Volume Pedal

shadow1

I am in need of some help. I have been looking at getting a volume pedal but never realized they could be so complicated to add to my rig.
I read some of the old threads but still have a few concerns. ???

I would like to place the volume pedal near the front of my chain because it seems that is the most logical place (especially before delays)
I have now read about this High Z and low Z and its got me a bit stuck.

It seems the general feeling is that the boss is better than the Ernie Ball Volume pedal?

In my rig what would you advise to be better? the high or low Z

Guitar (passive) > Tuner (pitchblack) >Wah (fulltone clyde deluxe) > fuzz (zvex) > VOLUME > rest of chain.

( I am also open to suggestions on chain order etc.)

ZarK

I've used Boss FV500H pedals with most of my previous rigs and in many different positions. (Usually two at a time with one pre-gain and another post-gain) Also with guitars fitted with EMG actives through Dimarzio passive humbuckers to single coils. Advantage of the FV500L is that its stereo, but I've never used the L's before... Not sure if the Boss expression pedals are necessarily 'better' than the Ernie Balls, but they work perfectly so I've never had the urge to look further... Very solid under foot...

shadow1

thanks for the info. I would not use stereo either so I guess that eliminates the FV500L

ZarK

Pleasure. The 500H's have always worked for me but its always good to get more opinions to be sure. ?

AlanRatcliffe

I have both the FV500L and FV500H. The Ernie Balls are a bit better made, but not enough to justify the big price difference IMO. The advantage of the FV500s is they can also be used as expression pedals (which is how I'm using both of mine now).

shadow1 wrote: I would not use stereo either so I guess that eliminates the FV500L

You can just use one side to use it mono. I've used mine to control dual mono too (piezo on one side and electric on the other).

AlanRatcliffe

As to high and low impedance...

You should only use a high impedance at the very beginning of your chain, between guitar and your first effect, so your guitar always sees the high Z it needs. Anywhere else in the chain you should use low Z.

Things get a little tricky with Low Z when you use all true-bypass pedals though - with all pedals off, the pedal sees the high Z of the guitar, with any of them on it sees the low Z of the pedal output. A few ways around this: use a Low Z pedal in the effects loop of the amp (which is always low Z); or if you want to use it on your pedalboard, make one of your pedals buffered bypass; or use an always on pedal like a boost/buffer.

shadow1

Very interesting.

Well here is the board it would need to fit into. I have never looked into volume pedals till today so its all pretty new to me.