What's the best expression pedal for the axe?

Oneirokritikos said:
Which Boss FV500 pedal is right for the Axe, the L or H version?
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I got the "L" version, although for the life of me I don't recall why. It works great, FWIW.
 
api4u said:
Oneirokritikos said:
Which Boss FV500 pedal is right for the Axe, the L or H version?
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I got the "L" version, although for the life of me I don't recall why. It works great, FWIW.
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All I can see is that the L is low impedance and stereo, for FX and keys, while the H is high impedance and mono ,for guitar and bass; but I don't know how it relates to the Axe; so both seem to work from what I gather?
 
aksman said:
axepilot said:
aksman said:
I use a heavily modded Rocktron Hex and it's pretty amazing. to make it work you just need to swap out the pot for something small (i use a 10k linear alpha).
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Are you using this for wah?

Do you have the procedure for modding it?

My stock Hex doesn't react well with my FX when used as a wah.
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If you open up the Hex, it just uses a regular alpha pot. I just ordered a replacement pot, but in 10k ohms and linear from Mouser.com. it's a drop-in replacement... just put the plastic pinion on it and install it in the old pot's place.
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I'm trying to change the hex's pot for a linear one but can't figure out what's the easiest way to get the old pot out :? I see that there are two screws on the top under the moving pedal. I can't unscrew them because the pedal is in the way. Am I missing something obvious here? 90 deg angled screwdriver? :?
 
api4u said:
I wasn't successful getting the sweep to work appropriately with the Ernie Ball 6166, so I just use that for my analogue board's volume. I use the BOSS FV500 for volume with my Axe, and it is exactly what the doctor ordered; I haven't tried it, yet, as an "expression" pedal for wah, or rate adjustments, or anything like that, but I expect this pedal would work well for these tasks. It is very adjustable in the amount of overall coverage the sweep takes, so you you can be at half-volume at full heel down, or completely off, or anywhere in there you want to be. It has a tuner out, if you want to do that. It is also friendly with the digital sweep ranges of the Axe, where the Ernie Ball was analogue, and not as friendly.
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Hmmm... I was looking at the EB6166 as a replacement for my Boss FV500H because the Boss won't work through my All Access pedalboard's remote jack (the AA won't 'read' the sweep correctly -- Something to do with the way the volume control is wired up to the output).

Now what do I do? :( :? :evil:

Q about the Mission pedals: Will the treadle stay in one place (like the Boss and the EB)?

At this point I don't know whether to sell the Boss and get a different MIDI controller, or vice versa, but I don't want to have to pack a 10m lead just for the expression pedal, so it needs to be fully compliant with the pedalboard.
 
The treadle on the Mission is designed to stay in place. There's also a tension adjuster that allows you to increase or decrease the resistance a little as you prefer and compensate for things such as hot or cold weather.

I'm still working on a spring loaded pedal that will return the treadle to heel down. Hope to have that option available soon. James.
 
lebihanj said:
The treadle on the Mission is designed to stay in place. There's also a tension adjuster that allows you to increase or decrease the resistance a little as you prefer and compensate for things such as hot or cold weather.

I'm still working on a spring loaded pedal that will return the treadle to heel down. Hope to have that option available soon. James.
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Sounds great. And the pedal sweep reads properly through the All Access controller pedal jack?
 
We've validated with the Axe-Fx, Liquid Foot Pro and Jr, and Voodoo Labs GCPro. I don't have an All Access here right now but I believe several folks here are using Missions with the All Access with success. I would recommend getting the polarity switch option. James.
 
lebihanj said:
We've validated with the Axe-Fx, Liquid Foot Pro and Jr, and Voodoo Labs GCPro. I don't have an All Access here right now but I believe several folks here are using Missions with the All Access with success. I would recommend getting the polarity switch option. James.
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Cool. :cool:
 
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