SONICAKE Passive Volume & Expression EXP Pedal, Mini Guitar Volume Pedal - Vexpress

I've played guitar for about 11 years. I'm now on a professional contract. And in them years I've used many many wah pedals and this is easily the best I've had.I've used the classics you've all heard of... And this is better. In my opnion.The fact it doubles as volume and wah is excellent and it's super easy to switch between the two as well and even has a light so you know what setting it's on for gigging. I used this on my last four gigs, it's a professional venue with stage lighting and lots of smoke etc and I could see the light through the dark purple and smoke, green light= volume, red light=wah.Both feature work amazingly.The wah has that wah sound you're desperate to find. I've searched years for the perfect tone and setting of wah and this covers every area and it's redicolously cheap.It is small... Yes.... I'm a size UK 9, and my shoe covers the entire pedal, you do need to have a little more care when using it, more attention to the pressure and position of your foot on the pedal, but it works so well and it's super easy to adjust to it's smaller size.The benefit too is it fits nicely on a smaller board like mine, takes up less space for more pedals (because we're always wanting to add a new pedal aren't we people of Amazon? 😜)There is a large deal of hiss when the wah is engaged, this is typical of wahs, but this was aggressive, so I bought the noise gate you see (budget pedal that also blew my mind at how good it is) and it totally eliminates the buzzing and hissing from the wah and any gain/distortion I have active at the time with minimal signal impact and works from a low setting too.If you're not bothered about hiss for home practice then don't worry about the noise gate. But I had a gig and needed it badly but then found they had me plug into a DI and so eliminated all that extra noise anyways and didn't need it for that gig! But it's still a vital bit of kit especially with this wah if you don't want that extra noise.For the price. Sacrifice the size and go for it. You won't regret it. I haven't. Mini wahs are the new way forward!

Sounds awesome! Pairs well with both my Fuzz and Chorus pedals! Ty guys! Most definitely recommend this pedal, has an amazing value too! ☺️

I was in the market for a wah and the added benefit of using as a volume control was tempting. It is smaller which is perfect for my small pedal board (not playing shows or anything so trying to keep it light). The Wah is very sensitive and sounds great. The volume doesn't have a long ramp. It's almost effectively an on/off switch, but there is some variance in the higher position. Overall I is exactly what i wanted for a decent price. I purchased another SONICAKE pedal which was very high quality so I figured this one was worth the shot. I am not disappointed. The only thing that I have the smallest grief about is the position of the 9V AC port. It is on the top right. Since I have my volume/wah first on the board it means that the power cord needs to wrap under and to the right which isn't as huge deal, but I worry about it getting caught between the pedal and base. Would be better if it was just on top like most other pedals.

The size of the pedal is perfect for me (average size feet for adult male). It looks nice and feels well built, though I've only had it for 1 day. The sweep of the volume is not as much as with my larger Ernie Ball volume pedal. But it can still do volume swells, depending on what I have after it in the effects chain. If I have a distortion pedal and a noise gate, then I get an abrupt on/off volume effect, which is to be expected. But if I have a clean channel without a gate, then I can do a swell. For the wah sound, with what I'm using it with, I really like the sweep of the wah and the sound. The wah is activated by pressing harder with the toe, which switches it on and off. When the wah is not on, it functions as a volume pedal. Some other brands for these combo pedals have a switch that has to be changed from the side of he pedal for altering between the wah and volume mode. I have powered this through an isolated power supply (no power supply included and no slot to hold a 9v battery) and did not notice any lose of tone. I didn't record before and after to compare to be sure, but if there was any, it had to be slight.The LED lights to indicate the wah mode are great, but they are under the foot rest of the pedal which limits visibility. Of course, you can hear if the wah is on, but for a large pedalboard it's easy to lose track and having a visual confirmation prevents a mistake during a performance. I have not taken the pedal apart, but my guess is that for a person that is comfortable drilling and soldering, it might be possible to modify this and reposition the lights on the side.The bottom metal plate of the pedal isn't flat. There is a raised area which means that applying velcro to the bottom to stick onto a pedalboard isn't as simple as it should be. For someone with access to a saw, laser engraver, or 3d printer, a custom bottom plate could be added to provide a totally flat surface for velcro. If you have a pedalboard with rails, it may be possible to position the pedal so that the raised area is between the rails. My pedalboard is a different style design so I actually need a flat surface for the pedal bottom.EDIT UPDATE AUGUST 2020:I ended up taking the pedal apart to see if I could add a mini switch to force the pedal into VOLUME mode only or WAH mode only. I don't have much electronic wiring skill, but do have a multimeter and was able to figure out what circuit board contacts to wire for this purpose. It's not something I expect most people could do without a tutorial, but for those that like to modify their gear, I thought I should mention that it does work. I considered relocating the LED lights to the side of the pedal, which should be equally possible, but with the new micro switch to change modes, I don't really feel the need to now. I did try a more expensive WAH/VOLUME combo pedal from another brand that had a dedicated mode switch but I returned it because (1) I didn't like the sound of the wah as much as this Sonicake pedal and (2) it was also a mini pedal but lower to the ground which caused a problem with the heel of my shoes hitting the floor before the pedal was fully in down position.