Trouble with wah

[toneseeker74]

Hoping that somebody can help me out with my wah. When I move to the toe down position and make contact with the switch (but not actually click it on/off) I get an audible tick/click sound through the amp. This happened with the original switch and happens with my new true bypass switch too. The wah is a Vox V847. Any thoughts?

 

[blueman335]

Re: Trouble with wah

Is the switch at the right height? Too high or low can cause problems. If you had it happen with two switches, it's probably not the switch.

 

[toneseeker74]

Re: Trouble with wah

I have adjusted the switch height from way high to nearly too low to engage. Same problem.

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Trouble with wah

Well you have a coil in there, it will make mechanical sounds.
Got any felt between the rocker and the switch?

 

[toneseeker74]

Re: Trouble with wah

Well you have a coil in there, it will make mechanical sounds.
Got any felt between the rocker and the switch?

Hmm. I'll have to check. Thanks for the idea

 

[Gainstage]

Re: Trouble with wah

Are you daisy chaining the power supply?
Bypass switches especially build up a charge and often pop. Sounds like switch charge popping. Stop daisy chaining power or perhaps a good buffer after the wah might help. Assuming in general the switch itself is not bad...

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Trouble with wah

As I am lazy sunday beridden bugger....
Read this...

http://www.mrblackpedals.com/blogs/straight-jive/6629778-what-really-causes-switch-pop

 

[toneseeker74]

Re: Trouble with wah

Are you daisy chaining the power supply?
Bypass switches especially build up a charge and often pop. Sounds like switch charge popping. Stop daisy chaining power or perhaps a good buffer after the wah might help. Assuming in general the switch itself is not bad...

1) There's felt under the rocker/treadle.
2) Wah is powered by battery.

To clarify, it's not a matter of popping when switched on/off. The sound comes when the switch "button" is pressed ALMOST all the way to make it switch on/off. It's when the "male" part of the switch taps/makes contact with the last bit of the "female" cylinder just before the switch engages. Essentially, I can't use the last bit of forward treble sweep of the wah without hearing "tick."

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Trouble with wah

Well that you cannot avoid!

 

[toneseeker74]

Re: Trouble with wah

Well that you cannot avoid!

But my Thomas Organ Crybaby doesn't do this. I just want to make my Vox quiet too. Confused.

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Trouble with wah

Well a switch that is mechanical...it makes a sound when switched on and off!!!
Some switches makes more noise than others...just the nature of it.