Any word on the Fender Volume Pedal reissue?

GlobalCooling · Post by **GlobalCooling** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 2:23 am

I'm assuming it's garbage...

If I'm correct, may I have some recommendations for other volume pedals?

ItsaBear · Post by **ItsaBear** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 2:27 am

dunno about the fender but people seem to be very pleased with the ernie ball volume pedals

im halfway in the market for one myself so i am also curious

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 2:30 am

No experience with the Fender RI but i've been using a VP JR for a few months now. It shit out on me in the first 20 minutes of play, sent it in for repair and now it works like it should. I was kinda put off by it breaking down so suddenly but its help up well since

hugh · Post by **hugh** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 6:05 pm

I've read that the VP Jr has a load bearing piece of string in it.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 6:19 pm

I've never understood why Earnie Ball volume pedals have a good reputation, but I imagine it's something along the lines of "OH YEAH, WELL SANTANA'S DOESN'T GIVE HIM ANY TROUBLE... ASSHEAD!!!"

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 6:51 pm

its a string of Kevlar [pretty sure] so its pretty tough stuff, good enough to stop projectiles!

aen · Post by **aen** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 7:13 pm

I think they have a good rep because they are tough as nails, not too expensive and they do their job perfectly?

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 8:16 pm

aen wrote:I think they have a good rep because they are tough as nails, not too expensive and they do their job perfectly?

With the cheapest model at $85 and knowing a few people who've had issues with them I'd disagree, you can easily get a volume pedal that does it's job perfectly for less.

I'm not anti-them but I don't see what all the fuss is about, or why I'd pay what they cost.

aen · Post by **aen** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 9:09 pm

Yeah, but can you stand on them?

Now: Im not trying to be a dick: But if you have a link for a cheaper/better option, post that shit up so I can recommend it as an option to the VP.

GlobalCooling · Post by **GlobalCooling** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 1:12 am

The modtone volume pedal is true bypass and is only $70 USD?...I haven't tried it though. They're other stuff is pretty high quality though, so I don't doubt that it's good as well.

plaidbeer · Post by **plaidbeer** » Sat Sep 04, 2010 9:43 pm

Has anyone here tried the Modtone? I'll need to get a volume pedal eventually, but I'd also like to avoid paying out the nose, too.

jumbledupthinking · Post by **jumbledupthinking** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 7:26 am

I'm using the Fender Volume Pedal reissue as it goes....seems fine to me. I've heard bad things about the volume/tone pedal, but the straight-up volume does what I need it to & seems VERY sturdy (weights about a ton!)

One weird thing though...Fender package it in something that looks a bit like a Paul Daniels-esque magic bag (horrible faux velvet monstrosity).

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 8:10 am

just don't get a "rogue" pedal. they are absolute shit.
this coming from a budget monger.

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 8:32 am

I'd have a bigass FV-500 with me all the time if it didn't pull a Warren Buffet on either of my boards' real estate and hog up the remaining sq inches. My ears might be trippin', but Roland knows how to keep one's passive signal in check when doing these things, and I really like how my friend's FV-500 sounds in any position on the board.

The EB Mini I have does fine at the end of my signal chain, only because I never run my setup without a buffer before the thing ('tis the key, says me). Decent footprint, does fine when pedals run into it, and like Aen said, it takes a beating just fine. Nearly 4 years of heavy use without a hitch.