Dunlop High Gain Volume Pedal
- Dynamic control
- Die cast housing
- 1 million cycle potentiometer
- Quiet and smooth
- For extended use
This passive volume pedal allows for dynamic control. Ideal for Pedal Steel Players and other volume-control applications.
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(out of 3 reviews)
List Price: $ 137.28
Price: $ 70.00
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Review by I. Levi for Dunlop High Gain Volume Pedal
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This article was meant to be a Dunlop volume pedal (GCB-80 is the model) review but as it turns out, it will be a how-to-fix-it manual as well…
Let’s start at the end – this pedal has one “tiny” problem -it does not allow no volume at all, but rather the pedal starts from some volume (still, very audible, especially if distortion effect applied) to full. It’s kinda weird that the pedal does not fully do, the only thing it’s supposed to do – control the volume.
From visiting a few forums I’ve learned that this is a known issue among people who bought it and most people were pretty disappointed . But, thinking about it again, maybe it’s how the manufacturer intended it to be, low volume for rhythm parts and then break into heavy parts with full volume. In this way, you can never mute the guitar , you got minimum and maximum set.
Anyway, this was no good for me , cause I needed a volume pedal for mostly guitar effects, such as whaling sound (Mark Knopfler’s “brothers in arms” for ex.) and so on. It is more practical to use a pedal then messing with the guitar volume knob, although the pedal does take some time to get used to.
So, I looked here and there, and found out there is a remedy to this, but no explanation whatsoever on how to do it. But, at least now I knew that the potentiometer inside can be adjusted. It’s not a technical or electronic limitation, or malfunction etc.
Before we get into how to fix it, you probably ask, why didn’t I return it?
Well, the pedal itself is very sturdy, built from solid aluminum. It’s heavy too which is great cause you don’t want a light pedal that will flip over if you pull the guitar cable a bit or slightly kick it with your foot (I also have the Dunlop cry baby wah wah(tm) (GCB-95), so I was familiar with the built quality). So, it’s stable. It looks good. The pedal movement up and down is very smooth and accurate, and the sound is neutral, with no noise what so ever. potentiometer (the electric component that varies the volume) is said to have a million cycle life span. Mine has 999,800 cycles left
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Review by D. Drury for Dunlop High Gain Volume Pedal
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Smooth and quite! I have tried other volume pedals, and there are better out there, but not for this price. I paid $70.00 for this pedal and when I need another one it will be one of these.
Review by Z. Wentz for Dunlop High Gain Volume Pedal
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Well, it does what is intended, well. It’s got a stridy Dunlop design like a wah pedal. If you’re wanting a good volume pedal, this is a good choice.