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Topic: Good volume pedal for a Carter Starter? |
Travis Bubenik
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Marfa, Texas
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Posted 8 Sep 2021 11:26 am |
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Welp, I bought this Dunlop volume pedal - https://bit.ly/3BWf2wX - but it's too tall at full volume to work under my Carter Starter.
Recommendations on a beginner-priced volume pedal (low-profile?) that'll work? (I'm 5' 11" if it helps.) |
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Greg Forsyth
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Colorado, USA
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Michael Hill
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 8 Sep 2021 12:13 pm
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| Any volume pedal will work to get started. Maybe not low z but anything else. |
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Andy Vance
From:
Graham, Washington, USA
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Posted 8 Sep 2021 6:15 pm
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Travis,
Can you provide some more detail as to how the volume pedal is too tall when at full volume? Does the starter have a leg adjustment that will allow you to gain more clearance on the back of the guitar?
It is hard for me to imagine why the volume pedal is too tall. I'm 5'10" and don't have a similar issue and I run my guitars flat, front to back. |
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Travis Bubenik
From:
Marfa, Texas
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Posted 9 Sep 2021 7:12 am
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| Andy Vance wrote: |
Travis,
Can you provide some more detail as to how the volume pedal is too tall when at full volume? Does the starter have a leg adjustment that will allow you to gain more clearance on the back of the guitar?
It is hard for me to imagine why the volume pedal is too tall. I'm 5'10" and don't have a similar issue and I run my guitars flat, front to back. |
Nah can't adjust the height much - just one adjustable leg for balancing it out.
It's basically just like - with the volume pedal under the guitar, and my foot on the pedal at full volume - my knee hits the underside of the guitar. Feels like I'd need a couple more inches of height on the guitar to use this particular pedal. Maybe I just have long legs, I dunno. Either way, I think just a lower-profile pedal might do the trick (that Moyo one looks great.) This one just feels like it has some unnecessary bulk to it:
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Bob Sykes
From:
North Carolina
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Posted 9 Sep 2021 8:05 am
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The Dunlop DVP3 is probably not a good one for starting out on PSG, especially with the limited height adjustment available on the Carter Starter. It looks like it has a similar housing to the DVP1 pictured below. Good pedal, but the tallest of the bunch. I used some furniture "carpet protectors" to jack up the back of my starter when using the Dunlop. It also has a 250K pot. 500K is better if you are going straight in to the VP with no buffer amp.
More info on the pedals shown here:
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=248945
Note the Dunlop DVP steel band did not hold up well for PSG use in my experience.
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Travis Bubenik
From:
Marfa, Texas
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Posted 9 Sep 2021 5:42 pm
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| Bob Sykes wrote: |
The Dunlop DVP3 is probably not a good one for starting out on PSG, especially with the limited height adjustment available on the Carter Starter. It looks like it has a similar housing to the DVP1 pictured below. Good pedal, but the tallest of the bunch. I used some furniture "carpet protectors" to jack up the back of my starter when using the Dunlop. It also has a 250K pot. 500K is better if you are going straight in to the VP with no buffer amp.
More info on the pedals shown here:
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=248945
Note the Dunlop DVP steel band did not hold up well for PSG use in my experience. |
Thank you sir! |
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Ken Mizell
From:
Lakeland, Florida, 33809, USA
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Posted 11 Sep 2021 2:01 pm Moyo Volume Pedal
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I recommend the Moyo volume pedal. Follow the links provided above. It is a very nice, well built, and sturdy volume pedal. It goes from full on to full off. It also has a separate jack for connection to a tuner, which comes in quite handy. The Moyo pedal is a low profile pedal, with side jacks. It is actually 1/4" lower than an old Dekley Low Boy pedal that I have. The price is very good too, with great customer service.
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Josh Moss
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 13 Sep 2021 5:10 am
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I'm with Greg and Ken on recommending the Moyo volume pedal. Great, compact pedal.
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Ken Mizell
From:
Lakeland, Florida, 33809, USA
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Posted 13 Sep 2021 6:11 am
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Here is a pic of a Moyo sitting to the left of my old Dekley Low Boy pedal. I have 1" longer legs on my GFI, and I still like having a low profile pedal. I don't think there is a pedal out there that's lower than a Moyo.
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John Talbott
From:
Castle Rock, Colorado, USA
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Posted 15 Sep 2021 9:32 am
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Travis,
You may want to take a look at a StageOne volume pedal.
Here's the URL:
stageonesteelguitars.com/volume_pedal
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Mullen D10
EMCI RX D10
GFI Ultra D10
L120, L10k & StageOne Volume pedals
PV Spcl 130, NV112, NV400 & LTD400
Alesis Q-Verb/GT
PV TranstubeFex
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Patrick Huey
From:
Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
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Posted 22 Sep 2021 3:31 am
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| John Talbott wrote: |
Travis,
You may want to take a look at a StageOne volume pedal.
Here's the URL:
stageonesteelguitars.com/volume_pedal |
Travis
I second John’s suggestion. Doug makes an awesome, affordable, made for steel volume pedal . Input and output jacks on many guitar volume pedals will be on front of pedal making them difficult to secure, and won’t be really voiced for steel. The Stage One has everything you need and is affordable and well built,
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Ken Mizell
From:
Lakeland, Florida, 33809, USA
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Posted 22 Sep 2021 4:01 am
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Regarding the Stage One pedal - I agree. Great pedal for the money. I had one, but sold it. I decided to get another. I tried to order one before I bought the Moyo, and couldn't get one at the time. Doug said it would be in the fall before he has them available again. Well, it's now Fall.
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Doug Earnest
From:
Branson, MO USA
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Posted 22 Sep 2021 10:16 am
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| I did get the volume pedal parts in and have some pedals assembled. The rest are in process. I build them 100 at a time. |
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John Talbott
From:
Castle Rock, Colorado, USA
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Posted 23 Sep 2021 11:53 am
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Travis,
Pic of StageOne VP attached to pedal rack
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Emmons LLG II
Mullen D10
EMCI RX D10
GFI Ultra D10
L120, L10k & StageOne Volume pedals
PV Spcl 130, NV112, NV400 & LTD400
Alesis Q-Verb/GT
PV TranstubeFex
Match-Bro |
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