Smallest expression knob

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I recently posted this in another thread:

"I've ordered the world's smallest expresion pedal (pic below). It plugs right into the port without taking up real estate. If I like it, I'll order two more and have manual control over parameters at my feet."

Well, it has arrived. I think it's an extremely cool device that allows manual manipulation of effects like on a pedalboard, and saves a lot of space on the floor. And it's cheap too. Resistance is 10k.

It works perfectly fine when inserted into a Pedal port at the rear of the FM9 or FM3. (Axe-Fx too but that's less useful.)
Didn't test it with an FC but I guess that should work too.

Alas, not so much with my RJM MIDI controller. Probably because of the polarity: RJM needs pedals to be wired to the ring, and the Expression Knob has the signal wired to the tip. Should have checked this on forehand.

I already have ordered new ones with the correct wiring. :)



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Cool.
I don’t suppose you could open this knew little guy and swap the wires? Maybe not worth the energy, since you already ordered a couple for your GT22.
 
I saw these right after ordering an EHX Ctrl Knob the other day. Different use cases, but still very interesting!
 
With a TRS female to male cable you could fasten that knob right onto the guitar. I suppose they should make a female version with a flat surface for mounting on the guitar.
 
bleujazz3 said:
Interesting! How does the pedal work? Or more correctly, how does it function when you work with it?
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It’s just like a foot controller, only the knob gets turned, so whatever you want to assign it to do.

I think it’s not something we’d want to change all the time because it’s not as convenient as a pedal, especially during a performance, but would be useful for global-changes, maybe to reduce lows in all cab blocks because a stage or room rumbles. It’d be faster than navigating to a global setting and wouldn’t need to take up a global per-performance knob, and wouldn’t reset itself.

It’s a gizmo, and gizmos are good.
 
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This is brilliant, great find @yek, I've just ordered two.

For as long as I can remember, I've had an expression knob to adjust my lead volume boost. It's a GEQ with the output volume set with the expression knob between 0-8dB. At 12 o'clock, this gives me a lead volume boost of 4dB which works great if there's another guitar player or keyboardist, and I set it slightly less if there's no other guitar player or keyboardist. I have set it slightly higher if the band is particularly excited. And at home I set it all the way off which means I can practice with no volume increase with scenes. Very handy, and with one of these little expression pedals, it will be even less realestate needed to achieve this.
 
yek said:
I recently posted this in another thread:

"I've ordered the world's smallest expresion pedal (pic below). It plugs right into the port without taking up real estate. If I like it, I'll order two more and have manual control over parameters at my feet."

Well, it has arrived. I think it's an extremely cool device that allows manual manipulation of effects like on a pedalboard, and saves a lot of space on the floor. And it's cheap too. Resistance is 10k.

It works perfectly fine when inserted into a Pedal port at the rear of the FM9 or FM3. (Axe-Fx too but that's less useful.)
Didn't test it with an FC but I guess that should work too.

Alas, not so much with my RJM MIDI controller. Probably because of the polarity: RJM needs pedals to be wired to the ring, and the Expression Knob has the signal wired to the tip. Should have checked this on forehand.

I already have ordered new ones with the correct wiring. :)



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Wow! Thanks for sharing the info Yek!
 
yek said:
I recently posted this in another thread:

"I've ordered the world's smallest expresion pedal (pic below). It plugs right into the port without taking up real estate. If I like it, I'll order two more and have manual control over parameters at my feet."

Well, it has arrived. I think it's an extremely cool device that allows manual manipulation of effects like on a pedalboard, and saves a lot of space on the floor. And it's cheap too. Resistance is 10k.

It works perfectly fine when inserted into a Pedal port at the rear of the FM9 or FM3. (Axe-Fx too but that's less useful.)
Didn't test it with an FC but I guess that should work too.

Alas, not so much with my RJM MIDI controller. Probably because of the polarity: RJM needs pedals to be wired to the ring, and the Expression Knob has the signal wired to the tip. Should have checked this on forehand.

I already have ordered new ones with the correct wiring. :)



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Very cool Yek... I'm also looking at this for an RJM GT16. Did you contact the manufacturer to make custom wired ones for you... I don't see it as option on their site.. Thanks
 
Justmc said:
Very cool Yek... I'm also looking at this for an RJM GT16. Did you contact the manufacturer to make custom wired ones for you... I don't see it as option on their site.. Thanks
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Yes, just contact him.
 
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