Further to my earlier comment regarding the timer. the timer control is an internal trim pot, and is labelled Long Short. When I unboxed mine, it was set to short, so everytime the heel came down during a wah wah operation , you were effectively switching the wah/boost off immediately. If the trimpot is set to Long (not all the way), it will give you a delay in the time the wah reverts to a normal signal. This helps a lot, as the wah isnt switching on and off all the time when it reaches heel down. Yes you could compensate for this in your foot heel up/down control, but in the heat of battle, live, I dont want that. So IMO a delay in switching off helps a lot.
Bought mine in 2016, no regrets. It’s a VERY versatile wah. Don't let the fact that it's made from plastic deter you. TIP!: Those 3 little adjusters on the left don’t stick-out very far, and are a bit difficult to grab onto. I took a small section of aquarium tubing and fitted it onto each of them for better access. I use needle-nose pliers to temporarily widen the tubing before fitting onto each adjuster. I also replaced the metal bottom-plate with a piece of cardboard to further reduce the weight of both the pedal and my pedalboard while still keeping the dust out. Good review/demo, by the way!
@guitarguy382 hey dude, i bought mine a year or two ago, but not using it much, is it normal that there is a hearable input when you press the pedal and the light goes on? I never played with wahwahs so i dont know if thats normal, like its oke when i have it engaged all the time with the red light on, but as soon as the light goes off i can hear that from the amp. you know what i mean?
Most customizeable wah pedal there is... the Q pot is a stunner... only thing there is, you have to be careful with the adjustable "offline delay time" pot (that little hole on the bottom of the pedal). If you go for too long, there might be an audible "knack", when the pedal goes off. This pedal wasn't built for the "cocked wah sound" of Mark Knopfler, but in the studio, you can "lock" it with some velcro tape in the desired position. I personally use a vice to fine tune it. 🙂 ("necessity is the mother of invention"). You can even help yourself a bit with the pots for the toe and heel down position (Range and Fine). Some guys talk of the plastic and that it might break after time... ok, that is usually around 10-15 years, maybe even later. And if it happens, this is a thermoplastic, so you can use a soldering iron with a small bolt in it to go over the break. Maybe you have to apply some additional material from a black cable tie, then sand it down and you're good to go another 10 years, at least..
@@LearningCurveGuitar I just bought one from a local pawn shop and I love it! I looked up a manual for it online; one of the first features it listed was the removable spring. You do have to remove the square retaining pin to get it out though.
Learning Curve, do I need to modify with like buy a mod for it? I hear of people doing this or does it sound good enough. It sounded pretty good to me. I'm gonna use it for Inter Sandman, and songs with the 70s Wa sound. This was a Very good demo and you covered all things, thanks!
This pedals weight comes from the metal plate underneath. The cry baby plate is thin, this one is thin, BUT has a thick metal plate attached to it, giving it the weight. The same as their plastic pedals.This would have been a complete review if you had differentiated between the two output jacks, and explained the timer? I find mine clicks during engagement. I'm not 100% convinced about this pedal. But will be gigging it a lot, so lets see?
@@LearningCurveGuitar yea, but my boost knob is on 7 and the boost is off, and i get a tone sucker after i play it, do you think my unit is faulty or can i save it with some mod?
Nice demo. Thanks.
Nice demo. And bonus points for not doing a wah pedal demo where we are forced to look at tube socks.
It was close. 😀
Nice demo thanks. God bless all.
Further to my earlier comment regarding the timer. the timer control is an internal trim pot, and is labelled Long Short. When I unboxed mine, it was set to short, so everytime the heel came down during a wah wah operation , you were effectively switching the wah/boost off immediately. If the trimpot is set to Long (not all the way), it will give you a delay in the time the wah reverts to a normal signal. This helps a lot, as the wah isnt switching on and off all the time when it reaches heel down. Yes you could compensate for this in your foot heel up/down control, but in the heat of battle, live, I dont want that. So IMO a delay in switching off helps a lot.
Good tip, thank you
Bought mine in 2016, no regrets. It’s a VERY versatile wah.
Don't let the fact that it's made from plastic deter you.
TIP!: Those 3 little adjusters on the left don’t stick-out very far, and are a bit difficult to grab onto.
