Since its introduction in 1977, the Ernie Ball Volume Pedal has been the leading choice for musicians across the globe. The Ernie Ball 40th Anniversary VP Pedal features a luxurious limited edition slate black chassis with updated graphics for a striking appearance both on and off stage. A redesigned ultra durable Kevlar® cord improves potentiometer traction for precise volume control and a super smooth foot sweep. Inspired by the rugged design of the original, the pedal’s compact extruded aluminum housing is virtually indestructible. Celebrate 40 years of quality, performance, and reliability with this new anniversary edition volume pedal only from Ernie Ball.
Enhancements and Improvements The Ernie Ball 40th Anniversary VP Pedal features a luxurious limited edition slate black aluminum chassis with updated graphics for a striking appearance both on and off stage. A redesigned ultra durable Kevlar cord improves potentiometer traction for precise volume control and a super smooth foot sweep. Inspired by the rugged design of the original, the pedal's compact extruded aluminum housing is virtually indestructible. The pedal works with both active or passive signals and has a tuner output at each level. No power is required.
Why Use a Volume Pedal? One of the reasons to use a volume pedal is to attenuate the signal chain to do swells and similar effects. If you were to only use your guitar volume pots, then the volume reduces the signal at its origin. Apart from the physical difficulty at times of picking and strumming whilst moving the volume pot, quite simply the weaker signal into your effects chain reduces the qualities of the signal. Another benefit of using a volume pedal is that you can put it anywhere in the signal chain, creating additional original swell effects.
