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Topic: Goodrich pot replacement with Dunlop pot |
Greg Cutshaw
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Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 10 Nov 2006 9:32 pm |
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See here for detailed pics and specs. I purchased the Dunlop pot from Tom Bradshaw and so far it feels like having a new pedal. Same tone, taper, feel, full on , full off etc.
Greg
[This message was edited by Greg Cutshaw on 14 November 2006 at 02:53 PM.] |
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Steve Hinson
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Hendersonville Tn USA
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Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 11 Nov 2006 8:48 am
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| Great job, Greg. Very interested in updates over time. BTW--if the pot does start to slip (rotate) I would think that a lock washer of some sort or locktite would help. |
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Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 11 Nov 2006 10:17 am
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Thanks Jon and Steve! Didn't think of the loctite but I may have my toolroom build a new pot bracket that would retain the pot better negating the need to put a lot of torque on the pot nut. Or maybe they can just make a retainer ring that grips the pot and has a tab for the Goodrich pot bracket. I do have a lock washer on there now. These sure are great pedals and I am happy I didn't just trash this one and all the sound I am used to getting with it.
Greg |
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Steve Hinson
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Hendersonville Tn USA
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Posted 11 Nov 2006 11:10 am
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Greg,I know what you mean about not wanting to trash the Goodrich pedal-I have three of them and really like them...although they are worthless(as are all pot pedals)if we can't count on being able to get good pots...I used my Hilton yesterday in the studio and was very happy with the sound...I am going to get a couple of these pots from Tom and see how they do,as I have a closet full of Sho-Bud and Emmons pedals that I hate to just throw away...thanks again!
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2006 12:45 pm
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| Richard McDonld at Spirit steel guitar replaced the pot in my Goodrich with ONE day turn a round.Also a great honest guy. |
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Doug Seymour
From:
Jamestown NY USA (deceased)
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Posted 12 Nov 2006 5:58 pm
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| Greg, It must be that you've never tried a Hilton?? |
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Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2006 6:52 pm
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Doug,
Never tried the Hilton. It's obviously a great product and the most popular non-pot pedal. I liked the LDR2 mechanically because it is so close in stature to the model 120. If they both have buffer amps with fairly high impedance inputs and low impedance outputs I would expect it to sound just like the Goodrich since they are both transistorized. The Hiltons I heard extensively in St. Louis all sounded clean and clear but I think I prefer the exact way a pot pedal rolls the highs off. You can adjust the LDR2 tone to get pretty close to the pot pedal but not across the whole frequency spectrum. At any rate the pot pedal sounds absolutely super clear and warm and it's nice to have the Goodrich LDR2 as a backup. I have no doubt that many prefer the sound of their new LDR2 and Hilton pedals but it's just not the sound I am looking for. (that was the short answer!)
Greg |
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Ken Byng
From:
Southampton, England
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Posted 13 Nov 2006 9:23 am
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| I'm with Greg. I have bought Dunlop pots from Tom Bradshaw, and they are the best pot out there at the moment. I have 4 pot type volume pedals and it's a great feeling knowing that they are not redundant. The PEC & Claristat pots were not an option for me quality-wise. |
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Tom Bradshaw
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Walnut Creek, California, USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2006 2:25 pm
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Needless to say, I'm happy with the evaluation of the Dunlop pots I sell. I've sold a bunch of them and only one was returned, and it was a pot for another Dunlop product that had been mis-packaged in with the pots I obtain from the firm! I recently bought every pot that the Dunlop folks had in stock. I was surprised that there were only 43 left in their inventory. I hope they get re-stocked before I run out of these.
I might mention that one model of Goodrich pedal requires the positioning of the pot very, very close to the side of the pedal housing (much the same as in Greg's picture above). I would recommend that a piece of tape be inserted and squished against the pedal's housing. Otherwise, there is the chance that one of the soldered connectors might touch the pedal's side and a groundout would occur. ...Tom |
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Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 29 Nov 2006 12:29 pm
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The pot has gotten a few hours of use every night now and its still working great. I did have a problem with the pedal not going smoothly to the full off position. If you compare the picture in my post above with the one below (original pot string routing) you can see that I mis-routed the string. It should come off the side of the black spring bar and not the front. Duh!
Greg[This message was edited by Greg Cutshaw on 29 November 2006 at 12:34 PM.] |
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William Clark
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Posted 29 Nov 2006 10:34 pm
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| Thanks for all of the input. I had to make a sales call in O'Fallon Illinois and oops! I got lost in St Louis and had to stop at Scotty's to ask for directions! (At least that's the story I will be telling my boss if he ever finds out!) They set me up with the current Goodrich replacement made in Canada. I just put it in my pedal and it sounds nice and smooth. I also ordered the Dunlop pot and I will probably be giving it a try also. It is always good to have a spare. Incidentally, Scotty's threw in some great conversation and some stickers for the back of my car. |
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