Dunlop DVP5 Volume (X) 8 Pedal

I don't know man, maybe it's just me but this pedal has really, really horrible drawbacks in my book.
First, let's just get it out of the way: the pedal works fine, the overall throw is great even if the pedal is smaller than the average Volume pedal, and the guts are crisp and organized: there's even plenty of space if you want to mod it down the road.
But the smell, ow boy: this pedal smells like a burnt truck tire. It's incredible, it totally ruins the premium feels you get from the weight and slick look of the pedal.
And don't think about putting velcro (hook & loops tape) under it to mount it on your pedalboard! Mine literally FUSED the rubber pad with the velcro and I had to spend a full morning trying to get it off the base plate. Needless to say it was terribly annoying.
I should have unscrewed the base plate and mount it backwards, like you do with Boss pedals, but the rubber pads were touching the cabling inside in a funny way and I didn't wanna risk to ruin the pedal by putting stress on these parts. So yeah, just have it by your pedalboard or mount it with anything other than velcro.

I used mine to control a Chase Bliss mood MKI, a Boss DD8, as a volume pedal and to split my guitar signal in two. Worked great every time in every situation. But yeah, the smell.

Bought two Dunlop DVP5 pedals for using as expression pedals in my brand new Quad Cortex. Before I was a proud owner of Helix LT + Mission EP1-L6, but decided to go for something not that heavy in weight. For some reason Mission EP1 (TRS version) is now impossible to buy in Europe (out of stock everywhere), so I decided to try this one instead. I even ordered two of them, because I initially planned to have one for home and another one for rehearsal / gig usage. After unpacking it I felt that smell other reviewers were talking about. It's not that pleasant, but not that strong either, but your wife will for sure smell it in the room. The pedal is really lite, just around 700 grams, so I decided I will have just one pedal to carry around, and sent another one back. Now about the myths that surround this pedal in the Internet assuming it's the best buy: I'd say they're worth to be debunked. Someone's saying it's a tank quality. I'd not say so, there are some plastic moving parts inside, and they look like they could break in a couple of years. And no, you currently can't find spare parts in Europe, you need to order them directly from US. There is a squeaky noise after using it for some hours after purchase, so I recommend oiling the moving parts, it helps immediately. In comparison, Mission pedals don't have any rotating noise even after years of gigging. People are saying, there's no dead zone? But sorry, there is a dead zone like in any cheap expression pedal. Mission dead zone is much smaller (but probably due to smaller moving angle?). Another thing that I didn't like is its moving radius, which is too wide, so it could be hard to use it on an angled pedalboard. In any case, that's one of the best offerings currently on the market in terms of weight / price / availability ratio. It's usable, low-weight and should survive a couple of years of intensive usage. Still, I'd recommend going for Mission Engineering where feel, quality and smell is really close to a good old Cry Baby.