Comments about Ernie Ball VP JR. Passive Volume Pedal:

I chose the Ernie Ball Volume Pedal Jr as a temporary choice and thought that I could return it if it seemed in any way fragile. I'd read that the strings which turned the volume control were potentially problematic. Turns out that there is a six-month warranty, and even with that, the strings are obviously easy to replace with a variety of strong substitutes, if necessary. What attracted it to me initially was its easy-to-pack-up build and size. I never use the tuner output, having a tuner on my amp and a hard-to-detune Strat Ultra. Some tuners apparently affect the tone or add hiss, but I simply don't use a tuner as part of my setup. I also checked the volume of the amp with and without the pedal with my SPL: there is no measurable difference in volume. This makes sense, since the potentiometer should register zero resistance at full on. I found that the volume was a bit abrupt at lower volumes, but was more acceptable as the volume levels increased. There is a microswitch inside the pedal, however, which controls the rate of signal increase. Switching it gave a broader sweep of dynamic range which was really ideal. I use the pedal with a powerful compressor into a Peavey Vyper amp and it really does exactly what I want it to do with no batteries or wires. I don't play much metal...mostly jazz-oriented, bluesy sorts of things, so tone and exact volume are important to me. I can find no fault in this pedal the way I use it. I am not going to return it.

Comments about Ernie Ball VP JR. Passive Volume Pedal:

Ernie Ball VP JR is great for pedal-steel like lines and delay swells.Very smooth.My Fender tuner,when plugged in,is very noisy.I havent tried other tuners as yet.When backing off,my old Rockman cleans up nice and smooth.

Comments about Ernie Ball VP JR. Passive Volume Pedal:

Do your self a big favor and get your self an active pedal like the Hilton.

The pots on Erny Ball wear out very quickly, the sound that comes out of them is terrible in comparison to an active pedal, essentially over priced for what they do. Save your money, spend what you save on this junk with a good quuality pedal, it will improve your playing.

Comments about Ernie Ball VP JR. Passive Volume Pedal:

The action of the volume from up to down position is smooth and uniform throughout. You don't start with zero volume and the last 1/4" on the pedal the volume jumps in, it's very uniform, almost like an optical volume pedal. This is my 3rd volume pedal, but 1st ErnieBall. I like the smaller compact size, it saved me tons of room on my pedalboard.

Comments about Ernie Ball VP JR. Passive Volume Pedal:

Would buy another one if lost or stolen. Tuner out removes one pedal out of your
signal path. Very smooth operation, great for Alex Lifeson style "xanadu" swells.
Very smooth volume pedal. I've had one for 8 years or so, only replaced the string
one time about a year ago.
I give it a "10" even though at some point down the line, if you use it enough, the string
will break. But the threat of it breaking is not a deterrent for me to own and use it. A
replacement cord is only 5 to 10 dollars and can be changed with little hassle... as long
as you watch the you tube video to show you how. Without the video, be prepared to
curse.
Reasonable price for sturdy construction.

Comments about Ernie Ball VP JR. Passive Volume Pedal:

I bought this pedal brand new on eBay. When it arrived, it was in the package, wrapped, brand spanking new. I took it out, plugged it in and right off it had problems. When I brought my heel all the way back to the "no volume" position, it would click back and forth between no volume and full volume. It also made clicking and popping sounds. I paid $12 to ship it to Ernie Ball for a warranty repair. When I got it back, the problem was fixed, but I can't tell if they fixed my pedal or just shipped me a new one, which is what I suspect. One of the only features this thing has is a little swith on the inside of the jack box to give the sweep more range (which doesn't work that well anyway). The switch was there when I sent it in. When I got it back, the switch was not there. I cant imagine WHY they'd remove it, so I think they just sent me a new pedal that doesnt even have the switch. To put it lightly, I'm VERY disappointed in this pedal. Buy another brand.
The tuner input is a feature.

Comments about Ernie Ball VP JR. Passive Volume Pedal:

This is a great pedal for the gigging musician!
It's a great size with great efficiency!
I've bought this twice and my guitar player and I are both happy with the product!
This pedal is just the one you want, especially if you have a great rig to go through it.

This is VERY necessary for any jazz musician who plays guitar or keyboard or bass! Volume right at your feet to balance between soloing and comping, extremely important!

Comments about Ernie Ball VP JR. Passive Volume Pedal:

this is an all right pedal, but the sweep is so small. Its range of movement is not the same as the range of effect. Even worse when used as an expression pedal, in my case with the Eventide Space. It appears to have no effect 50% of its sweep. I've tried switching back and forth with the mini switch inside, but with not much difference. The problem is, is that for eventide pedals, they work best with 25k pots ( the active Ernie Ball VP) but as a volume pedal, it has a very small range.

Comments about Ernie Ball VP JR. Passive Volume Pedal:

I'm not sure how I feel about this pedal. When I first bought it, I knew what I was going to use it for and it's quite effective in a church setting, but I am not happy about the small clipping/popping sound which occurs when you use the volume pedal. Unless you know you're going to use this for a very specific purpose, it's pretty useless.

Lastly, I recommend putting this pedal after your dirtboxes. In my opinion, the roll-offs on the overdriven signal sound more natural than if you were to put it before your dirtboxes.
I can't say much about the features. All it really does is decrease and increase your volume; I guess you can say that it does what it's supposed to do. I only use it for volume swells with some reverb and heavy," slow delay to get that soft-pad sound.

Another thing to note is the ""Tuner Out."" There is definitely tone-suckage when you use the tuner out", but as long as you don't use that it should be okay. Besides, most tuners are built so that you can tune your guitar quietly so that feature is useless.
I was going to give this an eight, but I've discovered something new yesterday that started bothering me; when you decrease/increase the volume, there is this clipping or small popping sound which would be equivalent to engaging a pedal with a stomp. I don't really notice it during a live setting, but when I was experimenting with new sounds yesterday with the EB volume pedal, I quickly realized that this can be really annoying.

Also, I've noticed that a lot of people ran into problems with the string snapping which holds up the rotation. So far, it hasn't happened to me, but at the same time I haven't owned the pedal that long. Hopefully, it will hold up well for many months to come.
I wish this pedal was less due to lack of features and issues with the clipping sound as well as the flimsy string that holds the rotary together. On the other hand, it's built well with a steel casing (I think).

Comments about Ernie Ball VP JR. Passive Volume Pedal:

The string in this thing will break, and seems pretty difficult to fix. It works otherwise, but I could not recommend it based on the string used in it. Buy at your own risk, if you use it for wah/expression, it won't last long.