Second Output On Goodrich Vol. Pedal

Bob Snelgrove · Post by **Bob Snelgrove** » 28 Sep 2004 8:50 am

If I plug my tuner into the second output jack, could it affect my tone at all by changing the impedance or load the amp sees?

thx

bob

Nicholas Dedring · Post by **Nicholas Dedring** » 28 Sep 2004 9:08 am

That's what I've been using it for... haven't had a problem with it. It's definitely sounding better than the coloration that comes from the tuner's bypass. I don't hear a difference when I plug it in... there might be one beyond my ability to discern it, though.

edited to note: this is an LDR pedal that I'm using... if you have a multi-output volume pedal other than that one, I don't have a clue

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Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 28 Sep 2004 9:24 am

If you are using a passive (pot) pedal, I believe the input impedance of the tuner will be "seen" by your amp. I use a little splitter (purchased from Radio Shack) that I plug into the output of my Hilton Digital Sustain unit (buffer pre-amp). I run one output to my rack and amp and the other output to a tuner. I hear no change in tone. When I try this before the Hilton, the tone is sucked out of the signal.

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Jim Palenscar · Post by **Jim Palenscar** » 28 Sep 2004 9:35 am

Even if the 2nd output of the volume pedal could be used for this purpose without changing the tone, in my hands it wouldn't help as I like to have the tuner before the volume pedal in the chain in order to tune w/o having others hear me.

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 28 Sep 2004 10:43 am

I use a Korg CA 20 which is single ended--it has no signal pass-thru. If I use it in the second jack of a passive pedal, when it is off it is invisible but when it on it totally destroys the signal. Not subtle tone change--major disruption.