Roland EV 5

These are a great expression pedal. I have two, and use them to control a Strymon Timeline and BigSky respectively, and they work very well. The one issue that I would note is that the pedal sweep isn't linear, but seems to have a logarithmic sweep in my experience. This isn't much of a hindrance in terms of its functionality for me, but is something to be aware of. I note that my experience is in contrast to that of some other reviewers, so your experience may vary.

The pedal is made of plastic, which is a statement that would often strike fear into gigging guitarists with heavy feet. However, this plastic is very strong and sturdy, and has stood up to a good amount of use with no signs of wear, or cracks. All in all, I have found them to be very hard-wearing, and so the plastic shouldn't be a turn-off.

The cable is hard-wired to the pedal, which is handy so long as it is long enough for your purposes. I have had mine on a pedalboard for some time now, but from memory the cable is about 1m long.

Bought this to use for volume (organ swell) and expression for my Roland Vr-730 keyboard, and find it a very usable addition. At first, it does take some time to get the pedal setup correctly to fully work. But once you've got it working it works great. Its has a nice and 'heavy' feel to it, so you can make some really precice adjustments. Really cool for your organ swell, but also for some effects. It must be said, though, that (mine at least) only works with the Roland. I've also tried it to work on a Yamaha keyboard, but that doesn't seem to work. Something to keep in mind if you are searching for a more 'general' pedal.

I bought this pedal to use it with my Boss BR-800 multi-recorder. Its main purpose is to drive the wah effect, which it does quite nicely (the effect itself is produced by the BR-800 unit, of course, so the pedal cannot be used as a stand alone wah effect). It can also serve to manage the volume of the guitar input.

The pedal is made of plastic, but it is nonetheless quite sturdy. I'm quite satisfied with the quality. There is really nothing that I could possibly criticize, maybe except the fact that the pedal does not have a proper operation manual that would describe the function of the knob at the side of the pedal and suggest some recommended settings.

Nice, albeit slightly overpriced product.

Ok the most important thing here is that I bought this to use with a Moog MF Drive pedal. Now, they say it's compatible, but really it is not. The sweep is at a wrong position. After trying to mod it (and failing) I have figured I have to adjust the internal 10k pot (not the min volume one) and set the max output to a lower position. This is simply because of how my guitar and the EV5 works with the MF Drive.

Otherwise, yes, it's cheap plastic but works. Time will tell for how long. I chose it also because of the size. I have a small board 20cm wide, and this fits perfectly. Every alternative is a good 5-10cm longer.