carydad
Inspired
I'd been happy enough with the results from just hooking up a standard EB volume as an expression pedal. After reading some stuff here and someone posting a link the Mouser for the parts, I figured I'd try a couple and see. I had already tried that cable answer-and though it was an improvement, I wouldn't call it perfect.
So I ordered a couple pots, and ripped open the first pedal. No problem coming apart(tear down is always easier). Took off the 2 screws for the connections, the 2 holding in the metal slap that holds the pot and unwrapped the string. All good. Pull the pot, inserted the new one-didnt fit. Nothing is ever easy. So-off to the garage to widen the whole. Soft metal, since my crappy drill and crappier bit got through it okay. Put on the pot, the barrel spool-and cut off the excess with the dremel cutter wheel. Did the rethread(nice vid on youtube for this-crochet hook is nice). Soldered on the brown, red and orange wires and hooked it up to the MFC. Did the recal from the MFC and boom, works like a champ. Night and day. Actually feels like a wah now.
That wasnt bad, so now pedal number 2. Revisit that "nothing ever easy" comment. Again, the pot mounting metal square hole is too small-same procedure. Installed the pot-and the dang barrel spool thingy is too small to fit over the shaft. WTH? Back to the garage, widen it out slighting, and rebuild it as before(thanks for soft metal). Reconfig as above w/MFC. And for the first time, I have a lovely volume swell option that I was lacking. Important for me, because I fade in violin in a collective soul song, and it was pretty nearly just on/off before, either way I had the cable. Perfect now.
So just a heads up that if you are on the fence, yes it works, yes it is worth it, and yes-you may have a couple of small hurdles.
So I ordered a couple pots, and ripped open the first pedal. No problem coming apart(tear down is always easier). Took off the 2 screws for the connections, the 2 holding in the metal slap that holds the pot and unwrapped the string. All good. Pull the pot, inserted the new one-didnt fit. Nothing is ever easy. So-off to the garage to widen the whole. Soft metal, since my crappy drill and crappier bit got through it okay. Put on the pot, the barrel spool-and cut off the excess with the dremel cutter wheel. Did the rethread(nice vid on youtube for this-crochet hook is nice). Soldered on the brown, red and orange wires and hooked it up to the MFC. Did the recal from the MFC and boom, works like a champ. Night and day. Actually feels like a wah now.
That wasnt bad, so now pedal number 2. Revisit that "nothing ever easy" comment. Again, the pot mounting metal square hole is too small-same procedure. Installed the pot-and the dang barrel spool thingy is too small to fit over the shaft. WTH? Back to the garage, widen it out slighting, and rebuild it as before(thanks for soft metal). Reconfig as above w/MFC. And for the first time, I have a lovely volume swell option that I was lacking. Important for me, because I fade in violin in a collective soul song, and it was pretty nearly just on/off before, either way I had the cable. Perfect now.
So just a heads up that if you are on the fence, yes it works, yes it is worth it, and yes-you may have a couple of small hurdles.
