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I thought I'd share this here since I joined just to ask a question, which I still don't really have an answer to. 
I have basically the original Ernie Ball volume pedal... guessing it was made in early 90s(?). I acquired around 1997 or so. No serial numbers, and I was unable to obtain manufacturing date of the original 250K PEC pot, so a complete guess on when it was made. Anyway, it had a bad pot, so it was scratchy. It sat in a closet for a few years. I got into DIY guitars, pedals and amps in 2001. In 2003 I found Craig Anderton's "Volume Pedal De-Scratcher" circuit. I put it in my Ernie Ball volume pedal. It wasn't totally to my liking, so it sat for another 20 years. I decided a few weeks ago to revisit the project & make it better, and am now quite happy with the results. Works very well in my "studio" environment.
If you want to see the whole story, you can follow this link: Craig Anderton's Volume Pedal De-Scratcher
I have basically the original Ernie Ball volume pedal... guessing it was made in early 90s(?). I acquired around 1997 or so. No serial numbers, and I was unable to obtain manufacturing date of the original 250K PEC pot, so a complete guess on when it was made. Anyway, it had a bad pot, so it was scratchy. It sat in a closet for a few years. I got into DIY guitars, pedals and amps in 2001. In 2003 I found Craig Anderton's "Volume Pedal De-Scratcher" circuit. I put it in my Ernie Ball volume pedal. It wasn't totally to my liking, so it sat for another 20 years. I decided a few weeks ago to revisit the project & make it better, and am now quite happy with the results. Works very well in my "studio" environment.
If you want to see the whole story, you can follow this link: Craig Anderton's Volume Pedal De-Scratcher
