RaNoFuNkY Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Hi all, I'm looking into buying an expression pedal to control some of my effects, and I wondered if there is a common consensus on the available models? In the past, I've felt that quite a few expression pedals were flimsy and plastic. I'm looking for a more robust pedal, that gives me some resistance rather than requires impeccable "good toes - naughty toes" ballet action. Also, it will give me the confidence that it is well built. I'm looking at hooking the expression pedal up to an Expressionator too, so just the 1 expression pedal is needed I think. Any comments/reviews would be welcome. Ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 I bought a knackered Wah pedal from eBay and just rewired that. Robust? I should say so, and it was a darn site cheaper than the plastic Roland/Boss ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 The Moog EP-2 is a good solid pedal. Served me well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodyratm Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 I really liked my EBJr - robust as hell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaNoFuNkY Posted July 17, 2013 Author Share Posted July 17, 2013 Thanks for this guys. The Boss pedal can be used as a volume pedal AND separate expression pedal output? That seems worthwhile as I've been toying with putting a volume pedal at the end of my signal to control disparities in the output levels of different effect patches when quickly switching sounds on the fly (we are doing a hip hop medley akin to Justin Timberlake's "history of rap") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I use my trusty boss fv500h Pretty much bombproof, and has a dedicated exp socket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Decent volume pedal with an insert cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterfire666 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 (edited) Yamaha FC7, very heavy duty, very good quality, very competative price, All is well. nice long travel on the pedal too for those precise moments Edited July 17, 2013 by winterfire666 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FretNoMore Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) You may want to do some research into which pedal works best with your specific effects; expression pedals come with different potentiometer values that may or may not give you a full sweep with your effects, and some effects need non-standard (i.e. not TRS) cables. Edited July 18, 2013 by FretNoMore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaNoFuNkY Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 Ah. Good shout - thanks. Well, it will primarily be used alongside the Iron Ether Xerograph Deluxe, but I may branch out and use it elsewhere too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 The Moog definitely works well with the Xerograph - it didn't work with the Zoom B2 though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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