Five Classic Wah-Wah Pedals Compared With Plenty Of Fuzz Face Fun - That Pedal Show
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Back in early 2018 we did a wah-wah show and promised a follow up… not least because we didn’t include the best-selling, most common wah of the last 25 years, maybe more: the Dunlop Crybaby Standard, GCB-95.
The next most common question concerns classic Fuzz Face-type fuzz pedals, buffers and pedalboard order, so we crawl through all of that to see what we can learn. What you see is as it happens… including the realisation that the modern GCB95 seems to be true bypass… which it never was back when this was all fields. No doubt some info on that will come out in the next few days via the comments section. It’s a source of potential confusion in this video because Dunlop also makes myriad other Crybaby wahs including the GCB95F Classic. We are just double-triple checking (update later today) that it was definitely definitely the GCB95 Original Crybaby mode in this video and not the GCB-95F Crybaby Classic. We don’t think it was…
Eventually... we then get on to comparing the basic tones of some of the best wah-wahs currently on the market. No, we don’t use any optical or digital wahs. This is one of those examples of when Dan and I aren’t going to engage in stuff we don’t know much about and will never use.
Enjoy!
Pedals in this episode…
• TheGigRig Three2One
www.thegigrig.com/three2one
• Dunlop GCB-95 Crybaby Original Wah
UK & Europe: bit.ly/2AUoOTp
USA: bit.ly/3GLoSnN
Australia: bit.ly/2HUY0nX
• Fulltone Clyde Standard
UK & Europe: bit.ly/2n375iZ
USA: imp.i114863.net/LkznO
• ProAnalog Devices SupaQuack Wah
www.proanalogdevices.com/
• LAA Custom The Italian Wah
laa-custom.com/en/products-en/...
• JAM Pedals Wahcko+
UK: bit.ly/3DTS9ec
Australia: bit.ly/3m6oHvs
USA: bit.ly/31WrwZk
www.jampedals.com/wahcko-plus/
• Analog Man Sun Face NKT Red Dot:
www.buyanalogman.com/Analog_Ma...
• Dunlop Jimi Hendrix JHF1 Fuzz Face Distortion
UK & Europe: bit.ly/2AUTELD
USA: imp.i114863.net/xd0yO
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Interesting bits and go-to sections…
- Intro playing: 0:00
- What are we doing today? 3:10
- Mick can't wah sat down: 1:45
- Tasmanian geography lesson 2:00
- Dan’s local guitar shop for a Crybaby 3:40
- Why did Mick buy a Fulltone: 5:30
- Hers & hers Sun Faces 6:04 (6:20)
- Amps today 7:34
- Dunlop Cry Baby 9:45
- Fulltone Clyde Wah 10:20
- Dry January: 11:15
- Fuzz order with wah 11:40
- Beginning of the buffer confusion: 14:00
- Dunlop Hendrix Fuzz Face 16:15 (17:45)
- ... And with wahs: 19:15
- Buffer on and off in the Fulltone: 20:30
- Our new Sandholm Leather straps 23:40
- Back to the Crybaby and Fuzz Face: 24:40
- Finally... the problem we were looking for: 25:40
- The Crybaby true bypass revelation: 27:20
- Wah comparisons begin! 30:47
- What is Q? 31:00
- Crybaby: 34:06
- Fulltone Clyde Standard: 34:21
- ProAnalog Devices Supa Quack 35:00
- LAA Custom The Italian Wah 37:00
- Inside the LAA Custom for options: 39:20 (41:49)
- JAM Pedals Wahcko+ 43:10
- Conclusions, thoughts and all that: 46:00
- Belated Wah history 49:45
- Thanks & goodbye 51:15
Guitars in this episode:
• Fender American Vintage ’62 Stratocaster - Mick’s video at bit.ly/2cQv3yT
• Fender Custom Shop ’63 Telecaster - Dan’s video at bit.ly/2dlZJ6K
Amps in this episode
• Marshall 1987x and Marshall 1960A cabinet with Celestion G12M Greenback speakers
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USA That Pedal Shop: bit.ly/3v3Xazc
• Fender Super Reverb with 4x10 Jensen P10R speakers
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I'm surprised Dan didn't greet the shop assistant by saying "Hello, Dan here!" 3:50
Isaac 🤣🤣🤣
Yes... Dan, if I ever meet you, and I hope you can gig up north(I should really get in touch about such things, ;-) ).... I would greet you appropriately....
