NPD: Morley classic wah

Concretebadger · Post by **Concretebadger** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:46 pm

I used to have a Vox 847, which sounded nice but there were a few things I didn't like about it: bad bypass, lack of clarity with distortion, annoying stiff on/off switch at the toe end. I traded it for a Morley and I think I like the Morley more.

I will say though that the factory setting of the LED/photoresistor is a bit too trebly for me. Pushing them further apart/prodding one to point at a slight angle makes it darker and adds some midrange, and improves it a lot.

For a cheap wah I'm pretty happy with it. Shame it's a bit too big to fit on my board, but I'm only an occasional wah user.

rps-10 · Post by **rps-10** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:31 pm

Do like Morley wahs

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 12:30 am

a friend of mine found a morley wah in a truck bed. it ad the bypass switch on the side, which i liked, and t was a bit smaller in size. the only bad part was it didn't have much color to it and the pot was forever scratchy no matter what i did to it. and if i remember correctly it was actually a slider that relied on a piece of clear fishing line to move it back and forth and i couldn't find one to replace it with at the time.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 1:20 am

Have got a Morley Bad Horsie which is now my oldest pedal I still own, must have got it in 2001 or something. I really like it and it has never let me down. You do sacrifice being able to set it at cocked and leave it, but the optical switching is great. Ideally I'd like something with a smaller footprint, but that's not a huge thing.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 1:41 am

Hate the switchless ones. Too subtle for me, plus no midrange filter by leaving it half-cocked, etc... and as big as a house.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 2:42 am

paul_ wrote:Too subtle for me...

That's probably one of the main reasons I like mine.

Concretebadger · Post by **Concretebadger** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 10:37 am

Yeah, I'm not keen on the idea of switchless either. For some people it's okay I guess, but fortunately this one has the switch on the side near where your heel goes, which is better than both the traditional and the switchless designs. Which means I can do the Michael Schenker thing if I want. The lack of 'colour' or midrange honk is a actually better with distortion, but perhaps not as warm on cleans.

The only annoyance is that the 'throw' of the treadle puts my toes lower than my heel at the top end of the sweep. Which I solve by propping up the front end of the pedal with something like an empty ring binder or dvd case.