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Alembic products => Alembic Basses & Guitars => Topic started by: paulman on August 12, 2016, 07:18:53 AM

Title: EB Volume Pedal help
Post by: paulman on August 12, 2016, 07:18:53 AM

I'm in the market for a new volume pedal, leaving towards the Ernie Ball Jr. 

It will be used with a Further, should I for sure go with the Active pedal?  It will be used in the effects loop of the guitar. 

Thanks all.  Happy Friday!!!!!!!

Title: Re: EB Volume Pedal help
Post by: paulman on August 13, 2016, 07:44:20 AM

Anyone, anyone?  Bueller? :)

Title: Re: EB Volume Pedal help
Post by: lbpesq on August 13, 2016, 09:07:18 AM

I use the EB active pedal with my Alembic and Alembic electronics equipped guitars.  Works great, though I don't know how different it really is from using the passive version. 

Bill, tgo

Title: Re: EB Volume Pedal help
Post by: edwin on August 14, 2016, 12:36:18 PM

Quote from: paulman on August 12, 2016, 07:18:53 AM

I'm in the market for a new volume pedal, leaving towards the Ernie Ball Jr. 

It will be used with a Further, should I for sure go with the Active pedal?  It will be used in the effects loop of the guitar. 

Thanks all.  Happy Friday!!!!!!!

Go with the active version. The difference is a 25k pot vs. a 250k (or higher) pot. For an active guitar, the 25k is much more appropriate (although using the active version with a passive bass plugged directly in is worse than using an active bass directly into the passive version).

Title: Re: EB Volume Pedal help
Post by: jalevinemd on August 15, 2016, 05:16:33 PM

I've honestly never noticed any tone loss from the impedance mismatch of using a volume pedal with a 250k pot. I play guitar. Maybe it's different with bass.

Title: Re: EB Volume Pedal help
Post by: paulman on August 17, 2016, 07:49:08 AM

Thanks for all your help, a 25K Ohm Ernie Ball pedal is on order. 

I've been using Alembics and volume pedals for years, and never noticed this until I was shopping for this most recent volume pedal need.