Watching you guys figure things out in real time is a big part of the enjoyment I get from watching these videos. Real folks doing real stuff.
Worth a mention: The guitarist in the band Khruangbin uses wah brilliantly, and it’s “always on” (either cocked or sweeping). Brilliant contemporary wah stuff, with crazy groove! Check them out...
That Italian Wah sounded Epic after those tweaks
Yet another KILLER intro by Mick! Absolutely living his best life recently with ‘Blue’ 👍
Thank you!
LYBL? Are you on email?
I love Blue....
If I had her, she would be treated like the true number one, she deserves to be. 😄
She's a beauty, inside and out.
In a just world, Fender would follow Keeley’s lead and make Dan & Mick signature versions of Red & Blue. Maybe in a few years...
The Crybaby has a buffer in front of the wah circuit so there is no tone suck when the pedal is bypassed, this is due to the switch that Dunlop use. It's bypassed signal is not buffered, that's why the crybaby turned off demo didn't change the fuzz sound much at all.
I think a lot of people see/read there's a buffer in a Crybaby and think it's a bad thing; has tone suck, doesn't work etc etc. I'm glad this video disproves that.
So.....My wife and I are on vacation in Oyster Bay, Jamaica. I had a glorious morning run along the beach listening to this episode the entire time. How perfect it was listening to your hilarious banter as you “wah”ed away. It fit perfectly with the scenery and laid back culture here (if you know what I mean). Great job mon!!
Happy hols Evan!
Are you smoking a lot of weed? :)
Budda Wah!! That's the purple wah you were trying to think of. They sound awesome.
ScubaGib love my budda
Gotta say, I honestly preferred the sound of the CryBaby to all of the boutique wahs you demo'ed, with the exception of the Fulltone, which makes me feel good about my Clyde Deluxe. 😁 The boutiques were wonderfully full and smooth, but TO ME seemed like they would not cut through a band mix at all. The SuperQuack, in particular, sounded like you'd thrown a blanket over the amps. The CryBaby felt like it was voiced with more treble range, and the Clyde seemed a sweeter/smoother version of that same sound. Anyway... great episode as usual!
Agree👍
Love my vintage Crybaby Fuzz Wah✨🎵✨
I tried my best, but couldn't find any dirty words in Mick's shirt. And we had the perfect soundtrack for it today....
Goodness me, 10 minutes in and my mouth is already starting to go in time with the wah!
In a calm, soothing voice: “Michael is standing up now. He is ready to rock.”
😂🤣
Love it. Really like the exploration. Doesn't matter if you accomplished what you set out to tackle. The important part is the discovery along the way. Thank you for showing it and not editing it all out. Where I live, middle of the US, TPS uploads at 6 am, and I can get most of it in before work. Thank you thank you thank you for your quality content.
Thank you Nathan. That makes me happy that you're willing to be on the journey too. Mick here. :0)
52nd!!! Yesss!!! Thank you TPS. I work shift work. Your show brings back that friday feeling for me. Cheers guys. 🤘
sweet jesus guys, your older vids make me laugh my ass off. i do miss that. i used to start my day w coffee and laughter and you knuckleheads rather than the news. ahhhh, it was divine. still watching, and revisiting. cheers and happy new year.😂
Real question of the day: is there a jam pedal that doesn’t sound fantastic? Everything you’ve had on your show has been stellar. Retro vibe, wahcko+, delay llama supreme, etc etc
A lot of people would love to see Justin on the show! Definitely get him on! He is great!
I haven’t seen it yet. It just popped up in my updates. But I’m already loving it just because of the subject
So Super Grateful for HOW you two relate/work together!!!
Great show guys! Bonus points for the Blazing Saddles quote.
Somehow you guys always know right when I want to see a new episode... and BAM it's posted. I don't even like playing electric guitar, but I look forward to this show. :) Thanks guys!
Thanks for doing this episode. I went down a wah rabbit hole last month. This was great!
I like using a crybaby classic before
a dyna comp, it helps tame the
volume spike, and sustains the notes
a bit longer for clean stuff
Even with an extensive pedal collection Dan didn't even own a bog standard Cry Baby Wah... That's AMAZING!
Only Mick and Dan can have show on the one pedal that I absolutely HATE and it's not only funny but interesting. Thanks guys.
