Best expression pedal

[rolltide]

I've got an Eventide TimeFactor and I'm looking at adding an M9 to my rig. I'd like to run an expression pedal for both, but I want to know what are some of the better expression pedals. The Line6 one looks pretty cheap. Can you get decent volume swells through the expression pedal of the M9 or should I stick with my Ernie Ball VP Jr?

[Tripower455]

I am using and like my 25K VP Jr with my M-13. Does great swells and wah stuff. I am having a hard time getting used to switchin the wah on and off from the board instead of the pedal though!

[Scott Peterson]

The best - quality, design, function - expression pedal IMHO is the Mission Engineering stuff. I've got two of them, cannot recommend them highly enough.

[rolltide]

The best - quality, design, function - expression pedal IMHO is the Mission Engineering stuff. I've got two of them, cannot recommend them highly enough.

Thanks, Scott! I just saw the SP-2, which can control 2 devices. That will save me a lot of space on my board. Cheers! :)

[DallasD]

Just ordered one of the Mission Engineering pedals in the Line 6 format based on stilwel's posts. The standard Line 6 black plastic one tore up on me during the very first use.

[thorpy6]

I really like the ernie ball format of pedals, great build and fantastic quality. I just bought a VP JNr volume pedal to use with my christmas present, the line 6 M9. However it appears that it didn't work because the pot is 250k rather than 25k. so rather than admit defeat i changed the versatility of the pedal by modding it.

It now has a switch that changes the pedal from 25k Potentiometer mode that can be used with a standard guitar cable into the m9 and then switched over to the other side you have 250k mode that can still be used as the standard volume pedal. two pedals in one so i'm chuffed to bits.

[rolltide]

I have the 25k VP Jr, but it doesn't work with my Eventide. It lists expression pedals of between 5k and 20k being usable. SO the M9 allows the 25k pedal to work?

[thorpy6]

Yup 25k works really well with the m9

[rolltide]

Thanks, bud. I contacted Mission and they said the SP-2 won't work for Line6 so it looks like I have to go the 2 expression pedal route. Toneczar does a mod to make the VP Jr solely into a expression pedal as well.

[rmpacheco]

I really like the ernie ball format of pedals, great build and fantastic quality. I just bought a VP JNr volume pedal to use with my christmas present, the line 6 M9. However it appears that it didn't work because the pot is 250k rather than 25k. so rather than admit defeat i changed the versatility of the pedal by modding it.

It now has a switch that changes the pedal from 25k Potentiometer mode that can be used with a standard guitar cable into the m9 and then switched over to the other side you have 250k mode that can still be used as the standard volume pedal. two pedals in one so i'm chuffed to bits.

I have the same problem...have the 250K version. Would you kindly describe how you modded it to work in two modes?

[thorpy6]

i used an ON-ON DPDT switch. it looks a bit like this: (the numbers denote solder lugs)

[1][2][3]
[4][5][6]

3+6 are joined with a wire that goes to the red wire on the pcb in the pedal.

2 has a wire that goes to the orange wire on the pcb in the pedal

4+5 have a 27k resistor soldered between them 4 also has a wire soldered to the brown connection on the pcb in the pedal.

I then drilled the front of the pedal and tightened the switch up. all done

basically one way the switch changes the pedal to a 25k active expression pedal and the other way its a 250k volume pedal. good eh?

[RockDC]

i used an ON-ON DPDT switch. it looks a bit like this: (the numbers denote solder lugs)

[1][2][3]
[4][5][6]

3+6 are joined with a wire that goes to the red wire on the pcb in the pedal.

2 has a wire that goes to the orange wire on the pcb in the pedal

4+5 have a 27k resistor soldered between them 4 also has a wire soldered to the brown connection on the pcb in the pedal.

I then drilled the front of the pedal and tightened the switch up. all done

basically one way the switch changes the pedal to a 25k active expression pedal and the other way its a 250k volume pedal. good eh?


Who's tried this? Did it work?