I’m lost without this pedal on my board.

We’re talking volume pedals: Ernie Ball VP, VP JR, Goodrich, Dunlop Volume X, and my brand new Lehle mono volume pedal. I literally feel like I don’t know what I’m doing with out a volume pedal on my board. I use them to control dynamics, for certain effects, and to tune silently by splitting my signal. I’ll talk a little about the sweep as well as buffered verses non-buffered pedals.

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[ambientguitar]

i worked for years with Ernie Ball VP and Ernie Ball VP JR - never again !! . It is so complicated to change the potentiometer, although after the 5. change i was a professional and could
do it in about half an hour. I will buy now the Lehle. This Name is here in Germany (for longtime) a warrant of very best quality. I can not imagibe, that i might be disappointed.
Anyhow, thanks for the video and for bringing into my mind the Lehle-pedal !

[Steven-uw]

Wow, that's interesting. Thanks for the tip on the volume. Pedals in the past i have always gone for the non-buffered I've never plugged a tuner in to a volume pedal thanks again!

[mattdyck]

I've had a Boss FV-500 pedal I've used for the past 13? years. Never had any issues whatsoever. It's definitely a pedal I don't even think about "needing" but it's absolutely one of my most used pedals.

[adriengahery]

There definitely is a treat at the end of the video. I'be interested in checking it out.

[TotalEvo]

There's another contender in the VP game, and that's the Xotic Volume Pedals, no tone suck, smaller footprint, output doubles as an isolated splitter for output signal and tuner, more durable material, they make one for passive pickups, and another for active pickups, etc.

[honeynut]

I’ve been using the New Ernie Ball Volume With the Tuner built in for almost a year....It has a Buffer and a More Durable String and a Huge Screen with Tuner and Volume Level Gauge...It’s Awesome and comes in different Colors!!! They pretty much took the idea from Schnobel unfortunately, but they made it Cheaper and the Overall Layout is pretty sweet...I went through about 5 Ernie Balls over the years and was about to switch over to the Lehle, but then they released this and I’m pretty Happy Now...Thanks for the Video!!

[LIGHTintheHALLS]

I add a treble bleed circuit on the volume pot like on a guitar. It keeps that shimmer as I turn it down.

[MrDavemiley]

My favorite Volume pedal is a Vertex Boost controlled via an expression pedal.

[lofijunky]

lehle is the most durable it’s really built like a tank and will last forever. worth the extra money.

[regortex]

I’ve have Ernie Ball, Morley, Schaller, and Boss FV volume pedals, the Boss (incredibly) have never failed, all the others have.

[seanieg]

Very interesting! I don't really want a volume pedal, less is more for me. But this certainly gives good insight into what volume pedals are all about, cheers!

[billgartland]

I have been using volume pedals on my guitar rig for many decades & have tried 3 different brands/models before buying this Lehle Mono model.
This pedal hands down is the best I have ever owned and it's not even close! I just replaced my Dunlop model with low friction band drive which replaced my ancient DeArmon volume pot pedal.
For starters, the Dunlop caused serious tone suck & made my rig noisy when using it in concert with my other pedals. Also the sweep pales in companion to the Lehle.
I was very reluctant to pay this much for a volume pedal, but it's worth every penny as it's a superior product in every aspect:
Sweep is phenomenal!
It COMPLETELY eliminated tone suck!
Doing guitar swells of chords, single notes & octaves all sound magnificent!
Build quality is fantastic.

[slowercrush]

I have the Lehle. I love it. I have the same complaint about the flange.

[stevechance]

Hey Michael thanks for this video.I've been playing guitar for 51 years and just bought my first volume pedal.I just bought a Lehle stereo volume pedal.It would be great if you could make a video on how you use yours.

[LiveLoveThrive]

Great video, you explained it perfectly, which unfortunately a lot of videos do not.

[dr_tomK]

I have the Dunlop mini. I was about to say something about the sweep on it, then you brought that up! I probably just don't have the control I should... no blaming the tool.

[heikkileppanen]

I have / had Ernie Ball VP and VP Jr, Dunlop X, Boss, and now Lehle. Lehle is gonna stay for sure.

[orryfishburne]

I agree with you 100%. Today i broke the string on my old Ernie Ball VPJr and I dont have another volume pedal to switch it out with at the moment. My board feels incomplete. Ive been wanting to get a Lehle for a while now, and it's definitely going to be my next pedal purchase when i can afford one, but for the meantime i ordered a replacement string for the VPJr, just have to wait a couple days for it to show up, but it is a really odd feeling not having a volume pedal on my board for the first time since i started building my board.

Edit: crazy u break them every 6 months

[Haze]

I just stumbled on your video this morning. Thanks for all your knowledge and info. I never had a volume pedal. I just bought my first expression pedal, a $50 Moog. Maybe if I get a volume pedal like that Dunlop that doubles as an expression, I can sell my Moog. We'll see. Thanks

[bernie_smith]

The Lehle Mono volume 90 has the jacks and power on the side so perhaps no need for cutting the end bits off.