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Topic: Wah pedal advice? |
Roger Rettig
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Naples, FL
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Posted 22 Mar 2016 4:14 am |
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I have resisted having one of these but, I'm afraid, my next gig will require me to turn up with one.
Has anyone any recommendations? Which ones work best, which to avoid?
Many thanks in advance.
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Roger Rettig: Emmons D10, B-bender Teles, Martins, and a Gibson Super 400!
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Steve Lipsey
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 22 Mar 2016 9:58 am
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ChiWahWah from Pluetonium, absolutely.
It is a half-size pedal (stomp box size) - you rest your heel on the floor and use your toe to operate it, so it fits anywhere. Since you are sitting, you can just put your toe on it, don't need the heel on the floor..makes the pedal angle whatever you like (normal wahs are designed for a standing angle)
And it goes on as soon as you step on it, so there is no "trying to get it to go on or off without having enough leverage from a sitting position and then not being sure what state it is in" thing that happens with normal wah pedals.
It has a huge range of adjustment to make it sound like any particular wah sound you prefer.
And it is made by some guys that had access to an IBM design and production facility in Asia, so it is made with the highest quality process and materials. Feels like a Telonics device - rock solid. Like Telonics, costs a bit more, but well worth it, and will never, ever break...
Here's the Premier Guitar review:
http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/Raising_the_Bar_of_Wah_Design
(NOTE that the delay they mention as the only real flaw has been eliminated, it now is instantaneous)
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Dan Galysh
From:
Hendersonville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 23 Mar 2016 7:41 am
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| A guitar player that I was working with had a Dunlop Cry Baby Mini Wah. Sounded pretty amazing. He claimed it sounded better than the original and only about a hundred bucks. I'm going to pick one up for a small lap steel board soon. |
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Bobby Snell
From:
Austin, Texas
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Posted 23 Mar 2016 3:36 pm
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| Fulltone Clyde Delux. Three different settings, optional buffer/signal attenuator, full-size but not oversized, built well. Expensive, but I've been through a few Dunlops and a Vox at least, and this seem more solid. Fits alongside VP under my D-10, but it's tight. |
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George Redmon
From:
Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 29 Mar 2016 5:29 am
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I use the BOSS AW-3 Dynamic Wah stomp box for two reasons:
1) It's fully automatic, allowing the player to keep his foot on the volume pedal (where it belongs).
2) I already had one.
Undoubtedly there are other envelope filter/follower stomp boxes available that will work just as well, if not better. |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 29 Mar 2016 5:52 am
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Thanks to everyone who responded. I've gone with the Mooer unit for its compactness and apparent quality of build. There's one on its way to me.
I did get a private response and, as a result, bought an old Cry Baby. It's everything the seller said it was but, in the end, I disliked the way it sucked the tone out of my guitar. As I'll have to be hooked up for the entire show ('Sister Act') I didn't want that compromise to my tone.
I'm already having to use too many freaky-sounding effects for this book - I want it to sound like an actual guitar for at least a couple of moments.
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Roger Rettig: Emmons D10, B-bender Teles, Martins, and a Gibson Super 400!
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George Redmon
From:
Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.
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Posted 29 Mar 2016 11:29 am
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Great choice Roger.....I just love mine. And what I like about the Mooer, is no pesky on/off button to try and stomp on while yur sittin, or even standin. Those "Crybaby" pedals you gotta almost standup out of your seat to turn on & turn off. The Mooer has a touch sensitive digital on/off switch. Hope it works ok for what yur adoin. Don't forget, there are also presets when you hold the top down & unplug the cable, besides the others. Don't miss those.
Best of luck, George |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 29 Mar 2016 11:34 am
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Will it run off a 9v hook-up, George?
Thanks for your help!
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Roger Rettig: Emmons D10, B-bender Teles, Martins, and a Gibson Super 400!
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