Which "Non Switching" Wah Do You Like?

Bushman · 11-14-2011, 07:11 PM

Currently my wah is an original crybaby, which replaced my Vox because it had too much sweep and a harsh top end.
Problem is that I have a problem sometimes switching my wah on / off reliably and can't tell if it's on easily. I have thought about trying out a Morley because of the "put your foot on it and it's on" feature.
Any of you have an instant-on wah that you like, and why?
I use my wah with light to heavy distortion, rarely clean.
BTW, I play an LP through my pedalboard into a Fender set to clean.

zedman · 11-14-2011, 09:58 PM

How about an auto wah?

I have a Boss Aw-3 I love--no messing with a pedal--just off or on.
The wah can be affected by how hard you pick, in addition to the dial settings.
There is a tap feature as well.

But if you want the pedal style of a wah, there is a jack for an expression pedal, so you can change setting with it.

Give it a shot.

Bushman · 11-15-2011, 06:46 AM

Hmmm...
Never thought about that. I had an auto wah on my RP2000 and it worked ok, except it had too rigid of a sweep. Not expressive enough to use on different tempo songs.
Does your Boss AW-3 have a a tap tempo built in? How does it react to a big slow bend? does the sweep match the bend?

**Rainer.** · 11-15-2011, 09:41 AM

I have a Morley Mark Tremonti sig (yeah, yeah, laughs it up, haha) wah, which really sounds great. It has a built in boost, which can be quie useful, and the switch less thing is great. Just think of a spring loaded wah pedal, and that's basically it. It takes up a lot of room on a board, though, and is relatively heavy, but it sounds just fine. I can probably find some vids of me playing I with my band, if you're interested.

I also have an envelope filter that I use, basically like an auto wah, but it's a totally different tone.

**tenwatt** · 11-15-2011, 10:59 AM

You can adjust your sweep on the Crybaby pretty easily. Open it up and you'll see a white, plastic piece holding a black, toothed bar agaist the gear on the pot. Loose the white piece, pull the bar away from the pot, rotate the pot counter clockwise a bit, test, and repeat until you get a desired sweep.

NOTE: Find a way to mark where you started so that you can get back to where you were if needed.

ibanez_dude · 11-15-2011, 12:43 PM

I kinda wish I did. I have a Dunlop 535q, and the previous owner took the rubber stops out from the bottom of the expression pedal, so it clicks on and off everytime you move it forward. I haven't been able to find somewhere that sells the pieces to install

zedman · 11-15-2011, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Bushman

Hmmm...
Never thought about that. I had an auto wah on my RP2000 and it worked ok, except it had too rigid of a sweep. Not expressive enough to use on different tempo songs.
Does your Boss AW-3 have a a tap tempo built in? How does it react to a big slow bend? does the sweep match the bend?

It has a tap feature on it.
I haven't used it a lot--I mostly use it on bass, and on solos, and sometimes on rhythm--with the so called Hendrix chord.

I haven't tried it with an expression pedal, I like it with the dynamic auto settings.

Bushman · 11-16-2011, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by tenwatt

You can adjust your sweep on the Crybaby pretty easily. Open it up and you'll see a white, plastic piece holding a black, toothed bar agaist the gear on the pot. Loose the white piece, pull the bar away from the pot, rotate the pot counter clockwise a bit, test, and repeat until you get a desired sweep.

NOTE: Find a way to mark where you started so that you can get back to where you were if needed.

I Like the sweep on the Crybaby, that's why I chose it over the Vox. Thanks for the info though...

Rainier, I'll look at Mark Tremonti wah, I don't have a lot of real estate avbailable on my board, so if it's too big I couldn't use it..

**thesteve** · 11-16-2011, 12:41 PM

If you like the wah you have, have you considered adding an indicator LED to it?

**Rainer.** · 11-16-2011, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Bushman

I Like the sweep on the Crybaby, that's why I chose it over the Vox. Thanks for the info though...

Rainier, I'll look at Mark Tremonti wah, I don't have a lot of real estate avbailable on my board, so if it's too big I couldn't use it..

Yeah, all the Morley pedals are really big for some reason, but I think they sound fine.

Bushman · 11-16-2011, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by thesteve

If you like the wah you have, have you considered adding an indicator LED to it?

Yeah, I have given that a little thought, along with putting a true bypass switch in it as well.
Might be an option, I'm pretty good with a soldering iron...

wrsgpgtr7 · 11-24-2011, 07:38 AM

I modded an original Cry Baby as follows:

True Bypass switch/circuit board reconfigure
LED on/off indicator light.

Complete parts list and step by step instructions (with pics) can be found on the web. You can do this in one evening.

lespaul59 · 12-03-2011, 11:32 PM

I use the Crybaby: Zakk Wylde Wah and I really like it. I like the way ZWCB sounds way better than the Original CB I use to have. I could use a lot of work with my Wah skills but I still like what I get from the ZWCB.