I took a small section of aquarium tubing and fitted it onto each of them for better access.
I use needle-nose pliers to temporarily widen the tubing before fitting onto each adjuster.
I also replaced the metal bottom-plate with a piece of cardboard to further reduce the weight of both the pedal and my pedalboard while still keeping the dust out.
Good review/demo, by the way!
Like, thanks guitarguy382, that helps, I'll do that too when I get one.
@guitarguy382 hey dude, i bought mine a year or two ago, but not using it much, is it normal that there is a hearable input when you press the pedal and the light goes on? I never played with wahwahs so i dont know if thats normal, like its oke when i have it engaged all the time with the red light on, but as soon as the light goes off i can hear that from the amp. you know what i mean?
Most customizeable wah pedal there is... the Q pot is a stunner... only thing there is, you have to be careful with the adjustable "offline delay time" pot (that little hole on the bottom of the pedal). If you go for too long, there might be an audible "knack", when the pedal goes off.
This pedal wasn't built for the "cocked wah sound" of Mark Knopfler, but in the studio, you can "lock" it with some velcro tape in the desired position. I personally use a vice to fine tune it. 🙂 ("necessity is the mother of invention"). You can even help yourself a bit with the pots for the toe and heel down position (Range and Fine).
Some guys talk of the plastic and that it might break after time... ok, that is usually around 10-15 years, maybe even later. And if it happens, this is a thermoplastic, so you can use a soldering iron with a small bolt in it to go over the break. Maybe you have to apply some additional material from a black cable tie, then sand it down and you're good to go another 10 years, at least..
Спасибо, отличный обзор!
Thanks! Excellent explanation!
Sounds like a vid I need to watch.😎
Very good demo thanks dave
Thanks Dave
@@LearningCurveGuitar Well that is the way a demo is done. Got mine in today. Thanks for the help dave
@@easylisteningdave awesome
FYI the spring is actually designed to be removable so you can use it as a static wah.
Really? Good to know, thanks.
@@LearningCurveGuitar I just bought one from a local pawn shop and I love it! I looked up a manual for it online; one of the first features it listed was the removable spring. You do have to remove the square retaining pin to get it out though.
Does it work al right without the spring? Is there any problem with the sweep or anything?
@@Gekiko7167it’s one of the official features so I’m sure it works fine
@@Gliese710_ Didn't like it, returned it and for the same money I got a used crybaby.
nice demo
Thanks
I definitely am gonna get one today.I really like it. Cheers bro
Learning Curve, do I need to modify with like buy a mod for it? I hear of people doing this or does it sound good enough. It sounded pretty good to me. I'm gonna use it for Inter Sandman, and songs with the 70s Wa sound. This was a Very good demo and you covered all things, thanks!
I honestly don’t know. I think what your asking is a personal choice. It has a lot of changeable parameters so hopefully you can dial it in.
I see, thank you Learning Curve.
Just waiting for mine to be delivered.I discovered Behringer clones about 5months ago when I bought the FX 600
can this 1 can be used as expression pedal? on keyboard
I don’t believe so
This pedals weight comes from the metal plate underneath. The cry baby plate is thin, this one is thin, BUT has a thick metal plate attached to it, giving it the weight. The same as their plastic pedals.This would have been a complete review if you had differentiated between the two output jacks, and explained the timer?
I find mine clicks during engagement. I'm not 100% convinced about this pedal. But will be gigging it a lot, so lets see?
Q is for quack
Yes what the duck 🦆
is it normal when you press it the volume goes up?
there is an adjustable boost
@@LearningCurveGuitar yea, but my boost knob is on 7 and the boost is off, and i get a tone sucker after i play it, do you think my unit is faulty or can i save it with some mod?
If they added midi to it, they would sell a whole lot more.....
Q seems like it’s the Low/High pass filter
The manual says it controls the frequency of the low heal
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@@LearningCurveGuitar thanks! It’s just what I hear though but what you commented is more accurate to what I’m hearing
It really bothers me that you can't go off "half-cocked", if you know what I mean. I sent back a "Chancellor" Cry Baby for just that reason.
@@saxmidiman yeah, it would be nice