Your fan from Idaho, United States, here. Thanks for the video and the silliness. I don't use Wah really, because it's not me, but I still love learning more about guitar related things. Stay inspired, curious, but not too serious, yeah? Much love guys.
Looks like there are 2 of us! I'm in Coeur d'Alene.
Next door in Montana.
I just know I’m going to particularly enjoy this one.
Love the show guys. I remember the original show in question, and I think it was then that I exchanged a couple of messages with Mick about the wah/fuzz face issue & volume clean up. I now have a Clyde + Hendrix FFM3, so I’m looking forward to seeing what results/thoughts you have on your combination.
Also, big yes to getting Justin on the show. A great teacher and seemingly lovely bloke.
I absolutely LOVE having wah after the fuzz....it juices up solos and distinct riffs like nothing else.
2 comments - 1.. the one thing I learned is I had no idea that the world of wahs was so huge and I need to learn more -- number 2 .. I hope you guys have a wonderful life full of wonderful new journeys BUT selfishly for me I hope you continue to do this same thing forever - you both are awesome!
Absolutely brilliant guys, bravo! This was so tremendously helpful and educational. 🙏
Another great show! I’ve been displeased with my wah pedal (RMC 3) for awhile. I, rather mindlessly, always put my wah first in my chain. I much preferred the wah after the fuzz in your video. I’m going to try it after my fuzz and distortion today. Thanks!
The crybaby switch is a SPDT, so it is not true bypass, some of the signal goest into the circuit when it is off, that is why some people say there is a tone suck or tone loss when it is off
I think that wahs sound better when you don’t actually “play” them rhythmically or specifically with what you are playing on the guitar. It takes a bit of practice, but just a simple, slow, steady movement of the pedal in no particular time whilst playing seems to work best. This is why auto-wahs are so useful. It’s also nice to use a wah as an extreme mid-range tone control, leaving it in one position for a while then changing (maybe) to another fixed position.
I have the Joe Bonamassa Cry Baby and the red mini fuzz face. You guys just solved my problem ... got to put the fuzz in front. Thanks mates!
The piece of info that served me well was fuzz (Mini Band of Gypsys) in front of Wah (Hendrix Wah) . My rig has always sounded exceptionally tinty when I kicked the Wah on and that made all the difference. Thanks again for a very informative show guys
Tom
You know what's weird on this episode of TPS ... seeing guitars with *straps*. ;^)
Yeah, it is weird. Can't not see them now that I've seen them.
@@deanjohnston104 They once said why they don't use straps on the show. The reason also has to do with the fact they're not wearing any t-shirt that says "that pedal show" and are wearing others instead... Think of where the strap would cover the t-shirt and the results of that, haha
well you do know that guitarists do it with a strap on...
but it's just so hard to hold onto when standing...
At least the straps stayed on, watch Johnny Marr interview by Shaun Keaveny . If ever there was a time to ditch the damn thing ( as I would have done) it’s then.
OMG 9:08 Mick bringing the FUNK. Sir, you are a one man Disco Inferno.
I've seen inside the GCB-95 my friend bought a year ago, and only one pole of the switch is used. That means it can't be true bypass, where both input and output are switched, but it can be what I call vintage bypass, where only one of the two is switched. That can cause horrible tone suck or not, depending on the effect.
Also, the only relevant difference between the sun face and the fuzz face in this case is the clean trimmer, which affects the input impedance. One thing I expect a fuzz face with a buffer in front, other than being harsh, is that it doesn't clean up well, because the impedance of the volume pot isn't affecting the fuzz.
36:00 the expression you want Mick, is confirmation bias.
I know it’s an old one. But I never thought of putting the Fuzz before the Wah… That sounded amazing, so much better than afterward.
I seriously need to rethink the outline of my pedal board.
He’s probably a too “weird” guitarist for Mick, Dan, and most of their audience, but that’s what Robert Fripp has done since way back in the day.
He’s also uses the wah in a more nuanced and expressive fashion than most guitarists. Certainly so do Satriani and Vai. They use the wah to sing, and produce sounds akin to flute, violin, cello, sax, synth, and awaken spirits…
Thanks as always, Gents! I have the Wah off the board but I have a dedicated output from one of my GigRig Isolators ready to power it up (neatly rolled up and secured with a rubber band) - don't want to have to think about batteries, etc.
