Recommend me a wah pedal
Recommend me a wah pedal
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minimoog

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7,297 posts

236 months

Wednesday 12th December 2007
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Any views on the best of the sub-£100 wah pedals? Looking at maybe the Dunlop GCB95, Morley Classic, Vox WAH847.

Thanks folks.

wasted years

4,330 posts

226 months

Wednesday 12th December 2007
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Dunlop thumbup

AdeTuono

7,578 posts

244 months

Wednesday 12th December 2007
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I've got a Boss PW10, which models loads of classic wahs, with the addition of UniVibe, O/D and voice modes. Whilst it may not sound exactly like a Morley/Vox/Jen etc., it's close enough. You can pick them up new on eBay for a little over £100 new, maybe £70-80 on auction.

Rob-C

1,488 posts

266 months

Wednesday 12th December 2007
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See if you can borrow one first. I got bored with mine very quickly.


ganglandboss

8,446 posts

220 months

Wednesday 12th December 2007
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I've got a kit one from Maplin and it's suprisingly good!

You need to be reasonably handy with a soldering iron though!

smiller

12,207 posts

221 months

Wednesday 12th December 2007
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The novelty wore off rather quickly for me.....


minimoog

Original Poster:

7,297 posts

236 months

Thursday 13th December 2007
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Hmm. The seeds of doubt are starting to germinate...

I was looking for summat for an idea of an xmas pressie to go with the amp I'm hopefully getting (assuming Santa has got my letter).

Mind you I can barely coordinate two hands, never mind adding a foot into things wobble

SaliMali

242 posts

237 months

Thursday 13th December 2007
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They're fab.I prefer Dunlops to Morleys and Budda to Dunlop but they're over your budget.

They sound best through tube amps as well

Airbag

3,466 posts

213 months

Thursday 13th December 2007
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Get a teese wah pedal, they sound great. Most musical wah I've played in a long time. Not sure what the prices are like, but you're better off with a used one of them than a new dunlop, thats for damn sure!

Gylen

10,177 posts

234 months

Thursday 13th December 2007
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Dunlop Cry Baby. What's good enough for Jimi and all that...

ih8thisname

2,699 posts

217 months

Thursday 13th December 2007
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shoutCry Baby!

No Brainer Really wobble

bga

8,134 posts

268 months

Friday 14th December 2007
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Don't get a Morley Classic! Out of the box only a fraction of the pedal travel results in a usable tone, though this can be fixed. You can't go wrong with a Crybaby or Vox imo, though my brother has an Area 51 wah which sounds amazing. It's close to USD 200 though.

Airbag

3,466 posts

213 months

Sunday 16th December 2007
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If you are really into wah, its worth shelling out a bit more to get a good boutique wah pedal. The crybabys and voxs aren't bad, but they are just average. My vote still goes to the Teese. See if anyone near you is a dealer so you can at least try one out and see what I'm on about, once you play with one a bit, there is no going back. So much more musical, the whole sweep is eminently usable, never sounds shrill, never sounds muddy. Love it too bits. Do yourself a favor! Try it! Try it! Try it! Try it!

(and no, I don't own the company, I just like them)