgrade, I only did as I bought a pedaltrain mini and wanted a volume that would fit on that.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 3:01 am

Is the plastic tough enough to survive live use?

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 3:22 pm

Just arrived its not a bespeco its made buy a company called meridian but its identical... they ran out of mono pedals so they sent me a stereo version can't argue with that for Â£15, the same bespeco stereo pedal costs Â£31 on eBay.

markarkark · Post by **markarkark** » Sat Dec 21, 2013 5:21 pm

ekwatts wrote:There used to be a GuitarTech one that I liked the look of that had min and max volume level pots, with a passive boost at the highest level. It seems to have been discontinued but I've spotted an Artec one that is identical (probably the same pedal, in fact).

http://www.thomann.de/gb/artec_vpl_1.htm

Â£40

Those look great, but apparently you can't get the volume down to zero when the pedal is fully 'open'

apreswho · Post by **apreswho** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 12:16 am

+1 for the Ernie Ball VP Jr. Great pedal, does the job. I do NOT use the tuner out, nor have i ever. Not for any reason (i just keep my tuner in line) but apparently people complain about using it or something. Cant help you there ha