re: feedback pedal question

[Sean Echevarria <sean_@mindspring.com>]

At 12:37 PM 11/13/98 +0000, you wrote:
>What I discovered was that the EV-5 pedal causes the loop to gradually
>fade away after about 20 times. Since the FAQ and the Tutorial both
>stated that the EV-5 was a good substitute, I was nervous about
>spending the money to get another pedal that would only duplicate the
>action of the EV-5, which I did not like. Hence, my post.
>

It could be that the pot in the pedal is not positioned correctly - pedal
all the way down may not actually have the pot open all the way - hence a
gradual decay in feedback.  I had this problem with a Boss FV-50L - opening
it up and repositioning the pot took care of it.