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 availability: October 2024 OWNER’S MANUAL Private Stock Limited Edition KILLER WAILS The Killer Wail v2 preserves the original tonal integrity of vintage wahs and overcomes familiar shortcomings, such as excessive noise and unreliable mechanical parts. Utilizing light sensor...

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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.

 

[maguchi]

I been using a Vox 847 Wah for years and been very happy with it. The Vox 847 is the only wah I ever used before yet. Until recently that is. The Vox did everything I wanted, but I din't use it as often as I woulda liked to because of it's size and it din't fit on my pedal board. I always liked the Dunlop Crybabys, so when I seen the Crybaby Junior I got the idea of putting together a pedalboard with the Crybaby Jr. on the board.

I got one from Analogman with the Foxrox wah retrofit. I played it in performances a few times but haven't put together a pedalboard with it yet. It's significantly smaller than a full size wah, but works fine with my size 9 foot.

The travel of the pedal is maybe a little tighter than the full size Vox but it's barely noticeable. The sound is very nice and it's typical Crybaby. The Foxrox retrofit is a buffer and also adds a little sharpness or definition that's designed to sound good with fuzz. I tried it with a Keeley Fuzz Head pedal and it sounds good, the wah with the Foxrox cuts through the fuzz.