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What I'm looking for is a boost/wah pedal with auto return. You know, just step on it and it turns on. I'm not a pedal person, but I have been incorporating a wah into my leads. I have a ****ty dime wah, and it just isn't doing it for me. I'm shopping around for a new one, and so far I like the Dunlop bass wah the best. It screams on the top end and its auto return. If anyone out there has any suggestions, I'd love to hear.
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The Dunlop 95q. -
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Morley.
I have the Mark Tremonti one, it's got an adjustable boost, as well as auto-on and auto-return. It has a very cutting tone, great for distortion, not as great for quacky/funky cleans.Comment
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I was just checking that out. Have you used it?Originally posted by Lampy H View PostComment
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Dunlop bass wah. Works awesome for guitar, has a volume knob to set it for a boost and a tone knob to control how drastic your sweep is. Has auto return too.
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Aren't most or all optical wah's pressure-activated (no switch)?"Completely Conceded Glowing Expert."
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My AMT Japanese Girl wah is optical, but requires a serious toe-down "kick" to turn it on. Possibly, because I'm trying to use it on carpet.Originally posted by blueman335 View PostComment
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That or the Mark Tremonti Morely would be the two most common ones that you could try. I don't know about the 95Q, but everyone raves about the Tremonti.Originally posted by SGFanatic View PostSchecter ATX Blackjack C7 BKP Painkiller (B) and Abraxas (N)
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no. Most of the morleys have a switch next to the treadle. I actually prefer these ones.Originally posted by blueman335 View Post"Technique is really the elimination of the unneccessary ... it is a constant effort to avoid any personal impediment or obstacle to acheive the smooth flow of energy and intent"
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That's a little bit better than the toe switch on Dunlops. I could never know for sure if I turned it on or not.Originally posted by gibson175 View PostSchecter ATX Blackjack C7 BKP Painkiller (B) and Abraxas (N)
Hagstrom Hj800 Jazzbox stock pickups
Fender Jazz Bass EMG MJ Set
Music Man SUB Ray5 stock pickups
Line 6 Helix
Dunlop Strings and Picks
The opinions expressed above are my own and do not reflect normal levels of sanity.Comment
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yeah they are good pedals. Not the choice of the tone purists because they work differently to the inductor based wahs jimi used, but excellent options for the working musician nonetheless."Technique is really the elimination of the unneccessary ... it is a constant effort to avoid any personal impediment or obstacle to acheive the smooth flow of energy and intent"
Yehudi MenuhinComment
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Re: Wah boost...is there such a thing?
Actually in most Dunlop pedals you have sth called buffer, sometimes it's set to minimize the signal suck in the effects chain, but can be used also to adjust the volume. Notice if your wah will make the signal more transparent, if yes - you have let's say BOOST. Some people modify them and throw away buffer circuit from PCB and mount 3PDT switch to make it true bypassed (this modification allows you also to put the diode signalizing that effect works). As said above ^ there are pedals you are asking for which have a little boost, but from my experience it sucks, because the wah wah pedal modifies the frequency amplitude and "focus on" and boost that frequency which you have chosen by moving your feet. Why it's bad ? Probably you heard that some frequencies are heard more clear than the others. Typical midrange frequency and treble one can sound crap in the mix with the band. Recently I was at the Slash's concert and as I know the modified circuit of his signature Crybaby Wah (I've spoken to his backstage tech) it does not adjust and boost at any level, the difference ON/OFF is about 0 dB.
Conclusion ? (or tl;dr)
Get standard wah and if you want to have good sound to your audience stay away from boost in the wah wah enclosure
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I have been using a Morley Power Wah Boost for 35 years. I just put my first gen in mothballs and I am using a Morley mini now. I could get into all of the great things about the Morley or you could just check out this review I wrote. My new unit doesn't have the boost but other Morley pedals do.
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