Decided to try an EV-1 and ended up getting three more as you can see in my signature. Main reason for me is feel, but there are other reasons.
The tension control on this thing is the best I have ever experienced, smooth travel all through the range. Doesn’t feel stronger in some spots and weaker in others, like others I have tried. Because of this I leave the tension control kind of backed down. Other pedals I have had I always cranked up the tension a bit reason being: if I parked the pedal at say 50% it may be fine but say around 80% it might slip either up or down when I walk away.
The travel: wider than others out there, and I like this allot. For there are times I like to park the pedal at say 50%, 75% percent or whatever. Now I adjust by what I am hearing of coarse but because of the wider travel just easier to find the sweet spot. (for me)
This pedal is more linear than any other I have ever had, discovered this by accident while calibrating. Even after calibrating if you take the pedal and put it at say 50% of travel, I have others read as high as 80%. The EV-1 50% travel shows as 50% usage on a graph. (consistent all the way through, if I want a curve I can make in a modifier)
Something I forget to mention!
These pedals work so well me, because with what I do I park the pedal in different positions, not riding it like a wah wah pedal, and not also going ramping 0-100% all the time. Lots of in-between for me.
John