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DIY Stompboxes => Building your own stompbox => Topic started by: warmachine on October 06, 2011, 12:05:16 PM

Title: volume pedal into wah
Post by: warmachine on October 06, 2011, 12:05:16 PM
Hi,just a quick question.
I was thinking of buying an el cheapo volume pedal and dropping in a homemade wah circuit .Will the circuit work with the volume pedal's pot ?
Title: Re: volume pedal into wah
Post by: joegagan on October 06, 2011, 12:21:18 PM
sometimes yes,  sometimes no. wahs work best in most commercial enclosures when they are non-linear. there are many threads here at this site dealing with this. you can find a lot of info.
Title: Re: volume pedal into wah
Post by: warmachine on October 07, 2011, 11:44:29 AM
But shouldn't all volume pedals be non linear since it's basically just a volume pot in a pedal?
Title: Re: volume pedal into wah
Post by: joegagan on October 07, 2011, 12:08:29 PM
yes , most of them are. but the ernie ball can sometimes use a linear because of the string mechanism. their website says they have used 5 different pot mfgrs and that tapers have not remained constant.