Lead Foot LFV-1 Reviews

Loud and soft!

wanted something to give me more dynamics with my violin as sometimes it was too loud over the vocalist in my band but other times not loud enough for solo melodys, this was just perfect for what I was looking for

Excellent

Great pedal, it works very well.

hard plastic. Metal probably costed much more, but for a normal use (at the end you have not to jump on it with a caterpillar), it's really great.

Worked well until it broke within 6 months

This Lead Foot LFV-1 volume pedal is very cheap and you get what you pay for I suppose. It was around £10-15 at the time that I purchased it, so its nowhere near the price of something like an Ernie Ball volume pedal which is close to £100. So its to be expected that it will not give you as good an experience as the more expensive volume pedals out there.

I have owned 2 of these pedals over the last few years before upgrading to an Ernie Ball volume pedal which I currently use. The arc of the volume pedal is fine and goes from silent to full volume as far as I can tell. The reason I owned 2 of these pedals was because 6 months into owning the first 1 the potentiometer gear snapped, and my band mate had a spare lead foot volume pedal that he wasn't using and gave it to me. The same thing happened with the 2nd volume pedal. I didn't even use much force with it so I don't think it was anything I was doing, its just a cheaply made product - which works fine if it doesn't break!

Dead simple

This volume pedal has a bit of stiffness to it that I appreciate. It's much easier to dial in exactly the right volume, as opposed to the floppy pedal that's on my effects board.

It does what the box says. Raise and lower the volume. But the sensitivity is weird, and mine broke after maybe 10 rehearsals or so. Considering a proper volume pedal could be had for the twice the money I would recommend getting one of those anyway.

Not happy

PROs

- Cheap, lightweight.

CONs

- Cheap plastic construction, maximum signal volume significantly lowered and noise added to signal by using this volume pedal.

Good pedal for the money......WORKS!

THis pedal is a basic tool that does exactly what it says.

I use it to boost a guitar signal for soloing.

You cannot select the minimum and max settings but for this money that would be pushing it!!

Fine

It's fine

It does the job. It's relatively well built and it hasn't let me down yet.

If this pedal passes the test of time and lasts over a year, I will buy another of the same one once it breaks as it's pretty good value for money.

A quick solution

If you're looking for a simple volume pedal and are not interested in any special functions, this foot pedal just might be it. It's so cheap that it's basically free and it works like a charm.

I needed a volume pedal for my guitar and other effect pedals and decided to try this. I wasn't disappointed. Plug n' play.

ok quality but but tricky to adjust

How it´s said in the title. The Quality is quite ok, but it´s simple plastic and I don´t Think that it will last very Long. Furthermore, the adjustment is a bit fiddly. But if you use it seldom it´s ok.

Lead Foot LFV-1

I bought this pedal to use it as a volume pedal but, for this price, this is a must buy for DIY enthusiasts. Out of the box, it works well, but the plastic box dos not provide shielding, so, it is sensible to RF interference. I solved it covering the inside with Aluminium duct tape connected to ground, and it worked perfectly.

This pedal may be modded to use as expression pedal, or even Wha Wha enclosure box. Although it is made of plastic, it is rough enough. The stock pot is a standard 16mm body diameter, knurled 6mm shaft with 100K, which is not the best for extreme use, bot it is very cheap to replace or inprove.

Horrible!

I've been using various Lead Foot products over the years, so when I bought this, I expected something that's qualitywise at least acceptable. All from it!

The whole pedal feels clunky and tinny. The actual shifting of the volume doesn't happen gently but in large bits. From 0 to 5 and in a few slow bursts to 10.

That's fine though if you're only using it as a "stable" volume controller. But as an effect, it's not worth your money. Don't bother.

A "swell" volume pedal?

I use this pedal for controlling my guitar level, for solos or what have you, and for atmospheric swelling and violining. It does the job well although the sweep of the pedal is a bit narrow and its difficult to be precise with the volume you want to achieve. At the lower volumes it can also tend to choke the sound a bit ( in an unattractive way ) It seems sturdy but I have yet to gig with it. I tried connecting it to a delay unit as an expression pedal but it didn't seem to control any of the parameters. However as a dedicated volume control it does the job fine. It leaves my hands to play guitar and it leaves nothing through when i have it set to zero and it adds no colour or boost at the opposite position. It is a no frills pedal and it works for the tasks I need it to. And for the price it is excellent value for money.

simple and effective

I ended up using it in an unexpected way, just reducing the volume coming back from my Jamman into the amp. Long story...

Anyway, works great.