Customer Reviews

Yamaha FC4 Sustainpedal edler Klavierlook

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We got a Yamaha DGX-230 and the FC4 floor pedal for Christmas. My son recently started lessons, and he and my wife reported that when they tried to use the FC4, it didn't work, and they had disconnected it.

I plugged it in and tried it, and indeed, it was backwards. When it wasn't pressed, it sustained. When it was pressed, it didn't. There was no polarity or mode switch.

However, after about 20 minutes of Googling, I found an online PDF of the model 220 owner's manual that contained this snippet:

"Make sure that the footswitch plug is properly connected to the SUSTAIN jack BEFORE turning on the power."

It turns out I hadn't bothered to turn off the DGX-230 before plugging it in. When I followed the instructions, everything worked fine.

I also noted this caution as well:

"Do not press the footswitch while turning the power on. Doing this changes the recognized polarity of the footswitch, resulting in reversed footswitch operation."

So, although the FC4 apparently doesn't have a polarity switch, the DGX-230 can switch its OWN polarity.

Other models of course may work differently.

So far I'm quite pleased with both Yamaha products and I'm impressed with the thought Yamaha has put in to them.

The sustain pedal that comes standard with the Yamaha electric pianos are definately lacking. There're small, light and don't feel quite right. The FC-4 has a good all around feel, more like a true piano pedal. It's also heavier and won't move around the floor while playing. Well worth the money.

I was happy with this pedal until it just stopped working one day, almost five months exactly from day I ordered it. It completely stopped sustaining notes, pressing on it had no effect. I checked over and over again to make sure it was plugged in and everything. I practice 30-45 minutes a day, I didn't use it every single day but pretty often. I'm disappointed, I thought it would last longer. Instead of ordering another one, I went with the M-Audio SP-2 which so far is working just fine. Hopefully I won't be on here again saying the same thing about that one.

I bought this pedal for a used Yamaha PSR-500 keyboard that I got at an auction. The pedal works fine with the keyboard, providing the ability to sustain the notes just like a regular piano pedal. I've had no problems with it at all.

Read this and you will save yourself a lot of potential frustration. On my son's Yamaha keyboard I learned that you must have the FC4 footpedal, and probably the FC3 as well, plugged in BEFORE you turn on the keyboard or the sustain is always on and will only go off when you press the keyboard (reverse of normal operation). We had originally purchased an FC3 foot pedal and returned it to amazon for this same problem. I read many of the FC3 reviews only to learn others had the same complaint. I'm sure the FC3 would work the same as the FC4 in this regard so we wasted a lot of time. All that being said, we are going to keep the FC4 as it meets my son's expectations for $25 less than the FC3. My understanding is the FC3 is more like a true piano sustain pedal in that it is variable, whereas the FC4 is on or off, which is all my son really wants.

Pedal works great with my ypt310 keyboard. Bought it to get back into piano playing. greatly recommend it

The FC4 works great so far with my Yamaha keyboard. The sound in the sustain mode is absolutely fantastic. Physically, the whole pedal seems to be strong and stable enough, and it does not slide on the carpet. It's really a great experience to use this pedal because it enables us to play the songs in the correct way. I really enjoy it.

Please note that I have only used it for a few days. We will see how it is after 6 months.

Thanks to many reviews by other customers who used this product before me, I realize that I need to plug this pedal to the keyboard first, and then turn on the keyboard to get the sustain mode working correctly. On the other hand, if we turn on the keyboard first, and then plug the pedal to the keyboard, the sustain mode will always be on and will be off only when we press the pedal, which is the opposite of how the sustain mode is supposed to work. The Yamaha keyboard manual also emphasizes this point.

Works Great. It does have a switch on the bottom to change the polarity, so should work with any keyboard you throw at it.

Works with most keyboards using a 1/4 plug, with a switch to reverse polarity to make it compatible with many keyboard brands. It's weighted so it stays put in one place, which is great.

This adds a bit of realism to playing a portable keyboard - my wife loves it! There is a basic plastic version that would suffice (for about half the cost) - but this model is more realistic, quite well made and has the heft to stay where you put it. I suspect the cheap version would scoot around on the floor while being used. Do check to make sure it is compatible with your particular keyboard before ordering....