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Post by helmi on Jan 8, 2019 15:51:54 GMT -7
I 've owned several wah's over the years, but am currently wah-less. here's my dilemma. I prefer the sounds of dunlop style wah"s, BUT I HATE the stiff button switches they have. I had a Joe Bonamassa wah that I thought sounded great, but again, the button. I love the operation of the Morely's, but haven't found any that I like the sound of. anybody have any suggestions? any soft button switch wah's out there. this has always driven me crazy with wah's.
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Post by LT on Jan 8, 2019 16:08:46 GMT -7
I have an Area 51 that I like. Switch is easy to engage.
Have you tried the Dunlop CB Mini? Your foot hangs off the front, so you have more leverage on the switch. I found it easy to turn on/off.
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Post by nicholas on Jan 8, 2019 16:31:56 GMT -7
The Dunlops always seem to come set up pretty stiff. Basically to operate the switch you have to push hard enough on the treadle to squish the rubber pads enough to reach the switch and activate it.
They are adjustable though. If you loosen and remove the nut that is visible on the outside of the switch you can pull out the switch from the inside and loosen up the jam nut. Pretty much just like adjusting a guitar volume knob. The higher you set the knob on the wah the less you have to push against the rubber pads. It can be set for super easy activation.
With that said my Xotic wah has a silent switch. The bad horsie comes on automatically when the treadle is rocked. Other than those I'm not familiar with any others.
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Post by Faze on Jan 8, 2019 16:37:03 GMT -7
I just bought the Jam pedals Wahcko wah and It has 6 different settings. I used to use the fulltones. The jam pedal wah sounds great. It has a nice sweep and you can adjust it if you want. I left mine stock.
Real nice vocal tone as well. Sounds great.
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Post by daddyelmis (Greg) on Jan 8, 2019 17:49:59 GMT -7
I’ve used a fulltone Clyde for years - very “vocal” sounding and engages and disengages easily.
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Post by limenine on Jan 8, 2019 18:22:28 GMT -7
I'm curious about the Fulltone wahfull - turn the box on and off like a normal pedal, and use an expression pedal for wah-ing.
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Post by headshrinker (Marc) on Jan 8, 2019 18:44:16 GMT -7
I was going to write what Nickolas said above. The problem isn't the switch but those rubber stoppers. He's got the solution.
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Post by sharkboy on Jan 8, 2019 19:38:15 GMT -7
I have a Clyde Deluxe, but not a lot of songs on which to use it. Very happy with it, but it doesn’t get a lot of exercise.
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Post by Paul (TRANE) on Jan 8, 2019 20:28:45 GMT -7
Check out the wowee wah. No switch operation is an option.
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Post by nicholas on Jan 9, 2019 11:23:40 GMT -7
I'm curious about the Fulltone wahfull - turn the box on and off like a normal pedal, and use an expression pedal for wah-ing. I have one. I need to mess around with it more. It's cool for the always on thing because you can really fine tune it. But it's odd using the expression pedal, then stepping over to the pedal to turn it off. I really do need to play around with it more. I've got a few others, the Dunlop 535Q which is my reoccurring favorite for as long as I can remember. The Xotic wah is a nice, smaller size with similar adjustable control but it doesn't seem to sound as thick or lush as the 535Q for my settings. Also the Dunlop Jerry Cantrell which I like so far. I need to play around with that one some more.
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Post by zpilot on Jan 9, 2019 19:07:12 GMT -7
Line 6 M5 with a Mission expresion pedal. There are a couple of pretty decent wahs in it plus a BUNCH of other good effects and a great tuner.
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