Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Had a quick search and it seems like no one's asked this before so here goes.

I'm in the market for a Wah pedal and the opinion of you guys is FAR more important and reliable than the literally thousands of conflicting reviews on the web and in guitar shops.

My heart says a VOX, because of the vintage vibe and classy chrome cover, but having been told by reps in London that virtually no one stocks them as they "aren't as popular or good as the Jim Dunlops" has me concerned.

I'm not in a 70s funk band or anything and I don't NEED the best/most expensive/most re-issued re-issue to be re-issued, I just want a decent pedal and you've just got to help me guys.

I've already read countless reviews and opinion seems to differ completely from person to person.

Rob: I don't use a wah pedal much. I bought a very basic Dunlop Cry Baby about twenty years ago, and seems to work very well. This model is currently called the 'Original Cry Baby' and sell for $69 in the USA. They have about six different models that add various features including selectable wah ranges. The Vox 'Clyde McCoy' sells for $149. Some people swear by the "Fasel inductor" used in some of the high end wahs, because it is closer to a sixties vintage Cry Baby. My basic model is fine for the rare instances that I use it.

I have the basic Vox wah -and I love it. It is hard to change the battery, it must switched on by depressing the pedal all the way (no nice modern optical switch here... ), and has no adjustments.

But tonewise, it beats the pants off any other wah I've used. It has the perfect growl and whine. -and it is very Ric-friendly.

You put a Vox wah between a Rickenbacker and a Class A valve amp and you will understand.

I used to use a basic Dunlop Crybaby (I use a Digitech RP6 now, wah pedal built in). Same battery, switch & adjustment issues as Noel mentioned for the Vox, but I still liked it. Good range, if a little trebly. Completely bullet proof.
It had the added bonus of picking up radio signals at outdoor gigs.

Cool Greg! Spinal Tap!

Thanks for the feedback guys, I reckon I'll go for the basic VOX. Clyde McCoy sounds like a bit of overkill.