Wah (t's) Going On? A Thread Celebrating The OG Effects Pedal.

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This just popped up on my FB this morning, interesting to see another company using the Killer Wail name, as I believe that was one of the Charlie Stringer wahs-

New Ritchie Kotzen wah

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Killer Wail v2 Wah – Tech 21 NYC

Anticipated Worldwide availability: July/August 2025 OWNER’S MANUAL Private Stock Limited Edition KILLER WAILS The Killer Wails preserve the original tonal integrity of vintage wahs and overcome familiar shortcomings, such as excessive noise and unreliable mechanical parts. Utilizing light...

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That's tough and tight as hell.

 

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Wahzoo incoming @FuzzyAce .

 

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Here are some of my favorites:
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This is a JEN Double Sound fuzz/wah, made in Italy in the late 60s/early 70s. It's switchable between fuzz and wah, or just wah. There's also a "Super" version with a three way switch that allows for fuzz only. John Wetton used one of these to great effect (ha) during his tenure with King Crimson. The wah is basically a V846, and the fuzz is the same circuit used in the "Vox Distortion Booster", which (like the Dan Armstrong effects) you plugged directly into your guitar.

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Mu-Tron C200 volume wah. AC powered, weighs a ton! The volume side will do up to 10db of boost. Very clean/unique sounding wah. Thurston Moore used one for years.

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This is my all-time favorite - the Maestro Boomerang (BG2). It's the nastiest, dirtiest wah I've ever heard, famously used on the "Shaft" soundtrack (and also by Zappa in the early 70s). It will wacka-chicka-wacka like you won't believe. It has a slight volume boost and a longer travel than most wahs of the era.

Doooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooddddddddddddddddddddddddd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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I have 4 and kind of want another for some reason. Wilson Effects seem to have some interesting options.

I have an EVH, JP95, GCB95F Crybaby Classic, and Crybaby from Hell.

Any ideas?

Maybe something non Crybaby-based?

 

[FuzzyAce]

Wahzoo incoming @FuzzyAce .

Awesome! Don't be afraid to open the back and adjust that trim pot either, if you need more wahka

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

Maybe something non Crybaby-based?

The demos of the Morley stuff doesn't seem to interest me much. Any suggestions?

 

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MXR Custom Audio Electronics Wah.

Fulltone Clyde.

BBE Ben Wah.

Budda Wah.

 

[TubeStack]

My fave wah is my EVH signature. I haven’t had it on my board in a while though, been using the 535Q mini and now just the helix floor wahs (which I configure to mimic the EVH range).

If/when the fractal FX4 ever materializes into a real thing, I may put a board together using real dirt + the FX4 in the loop, and might just get break out the EVH bad boy.

 

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Picked up a Cantrell Wah and an early 90's Hendrix Signature Crybaby that still has
the freaking plastic on the bottom of it. Supposed to have the Stack of Dimes Inductor.

 

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I have a problem. Really need to get a group shot of the Wah-toosi Tribe here.

Added a couple more this week.

 

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Just picked up a Castledine Grey wah this week:

This is a reproduction of the Vox Grey wah from 1967/68, famously used by Jimmy Page in the early Zeppelin years. It has a really clear and open sound - probably my favorite of the Vox wahs I've tried.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Just picked up a Castledine Grey wah this week:

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This is a reproduction of the Vox Grey wah from 1967/68, famously used by Jimmy Page in the early Zeppelin years. It has a really clear and open sound - probably my favorite of the Vox wahs I've tried.

10/10 on looks alone. Oof. Congrats!

 

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10/10 on looks alone. Oof. Congrats!

It turns out pedals look way fancier if you use portrait mode on your phone. I have to remember this the next time I sell stuff on Reverb.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

Just picked up a Castledine Grey wah this week:

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This is a reproduction of the Vox Grey wah from 1967/68, famously used by Jimmy Page in the early Zeppelin years. It has a really clear and open sound - probably my favorite of the Vox wahs I've tried.

I like to think the internals of my home built pedals are pretty tidy but then I see one of the masters at work and feel humbled all over again.

Always inspirational to see work like that though.

 

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It turns out pedals look way fancier if you use portrait mode on your phone. I have to remember this the next time I sell stuff on Reverb.

If you didn't spend so much on the Castledine maybe you could afford some
Plates and Cutlery. Maybe even splurge for a nice Centerpiece.







That's stunning.

 

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If you didn't spend so much on the Castledine maybe you could afford some
Plates and Cutlery. Maybe even splurge for a nice Centerpiece.

I ordered it directly from Stu, so it was only about $300. Reverb prices are crazy! The only one I've seen listed in the last year was $650. Of course it took six months to build...

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

A older Vox 847 wah hits the spot for me. It's maybe a late '90s early 2000s model modified by Analog.Man

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What are the mods?

 

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Added to the Wahrsenal with a Petrucci Sig Crybaby.

 

[Zodiac]

I don't use wah very much, but I still like to have one on my board. The basic Vox V845 works for me. Modded for true bypass.

 

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I've sort of (de)volved into a bit of a Wah-ficiando.






They are just so cool to me, and they are fairly cheap and readily available,
so why not have Willy Wahnka House of Flavours??