Please, do get Justin Sandercoe on the show, he's an amazingly generous teacher…
I don't use fuzz or wah wah but I still found this show informative and as always, entertaining! You guys are funny as hell in a low keyed way.
Great episode, thank you gents. I really struggled with wah placement as I started building my board / I happened across a YT episode someplace with Steve Vai talking pedal placement / he puts wah post ODs pre modulation (at least for that particular board) / works really well for my pedal setup and amp’s gain stages. Like you always advise, move things around until you get the tones you’re after 🤙🏻
Great show as always. Really made my head spin. Been happy with my budwah before my fuzz-pedals.. Now, after hearing that Hendrix silicon fuzz into a wah it smashed me back to Freak Powers self titled track intro. Such a great sound. May just have to get a second fuzz face to go before my wah... thanks! Really! 🙄 ... 🤗
The original Crybaby circuit was never buffered bypass. The output of the circuit remains connected to the output jack when in bypass, but the input signal is switched between the input of the circuit and the output jack. So, with no power, the signal will still pass in bypass (it's just a mechanical switch), but the circuit is still bleeding signal (mostly highs) off the circuit, as it is providing a pretty heavy capacitive load. This is why true bypass is a pretty important decision for wahs. Maybe you want it, maybe not, but the decision is important.
I have a GCB-95 from the early 2000s and an "original crybaby"-labeled version from the 90s. Both pass signal when disengaged and w/out power (w/ the same loss of fidelity i get in bypass when powered). Normally I run one through a true-bypass loop which allows the added bonus of turning it on half-cocked (which is my preference).
Awesome I have been waiting for this one
I really like how you guys start every show with an open mind testing out the gears to see how they really reacts because most other demos are done in a way to prove what they think or read is right. Everyone else will tell us that the CryBaby is buffered bypass full stop.
Great music shop Kempsters! Mr. SVL sold me my first decent guitar when he worked there 20yrs ago😎
Wah and fuzz face! Killer show guys. I was waiting the whole time for a Jimi tangent and Dan just squeezed it in there at the end.
I do love these shows. After 30 mins we get to the conclusion, that there isn't a conclusion. We then move on in a 'quickfire' style for another 20 mins. Keep on going chaps!!! You are an oasis of 'something' in a sea of click bait and 'be an expert in 5 sec'. 5*
"So, excuse me while I whip this out. It's gonna be horribly upside down because, that's just the way we're rolling today...the question is, Dan, will it function?"
Mick Taylor, 2019
You made me take my xotic wah out of the closset.
Thanks guys.
I used to own a Real McCoy Wheels of Fire Wah. Spent a lot on it and it had three knobs to tune it. I never could get a sound out of it that wasn't harsh to my ears. I am sure I just didn't use the right gear with it, but I sold it and bought your cheap Dunlop CryBaby and have never looked back. Not a lot of character to it but it works with everything and I never flinch when I turn it on. Good episode.
Dan - I am so jealous that you have a cool local music store to go to. Here in NJ, we mostly just have Guitar Center, and while they are OK, its not the same as going to a "mom and pop" music store where the folks actually know what they are talking about and care about you. There is very cool store like that (2 locations actually), but they are about an hour away so I don't get there very often. Cherish the existence of those little music stores as they are disappearing.
Another interesting and informative video, I'm now considering moving my wah further down the chain. I thought I'd also highlight the Glab wowee-wah ww-1 which I've had for years, the nice thing is that it doesn't need to be kicked on (you just step on it and it works). Apparently it has a photo element instead of a regular potentiometer, to my ears it makes it less "quacky" but super reliable and really useful as a tone shaper and inducing momentary feedback.
Excellent episode Gentlemen! Would you consider a part 3 where you guys talk about wah working with delay, reverb, phase, etc?
The silicone Fuzz Face is probably my favourite pedal of all time, but saying that the more I hear it, the more I'm tempted to try a Sun Face. I loved the swapping about of the pedals, fuzz before and after wah etc and hearing Dan explain why and what the differences are. My one small disappointment is that you didn't try a Vox V847, which to my ear is more subtle and has a nicer sweep than the Dunlop. Anyhoo, cheers for another great episode and I hope you're having fun at NAMM.
