Tip for Goodrich pedal or Strat - treble loss

Tony Harris · Post by **Tony Harris** » 19 Jun 2001 11:59 am

Do you notice a slight loss of treble when you turn down the volume pot on your Strat or rock back your Goodrich pedal? Does it worry you - some players think of it as adding a little extra 'bite' when the pot's full up. I guess an impedence-matching unit like the Matchbox cures this, but a cheaper way is to fit the tiny circuit you can find in the FAQ's at www.kinman.com. It works great on my Strat, so I'm trying it in my pedal. If you find you don't like it, it's easy enough to take off the bottom plate of the pedal and snip it off!

Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 19 Jun 2001 7:16 pm

Can you provide a direct link to the circuit? I searched around on the web site and couldn't find it.

Bill Terry · Post by **Bill Terry** » 19 Jun 2001 8:36 pm

Pretty spiffy.... http://www.kinman.com./html/toneWorkshop/perfectGuitar.htm#volumePots

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Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 20 Jun 2001 2:31 am

High frequency "bypass" capactior tricks have been used for years. I don't see it as a problem on modern pedal steels. I have all the highs I want without the bypass trick. I suppose if someone had an old steel with a poor pickup and an old amp that didn't have much EQ control it would help. Years ago amplifiers did not have the EQ systems we have now and they did a lot of "tricks" to make the sound better. Today, most amps have active controls for various bands of frequencies and whatever is needed can be controlled at the amp.

Bascially what happens, the high frequencies are not attenuated through the volume pedal pot like the rest of the band, but those freqs are "bypassed" and go directly to the output. This gives an appearance of more highs.

But then maybe it just me?? I don't seem to have a problem with high freq attenuation on my Fender Telecaster either.