SONICAKE VolWah Active Volume & Wah Expression Pedal

Small and compact. Sturdy enough. A simple "potentiometer in box with foot-controlled pedal". I use it with my Strymon Flint as an expression pedal for control of tremolo speed.

This is all based off the price. I have a $199 George Lynch Wah I bought this to have a volume pedal. So here we goVolume Pedal:no negative it does not really change my sound which is what these cheaper ones usually doIt is a true volume pledal not just a on/off it you dial it in really nice.Wah Pedal:As good as any one I have every played. the thing with most WAH pedals at least the cheap ones your movments have to be big to get it to really work. This one is really responsive. The adjustment Q know is ok but not much range which is ok because I set it and forget it and really make adjustmentsIf this is your first wah and you don't want to spend the $50-$100 more it is really good for $80. Very solid only reason why I gave it a 4 was because you really have to step hard to get it on and off. Nice feature is the color light so you know what mode it is in.

Better than my old Cry Baby wah!! A lot less hiss & noise & a fraction of the price. If you're not a Brand Queen, & just want a great pedal -get this!! Go to Guitar Center or whatever & try all the Morley's, dunlops, etc.. then get this one off Amazon & compare. If you don't like it - send it back! I kept mine!

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.

I'll start with the pros here:No power supply- that's extremely nice.Decently solid material- It feels about as firm as I'd expect for the price, and I'm honestly not at all disappointed.However...I read a few reviews that warned of the lack of range within the pedal, and I got the same thing. It goes from zero to 90% in a small twitch, leaving the rest of the sweep pointless. What I did not see anyone else complain about was that, when being used for FX, from tilting about 90% to 100% the volume (or FX, wah and whatnot) goes to zero- So either end is off, while the middle is on. I was testing this on a Valeton GP-200 LT. Idk if it could be something in the software, or what. So I'm leaving the possibility that it could be Valeton's problem.When being used as a thru volume pedal, it does better. A little more range of volume, and no turning off at the top. So that's good.So, if you're pretty much planning on using this for volume, Its alright. If it's for effects, I can say that you shouldn't use it with a Valeton. Maybe you could for other pedals, idk.