Boss FS-7 Footswitch and Roland EV-5 Overview

These are pretty simple helpers and I will use them in my ES8 Tutorials... but they leave a few things to be desired...
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[@ladyjulia4038]

Precious kitty and puppy!!! I guess the footswitches are cool too

[@micharquette9321]

Hey Julz XO - this is the bacon guy I was telling you about. Worth watching all the way. LOL

[@greatvanzini]

The doubles are like the ones on ME 80's. I have stomped the heck out those & so far so good!

[@gnatiu]

I came here for a review - but it turned out to be a very amusing, very nice - lovely - pet video. I am okay with that. 13 very refreshing minutes... thank u!

[@moonandantarctica2]

Great video, was tossing up between the EV-5 and a Moog EP-3. Will go the Moog for sure now. Saved me some time and money, thanks!

[@dago6410]

When you said that your cat is called "Echo" i thought "yeah, and maybe a dog is called "Reverb" :D:D :D :D

[@ian50004]

You have good point.. Totally agree with comments on Roland pedal

[@gwap987]

Like one of your other commentators I have also had a couple of these expression pedals since the late eightys early ninetys without any maintenance and also a couple of Fv volume pedals (three of them) and they are regularly used on different boards and applications and they are still going strong. You can always loose the excess cable under your board. The double footswitch uses the same component parts as fitted to the gt10 and recent ME pedals, they have done this reuse of components for accessories for years with the previous design actually looking much better than these current ones. As always keep up the good work, great videos from NAMM by the way.

[@jimbridges3499]

Most Pro musicians like myself modify equipment to my liking. The EV-5 like many other products can be done this way. The long cord is actually a blessing. Have you ever bought something and the cord is too short? The answer is getting around the price of equipment which can be very expensive. With patience's. I 'Always' get a very good price for my equipment.😀😀

[@RichardKurbis]

The 2 EV-5's I have on my pedalboard are from 1993, and they actually endured for over 20 years. I use a dab of silicone on each rubber foot and its not moving on my deck. I use one on my EHX Memory Boy and one on my EHX Big Muff Deluxe. I haven't bought a new one so I don't know if they are better or worse in construction now, however it does look the same.

[@varietypa...5606]

FS-7 is designed to be part of line of new Boss products. It`s not qwestion of being ugly or beautiful, It`s qwestion of your misunderstanding. E.g. It fits perfectly to Boss GP-10 wich has same shaped metal body and same "ugly" plastic knobs and they are very comfortable actually. IF YOU DON`T LIKE IT, SELL IT TO ME

[@Davidou1905]

The Boss FS-7 can also act as an amp channel switcher, right?

[@EverythingGuitar23]

The dog showed interest in the reverse polarity function on the Boss FS.

[@ge45gecalled39]

enjoyable and enjoy your pets and that little voice in the background, ordered the fs-6 but am going to send it back, don't like battery, got the boss artist and the RC-30

[@johne1599]

The EV-5 was originally designed and sold as an expression pedal for keyboard players using Roland keyboards. Roland's web site explains that the extra long cord is to reach a stacked keyboard (such as multiple keyboards on a Z-shaped stand). Roland (via Boss) makes other expression pedals designed and sold with guitar players using Boss guitar effects pedals in mind. ;

[@lynetteaylsworth4739]

It seems to me that the FS-7 is also optimised for a Keyboard or Steel player, not meant for pedalboards and guitarists. It looks to be offering good access if it was squoze onto a board however... The Boss EV-30 looks pretty good, Aluminium chassis and dual control!

[@stevenaustin4591]

Hey Henning, have you ever heard of a Boss JS-10? if not, would you ever consider trying one out at some stage? They're basically an all in one guitar practice solution. Its got everything from guitar tones to backing tracks to recording your riffs into it and a load more. Granted its not a recent product but I gotta admit, its one of the best pieces of gear I've bought in the last 20+yrs of guitar playing. Hopefully, you'll enjoy this. Cheers! :)

[@johne1599]

The FS-7 only requires power if you want to see the little red LED lit up.

[@chrissteffers6931]

And for latching type you need the power too. Otherwise it will only be unlatching

[@Boojakascha]

technically the Roland EV-5 consists of two pots, not just one XD

[@erickgerbermusic]

I love this guy

[@steevebarthelemy8749]

Three Pedal in one is the best i choose for a real piano experience

[@micharquette9321]

Is there and echo in here?

[@chrisact9601]

I have 2 EV-5 pedals on my board and they've got velcro on the bottom. I took the rubber feet off (of course) and they've never budged. I agree that it would be smarter to make the bottom flush and have recessed screws but it really isn't a big deal on these.

[@burado1974]

EV-30 solves all of your problems :)

[@jhuaman]

I got my ES-8 a few weeks ago and I'm still not done setting it up. It's taking forever because I'm still uncertain as to how everything will function or how I will program the thing. A set of tutorials would be great! Right now, I'm trying to figure out if I can use both the volume fx loop thing and my volume pedal at the same time. If I do that, won't I lose my ability to move the volume pedal around as I desire?

