The Quik Lok VP/26-11 is a volume pedal, a foot-operated control that sits between your instrument and the rest of the rig and lets you swell, fade or cut your level with your foot. Quik Lok says it is suitable for the control of a keyboard instrument or guitar, so it works in either setting1. It is a passive design: there is no power supply, battery or circuitry to think about, just the pedal and two cables.
What it does and how it connects
The pedal carries your instrument's signal through a potentiometer, the variable resistor inside the pedal that the rocker plate turns as you press your heel and toe. Rocking the pedal forward or back raises or lowers the signal level passing through it, which is how you get smooth volume swells or a clean fade to silence without touching your guitar's controls.
Quik Lok describes the VP/26-11 as featuring a "high-performance custom potentiometer for a long-lasting life," which matters on a volume pedal because the potentiometer is the part that wears with use1. The pedal is built with two 6.3 mm (1/4") jack sockets, one for connection to the instrument and one for the amplifier, so it takes standard instrument cables on both sides1.
The base is described by Quik Lok as a heavy metal base for stable and safe use, which is worth having on a rocker-style pedal that takes the weight of your foot through every performance1.
Where it sits among volume pedals
The VP/26-11 is one of many passive rocker-style volume pedals aimed at guitar and keyboard players. Others in the same family on this site include the Boss FV-30H and Boss FV-30L, the Morley M2 Passive Volume, and the Bespeco VM12. For a wider look at the type, see the Volume Pedals page.
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- Quik Lok VP / 26-11 Various Accessories, Quik Lok
