EB Wah at NAMMM?

[4nkam]

Hey all! I'm MJ, new to the boards but a longtime EB user. I JUST noticed this new ernie ball wah and I am REALLY interested in it I'm a rather huge wah nut and I'm used to rackwahs with ernie ball (and other) volume pedals as expression units, so I think this new wah will be really cool given the good physical sweep range.

Is there any additional info available at this time? Specs, shipping dates, prices, etc? Thanks!

mJ

 

[jeffrey]

I played it quite a bit at the NAMM show, look in the gallery I posted in the thread above this one for pics.

 

[4nkam]

yeah I saw it man, very cool

Can you tell me what it's like? Does it use a switch? Have any unique features? Optical/pot style? Similar to any other wahs?

I'm rather anxious to find out because I use an EMB Audio rack wah that is controlled by modified volume pedals and I love the feel that it provides when it comes to wah use.

mJ

 

[lumberjack]

Hey MJ,

What the hell are you doin' over here on the EBMM forums. I thought the ESP messageboard was your only home. You know me over there as BLSociety. Ya see, lumberjack was already taken...dammit.

Anyway, welcome to the Ernie Ball forums. Stick around for awhile. We've got a great bunch of guys and gals over here.

Take it easy,
Scott

 

[4nkam]

Haha, oh I like to change things up a bit every now and then

I've actually been a lurker for awhile but had to register so I could feed my wah obsession

I just noticed that it doesn't look like it has the same amount of travel as the volume pedals, but I'm still curious about it.

mJ

 

[lumberjack]

Cool.

I'm sure someone who was at NAMM gave it a try. I'm sure someone will reply with their thoughts

 

[jeffrey]

It is a switched wah. The chassis is like the VPJR only anodized black.

The switch is adjustable in height so you can make it easier or harder to click on and off depending on your preference (I'd probably set it really light since I'm used to switchless).

Sound-wise it actually reminded me a lot of the Bad Horsie 1 (not the crappy BH2). It had a nice mid/low punch that really responds well to muted/picked notes. It sounded very good clean, was very clear and has a nice range of frequency when sweeping.

Overall I reallly liked it. Definately more than any JD wah I've played and easily as much as my BH1. I'm just not sure for me if I'm ready to go switched. I know I'll click the damn thing on and leave it on during a gig or something.

 

[4nkam]

Cool...One thing I noticed after taking a better look was that it appears to have a shortened amount of travel when compared to the volume pedals. Do you recall if the physical travel/sweep was the same as a dunlop/vox style wah?

mJ

 

[jeffrey]

I think it feels the same as the VPJR. It may look like a shorter amount of travel because it's a smaller pedal.

I've never owned a Dunlop/Vox wah, so I couldn't tell you for sure. But it didn't feel odd or anything.

 

[drewbixcubed]

EB VPs and VPJRs have 18 degrees of travel. The Wah has 12 degrees. We made many different prototypes with many different fulcrum positions and degrees of sweep. What we settled on was by far the most comfortable and effective for "wahing." When compared to other leading wahs on the market, the EB Wah seemed much easier to control (similar to the volume pedals) due to the cord/pulley mechanics and robust housing. Also, the pedal seemed to be much quieter both mechanicaly and sonically.

 

[4nkam]

Thanks! Now I gotta go find my compass so I can measure my "normal" wahs

Any idea on when these might hit the streets?

mJ

 

[Colin]

EB VPs and VPJRs have 18 degrees of travel. The Wah has 12 degrees. We made many different prototypes with many different fulcrum positions and degrees of sweep. What we settled on was by far the most comfortable and effective for "wahing." When compared to other leading wahs on the market, the EB Wah seemed much easier to control (similar to the volume pedals) due to the cord/pulley mechanics and robust housing. Also, the pedal seemed to be much quieter both mechanicaly and sonically.

I can't wait for this

 

[SteveB]

EB VPs and VPJRs have 18 degrees of travel. The Wah has 12 degrees. We made many different prototypes with many different fulcrum positions and degrees of sweep. What we settled on was by far the most comfortable and effective for "wahing." When compared to other leading wahs on the market, the EB Wah seemed much easier to control (similar to the volume pedals) due to the cord/pulley mechanics and robust housing. Also, the pedal seemed to be much quieter both mechanicaly and sonically.

I'm so glad this project finally jumped out of the ether. For a brief time, Dudley was talking about it on this forum.. but then nothing more was said. I asked about it a few times, but I didn't want to be villageous, so I piped down.


I'll take one of those demos from the NAMM show if BP will sell it to me!

 

[drewbixcubed]

Thanks! Now I gotta go find my compass so I can measure my "normal" wahs
mJ

I assume you mean old school Vox and JD pedals......those are approximately between 6-8 degrees.

 

[4nkam]

I assume you mean old school Vox and JD pedals......those are approximately between 6-8 degrees.

VERY cool! Like I mentioned before, I am used to using modded volume pedals to control my emb wah and that feel is really nice so I can't wait try get one of these

mJ