Morley Bad Horsie 2 Steve Vai Signature Wah Pedal

[Mad-Max]

Does anyone have experience with this Wah? I just tried it for the first time today, and I thought it was a REALLY good wah, compared to some that I've played. The range was pretty great, and I dig the fact that as soon as you put your foot on it, the pedal is engaged, and then when you let your foot off, it disengages. I have an original Crybaby, but I've been looking for something that had a bit more range in the sweep.

What do you guys think?

 

[Chickenwings]

Re: Morley Bad Horsie 2 Steve Vai Signature Wah Pedal

Bad horsey is great for high gain especially. I like morleys generally, but they are definitely modern and hifi compared to inductor based wahs. Its all good. In the end its all about what sounds you like the best.

 

[Mad-Max]

Re: Morley Bad Horsie 2 Steve Vai Signature Wah Pedal

Bad horsey is great for high gain especially. I like morleys generally, but they are definitely modern and hifi compared to inductor based wahs. Its all good. In the end its all about what sounds you like the best.

Yeah, I'm starting to dig Morley pedals a lot, but I still like the Crybaby's though. I saw that Dunlop has a similar Crybaby called the 95Q that can do pretty much the same thing as the Bad Horsie. I don't know if it's true bypass or not though, but I know the Bad Horsie is.

Thoughts?

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Morley Bad Horsie 2 Steve Vai Signature Wah Pedal

The original is literally a one trick Horsie. The BH2 has the advantage of some adjustment for the centre frequency. The Power Wah has the same effect function mated to a conventional on/off switch.

If you want the adjustability of the Morley with the response of the inductor type, check out a Rocktron Black Cat Moan.

IMO, none of these designs does absolutely everything. Truly, a case of horses for courses.

 

[Mad-Max]

Re: Morley Bad Horsie 2 Steve Vai Signature Wah Pedal

The original is literally a one trick Horsie. The BH2 has the advantage of some adjustment for the centre frequency. The Power Wah has the same effect function mated to a conventional on/off switch.

If you want the adjustability of the Morley with the response of the inductor type, check out a Rocktron Black Cat Moan.

IMO, none of these designs does absolutely everything. Truly, a case of horses for courses.

I'm just now really considering getting another Wah, only because it's not my go-to effect, but it would be nice to have one there to have one if I want to add some flavor to my leads and to give some character to some of the riffs I play. Mainly for simple stuff, so I'm looking for something that's simple and that I can use conveniently, and that's why I like the BH2 for the fact that it can activate as soon as you use it. To me, that's a plus because then I wouldn't have to worry about switching it on everytime I want to use it.

I also like when the sweep range is wide, because it give you a lot more options when using the Wah for how you use it. The BH2 is a strong possibility for me, but I'm looking to try similar pedals to see which one may be better to my ears. The one advantage that the Crybaby's have over the Morley's IMO, is that the foot pedal is longer and the pedal itself won't take up as much space on a pedal board.

 

[sixstringsamurai333]

Re: Morley Bad Horsie 2 Steve Vai Signature Wah Pedal

I used to own one. Amazing high gain tones as gibson175 said. Great for that super vocal sounding Vai-style delivery. And being switchless is awesome, if you're not the kind of person who uses the stopped wah thing.

However, beware the extreme footprint (if pedalboard real estate is at a premium)... and also, I've always thought the Morley design looks a bit dorky. It's high time they streamlined it!

 

[Mad-Max]

Re: Morley Bad Horsie 2 Steve Vai Signature Wah Pedal

I used to own one. Amazing high gain tones as gibson175 said. Great for that super vocal sounding Vai-style delivery. And being switchless is awesome, if you're not the kind of person who uses the stopped wah thing.

However, beware the extreme footprint (if pedalboard real estate is at a premium)... and also, I've always thought the Morley design looks a bit dorky. It's high time they streamlined it!

Would it work okay with other styles other than high gain perhaps?

 

[staybobo]

Re: Morley Bad Horsie 2 Steve Vai Signature Wah Pedal

I prefer the Ibanez Weeping Demon wah over the Bad Horsie 2 for Classic wah and foot engaged wah types and use with bass & guitar.

 

[Andrew Lamprecht]

Re: Morley Bad Horsie 2 Steve Vai Signature Wah Pedal

I had one for a while and dug it quite a bit. I usually just don't hold onto pedals long lol.