[@fransvenrooy1078]

It looks kinda crappy or what do you think??? Thanx for your info!!!

[@craigparse1439]

Usually, you are very kind to the manufacturer... this time, even though it's Boss / Roland, you let go with both guns. Keep up the good work!

[@EytschPi42]

+Craig Parse These are not bad pedals, but you have to wonder who designs these and who thinks it is necessary to create such a monstrosity for a dual switch... if I didn't ask that you guys would question my sanity.

[@jerrygallant2890]

Bacon stealer ! Lmao...Leslie doesn't like to handle your meat ! Seriously man , when I heard this I was laughing so hard.Great point made about the cable.Absolutely ridiculous , although I'd like to know where you are getting the EV-5 for $55.They are $79 everywhere I've been looking..Great review..Subscribing now for sure.

[@EytschPi42]

+Jerry Gallant Thanks Jerry... we do a lot of this stuff here... WELCOME !!!

[@jerrygallant2890]

Can NOT wait to see more reviews..Please keep the pets involved,especially the overly pugnacious bacon stealer..

[@AlexPerevod]

love your pets))))) continue filming with them)))

[@jayray-vi5oi]

I have a GX 40 cube with the pedals I want to have this Pelican work with the ga6 and both of the actuation pedals thank you

[@gingerjoe666]

>Roland Alpha Juno-2 >Not heavy at all >Kettle plug Some things were just better in the past.

[@jasonlangford2689]

Man I really wanted to see that bacon!

[@micharquette9321]

Totally been waiting for that!

[@micharquette9321]

So was the cat! lol

[@anthonysclafani3963]

Does the FS7 work with the Katana 50w?

[@LeeLucas]

What a super overview especially as I have been meaning to get the Roland EV-5 Expression Pedal for my keyboard for sometime now having seen some rather excellent reviews on it ages back. Pretty sure this is the same pedal as it's the same price. Just looking how it's built as put me right off it and even the frigging free footswitch that came with my keyboard is built better than that ffs. I could get a bloody wah wah pedal for my guitar for half that price and it would be made out of METALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL and a nice bit of rubber (LOL). Really bad from Roland I have to say and they are normally on the ball.

[@qp7to7]

we enjoyed....

[@PuffyCatTail]

Awww, you have some beautiful babies. :)

[@WoodomainJeremyBroun]

Less of cats and entertainment and more of the critique of the FS7 please! None of you guys show the pedal actually being operated by the foot. which I find astonishing. The FS7 is very difficult to use as you have to lift your foot off the floor to depress pedal B. For older players you can lose balance and hence control. I have both the Boss FS7 and FS6 and the larger FS6 is much easier to use as the heel anchors the foot. With expression pedals it is a different ballgame - the pivot acts as an anchor for the foot.

[@domenicciraulo5157]

that review reminds me of a review of a Porsche many years ago that complained about the the lack of leather in the cockpit but ignored how it performed on a track or everyday driving in car lovers. I don’t give a damn about plastic (are you old enough to remember problems that certain metals caused in electronic products? But I would be fine hearing you say you don’t like plastic (with all due respect to “The Graduate) bu I don’t even know how these pedals perform compared to advertising claims. So to stretch the metaphor please tell me if the functionality is unacceptable or whether other products outperform them at lower cost. Let your viewers decide whether they want plastic, brushed aluminum, or platinum. What the heck does that pedal do, and are there other products we should look at that will perform better. Just to be upfront I have one of those in my home music room a couple of Casio “sustain” pedals, and a bunch of other expensive pedals that I cannot say what I would like to do with. So a bad pedal day for me, but trying to end positively Boss GT1 guitar effect pedal works great for keyboards/synths and using my older guitar pedals on my older keyboards produced amazing sounds. Unknown to keyboard players have been doing this for years but now the forego the presets and really learn how to modify sound is an advance for the field. And I am not using the best that Boss/Roland, EH , Harmonix, etc produces. So dump the lousy performing pedals, but the fact that some are plastic may allow 70 yo guys like me continue to play music in our home without having to sell the home for keyboard or guitar effect gear, although if you keep going Roland it’s expensive. In everything I purchased from them, except that damn pedal wasting away in my basement the initial cost was irrelevant because the product outperformed many of my other brands over 6 decades. So now this old guy will go put a hammer to the pedal of unknown talents. I still have y Boss GT1 and their VE8 both of which perform great despite one having plastic and the other metal.

[@JohnHLangley54321]

Marvelous, Love ya furry family. I agree, Roland and Boss are slippin into darkness. I could certainly hang with you and design some Make sense products !! Subscribe I will. Monstrous laughs here. I love to handle my own bacon as well. Slab at a time..Keep up the excellent rap..

[@rogerfelez7478]

RIP Congo

[@micharquette9321]

This is great! lol

[@thebuddybud]

Hotone soul press is so much better than that monstrosity