HOTONEVolume Expression 2 in 1 Guitar Effects Pedal Passive EXP Ampero Press Guitar Pedal

I have a pair of these expression pedals to control my Quad Cortex and they work great. Very rugged and small footprint for my smaller pedalboard.

I have a Hotone Xtomp pedal that really impressed me, particularly with its build quality, so when I went looking for a 10k expression pedal to use with the Boss SY-1 Synthesizer pedal, I was happy to find this one. The metal housing alone made it worth the few additional bucks compared to the plastic Roland ES-5, and it offers a a nice small footprint -- really the perfect compromise between size and throw. For expression; make sure you use a quality TRS cable, but the fact that it can also work as a volume pedal makes it a nice little under-the-radar value.UPDATE: I have since also used this as an expression pedal with an EHX Ravish Sitar and a Boss SL-2 Slicer -- the more I use it, the more I like the compact footprint.

I really like Hotone. This pedal was small, well built and almost perfect. I did not try to use it as an expression pedal, but as a volume pedal. That's the rub, it seemed like it was on or off with not much variation. I ended up returning it, but It was built well and I would have no problem buying Hotone products again.

There are some common themes in some of these reviews that should be addressed in this searchable place.If the pedal is not working at all, check to make sure you are using a TRS cable, and NOT a regular guitar cable. If the end has one black ring around it, that is a regular guitar/instrument cable. If it has two rings, it has two channels = stereo = TRS.Another issue is the pedal's range when used as an expression pedal. So assuming you're using a TRS cable, you might notice the full 0-127 gets used up mostly in the middle 1/3rd of the pedal's range. That has to do with the pedal's polarity, and unfortunately this pedal doesn't have a switch or a second jack to change between TRS and RTS. I was calibrating my Airstep to use the expression pedal, and when I had it set to use RTS, I saw the range that some reviewers have seen. Then I switched it to TRS polarity, and I saw 0-127 smoothly across the entire pedal's range.(Other than that, this little pedal is rock solid and a welcome addition to my rig.)

I had a vox volume pedal for almost 20 years, I tried replacing it with numerous pedals and this one is giving me what I want.Compact size, sturdy construction, wide sweep and super stylish and it has an independent expression output. Did I mention that it came with a piece of sculpted 3M velcro? Great price too

I didn't plan on writing a review for this, especially as it just arrived today, but I am very impressed! I got it for the expression control, but it never hurts to have a volume control on hand. The feel of the construction appears very solid, and not at all cheap. It has a grip tape which is also a quality grade. It also came with optional hook tape (actual 3M brand) for mounting on a pedal board. I'm very pleased that I went with this pedal.

This product is of surprisingly great build quality for its price point, but unfortunately it does not do very well at fulfilling it's intended purpose. As a volume pedal its essentially a kill switch or a slight top end cut, nothing in-between. One might think this is due to the size, but actually the potentiometer inside which controls the volume seems to be of the wrong specification for actually doing swells. You are literally better off using the potentiometer (volume) on your guitar to do this if it's of reasonable quality. As a way to quickly kill your volume it can be ok, but so is your guitar's volume knob or your amp's standby or master volume. As an expression pedal it might technically work, but for my Boss pedal it would not function as anything more than a bad tap tempo. To make things worse the volume and expression are not switchable, and the edge case for wanting volume to change alongside the effect is not worth it, so it must be unplugged from one to use it. Another kicker is that the case is visually the same as the more expensive powered wah, and inside you'll realize the circuit is not complicated and the mechanism is the same as a cheap wah. My recommendation is to buy a Roland EV-5 and a dedicated Volume pedal. I might be able to mod this into something cool, but as delivered it delivers dissapointment.

First impression; this thing is built to handle live shows for a bit. Good grip surface and very versatile. I calibrated it with my Ampero Control and I can see 0% to 100% when operating it in software. From what I can tell, it is fairly linear in performance, though programs like Amplitube 5 will allow you to specify a control curve if you wish.

Works well with any amplifier. Would recommend.

Gran producto, sin embargo no lo reconoce la Pod go de Line 6

I cannot say enough about this company and their pedals. Excellent products, I lol e HOTONE

Excellent