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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
 Posted - 06/27/2005 : 11:24:34
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How does it sound compared to the modelled wahs???
You get 5-6 different wahs for the price of one, plus distortions....
To me the product looks really cool.... but in reality??? |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 06/27/2005 : 12:54:08
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| I haven't tried it but I think it's looks beats any other wah hands down. |
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Jp.
Bronze Member
65 Posts |
Posted - 07/20/2005 : 12:58:11
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I'm heading into my local shop to give one a go soon.
I'll let you know how I go But I get the feeling I'll end up leaning towards the Ibanez Weeping Demon.
Unfortunatelly IMO a wah is a pedal you really need to spend time with and I dont think an hour in a shop will be enough. |
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mattharrisuk05
Copper Member
United Kingdom
6 Posts |
Posted - 08/18/2005 : 03:27:59
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I got one as one of my 1st Boss pedals, I think its great, it takes a little while to get used to, I've had it over a year now and I'm still messing around with the customizable settings (because I'm sad)
The sounds are the good, I love the morley, Vox and the Uvi-V. The Cry Baby lacks the high's and squeals but for �105, it's a steal!
I'd recommend trying it 1st, but I personally think it's great, at it looks the 'shizzle'! |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 08/18/2005 : 08:08:12
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Bought one used a month ago. Well, this pedal can do a lot for sure.
Pretty good modelling of the classic wahs but without noisy pots.
Overall I like it a lot, Uni-vibe is great, 3 memories are really useful, looks cool, lots of funktions for the money.
What I don�t like is the distorsions in this pedal, useless if you already have dist/overdrives. BUT you can turn them of.
It�s a little tricky to bypass/switch off.
Try it before buy. |
Edited by - Goran on 08/18/2005 08:38:20 |
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mattharrisuk05
Copper Member
United Kingdom
6 Posts |
Posted - 08/19/2005 : 02:36:10
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| i found the on-off/bypass switch a bit tough to press, and the memory select in the heel switch is to sensitive if you come back to quick. im thinkin about takin out the rubber grips under the rocker, apparently u get a better sweep. i love the uni-v. have u tried to double resonance? |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 08/19/2005 : 07:13:49
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The switches sensivity are adjustable, look in the manual, but it�s a little tricky to get it right.
The double resonance is cool, but uni-vibe is double cool |
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pedals 4 pv
Platinum Member
Canada
1351 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2007 : 09:44:07
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I bought a PW-10 today on craigslist for $40 and I thought it had issues,so I searched and found this old thread. The switch sensitivity was what I thought the issue was but now I think I just need to spend more time with it. I already have a PW-1 and I like one knob and one switch, and I am going to have to do some cable changing because the jacks are on the side,but the Pw-1 is SS and I suppose if one of them has to sit in its box on the shelf,it should have the job.
I am hoping to tap into some of your experience Goran,have you any advice for me, after over two years? |
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Dirk
Platinum Member
Netherlands
1309 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2007 : 11:32:18
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The heel switch can be disconnected with a little connector inside the pedal.
Just open it up, unhook the connector and it shouldn't bother you again.
Great pedal, Vox model sounds really cool, I agree they shouldn't have included those dist models, they suck and probably no one ever uses em anyway. |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2007 : 16:41:03
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Hi Guys
The PW-10 is a well built pedal,
but I find, that the sweep angle-distance, is a little short, compared to the analog Crybaby range.
Which makes it a harder to hit-find that sweet spot.
Setting the volume levels on the distortions,
whilst not impossible, is very difficult,
perhaps Goran will help me out with this.
The DC input jack is mounted very low, when you use it on a hard floor, it's fine, but if you use it on a carpeted floor, you tend to mash the plug & socket into the carpet.
This might cause some long term reliability issues.
I have it as my emergency spare, rather than my main wah.
Dirk, you had a good point, about disconnecting the cable from the heal switch.
Good "left of center thinking", or "thinking outside the square".
