The Ernie Ball 250K Mono Volume Pedal is a full-size, passive volume pedal from Ernie Ball, built for mono signals. It sits in your signal chain and lets you raise and lower your level with your foot, for swells, fade-outs, or riding your volume while playing. Ernie Ball describes it as having "a super smooth foot sweep for precise volume control"1.
What it does
As a passive pedal, it needs no power: the pedal is designed for passive audio signals, so it works anywhere in a chain without a battery or adapter. The 250k value suits passive, high-impedance signals such as a straight guitar output1.
Its one control beyond the treadle is a micro taper switch, located directly behind the input jack under the footplate. Ernie Ball says it "provides the user two distinct volume swell rates"1, so you can choose between a faster, more abrupt response and a slower, more gradual sweep depending on how you want swells to feel under your foot.
The housing is aircraft grade aluminum, which Ernie Ball calls "virtually indestructible"1, a claim aimed at players who stomp hard or tour. The full-size format gives a long treadle throw compared with junior-sized volume pedals like the Ernie Ball VPJR, which trades sweep length for board space.
Videos
Antoine Michaud
Sources (1)
- Volume Pedals, Ernie Ball Inc.