Oh man...my first ever pedal was Jimi Hendrix Cry baby wah and I bought it 1988. I had time to test it couple of times before it was stolen in our bands playing facilities. I was devastaded…
I bought my second pedal 30 years later (last year) and it was Mad professors Royal blue overdrive and now I have some other stuff too ;) But maybe it is time now to buy new wah and maybe fuzz-pedal too. Thanks for this!
Really looking forward to seeing: Your NAMM coverage; your thoughts on the new Strymon delay; your video on that aforementioned Quilter amp; more videos on stereo and wet/dry.
One thing I'd LOVE to see in future: giving headphones another go, this time using stereo effects and stereo cab sims. Changed my home practice experience!
Another suggestion I've made a few times: any scope of a video on just rare/uknown/sleeper amps you guys have? I'd love to see The Mallard again, the Audio Kitchen Amp... Any weird kit you've got.
Great episode !!! I find the Q on wahs to be very interesting when concerning fuzz. I was just thinking of this the other night as I was using a wah with a fuzzface and tonebender type pedal. Even though they (the fuzz) have similarities between them , I had noticed that the tonebender seemed more effected when my Q was thinner and the fuzzface seemed like it sounded best with a wider Q.
Wah & Fuzz is life .... faces at the ready .... go !
Cry baby i had is semi-true bypass. It has a single ended bypass switch. It still ate tone. Same for the morley Classic wah. I replaced the switch on my Classic wah from a 2-PDT to a 3-PDT (real true bypass) and it improved my bypassed signal.
Mick, once you re-hydrate your fingerboard a bit, try some TUNG oil on the board. It will seal the pours helping to stabilize the wood. The TUNG oil is not a top coat, like a poly or lacquer. It is absorbed by the wood and sits within the fibers.
Friday... oh wonderfull friday...
Loved this one. I'm not a fuzz user - I like it, but just know that it's not my thing. However, today just sounded like what rock & roll sounds like in my head. What a joy!
As an aside, I've been a user of the 535Q for about 15 years. Suits me to a T.
Haha! I’m screaming (in my head, of course) at the screen “it’s BUDDA”, and then after a minute it pops up in the screen, and I feel so relieved...
Wah was the first effect I bought. Love the video guys
the switchable buffers in the more "boutique" wahs are made for when the wah is put before the fuzz, changing the output impedance to mimic a guitar's impedance, giving the fuzz what it wants. The end result is a wah sweep more similar to when you use it with a regular distortion/od.
My Hendrix mini does that with the volume too! Including sometimes picking up some sort of foreign-language radio.
Right on time! Friday morning (6:03), making coffee, annoying the wife with fuzzy wah blaring from ipad and TPS.
Fletch Redwine me too!
That Jimi Fuzz Face is AWESOME!
Hi Mic, I think you might of been referring to a Snarling Dawgs Wah! I have a Blues Bawls Wah. Love it! Although it does some very quirky things. Not sure what is going on with it. It has an overdrive built in, mild to quasi-wild. The Wah has three selections, White Room, Voo Doo and Shaft (for that funky tone). The pedal travel is very wide which gives you a great frequency sweep depending on the Wah mode selected.
“Got to do this in one take. Don’t pull the door, don’t pull the door”. *Pulls on push door.
Well damn it you don't put a handle on a push door!
That door violates even the most general fire code.
Yay for Kempsters, where I bought my Boss Phase pedal.
Fuzz and Wah .. magnificent ! Thanks Gents !!
Mick think you need a touch of electrical cleaner in your Fulltone wah, i heard some scratchiness when you were playing clean... anyone else hear that ?
I was expecting far more chaos with you guys trying to use the wah's whilst staying in shot etc, but as ever the production lengths you guys go to is great.
Loved the episode as usual, I'm always surprised that there aren't more mini wah pedals, but glad that more manufacturers are gradually getting around to it.
Trying to find a wah for use on bass and guitar, it seems like the Dunlop 105q (bass wah) works well for guitar and obviously great for bass but any other ideas would be great.
Ahhhh - that perfectly fretted Friday feeling with added fuzz...
The BC109, and Vox V847 Wah, have been on my board for a decade now. I love it.
I've played different Germanium Fuzzes, and other Si ones, but I always go back to it.
I've had so many different brands, including Analogman, and it holds up to all of them, for my sound.
It's also my favorite to play with a Wah, and I only use a buffer, when I have a Boss pedal, with the buffers they use, in between them.
Stacks with low gain OD, very well, and any other effect I've used.
