theologians91 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 So I want to buy an Ernie Ball Volume Pedal Junior to use with my electric, but I don't know what would work better, the passive or active volume pedal. I'm leaning towards the active, as it's cheaper, but I don't know the difference between active and passive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beenthere Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I think that the active vs. passive has to do with the electronics in the guitar...generally, most pickups in electric guitars are passive, so I assume a passive volume control would be the way to go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
versechorusjvh Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 yeah - it has nothing to do with anything except what's coming out of your guitar. if your guitar doesn't have active pickups (which i hope to god it doesn't ) then it would be pointless to get the active pedal because it is designed for a different resistance. i think... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theologians91 Posted March 25, 2008 Author Share Posted March 25, 2008 Ok, thanks, I'll go with passive.But I was wondering, is the Ernie Ball VP junior significantly smaller than the normal version? Is the bigger one worth an extra $15? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beenthere Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 I think the primary difference between the two mostly comes down to how much real estate you want your volume pedal to take up. I don't think that the Junior is that much smaller, but then again I always thought that the regular size VP was a bit on the large side to begin with. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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