Ernie Ball VP Jr. Tone Suckage...?

Is your guitar signal losing some of its great tone by being split by the tuner out jack on your Ernie Ball volume pedal? Here I [attempt to] demonstrate some of the high-end loss which can occur with this kind of setup, and discuss solutions.

Thanks to Josh Scott and http://www.jhspedals.com.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Guitar
• Effects
• Ernie
• Ball
• VP
• Jr
• Volume
• Pedal
• TC
• Electronic
• Peterson
• Korg
• Planet
• Waves
• JHS

[XxBirthOfaHeroxX]

There is a website that will mod your ernie ball to correct this issue, make it true bypass and buffs it I believe.

[penguinrock]

@XxBirthOfaHeroxX

JHS pedals makes a mod for the Ernie Ball VP Jr. now. This video was made BEFORE that mod was available. I'm interested in checking it out!

[woody65651]

Erine Ball Jr sucks major tone out.However just like he stated he was turned to JHS website and checked the forum on gear talk to prove his point, why didn't he mention that JHS makes a mod that solves this issue.

[penguinrock]

@woody65651

One step ahead of you, buddy. I had some correspondence with JHS throughout the making of this video (June 2010), hence the logo and electrical diagram graphic which are used by permission. The mod wasn't available then.

[penguinrock]

I took the Ernie Ball VP Jr. off of the board for over a year while I was playing in a metal band, but lately I've been interested in integrating a volume back into the board for swells with delay. Maybe this time I'll go for an active [buffered] volume.

[intdoublecharbool]

does this apply if you don't use the tuner out jack on the pedal?

[penguinrock]

@intdoublecharbool

It shouldn't. If nothing's plugged into the tuner out jack, then nothing's creating an extra load for your signal.

[WirSindRocker]

@jimbobmcjerk yes.. but most amps are switchable, as far as i know

[JRamirezBand]

I did notice a minor tone suckage but notice i got my sound back by adjusting the eqs on both my amp n guitar

[JRamirezBand]

I dont connect a tuner i use a fender tuner w a builtin super cardiod mic

[jimbobmcjerk]

@WirSindRocker Unless you're on a parallel loop...

[levinjapan]

Soli Deo Gloria!!!

[guibred]

Try using the polytune instead...you wont have this problem!