Visual Sound 10th Anniversary Visual Volume Pedal - Long & McQuade Musical Instruments

Description

10th Anniversary Edition
Back by popular demand! The new Visual Volume 10th Anniversary Edition is the finest, most exciting and useful volume pedal ever created. Don't just try to find the right volume by ear, see it with the 0-10 LED readout!

All-new design with die-cast aluminum housing, and blue and red LEDs!

Active and Passive modes!
Clean boost pre-amp in active mode...this one goes to "11"!

Two inputs and outputs for mono or stereo use!
Tuner Out jack for silent tuning!

For more details on the Visual Volume, please see the instruction sheet .

Features:
* All-new design with die-cast aluminum housing, and blue and red LEDs!
* Active and Passive modes!
* Clean boost pre-amp in active modethis one goes to 11!
* Two inputs and outputs for mono or stereo use!
* Tuner Out jack for silent tuning!

Specifications:
Dimensions: 5 13/16" x 9 1/16" (146 x 230mm)
Current Draw: 26-30mA (from 0-10 LED's)

Reviews

Visual Sound 10th Anniversary VOL. Pedal
Features		Quality
Value		Overall
Product Experience	I own it	Closest Store	New Minas Nova Scotia
I am not a big fan of so called anniversary products as a rule. Usually it some well known guitar company sticking an engraved neckplate on a stock shelf part unit and charging $500 more. This is a fair offering as it is a new product and very well built. It looks almost too high tech; slick for the purpose and the price. Compared to string and spring operated tone pot, mechanical analogue pedal units; it is a slam dunk. I have used it for over a year on electric and A/E guitars, a jazz body and even for Dbl bass. It is very quiet and has a lot of gain with decent headroom for this type of little pre-amp.It is very hard to tell it is in the line' when used. I have a variety of amps in use and the pedal sits well with all. It also have been used direct in on large PA with huge gains and stays quiet. Beside the clean little pre-amp, the (LED Gain Chain) is what this unit does different and separates the men from the boys. It a live play situation with low or no stage lights hitting the floor , it's a god send. Unity gain at the center red light and fairly linear over and under that with mute at the LED off position. Doing swells or taking a quick solo and getting right back to where you belong in the global mix is easy with this unit. If your ears are just painted on; it will enable you to actually see ! if you got back to your start volume. It is added value there are actually TWO in's and outs and the mono #1 in, is dual out in that mode. Also, a tuner out (constant send ) that could also be used to send to other things. I would recommend the VS 1-Spot to power this. It's a few bucks more than the other single use ac adaptors but it puts out up to 1700ma or 1.7 amps @ 9v. Compare this to your other power supplies and this unit runs cool even with a decent load. Using substandard wall warts from a phone or other sources, weak and dirty current is a really bad idea. Ask the guys at L/M and make sure you get the appropriate unit for any pedal or go to a Spot One or VooDoo etc. Paying hundreds of bucks for pedals and feeding them dirt or starving them is not money saver. 1 Spot Pwr Supply is unbelievably small and narrow profile; but get it with the daisy chain kit. You can power an entire board with this tiny unit. The PWR supply and wiring kit is about $40. This unit is right at the top of the heap for under $50 units. From here you jump into the $200 + and yeas these are really good. You may not have the space or the need to spend that much to get the job done properly. Note ! assume nothing and be safe. This unit runs the center pole negative and the shield positive. The also have a separate short wire option to reverse polarity for the opposite pedal polarity. Be smart and safe. Check polarity every time. Assume NOTHING ! on any pedal or pwr supply. They burn REAL GOOOOD ! and FAST ! Although this product is on the higher side pricing for these things; it is higher function, build and value that justifies the price. Volume; A Volume pedal is the most important effect you can start with, it should be a good one. Posted by Skippy on Apr 21, 2013