I wonder which of the crybaby's the COSM is trying to emulate?
Goran, how does the UniVibe emulation, rate compared to the unit that Franzoni is trying to get in another post?
I too like the UniVibe mode, but have never had a real one to compare it with.
To tame the massive changes in levels, when you engage any of the distortions, I use my trusty LM-2 after the PW-10, just to maintain a bit of sanity to the massive level changes.
At about 2am, or some other bewitching hour.
For some fun, go from a clean wah to the fist distortion setting in factory memory , them go change your underwear.
And try to put the family back to bed-sleep.
Regards Dr. Bob |
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pedals 4 pv
Platinum Member
Canada
1351 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2007 : 00:23:36
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When I bought this pedal the guy said he was selling it because it was too complicated for him.I knew that I could sort that with a couple of posting on the good old Bossarea Forum,and I was right,thanks for the tips guys.
Disconnecting the heel switch is a great improvement,they should have a switch built in to disable the heel switch without taking apart the pedal. The instructions say that there is an on board noise limiter, although I haven't tried to adjust it yet.To date I have only used the PW-10 by itself as I need to do some cabling changes to my pedalboard as I said earlier. Has any one tried putting one wah pedal before their distortion pedals and another one after them? |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2007 : 03:42:59
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Originally posted by pedals 4 pv
Disconnecting the heel switch is a great improvement,they should have a switch built in to disable the heel switch without taking apart the pedal. The instrustions say that there is an on board noise limiter, although I haven't tried to adjust it yet.To date I have only used the PW-10 by itself as I need to do some cabling changes to my pedalboard as I said earlier. Has any one tried a wah pedal before the distortion and another after?
Hi pedals 4 pv
I have read or heard of some players using 2 wah's - sitting down, & both feet, sweeping them in opposite directions.
I look through a heap of my archives, but wasn't able to find the reference.
Still it's an interesting concept, something else to experiment with.
Tell me if you ever figure out a method of getting the levels,
for the distortions in the PW-10, set correctly. 
Regards Dr. Bob |
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pedals 4 pv
Platinum Member
Canada
1351 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2007 : 03:52:30
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| Hi Dr. Bob I'll definatly keep you posted,it will be winter soon and I will have some time for experimentation. |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 10/08/2007 : 07:03:55
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Originally posted by pedals 4 pv
I bought a PW-10 today on craigslist for $40 and I thought it had issues,so I searched and found this old thread. The switch sensitivity was what I thought the issue was but now I think I just need to spend more time with it. I already have a PW-1 and I like one knob and one switch, and I am going to have to do some cable changing because the jacks are on the side,but the Pw-1 is SS and I suppose if one of them has to sit in its box on the shelf,it should have the job.
I am hoping to tap into some of your experience Goran,have you any advice for me, after over two years?
Well I have used it very little, I like my Cry Baby far better.
The od�s and distortions are not very good in PW-10 for one thing and the pedal travel is too small. OK, I don�t like wah in general that much so my opinions are coloured by that fact. I hve just used one wah I really liked, a vintage Colorsound. |
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StratoSphere
Double Platinum Member
Canada
2232 Posts |
Posted - 10/08/2007 : 15:40:48
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ive only tried the Boss PW-10 and V-Wah briefly, but like OD pedals, im an old fashioned guy. i like it as simple as possible, and i do believe in "mojo." i find that a lot of these newer wah pedals seem to be digital machines and sound "good" but rather lifeless.
ive owned a Snarling Dogs Wah, a Dimebag Crybaby from Hell, Morleys, Vox's, plus a few others and the only one i still use is my straight up GCB-95. you just cant beat the classic! |
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
3409 Posts |
Posted - 10/08/2007 : 22:15:30
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| I heard the distortions are hard to turn on/off. It sounds like a decent pedal but I went with the Ibanez Demon Wah instead. I'd sure like to hear some samples of the PW-10 though. |
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PW-10 anyone tried?
