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The Online Guitar Store - Ernie Ball 6180 Junior Size Volume Pedal-Mono, 250K
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List Price: $120.00
Our Price: $89.95
Your Save: $ 30.05 ( 25% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Ernie Ball
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Ernie Ball
EAN: 0749699161806
Feature: Compact design
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Label: Ernie Ball
Manufacturer: Ernie Ball
Model: 6180
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Ernie Ball
Release Date: 2008-09-11
Special Features: Durable design allows more floor space and features a potentiometer with 250kOhm resistance suitable for the audio path of passive instruments. A micro taper switch gives you 2 distinct swell rates. A tuner output provides silent tuning in the heel-down pedal position.
Studio: Ernie Ball
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Features
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Compact design
Potentiometer is optimized for passive instruments
Micro taper switch provides 2 distinct swell rates
Tuner output
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Editorial Reviews:
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Durable design allows more floor space and features a potentiometer with 250kOhm resistance suitable for the audio path of passive instruments. A micro taper switch gives you 2 distinct swell rates. A tuner output provides silent tuning in the heel-down pedal position.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Good unit
Comment: This is probably the best volume pedal of its kind, meaning the kind which uses a pot (potentiometer) to adjust volume. Most volume pedals work this way. The problem is that the pots do wear down over time, leading to scratchy sound and uneven performance. It's an inevitability you're stuck with unless you're willing to shell out for an optical pedal (to be described later in this review).
It seems that some users don't realize that you can adjust the volume swell rates on these things. That's a nice feature. It's well built and doesn't seem to suck tone, which is very important to an acoustic musician such as myself. It does suck a little bit of volume.
In response to the other review: no, it's not for keyboards. Perhaps you were misled by a salesperson, but there are two versions of this pedal - one for passive instruments (model 6180, high-impedance 250k) and one for active instruments (model 6181, low impedance 25k). This page is for the passive model. A keyboard signal is a low-impedance signal and is not appropriate for this version of the pedal. A typical high-impedance signal would be a passive pickup in an acoustic guitar. The model you get depends on your instrument and where along the chain you put it. For example, if I put it between the guitar and preamp, then I should use the high-impedance model, but if I were putting it between the preamp and the amp, then the low-impedance model is the one.
All that said, the best volume pedals you can get are probably the George Dennis models. They use an optical system, there there's no pot to inevitably wear down. Also, they are impedance-switching, so one pedal will take care of you, no matter where you put it. They don't suck tone either. They'll run you about $130, but are well worth the money.
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Summary: Not for keyboards
Comment: Another store suggested this as a volume pedal for a keyboard. With its sturdy build, it seemed worth the extra money. Because it has audio in and out, it can in theory be used on any electronic instrument.
The result was disappointing for me. From full volume, the sound is flawless. Then barely moving the pedal downward causes the volume to cut in half, followed by a smooth decrease in volume from there. This may work for guitars, but not for keyboards.
I will be returning this to the store I got it from. Based on the other review here, it is likely a guitar player will be quite happy with it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: ernie ball JR vol.
Comment: Just like the bigger ernie ball volume this was sized down from, this pedal is incredible and has to be near-indestructible. The pedal has a very smooth action and uses a kevlar chord instead of gears or optics to alter the potentiometer. Very nice in deed and a great deal.
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