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So what Wah has served you best to date? Dunlop, Vox, Budda or others. I want my Maypo!

Peter: I've had a basic Dunlop CryBaby for about twenty years. It's currently called the 'Original' and sells for $70 USD at Musicians Friend. It's built like a tank and serves my limited wahwah needs. It is a pain changing the battery because four screws hold the bottom plate. Others seem to prefer models that use various inductors and include EQ. I don't use effects much, so this suits my purposes.

I got myself a Vox 847 a few weeks back - I love it.

Like Randy, I'm not massively into effects but it serves it's purpose great, and looks cool as hell, what with all it's chrome and all.

When I need a wah, I reach for my Vox V847. I've had it for years and it sounds delicious when coupled with a valve amp.

Peter,

I used a modified Honey Crier for about 39 years. It is very similar in construction to the Dunlop so changing the battery was always a major pain.

I am currently using a Behringer HB01 Hellbabe that I purchased this year. It is a very simple (and cheap) but effective unit. I like it for recording because it has a very low signal to noise ratio, unlike my tired old Honey Crier.

The HB01 (along with my Les Paul) manages to reproduce the famous Clapton "woman tone" effortlessly.

Oh! I should mention that you can purchase an external power supply for the Behringer. The power supply has a nice long cord on it so you can nicely mount the wah on a pedal board, if you so wish.

Has anyone modified a battery pedal to a mains supply? Is it easy? Can you simply get a lead which connects to the battery twin sockets and then goes into the adaptor?

Hate changing batteries...

You should just be able to wire the leads to a power supply as long as the voltages match up and you splice cleanly.

Robert,

The modification that you desire is relatively simple. You need an adapter that produces 9 volts @ probably 200MA. I use a Boss PSA adapter, but that may not work for your wah since tip polarity is important. You will also need to drill the body of your wah and install a female power jack. Cut the leads to your 9 volt battery socket and solder them to the power jack. Make sure that you keep the polarity the same as your 9 volt battery.

Plug the adapter in and you are good to go.

Cool - I'll give that a try.

Thanks Meddy!

Ha ha ha ha, I have not been called that for close to forty years. You are welcome Rob.

Brian-

If you'd been bad did they call you Meddy Evil?

No, I don't think that I have never been called evil. I'm too soft hearted for that. But supposedly I was somewhat bad in my youth. I was sent home for being a long haired R&B musician in grammar school. Our headmaster thought that I was scruffy and that I would never amount anything like the Rolling Stones. Yeah right!

Yep, I was kicked out of 4th grade Catholic school for having long hair (it barely touched the top of my ears).
Nowadays, I'd have sued the archdiocese!

And won!

Why stop at archdiocese? I think you could sue the Pope (And Win!) with today's upside-down judicial system.