Which way around do you have the wah and fuzz? Mick here. I've always put my wah first and been adamant that I prefer it. But today I prove myself totally wrong without even thinking about it.
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Always Wah first.
I've tried both ways, but Wah first is just easily the best sound, for my liking.
When I've experimented, in the past, the tone difference with my Uni-Vibe, Phaser, and Delays was huge.
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Could it be because of the Gig Rig?
And, you were digging the Uni-Vibe, before Fuzz recently as well.
I believe you mentioned that you always had stacked those the other way, during that episode.
I'm going to have to check it out again, as I've been running my setup this way for over 20 years, and it's been a few years since I fooled around with Wah after Fuzz.
Cool video. Not my thing, but still enjoyable to listen and watch :-)
Whatever wah Doyle Bramhall is using is the one! .... Wait it could just be his talent!
Another great show guys!
The honker clocked in at 87.4 and 91.3 dB today. :-) Today's show was simply wah-ful. No, I really mean it. :-) Another great show! Thanks guys.
From what I recall the fuzzes that react particularly badly to buffers were Big Muffs. I vaguely recall having to put my Black Russian before any of my Boss pedals, not just wah.
Talking of Tasmania. I went to Hobart once. It was shut. 🤘
Missed this in the podcast feed, which I have mostly switched over to due time constraints. Carry on Lads!
"He makes that guitar talk" as they say (who's they)?
My favourite in the 80's was Colour sound Fuzz/Suzz/Wah pedal... Maybe I should get another?
Great to hear the differences between Fuzz (s) and Wah(s) we know you guys could be doing one a week for a year. The 535Q Mick mentioned is very versatile but for me the one Wah to rule them all is the 'Dime Bag Wah ' super tweekable plus it has boost switch on the side(if needed). Well worth the money because you only need the one.
But as for the perfect marriage with a Fuzz that's still a work in progress.
Cheers TPS guys!
Wooo, Kempster's! What a guitar shop, I've spent so many hours in there...
Good show.
Good show guys.
Wha-ka-cheeky & fiddly-diddly! All you need to summarize uses of wah in 15 seconds! My first and only wah was a purple budda wah which I got at age 16 and still use to this day. I’ve always liked they way it sounded.
Dip switch shenanigans 🤣 Another great nerdy band name or song! There is at least 1 on every episode! Cheers guys!
Is it just me or does anybody else prefer the “last video of the day” slap-happy videos?
Haha!! I don't. Mick here. :0)
Holy hell that Hendrix Fuzz Face sounded MASSIVE
Kempsters! I spent so much time in there as a teenager. Great family-run business
I also LOVE that Hendrix Fuzz Face, Mick! I have a Sun Face NKT Red Dot on my board but that JH FF sounds mamoth!
I love Mick with the wah! You guys should use one on the show more often!
Would be cool if you guys opened more pedals to see what’s characteristic to certain pedal types and potential mods the average joe could do
Great show guys!! I’ve that buffer problem with my wah in front of my treble booster, but I thought u would show the fuzzface after the buffer, where I think the problem fuzz/wah lives!! 🤔🤔
It makes you wonder if you've watched too much TPS when Mick can't remember what used to be his favourite wah and you're sitting here shouting "It was a Budda" at the laptop :-)
I'm very well aware of the fact you can't include every wah under the sun, but the Xotic XW-1 ( which you've already explored in another episode, granted) has - apart from many tweaking possibilities - what they call a "fuzz friendly buffer". You can therefore play the wah into any fuzz without any oscillation or without losing the sweeping range. I play mine into an Analogman Red Dot NTK and if you also use the input impedance trimmer inside the pedal to clean the fuzz a bit, it works even better (a useful tip for all Sunface users) . A killer combination! I like this option because wah after a fuzz never sounded good to me as I don't play into a cranked Marshall, which is the best way to achieve a good fuzz > wah sound (you can add another dirt pedal after the wah to achieve a similar effect, of course). Fuzz > wah > clean amp? Not my thing, but tastes differ. Tasteful episode nonetheless!
+1 for Xotic wah
Great episode, cool sounds. Three things....
The missus loved the Tassie reference having grown up there.
Kempsters! Yeah! The place of dreams in my teenage years late 70s early 80s. Very helpful people.
The sound of wah reminds me of a film I saw once where a helpful man came to fix the washing machine...