Yamaha FC5 Compact Sustain Pedal for Portable Keyboards, black

Very good sustain pedal. It works perfectly, the half-pedal function is very responsive, and it feels solid and high quality. Easy to connect and it really improves the playing experience. Highly recommended.

Works great, shipped fast.

These sustain pedals take some getting used to, but they are much better for live use than the sustain pedals that operate more like a traditional sustain pedal, in my opinion. Here's why: 1) They don't have reliability issues - All traditional sustain pedals I have used (e.g., Yamaha FC4) develop problems with the actual mechanism (this includes models from Yamaha, On Stage and M Audio). They typically go down right in the middle of a live show, and either don't sustain or leave the sustain on at all times. Not fun. These little pedals never fail. I have had one for over 20 years, and it always works. Sometimes you need to re-tighten the side screws after extended use -- but that's it. 2) They don't slide around as much as FC4 type sustain pedals -- much easier to keep reined in under your feet when performing - whether you stand or site when you play. 3) They work better with Ultimate Support APEX-type stands -- because you can fit the sustain pedal in front of the feet on those stands. FC4-type sustain pedals must be angled sideways to be usable with an APEX-type stand unless you want to stand at a strange angle while playing. Angling those pedals will work -- but it further shortens the time you have before that type of sustain pedal wears out. Also, when you stand and play, you don't need to raise your foot as high with these FC-5 type pedals -- much less fatigue. 4) They are easier to transport, because they are much smaller and lighter. 5) They cost less -- especially when you consider they don't need to be replaced nearly as often. For me, it has been well worth the time to get used to how these pedals work to take advantage of improved reliability and stability. They also work really well as control footswitches (e.g., to trigger a Leslie fast/slow effect on a Nord or similar keyboard). Personally, I will not be buying any more FC4-type pedals. The ones I have that still work will be used at home.

Works well on my small Yamaha mixer that I use to make demo recordings.

For a beginner piano/keyboard player, this pedal works quite well. The standard pin fits into most keyboard ports. The pedal holds notes very naturally. Hopefully I will be able to progress to better equipment, but for now this affordable sustain pedal allows me to practice my beginner music skills.

It really feels very good quality and sturdy being made of metal. I was afraid that being made of plastic it could break. It is really very good. for your price and brand.

While I love a traditional sustain pedal (i.e. Yamaha FC4A), this form factor just works better for live situations and my home office. This pedal has a nice rubber backing that doesn't slide around the floor (the FC4A seems to slide all over the place on solid floors and is a pain in the butt to reposition when you're playing live and it's wandered off). In addition, this pedal is smaller, so easier to have a sustain for each keyboard in a multi keyboard setup without taking up all your floorspace (I want volume pedals for all the keyboard too, so this just allows me more room). And best of all, they're inexpensive. I bought extras so I don't have to pack them when I take the keyboards out and I have an extra in the case as backup (although in 40+ years of playing all over the place I've never had a Yamaha piece of gear fail me).

I actually use this for a different purpose. I use these to key my ham radios to transmit. The radios do require a normally open connection and close only to transmit, which is the opposite of what these do, but with some modification, I can modify it from a normally closed to normally open operation.