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Visual Sound Pedals & FX

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Did you know...

No, he doesn't look like a mad scientist... but neither did Dr. Jekyll for that matter! But truth be told, Bob Weil, the creator and mastermind behind Visual Sound and its products, is just that… a Mad Scientist! So what possesses someone to start a guitar products company in the first place? Well, it all goes back to November of 1988. “I needed a volume pedal, so I went out and bought an Ernie Ball mono volume pedal. After a short time I became frustrated with it. The volume taper was too abrupt, and more importantly, it didn't have a visual reference so I could see where I was at.” After shopping for what he certainly thought existed at the time, to Bob’s amazement there was no such thing. So what did he do? Well, like any good inventor, he did the next best thing…created one. “I could see my Ernie Ball pedal only had a pot and a string, so obviously the volume part of the pedal was easy.” But what about making an LED scale to go with it? “Well, I had one small handicap... I didn't know ANYTHING about engineering. Heck, I didn't even have an erector set when I was a kid! I was working in sales and marketing with a degree in Business Administration. That's great for business, but doesn't do much if you're trying to design a product that nobody's ever even tried to make. I started hanging out at libraries reading books on basic electronics. I also called a lot of engineers at semiconductor companies and asked all sorts of stupid questions. Eventually, over a period of years, I figured out how to make a "visual" volume pedal with a 10 LED scale.” Over time Bob taught himself electronics, mechanical engineering, and patent law. And from what started as a wood block prototype, Bob’s original vision began to take shape. “I made a couple of prototypes and showed them around and eventually certain musician friends of mine wanted one of their own. So, I patented the whole "Visual" concept for pedals (another learning curve) and in November 1994, I jumped into business with one product… the Visual Volume™.”

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