BACK OFF...passive control.

[Jdansti]

Aren't guitar players supposed to be louder than everyone else in the band? 

Kidding aside, this could be a useful tool for keeping your level down between soloing.

[deadastronaut]

i put a 1M log on there....all cool..


i was thinking about an led.. and powering it in a 1590a...obviously a pp3 cant be used

so wondered if a 1.5v/3v CR2032 no toriod 'joule thief' type setup would be ok...

i have some pcb 'coin' battery  holders coming (as i have to put one in an old synth)

seems like it might be ideal put behind the pot.......

[Gus]

http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=94317.msg813552#msg813552

You could also have two volume controls that are switched with a buffer before both.

[deadastronaut]

^ interesting...

so a cap across the vol pot then...what value?..


i did consider a buffer too....hmmm..

[samhay]

Haven't you done a treble bleed mod on any of your guitars?

[deadastronaut]

nope....

[antonis]

    

That's where can result in an idea starting from a single humble pot..

[deadastronaut]

be prepared for another 40 pages..

[samhay]

My preference for a treble bleed is a resistor of about half the total pot resistance in series with a 1n cap.
You could use a 1M trimmer for the series resistor and then twiddle for 40 pages if so desired.

[deadastronaut]

ok....got cap/resistor sub boxes out...i'll try that...

see you on page 40..

[Cozybuilder]

i put a 1M log on there....all cool..

i was thinking about an led.. and powering it in a 1590a...obviously a pp3 cant be used

Why not?

[deadastronaut]

because you have to nibble the lid...

[duck_arse]

how many pages if he adds a battery?

[deadastronaut]

well i thought i had this sorted....

but i was surprised that a uber simple mere passive vol

pops on the 3pdt switch like a mutha....wtf.

i tried it without the battery, and a pulldown resistor, to no avail...

but pop pop pop....

cant believe something this simple pops...$#$%$#$# .   thoughts?

[stallik]

Late, feeling dumb but...I thought that it was sudden voltage change as a cap charges/ discharges which causes the pop. No cap here so a pulldown resistor won't work. What you're effectively doing with the switch is to connect signal to earth suddenly as opposed to a gradual dial in via a pot so is there DC elsewhere in the chain that had not been an issue when only using the guitar pot? Is this the only pedal between guitar and amp? Does it still pop when the pot is at full volume? Possible noisy switch? Feel like I'm telling you how to suck eggs here

[deadastronaut]

hi kev, i like poached eggs.. 

i have this vol pedal going into a multi effects unit...then to mixer..

tried recording, which is ok clean...

but with dirt its very clicky....full on or down....hmmm...

[Rixen]

there's a brief moment during switching when the input and output are not connected to anything... try a 1M tip to ground...

[deadastronaut]

yep tried that on in and out.....no joy.

[anotherjim]

There is ground for the input jack?

[deadastronaut]

yep....