NPD - Because I Don't Have Enough Pedals Already

Agileguy_101

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I decided I needed a wah. So I got one.

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RMC Wah. Good ****. And yes, I am very bad with a camera.

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RMC6 - the "Wheels of Fire" wah. It's got three knobs - external volume control, a Q control for tuning the sweep, and a low end response control so I can beef up the wah tone for more Cantrell-esque wahs and back it off for more 70's type wah sounds.

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Pretty Pretty Red

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Nice build quality, if I say so myself.

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My pedalboard as it is now. I forsee some changes in the not so distant future. I'm really not using either the Pharoah or the Diamond Trem. The Pharaoh is made redundant by the Tri/Ram, and doesn't sound nearly as good in my rig, and I found I just don't use trem as much as I'd like. So they're going up on the chopping block.

The wah - I love this thing. First of all, it's important to note that this pedal, as do all RMC wahs made 2006 or later, have a buffer built in specifically to let you use it with a fuzz pedal like a fuzz face. I've had issues in the past with every other wah I've used having a sweep that just doesn't work in my rig when distortion pedals are on. I was using a new Fulltone wah a few weeks ago with the built in switchable buffer and I figured out that my rig needs a buffered wah to be able to use a wah. And the buffer sounds great - my tone hasn't sounded this good in a while.

The wah itself is wonderful. There's plenty of variance to be had between tweaking the low knob and the Q knob. I gigged it last night and used it on a few songs - Pantera's "Goddamn Electric," "Man in the Box" and even "The Ocean" and it preformed wonderfully. I've never loved a wah as much as this one.
 
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Glad to hear it. I was considering this one when I was looking before I decided on my MXR CAE wah. From what i've seen for videos of this wah it sounds great. How does the rocker feel? Loose or stiff?
 
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Definitely loose. I tightened the allen key as much as I could and it still doesn't stay in position when I take my foot off. I don't mind though because I don't use it for a parked wah tone. And when I was playing live last night, I couldn't tell that it felt loose.
 
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As far as tone does this heavily color the tone or is it more transparent? I think if I do decide to get another Wah in the future this might be it if I can find one used.
 
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That's a crazy good pedalboard rig if I've ever seen one. I used to have an RMC4 Picture Wah (Joe Walsh sig.)- the Teese stuff is pretty good. Funny how you don't hear about them anymore, but I remember when people used to be obsessed with them.
 
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you need a wah. but your gonna regret selling that Pharaoh ;)
 
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I used to have one. Very pronounced sweep. More wwwooowww than wwwwhaaaa.
 
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Awww-aaawwwWAWAW Wowowo wACKA WACKA WACKA WOWO WAAAWW WAA-
YEAH BABY!
 
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If it don't sound right, it don't sound right, but damn, I've wanted a Pharoah for a while now.
 
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Damn, you don't screw around when you get a pedal. That's the model I'd get if I wanted an RMC.
 
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Happy NPD! I would love to hear more about your Vibe Machine too!
 
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If it don't sound right, it don't sound right, but damn, I've wanted a Pharoah for a while now.

It sounds really, really good, don't get me wrong - it's just that the muff sound in my head is completely encompassed by the Tri/Ram. I got the Pharaoh more or less as an auxiliary muff tone, but it's not quite what I want. I had an Earthbound Audio Supercollider a while back that I sold because I wasn't looking for that doomy tone, but now that my band writes that kind of music, I'm going to see if I can hunt another one down.

Damn, you don't screw around when you get a pedal. That's the model I'd get if I wanted an RMC.

Damn straight. Life is too short for filler pedals. Just sold the Diamond Tremolo today and I've got a Strymon on the line that should be here before my gig this Sunday. Muahahaha

Happy NPD! I would love to hear more about your Vibe Machine too!

It's a fantastic pedal. At my last gig, we played Zeppelin's "The Ocean" and afterwards, someone in the crowd shouted "Play Machine Gun!" I clicked on the Vibe Machine and WHAM-O! Instant Hendrix. I've had it for almost a year now and I've got no plans to ever get rid of it. I played a Fulltone Deja Vibe recently and I couldn't say that it sounded any better than the Drybell.
 
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