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Blackrash
Bronze Member
USA
72 Posts |
 Posted - 09/22/2009 : 00:07:01
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So I have been wanting a wah pedal for awhile now... Looking for the best one...? Still love the RMC-3 the most so far... almost saved enough to buy one here in a month or 2 also 
I like that you can open the circuit box and there are 9 switches to change sweep and help get the desired tone, but that just seems like serious overkill for me... not to mention how expensive they are for not being able to try it on my setup (like $275 USD with shipping! !
I'm hoping to start the great debate on best Wah pedal ever (clean wahs)...
It would also be sweet if people have links to demos on the sound, as I really have no access to a wah except the distortion ones at GC
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starr36
Platinum Member
Canada
1172 Posts |
Posted - 09/22/2009 : 00:11:35
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clyde mccoy wahs from the late 60's are rumoured to be very good, but that is north of $700US recent pricing on ebay.
i bought a re-issue and it kills cry baby.
maybe there's more experience here (i'll be there is!)
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Dirk
Platinum Member
Netherlands
1309 Posts |
Posted - 09/22/2009 : 16:36:42
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I like the newer Morleys because of the optical circuit instead of a pot.
The Steve Vai model, the Bad Horsie is really great, and the funk setting on the Dual bass wah sounds almost identical to it.
You want a sample of the sound, check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5BrE1Pi5cU&feature=fvste3 |
Edited by - Dirk on 09/22/2009 16:42:05 |
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Joske Turbo
Silver Member
Belgium
412 Posts |
Posted - 09/22/2009 : 18:24:07
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| I always sticked to an crybaby. Good sound and easy to operate. |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 09/22/2009 : 18:37:21
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| +1 ON THE CRYBABY |
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rhcp_1005
Silver Member
United Kingdom
307 Posts |
Posted - 09/22/2009 : 18:52:36
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Crybaby's a pretty good wah. I also like the Ibanez WH10, here's a vid but the sounds not that great:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_o_o0kso5A
There's a reissue coming out in october, I think, which'll be a hell of a lot cheaper than the originals. |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 09/22/2009 : 20:38:15
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| +2 on the crybaby....personally i don't need too many switches and options on this effect and the crybaby has always sounded good to me..... |
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Witloofboer
Gold Member
Belgium
513 Posts |
Posted - 09/22/2009 : 21:24:35
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| I'm a Vox man. I like that one (V847) better. It's not as harsh sounding & it sounds great with a slightly overdriven sound. In my opinion, it sounds more 'vocal-like' than the Cry Baby. |
Edited by - Witloofboer on 09/22/2009 21:24:55 |
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Witloofboer
Gold Member
Belgium
513 Posts |
Posted - 09/22/2009 : 21:26:16
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Originally posted by FRANZONI
personally i don't need too many switches and options on this effect
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ChristoMephisto
Platinum Member
Canada
1288 Posts |
Posted - 09/22/2009 : 22:03:01
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I got a Vox Thomas Organ wah (fuzz/volume/wah with panning) with the infamous TDK5103 inductor, sounds pretty good
Crybaby cause its cheap n easy to mod, but too screechy at times.
The most expressive wah I got is a Maestro Boomerang Wah, cloned it from the above Crybaby. Get's you that 'Shaft' sound
Here's the pedal in action...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6EeUi9evpw
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archimedes
Silver Member
United Kingdom
191 Posts |
Posted - 09/22/2009 : 22:48:44
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I have very fond memories of my old Coloursound wah that I used in the early 1980's and foolishly sold sometime later that decade when I didn't think I needed one anymore. Probably a bit noisy but what really made it special was that the pot was turned by a kind of lever action giving a much broader range of travel than the CryBaby. Having seen Lizzy in the late 70s and stood feet from the great Brian Robertson on one occasion I can confirm that this is what he used for all those great Lizzy wah leads. If you see one try it, you might like it, probably collectors' items now.
Currently I have a cheaply bought and slightly modified Dunlop Cry Baby which is OK for the little it gets used but nothing special IMHO.
I did try the Boss digital one for a while but didn't like it, something about the tone, happily I got a good price selling it on.
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 09/22/2009 : 23:39:18
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Nice one on the heads up on lizzy....i has scott gorhams burman amp and matching 4x12 for a while when i was younger.i traded it in on bad advice about portability over tone....  ... the wah sound on the solo in 'don't believe a word' has always been one of my favourites..i'll keep an eye out so... i always assumed it was a crybaby or the vox....BTW as far as i know clapton used (or still does) the vox as well... |
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Ollie
Gold Member
United Kingdom
729 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2009 : 22:37:33
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| i actually quite like my Boss VWAH, Surprisingly versatile, |
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Frederick
Copper Member
Belgium
46 Posts |
Posted - 09/25/2009 : 12:03:24
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Originally posted by Witloofboer
I'm a Vox man. I like that one (V847) better. It's not as harsh sounding & it sounds great with a slightly overdriven sound. In my opinion, it sounds more 'vocal-like' than the Cry Baby.
+1
I'm actually very curious as to how much difference there is between the V847 and the Clyde McCoy version... (Anybody?) |
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Iversen
Bronze Member
Denmark
111 Posts |
Posted - 09/25/2009 : 22:41:29
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Get the Budda if you're into funk.
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Alice
Bronze Member
USA
66 Posts |
Posted - 09/26/2009 : 10:31:23
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I'm probably going to get laughed off of the forum for this but I love the FW-3. It's the only wah I've ever owned, so I guess I'm a bit biased. But my friends have had Cbabys, Morleys, Voxs, etc. So it's not like other wahs are totally foreign to me. I've just always thought the FW-3 is a great wah that's underrated. It gets a bad rap because it can be pretty sharp and trebley.
Also I think a lot of people pick certain wahs because they want a specific vintage sound. The FW-3 definitely doesn't have that.
But there's something about it when you've got a good distortion and a long delay going. Those sharp-treble-peaks-in-echo make my spine tingle.
Also feature-wise it's awesome. You have the peak knob to adjust how sharp you want it. You also have the remote jack so you can set it to any position and switch it on with that specific tone (I still don't have an FS-5U yet).
The only drawbacks are that it's shit-brown and ugly as hell. And it's goddamn huge. It's like half a pedal board by itself. Also, if you use a remote footswitch, the onboard switch is deactivated. Oh, and that they stopped making them like 17 years ago.
Well I tried. At least PaulH will probably back me up on this.
Also I have to give +1 to Archimedes. I'm really impressed with the Colorsound. Was yours just like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7m__AUkrJA&feature=channel_page
As Borat would say "Verr nice"
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The great Charlie Brown debate... Best Wah wah
