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Question EB wah owners

tonemeister

tonemeister

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Hi. I finally Had a chance to check out an EB wah pedal this afternoon. Saw it at the local GC (finally). I like the sound of it.

I always think that I am not a "WAH" kinda guy, even though I am on a constant search to find a good wah that I can live with.

I think I am going to go back tomorrow and buy the wah...it was real smooth and buttery sounding to me...seemed to be voiced real nice, but I played it through the GC Boss Stomp Box Display Rig....and will be real anxious to hear it plugged in a real amp. I am hopefull.

I was wondering if any of you gasheads had some insight to share comparing the EB to the common wahs that seem to be popular nowdays. Have any of you chased the wah dragon ? How does your EB compare? Thanks!
 
I haven't seen or heard it yet. If you get it, make sure you post a full review. I think im gonna drive up to GC to check it out tomorrow too.

shawn
 
tonemeister said:
I was wondering if any of you gasheads had some insight to share comparing the EB to the common wahs that seem to be popular nowdays. Have any of you chased the wah dragon ? How does your EB compare? Thanks!
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I used to have a Dunlop Hendrix wah... Also previously played on the 535Qs....

There's one MAJOR difference in the EB wah compared to the Dunlops. LED indication... That's so bloody useful, I don't know why dunlop doesn't do it! Also, the battery compartment is so much more accessible.

But the key difference is very much in the pedal itself. The EB wah is SMOOTH to operate right out of the box, while the dunlops are a bit stiff, and often feel like there's only 2 positions = On and Off. The sweep on the EBs is what sold me. It's so smooth, the smallest foot movement with the least strength triggers a tone change, while the Dunlops weren't so subtle.

The EB wah kicked the Hendrix one right off my pedal board. I didn't like it so much, I never used it!!! My jam sessions never had wahs because I didn't like the pedal, and regretted buying it. But the EB wah is going to jam sessions with me from now on.

Though I wish the EB wah had a variable sweep knob like the 535s...
 
Colin is right. It's winner.
Could compare it to an old 80s JD Crybaby and several Morleys. The EB sounds a litte more modern to my ears as the Crybaby, and definitely better and sorta "less-modern" than the Morleys. But that's just my ears...
 
Yeah! Thanks for the input. I`ve tried just about every popular wah out there;535Q, Snarling Dog, Morleys, Cry Babys.....they all left me flat.....too much noise and unpleasant extreme frequencies! I`m gonna go get it this morning......I`ll try to post thoughts on it later. Thanks again!
 
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I had a Budda Wah for years, one of the best ones out there for classic to heavy Wah tones. Sold it for the EB.

The EB has a much better form factor, hands down (though I wish they would have made it easier to mount on a pedaltrain- I had to remove screws and the battery box to get it to sit right).

The wah itself is "throatier" than the budda and the classic wahs, it's really between the classic sounds and a more modern wah. I find it to be a great compromise- sounds excellent clean and great with gain.

Think they did an excellent job.
 
Yup! Picked it up this afternoon and have been playing with it for a coupla hours.

I thought to start out with I thought I would live dangerously and take the first ride with a neck thru strat with Bill Lawrence pups that are pretty mid heavy. Of course there was too much mid but still sounded good. I then inserted the Z-vex Box of Rock clean boost and overdrive pedal between the wah and the amp (Mesa Blue Angel). The pedal seemed to smooth out the midrange hump and hit the front of the amp real hard!

Really sounded nice at that point....very musical and controllable.

Switched to an Axis SS with s/s/h pups. very good decision. the wAh seems to excel with distorted or over driven sound. Very close to old (and I mean OLD) Jeff Beck wah sound. Playing slide on the Axis nailed the Beck sound very nicely. the action of the pedal is very smooth. More importantly it is very easy to set in a
"cocked mode" a la Mark Knopfler or Carlos.

I would have to say it is the best wah I have found since I foolishly parted (many years ago) with my prized Mutron Volume/Wah pedal. Who knew they would go out of business?????

I will have to try it with my Axis SS rosewood and AL 2006LE to round out the spectrum so to speak.
All in all, I would have to say it is a real nice pedal sonically and the build quality and ease of operation make it a real nice addition. Maybe I can settle in for a bit on it. Thanks fer the input! Ciao`!
 
Wha's I've owned-
Morley power wah (yeah the bog old chrome one you plugged directly into the wall)
Dunlop orig crybaby
Vox wah
Budda wha
Morley BH 2
Morley (newer standard style)
Dunlop DIme DB-01 (this one dominated all previous......)

Until I tried out the EB wah. Mostly I use it for bass wich it does very well at. It's steller for guitar.
It's country of manufacture kinda bugs me but it's built very well and seems sturdy as anything I've had under my 11 1/2 pedal stopmer.
 
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