Re: volume pedal help

[Matthias Grob <matthias@grob.org>]

Title: Re: volume pedal help

> I just got a used ernie
> ball volume pedal--my first volume pedal--and find it produces a very
> slight, gradual increase until the last 1/2" of travel, when it
> suddenly goes through the entire usable range--as if it's logarithmic
> rather than linear.  I'm finding it hard to use effectively
> for anything but full on-full off shifts, when what I want is the
> ability to modulate volume more subtly.  So my
> question:  is this normal?  Do I just need to work on my
> technique, or is there something I'm missing?  another pedal
> that might work better for my needs?
> thanks for any and all
> help--
> Bruce
> Comens

This can also happen if you connect the pedal to a lower impedance that its potentiomenter is.

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