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P Gleespen
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Posted 21 Mar 2007 11:53 am |
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I'm considering picking up a wah pedal to goof around with. Anyone have an opinion about which pedal is the best?
I'm not looking for the Fender/western swing wah thing, but more the Jimi Hendrix or Frank Zappa sound.
Any thoughts, comments or recommendations would be appreciated.
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Jim Peters
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St. Louis, Missouri, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 21 Mar 2007 1:46 pm
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I prefer Cry Baby wahs. I use an older 60's model, but the new ones sound very good. Get one with true bypass for sure. JimP
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Rand Anderson
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Cardiff, California, USA
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Posted 21 Mar 2007 3:32 pm
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I have buddah bud-wah for sale here:
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=919529#919529
these are really great and with true bypass. It has served me well but I have gotten a Teese RMC wah endorsement. I paid $175 for this one new.
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P Gleespen
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Toledo, OH USA
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Posted 23 Mar 2007 1:43 pm
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Thanks Rand, those are good pedals from what I've heard, but the sweep on them sounds a tiny bit too narrow to me. I heard some sound samples on line, and some other listener described it as more of a "wow" pedal than a "wah" which I thought was pretty accurate. It sounded like it would be perfect for clean wickawackawickawackas (if you know what I mean  )though.
Anybody have any experience with the Fulltone Clyde wah? Pretty pricey, but I LOVE my Fulltone Fulldrive...if the quality is on the same par, that's probably a great wah.
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John Cook
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Sarasota, Florida, USA
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Posted 23 Mar 2007 5:19 pm
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| I just pulled my old Morley wah out of the original box and found the receipt dated March of 1998. I paid $89.00 for it back then. This particular model was called NSW. I don't think they make it anymore, but it is a switchless model that ran 9V or with a 9V wall wart. They make a whole bunch of different ones but any Morley I have ever heard has sounded better than any other brands I have had in the past. They don't jump volume anywhere and their range is what I would consider very wide. Good Luck, jc |
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Steinar Gregertsen
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Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 23 Mar 2007 7:09 pm
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Anybody have any experience with the Fulltone Clyde wah? Pretty pricey, but I LOVE my Fulltone Fulldrive...if the quality is on the same par, that's probably a great wah. |
I have a Clyde, as well as a Fulltone Supa-Trem tremolo and Fulltone OCD overdrive - I can assure you the Clyde lives up to the 'Fulltone standard'..
Steinar
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Dave Mudgett
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Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 24 Mar 2007 8:45 pm
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I was gonna post the other day, but got busy. I'm not talking whickawhacka-whickawhacka like a Morley - I'm talking strictly Jimi-style. For me, the issues are amount and character of the sweep, what the near-half-cocked positions sound like, how controllable the sounds are, and so on.
I've owned everything from an old Vox Italian-inductor Cry Baby back in around 1969 through the later Vox wahs in the 70s to more modern Dunlop and Vox wahs in the 80s and 90s. One thing I'll say is - they are all individual, and I have to play a wah unit to know whether or not I love it. I have sometimes found identical models to be quite different.
After years and years of buying, selling, and trading wahs, I did a shootout of a bunch of wahs several years back. An early 70s Vox Cry Baby, a later 70s Vox wah, several varieties of recent Dunlop Cry Babys, a couple of recent Vox wahs, and a Fulltone Clyde. I wanted to try a Geoffrey Teese Real McCoy, but couldn't find anybody local with one.
I used my guitars and my amps, from old Fenders to old Marshalls and Laneys. I cranked 'em up and let 'em rip. The clear winner was the Clyde, and I bought it. Never regretted the choice. It is smooth and solid, both the physical mechanism and the sound. It gives a very fluid sweep, and the gutteral sounds around half-cocked are very contollable, which I find very important for a lot of things, including steel.
Still - even it is not for everything. Sometimes, that smoothness isn't what I want. So I waited until I found the right used generic Dunlop Cry Baby for $40. It's exactly opposite to the Clyde - hair trigger transition, huge, huge tonal sweep, but still great tone. Some guitars and amps like the Clyde, others like the Dunlop. Go figure. The Dunlop is also great for whickawhacka-whickawacka, and I need that sometimes.
Naturally, this is just one person's view, entirely dependent on my personal taste, and YMMV significantly. I know guys that don't like the Clyde and think the Dunlop is the greatest thing since sliced cheese. I would try a bunch out - in fact, I did. |
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P Gleespen
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Toledo, OH USA
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Posted 25 Mar 2007 2:19 pm
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The masochist in me decided to trot down to Guitar Center on a Sunday afternoon.
Is there anything more pleasant than listening to 6 or 7 guitar players playing out of tune guitars loudly and badly at the same time? Perhaps if you factor in the 3 bass players, all of whom were a slappin' it...pure joy.
Through the din, I was able to try out six different models of dulops. I liked the "Classic" the best, but none of 'em moved me too much. I'm thinking about bringing the "Classic" home to see what I think about it through my rig...that 30 day return policy is nice.
I'll have to go across town some time to the Fulltone dealer to try the Clyde out next.
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Steinar Gregertsen
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Posted 25 Mar 2007 3:25 pm
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Patrick, here's a solo from my CD where I used the Clyde (signal chain was Clyde - Fulltone FullDrive2 - POD).
Clyde wah solo
Steinar
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P Gleespen
From:
Toledo, OH USA
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Posted 26 Mar 2007 6:34 am
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Nice! Really pretty stuff Steinar.
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Ben Jones
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 26 Mar 2007 10:36 am
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Is there anything more pleasant than listening to 6 or 7 guitar players playing out of tune guitars loudly and badly at the same time? Perhaps if you factor in the 3 bass players, all of whom were a slappin' it...pure joy.
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hehe...classic..so true, so true.
I've had a bunch over the years for regular guitar.
Live after a couple beers I found they would often be difficult to turn on and off, so I sought out one of the switchless crybaby's. I would think this would be great for psg where you are seated and therefor dont get the leverage needed to stomp these things on and off (you also dont get to leave it on half cocked however but I dont miss that at all). It has a small boost button on the side but best of all has adjustable Q control so i can have the sweep be as subtle or nasty as i want. I really dig it, and found it used for $50 all the better. |
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