What wah?

[HJM]

Anybody tried a Keeley wah mod?

[Johnny Mac]

Hey I love the Weeping Demon - huge chunk of metal like it came out of a tank factory

Johnny Mac - Is it worth the money?

I only paid 90 quid for it and like you say it's built like a tank and i think it sounds great so yes!!

[Brow]

Vox 847.

Brow, you've confused me.

You modded your 847 to be true bypass?

Ok, I thought the test for true bypass was to take out the battery and see if you still get a signal through it?

I did that, and it does. So I though the 847 was true bypass already?

I cant see that mine being some sort of special edition having lots of little union jacks all over it makes any difference  :lol:

Where am I going wrong?

I didn't perform the mods. I bought the pedal through someone I know on another forum and he modded it for me, so I can't really answer your question I'm afraid  :?

Sorry  :roll:

[carlaz]

JH 1 Hendrix wah that Dunlop make is on my board.........I've done a true bypass mod so it's pretty transparent. I too have an original Coloursound Wah.........beautiful but a touch too microphonic for live so it lives in my studio these days.....lovely tone.

The Coloursounds have sounded really cool whenever I heard people play them, and so I was bidding for one on ebay some months ago, but it just shot into stupid prices as the bidding closed up; I couldn't convince myself that I needed to spend more on used gear than new gear!  I mean, I reckon that most of the "classic" players back in the day usually just got some wah pedal off the shelf, so why shouldn't I? :)

So instead I just picked up the stock Dunlop JH1 Hendrix wah as well (whilst in the States) to replace my "vintagely cool" but utterly knackered Thomas Organ Crybaby (which I bought used but cheap :) some 10 years or so ago).  The JH1  sounds good to me, though I ought to do a true bypass on it.  On the other hand, I'm most doing home recording stuff with guitar these days, so I guess I can just only plug it into the signal path when I plan to play it!

[HJM]

Vox 847.

Brow, you've confused me.

You modded your 847 to be true bypass?

Ok, I thought the test for true bypass was to take out the battery and see if you still get a signal through it?

I did that, and it does. So I though the 847 was true bypass already?

I cant see that mine being some sort of special edition having lots of little union jacks all over it makes any difference  :lol:

Where am I going wrong?

The battery out and see if bypass works trick doesn't allways give a corect result, some effects have the guitar connected to the bypass and wah/fx circuit simultaniously - and switch the outputs. That means that while the effect won't work without a battery, the bypass will, but it's still ot true bypass!

[MDV]

No worries brow.

HJM: then how the hell do you tell if its true bypass or not????

[HJM]

No worries brow.

HJM: then how the hell do you tell if its true bypass or not????

Easiest is with a true bypass box, stick the effect to be tested in the loop but bypassed, and switch the true bypass box, if the effect is true bypass you'll hear no tone change.

Can't think of another way, except comparing the direct to amp, then putting the effect in the chain on a short lead and have a listen.

Nothing's ever easy :!:  

[balde]

Anybody tried a Keeley wah mod?

HJM, i have the crybaby with keeleyīs mods. It sounds great!!! No tone sucking too, since itīs true bypass now also. Robert doesnīt only convert it to true bypass, but changes a lot of components that make the tone come alive. He also puts three trim pots inside that can alter the pedalīs volume, bass response and vocal feel of the wah. I remember you liked how it sounded on that clip i made with the irish tours. If you want to listen to it again, itīs the one called irish tour bridge clip.
To me it works wonders, but thatīs just me. I hope you can find what you want!!!!

[HJM]

Thanks Balde...I remember that clp now...thanks!!

[WITH FULL DISTORTION]

just my 2 cents
i used a Dunlop Crybaby wah
and i loved it
check it out on BELIEF LEAD.. i used it
www.myspace.com/befamal
Hails
J.P

[My Last Serenade]

just my 2 cents
i used a Dunlop Crybaby wah
and i loved it
check it out on BELIEF LEAD.. i used it
www.myspace.com/befamal
Hails
J.P

Dude that is sick your band rule  :o  :D  :twisted:
I love all the heavy stuff as i told u in my other posts and yoour stuff is brill  

[bazbonehead]

i currently have a bad horsie 2, but i dont find it gives a squelchy enuff wah. what would be a great squelchy and bassy wah, much like that sound used on the solo for vengeance by yngwie malmsteen? Is this just the general crybaby sound, or will i have to buy one of the more specific models? like the zakk wylde wah or nasal classic wah etc? or even one of those Real McCoy ones?

[HTH AMPS]

I used to play a Teese RMC3 (great wah), but the wah-mods a fellow Brit is knocking out are just THE BEST in my opinion, checkout this guy...

www.wah-wah.co.uk

 :twisted:

[HJM]

Thanks - I've heard of them, but never from anybody who's used 'em!

[everton_fc]

Anybody tried a Keeley wah mod?

Yep, I got a Keeley modded Vox wah - with Bass Switch/Inductor Switch and Midrange dial. Sounds lush. A wide range of tones, but I generally go fo a Bass boosted "red" fasal inductor tone - sounds so evil and can get some nasty low notes, especially when using my strats whammy bar. Lush!