The pedal does what it's supposed to do, but... 
by Jeff Miller from Chehalis, WA, November 2007
Music Background:  Recording Eng., Pro Musician, Hobbyist

Here's the thing - if you read the other reviews about the pedal you'll note how it will reverse itself if plugged in AFTER the synth is powered up. I bought a new Yamaha Synth from Sweetwater along with this pedal and I guess I expected it to work right out of the box (which it does, save this one peculiarity) - Otherwise the pedal is just right, seems to be built sturdy enough for my heavy foot.

  Just what I needed at a great price. 
by Harold Reeve from Modesto, CA USA, September 2006
Music Background:  Just for fun.

The FC4 sustain pedal works well and does just what I need. The action is responsive enough to give good control and feedback to my foot. OK, a Steinway grand sustain pedal is better, but this costs a lot less and is attached to a $200 keyboard for music in a children's division at church. It does a very good job for this purpose.

The pedal function was reversed (up was sustain) when first plugged in, but a simple power down of the keyboard set it right again.

I rated this a 4.5 instead of a 5 because I was not "blown away" by the FC4 sustain pedal - just completely satisfied. If I was going to rate Sweetwater here I would give the company a 5 out of 5. Where else can you get a great price, free shipping on a small order, great service (two phone calls just because they wanted to make sure I got great service), and a handful of candy in the box!?! I even took the time to review this product and their fulfillment of my order, and I have never done that before!

Looks good 
by Fred K from Stratford, CT, May 2005

This sustain pedal is good for the price. Sweetwater delivered the pedal quickly, no complaints.

Be careful when you plug it in. The piano should be unplugged first, then plug in the pedal, then plug the piano back in. If you don’t, you may end up with polarity problems, where the sustain on / off will be reversed when depressing the pedal. When I first plugged in, the sustain was always on, and disabled when pressing the pedal. Fixed it with the above steps.

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