Volumn Pedal

Charles Beshears · Post by **Charles Beshears** » 16 Feb 2002 1:46 pm

I have an Edwards Photo Cell Volumn
Pedal I bought from a friend in the 70's.
I got it back out and had forgotten
how great my MSA sounded with it.
I will keep using it. Is anyone familar
with an Edwards? Its the only one I have
seen.
Charles Beshears

Al Marcus · Post by **Al Marcus** » 16 Feb 2002 8:40 pm

I had one in the 70's. It had a lot of power and didn't seem to degrade the tone like a pot pedal. I thought it was great, wish I kept it.It was quick acting though , a little more than I liked.....al

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 17 Feb 2002 3:26 am

We had one at Little Roy Wiggins store in 72. Everyone that tried it thought it did something to the tone (The test guitars were new Emmons PP's).

Larry Chung · Post by **Larry Chung** » 17 Feb 2002 9:52 am

I have an Edwards pedal, too, and I also notice a definite loss of high frequencies and very fast "activation" - is there any way to get it to "activate" a little more gradually?

I have a Goodrich light beam pedal as well, which works better for the sound I like. Is there any easy way to alter the activation time on a light beam pedal?

The Edwards pedal has plenty of power and its own sound. Like most all quality pedal steel equipment. MSAs aren't too bad, either. Heh heh.

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Larry Chung
MSA D-10 8+4
ZB Custom S-11 4+4

gary darr · Post by **gary darr** » 17 Feb 2002 10:49 am

I have one I got in a garage sale for $3.00,it sounds good but has a slight 60 cycle thang going on. Any ideas to fix this problem?

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sho-bud,session 500,american standard strat,shecter tele,peavy classic 50

Charles Beshears · Post by **Charles Beshears** » 17 Feb 2002 6:36 pm

I don't know how to fix the Edwards pedal
but mine sounds real good. BUT my old
sho bud pedal out shines them all.
My understanding of a photo cell pedal
is it lets the sound of the amp and
guitar pickup do its own thing without
altering the sound like a pot pedal.
but i am not an electronic person.
Is this true?
Charles Beshears MSA Classic

Keith Hilton · Post by **Keith Hilton** » 17 Feb 2002 7:16 pm

I have done quite a bit of research on different pedals. The Edwards pedals were made in Denver,Colorado by a guy named Don Edwards. As I understand it, he had a music store and also built a few steel guitars. Don has been dead a number of years. Ronnie Miller, Charlie Pride's steel player used to work for Don. Ronnie left a unique Edwards pedal with me. It is a Edwards light beam pedal that has a swivel top. I bought several old Edwards pedals to test. Traditionally steel guitar pedals have moved up and down about 1 1/2 inches. The Edwards pedals only moved up and down one inch. That is the reason for the quick action. In bright sun light, or bright light, this type of pedal won't shut all the way off. The Edwards pedals did not have a pre-amp, and that is why many compained about loss of high end frequency. The 120 volt AC transformers are inside the Edwards pedals, and all the ones that I have seen have ungrounded cords. The protective coating on transformers breaks down over time. These pedals are over 30 years old.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Keith Hilton on 17 February 2002 at 07:17 PM.]</p></FONT>

Charles Beshears · Post by **Charles Beshears** » 20 Feb 2002 10:34 am

thanks Keith and all you guys for
respoding. Keith I would sure like to
try one of your new pedals.
how can I get info.
Charles

Keith Hilton · Post by **Keith Hilton** » 20 Feb 2002 9:42 pm

Charles, I see you live in Al. Buck Grantham lives in Denham Springs, Al. Buck uses my pedal, so you might try his. You are also welcome to visit my web site at: www.hiltonelectronics.net or call me on the telephone at 417-581-4158. I will be gone to the big steel show in Waterloo, Iowa from this Friday until Monday. They invited me back to play again this year. I see my good friends Terry Bethel, Doug Jernigan, Scotty, and about 24 others will also be playing on the big two day show.

Bill Myrick · Post by **Bill Myrick** » 21 Feb 2002 2:25 am

I might add that I played my first gig this Tuesday night with my new (finally) Hilton Pedal and as expected, I love it !!!
Not only does it handle superbly and delivers a crisp clean pre amped sound but it covers up 99% of my "goofs" and I had to beat the women off with a stick most of the night !!! Well --- ok I was exagerating about the sound !! -

Keith Hilton · Post by **Keith Hilton** » 21 Feb 2002 9:02 pm

Bill, so you had to beat the women off with a stick most of the night! Wonder what would of happened if you would of bought the pedal with the blinking red light in front? If you will remember, Bill, you almost bought it, good thing you didn't! Guess who did buy it, Jerry Fessenden, builder of the famous Fessenden guitars. No telling what kind of women problems Jerry has had with that blinking red light in front. All kidding aside, that is the only pedal I ever built with a blinking red light in front. I built it as a eye catcher for my booth at Tom Brumley's recent steel show. I ask John Hughey if he would like to trade his Hilton pedal for one with a blinking red light in front. John said he didn't think Vince Gill would like a blinking red light when the lights get dim on stage.