astrozombie
KatyPerryologist
I own the Ernie Ball Volume Pedal JR for use with passive instruments.
I knew that it was a good pedal (based on the fact that several "pros" use it) and I have to admit that I hadn't really done much research on it before I purchased it except checking to see which version I needed to use with my equipment.
In my ignorance, I was surprised to see that the pedal has a tuner "out". I honestly believed that the volume pedal output was supposed to go into my next pedal, whatever it may be. tuner, etc.
I was happy to see this feature and plugged in my Korg Pitchblack. I thought to myself that it would be useful to leave it on all the time and that way I could always take a glance at the board and see if I was in tune, even while playing.
I started this practice and it wasn't long before I started hearing excess sounds coming from my amplifier, buzz, hum, etc all at a very low volume.
I heard someone say that there was some modification for the EB JR that involved putting a spring so that the pedal would automatically come back to full volume after being taken to zero.
then I stumbled upon this video, and all my suspicions were confirmed. It does make for a noisy pedal because of the circuit design.
JHS has some information on their website as well, I take it with a grain of salt because after all they are trying to sell us something.
In spite of that, it i good to see that the effects on my setup aren't imaginary and there is a reason behind it.
Do any of you guys own the same pedal, or similar pedals and do you get the same problem?
I tend to ignore most "tone" snob tendencies such as true bypass vs buffered, etc, but this is a real issue that affects my sound, as a result I've taken my volume pedal off my board.
