Really Clever Little Wah

[benecol]

Spotted this video posted elsewhere:

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I really want one: while pedalboard real estate isn't an issue for me (they all live under the sofa on a colossal Gorm pedalboard anyhow), I think it sounds great, and I've always wanted a spring loaded wah. Ace design, very impressed.

[Doog]

Smart design indeed! Although, I can forsee problems with it moving around your pedalboard, since you're directly apply force, rather than just rocking your foot on a pivot.

I'd say the delay between the pedal returning to the zero point to switching off could be a little shorter to make for more seemless changes, but it's certainly pretty nifty, definitely an improvment on having to go TOE DOWN TO TREBLETOWN each time you want to click a standard wah off.

Hopefully they'll extend the design to other types of pedals that aren't lame.

[benecol]

Hopefully they'll extend the design to other types of pedals that aren't lame.

Briersburn.

Although yes, there must be a real future in repackaging regular sized effects in regular sized cases.

*stares*

[Ankhanu]

Smart design indeed! Although, I can forsee problems with it moving around your pedalboard, since you're directly apply force, rather than just rocking your foot on a pivot.

I'd say the delay between the pedal returning to the zero point to switching off could be a little shorter to make for more seemless changes...

This is pretty much my assessment too.
I don't have a lot of use for wah in general, so I won't get one, but it's a neat idea.

[paul_]

Switchless wahs ensure you only use wah the boring way and thusly are shit. I do like the slightly adventurous design of this but don't see myself using it, nor another effect benefiting from the rocker design.

[Doog]

Although yes, there must be a real future in COMBINING A BYPASS FUNCTION WITH AN EXPRESSION PEDAL STYLE PARAMETER CONTROL

[benecol]

Warning: wanting too much of this sort of action means you end up with an M13 and two expression pedals. Trust me, I've been hurt before.

*pointless adjust shape and ratio of trem with foot*

[Doog]

hahaah

[Dingus]

Now if they'd just make a volume pedal in this shell and sell it for like $100 less they'd make a killing.

[Haze]

Now if they'd just make a volume pedal in this shell and sell it for like $100 less they'd make a killing.

I like to set my volume control at a certain spot too much. Especially since i put my Sun Face after it. A spring loaded treedle like this wouldn't make for a good volume pedal for most players. I think Morely made one recently but it wasn't near as small as this still.

[Justin J]

i don't think i could ever get on board with a pedal called "chi-wah-wah". also being spring-loaded means it automatically defaults to bypass when your foot's not on it. sometimes you can get cool sounds by leaving the wah pedal engaged, but set at a certain spot in its sweep range.

[Gabriel]

I think it's a pretty cool idea, but it'd bug me as I'm so used to the sweeping motion of using a 'normal' wah pedal. Unfortunately I've always used Morley pedals so most other wahs feel alien to me

[Chorlton]

Sounds good to me. Nice and cutting.
Not a wah merchant but I'd love to have a deak on this.

[Mages]

Switchless wahs ensure you only use wah the boring way and thusly are shit. I do like the slightly adventurous design of this but don't see myself using it, nor another effect benefiting from the rocker design.

pretty much this.

[ultratwin]

No cocked-wah steadies (to free up your foot for other monkey business) or instant disengage would seem to be the big reason I'd likely be eventually dissatisfied with it, but for the size it looks and sounds like a decent package.