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Cory Jensen
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From: Chicago, Illinois, USA

posted 07 May 2004 01:22 PM     profile     
I know this is kind of elementary, but I have an old Sho-bud volume pedal and I forget how I'm supposed to hook it up.

There's just the two jacks on the right side of the pedal. Does the cord from the guitar go in the top or bottom hole?

It seems to kind of work both ways, which is right?

Brad Sarno
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From: St. Louis, MO USA

posted 07 May 2004 01:48 PM     profile     
Toes - input from guitar.
Heel - output to amp.

Brad Sarno

Cory Jensen
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From: Chicago, Illinois, USA

posted 07 May 2004 01:59 PM     profile     
Thanks. That's what I thought, but I wasn't sure and there's no markings or anything to use as a guide.
Garry Vanderlinde
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From: Garden Grove, California, USA

posted 18 June 2004 03:45 PM     profile     
How do you hook up a Bigsby where the jacks are on opposite sides? Does it really make a difference?
John Daugherty
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From: Rolla, Missouri, USA

posted 18 June 2004 05:43 PM     profile     
You can probably here a different tone through your pot pedal when you reverse the connections. If in doubt, use the one that sounds best.
John Bechtel
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From: Nashville, Tennessee,U.S.A.

posted 18 June 2004 07:02 PM     profile     
It's been a very long time, but; if I remember correctly, the Bigsby V/T pedal is just the opposite from most Stomp-Boxes! Guitar IN on the Left-Side and Right-Side OUT to the Amp. This should give you the longest Vol-Pot Taper!

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Jim Smith
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From: Plano, TX, USA

posted 18 June 2004 09:22 PM     profile     
Just look at the terminals on the pot. The center terminal is the output, so the jack that wire connects to is where the cord to your amp should go.
Jim Florence
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From: wilburton, Ok. US

posted 22 June 2004 04:59 PM     profile     
What John Daughterty said. Those of us who are old enough to remember,know that the only difference is that one way you;ll have a thin sound, and the other way will give you a fatter sound.
Jim
C Dixon
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From: Duluth, GA USA

posted 22 June 2004 05:09 PM     profile     
If your volume control causes a decided change in tone as it varies the volume, it is connected backwards. If there is very little (if any) detectable change in tone as you vary the volume pedal, it is connected correctly.

carl

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