My Hilton Pedal

Dave Seddon · Post by **Dave Seddon** » 25 May 2001 2:26 pm

I'm sorry if I am going on about this but I have had my Hilton pedal now for two weeks, and I am convinced it is helping to improve my playing. I have always prefered to play harmonics as opposed to playing above the 15th fret as I never seem to be able to stay in pitch, now all of a sudden I find myself playing those John Hughey things up on the 22nd fret with confidence as the tone is so clear.
I reckon every "Steelie" should be able to get a Hilton pedal on prescription from thier G.P. on the grounds that it reduces stress and improves your lifestyle. (well I'm a lot happier now.)
"GO ROR IT, YOU WON'T REGRET IT"
Cheers for now
Dave.

Bob Mainwaring · Post by **Bob Mainwaring** » 25 May 2001 9:11 pm

E-By-Gum lad,
I, like a lot of the guys here can`t live without the "Hilton Pedal" either. In the room where my steel is set up, I switch around between the Fender tone/volume,and the Edwards light-beam pedal. The Hilton Pedal wins hands down every time.
How come it took so long to get such a pedal on the go??
It`s a good job we have in our midst people like Keith who have dug in there and come up with such a winner. So much so, that I would guess that his pedal will be one of those inovations that will be talked about for years to come.

Bob Mainwaring. Z.Bs. and other weird things.

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Rick Collins · Post by **Rick Collins** » 26 May 2001 7:59 am

I have a bracket on my Fender 1000 pedalboard on which to mount my Emmons pedal. Would this Hilton pedal greatly improve the sound of the 1000? Remember the pickups are lightly wound on it.

Rick

Dave Seddon · Post by **Dave Seddon** » 26 May 2001 11:04 am

Rick
I reckon the Hilton pedal would enhance the sound of of a Skylark if that is possible, mind you it would need a pickup down it's throat.
Bob I reckon nothing can better this pedal until of course Keith gets into something like telepathy, you know what I mean, where you think loud, think quiet and it does it automatically, no need to move your foot at all. I bet he's already working on it.
Anyway Bob I'm off to Donnington in the morning for the British round of the World Superbikes. I'm supposed to be working there but I ain't bothered one way or the other, I'll be there to watch anyway.
All the best for now
Dave.

Bob Mainwaring · Post by **Bob Mainwaring** » 26 May 2001 7:49 pm

Who`ll do it at Donnington Dave?? I`ve been out of it for so long - I don,t know who`s who anymore. Give my regards to John Cronshaw if/when you see him.
All the best.

Bob Mainwaring. Z.Bs. and other weird things.

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Larry Bell · Post by **Larry Bell** » 27 May 2001 7:53 am

The Hilton pedal is NOT going to make your guitar sound any better. Period.
(better than WHAT you might ask)

Assuming that you like the timbre / tone / sound (whatever it was we agreed to call it) of your guitar, the purest representation of that tone is obtained when plugging a short, high quality cable directly into your favorite amp. If you can introduce a volume control into that signal chain without changing the tone characteristics, that's about as good as it gets.

If you don't like the sound of your guitar you will constantly be playing eq and fx games with yourself to try and make that Emmons push-pull sound like a Sho-Bud. Keith's pedal will not solve that problem for you (nor will anything else, for that matter). What it will do is pass all frequencies through to the amp -- at any volume level.

A volume pedal should do NOTHING more than adjust the volume. The Hilton pedal does this.

The easy adjustment of the overall gain and starting point, no string or pot to mess with, and Keith's excellent support also contribute to this superior product.

LTB<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Larry Bell on 27 May 2001 at 08:55 AM.]</p></FONT>

Fred Murphy · Post by **Fred Murphy** » 27 May 2001 11:37 am

I like my Hilton pedal a lot. I would hate to have to go back to my Goodrich. I just carry it for a spare.

Dave Seddon · Post by **Dave Seddon** » 28 May 2001 10:10 am

Larry
You have said (I think,) what I was trying to say. I have basicaly been using the old "POT" pedal for years, I have tried Photo-cell pedals which I found a bit of a problem, I also tried the "hall effect" pedal, another disaster. All I was trying to say is, the Hilton pedal has given me a lot more cnfidence to be able to play the things I've always wanted to play, because now it sounds like I think it should sound, I am not saying that it changes the tone, what I am saying is I am now getting the best out of my guitar and amp, and as Fred says, no way can you go back to a "POT" pedal after using a Hilton.
All the best for now
Dave.

Rick Collins · Post by **Rick Collins** » 28 May 2001 12:42 pm

To anyone:

Can this Hilton pedal be "easily" attached to the pedal board and does it require an AC cord?

Rick

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 28 May 2001 1:29 pm

There are optional attachment brackets for pedalboards and it has a "wall wart" type power transformer and does need AC.

Hilton web page is www.hiltonelectronics.com