HonkyTonkDan90 wrote:Jif wrote:I use a passive Goodrich which I'm happy with. It's also an idea to think about the height of the volume pedal, as you also use the right leg to work knee levers and if the pedal is too high it can make knee lever use difficult and uncomfortable, low profile volume pedals are available as well as standard height. Unfortunately this is often down to trial and error to see what works for you and your steel. My goodrich is a low profile model but others use full height models.
Is it an L-120? I desparately need a tuning wrench and only place in the UK I can find to buy one is on Gerry Hogan's site http://www.steelguitars.co.uk, so gonna give him a call tomorrow, but whilst I'm at it I'm strongly considering getting a volume pedal. Don't want to break the bank anymore than I already have done, so inclined towards a Goodrich H-120. From the description it seems like a solid pedal and at this stage I probably wouldn't know a whole lot better. I'm only 5ft9", so the thing about long legs doesn't really apply and by my measurements it's probably roughly similar height to my Cry Baby Wah that I'm sitting at for the sake of reference. So reckon the H-120 is probably a safe bet.
In terms of strings, I've already broken oneand replaced with D'addario EPS490's, which were ironically cheaper than the half-rounds that I use on my six-string. Certain amount of brand loyalty involved
Thanks all!
Nice offer from John there.
Hi Dan, yes it's a L-120. Just to give you something to compare, here is a photo of my L120 and a Cry Baby, the Cry Baby is about 2.5cm taller than the L-120. Looking at the heights of the Goodrich pedals, a L-120 is 5.08cm and a H-120 is 7.3cm. So for the same height as the CryBaby adding the difference to the L- 120 would be 5.08 + 2.5 = 7.58cm. So the H-120 at 7.3 is just marginally lower than this, so if the Cry Baby works for you height wise looks like the H-120 would be your best bet.
