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Not that I'm opinionated or anything!!!
you have chosen an expensive one but far cheaper ones exist that will do the same thing.
optical control will probably get better (smoother and more reliable) sweep results than a mechanical potentiometer control, but basic morley wahs (optical) are not dramically (double or triple) more expensive than crybabys, so optical volume pedals need not be either.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
So you can't use a wah shell for volume and have it go all the way up and all the way down.
alas i know nothing of your good man Ernie or his balls.
i've only built tremolos with vactrols but the principle would seem to be transferable.
Pots like this do exist, a typical stereo balance control has two half-tracks with the rest of the turn being zero resistance.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
The way the Ernie Ball and large Boss ones work is the opposite - the mechanism is capable of exceeding the pot travel, but the linkage has a spring in it - a coil spring in the string on the EB, a flexible metal strip on the Boss - so it doesn't damage the pot.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Optical pedals now fall foul of RoHS, so can't be sold in EU anymore.
As stated above the real kicker is the cost of the enclosure. Custom enclosures are expensive. There is no real off-the-shelf option (eg Hammond boxes) or economy of scale with other products in the range (eg BOSS compact pedals).
The cost of the enclosure is generally the single biggest component cost in pedal manufacture.
https://www.bitsbox.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=302_308&products_id=2096
is that because there an opt-out for diy parts that doesn't cover pre-made pedals?
You can sell non-RoHS parts, and use them for repairs but you can't use them in new products.
it does however weigh a ton, being built like a tank.
I'd avoid any volume pedal in a crybaby type enclosure, they don't have the sweep range.
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I now have a Mission VM Pro, which is in a Cry Baby type enclosure, and has a proper nothing to full volume sweep range. However it does use mechanical pot/rack type operation, so prone to wear (albeit way beyond any use I'm likely to give it).
It also costs an arm an a leg for what is in theory a simple circuit, albeit one in this case that has a proper internal buffer and some fancy internal switching to match impedances or something (well beyond my electrical knowledge).