Boss FS-5U

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Boss FS-5U
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Get your foot on!
Anonymous 18.09.2016
I bought this pedal for my ableton push, since the push uses an inverted polarity I needed something that had that function as a switch, and this one did the trick most certainly!

The pedal itself is good and firmly built, thanks to rubber pads on the back it will stay strongly on the ground you place it and doesnt slip or slide even the slightest!

The edges are a little sharp and I've almost hurt myself a couple of times while holding it so be careful!

But in total this is a very good pedal indeed and would recommend you buying it because of it's incredible portability and the polarity switch which renders it useful for pretty much anything with an input for sustain pedals!
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Sturdy and relieble
Paul Small 13.03.2021
Works really well as a sustain pedal and footswitch
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So Great!
ZARRAGA 26.02.2022
I love it! I´m happy with this Boss product!
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Poor craftsmanship
Funeral Musician 03.01.2024
Given BOSS's legendary reputation, I am sure that it is a wonderful product that would have served me many years — perhaps, even decades — but it was ruined by poor craftsmanship. Even though it seemed robust, just like all the other BOSS pedals I have owned over the years, and even though the action of the switch felt great, I decided to return it due to a multitude of cosmetic defects present all over the product. However, since I liked the functionality of the item, I chose to try my luck again. Unfortunately, the second pedal had some defects too. Not wanting to give up, the third time I ordered two, hoping that at least one of them would be free from similar defects. Sadly, both were not. In total, four pedals in a row had very poor craftsmanship. The defects included minor scratches all over the surfaces, stains and molding marks on the rubber bottom, chipped corners on the aluminum parts, the switch screwed to the top at an angle, some kind of glue residue at one of the screws, crooked serial number stickers, and so on. I could have tolerated one or maybe even two such defects on a pedal, but not three or more, especially considering the exorbitant price of this very basic pedal with such simple circuitry inside it. The only explanation for such disappointing craftsmanship I was able to come up with was that these might be made in a different factory where quality control is not as strict as in the factory that makes the other pedals. BOSS have ruined their reputation in my eyes...
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Fantastic!
Georgios S. 23.12.2018
I use 2 of these with the beatbuddy drum machine and love them!
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Solid product
TheKeyboardPlayer 24.11.2021
It's a switch and it works.
And it has a removable cable.
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always boss
Anonymous 15.01.2015
A well made and useful pedal as you can always expect from boss. This little unit takes away the inconvenience of double clicking on your loop station to stop your loop. It also erases your loop and selects a tempo as required and can also be linked together with additional fs 5u pedals for more control.
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Perfect for MIDI keyboard addon
Marijan V 20.04.2021
I use it to switch plugins in Mainstage software. The pedal is very firm and high quality. It would be even better if it was a little bigger in size
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Footswitch
Anonymous 16.11.2016
I use the pedal on my pedalboard, I use it to set the tempo for my DD-20 Delay pedal.
I like that this pedal can be used for effect pedals and also for keyboard, so there's different ways you can use it. This pedal hasn't failed me once, I've used it about five years now.
For me personally as I use it only to set the tempo for my delay, it seems to be a bit big for its' use.
But overall it's a good pedal to use.
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Good quality, will survive a long time.
Drwalcore 02.06.2020
I use it as sustain pedal for my M-Audio Code keyboard. It works flawlessly, and does not need a battery :) Build like a tank and surely will last a while :)
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