Boss FV-500-L

As the title says, this thing is a tank. Pretty much indestructable, and ready for the road.
On the downside, all the stability is compromised by a lot of weight and a big footprint. I personally like the big size, since you can not miss it with your foot, even when on stage and there is a lot going on.
This one is the version for low impedance, the high impedance version is the FV-500-H. The L-version would be used (in a guitar rig) after a buffer or in the effects loop of an amplifier. Keyboarders should always get the low impedance version.
The H-version is only suitable if you use the pedal as the first one in your guitar or bass chain.
The pedal has a lot of features, it´s stereo, can be used as a standard expression pedal (can control almost everything), has a minimal volume option and even a tuner out.
So if you buy it, you can be sure to always find good use for the pedal.

The price is totally fair, since it will last a lifetime!

this is the best and most solid volume pedal I have ever owned, I have used one of these for 4 years straight as a volume and swell pedal on my guitar rig with a TC Electronic Nova System. It is very accurate and I have found that other pedals tend to "sink" a little which means when you adjust the pedal with your foot your volume goes up or goes down which can be very frustrating for quite work! This one does not. It have remained sold for all that time, so much so that I bought another one for adjusting the Nova Systems parameters via another FV500. Now I can adjust with great accuracy the amount of Delay in the Mix! I would highly recommend this pedal for solid build and reliable simple mechanics.

Well where do I start.this volume pedal is exceptional. It delivers in every aspect. Its the best pedal I've come across and that's no lie. When you set it up and start to play, straight away you feel the quality at the foot. Its sensitive yet solid to feel under your foot, while delievering that sound quality your looking for. And with the seperate volume control to set your low level of volume, this is perfect for live performance. And makes life a bit easier for the sound engineer. This pedal is solid and has a bit of weight to it so its not moving around at your feet. A thing I've noticed with other pedals is that the pots will get dirty and go in a short space of time, but with this boss I have being using very regularly for the past 2 years and not one problem or scratching noise has come in to it. And as with quality you expect to pay big for it, but I was amazed to get quality with such a great price. Thanks again thomann.

I got this for my Kurzweil PC3x. Been using it for over a year now and I love the thing.
This thing is as durable as it gets. I've been using this live and in studio. I'll never get any other CC pedal. At first I thought the price was a bit high, but when I got the pedal I realized it'll last forever.

The minimum volume knob should be a bit stiffer IMO, it's quite easy for it to accidentally turn and change your settings. This is easily fixed with a piece of tape though.


If you're looking for a good quality CC/volume pedal that'll last you basically forever, this is the one to get!