Anybody know someone that can do mods on wah-wahs? Preferably my Dunlop GCB-95. I run it thru my 5150 head and it gets an OK tone (Nothing Special) and I was wondering if some mods to the wah will get the tone im after (Thick-ass AiC Jerry Cantreal Wah tone [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] ). I was able to score this pretty cheap thru ebay ($13.50 free shipping [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] ) with the intentions of really making this thing sound like a monster. Shit started to hit the fan about 2 1/2 months ago with work but I've been able to save some spare cash to finish what I started. Can anyone recommend a dealer/guitar tech/wah-god with good prices that can mod my Dunlop GCB-95...
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Re: Who can Juice my Wah-Wah?
I can mod it. I have several different things I can do. There's some clips on my page. Shoot me an email [email protected] if I can help. Thanks for the kind words Boxcar!
Jerry
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I've just bought a Jimi Hendrix wah by Dunlop. I'm thinking about moding it. I found a page where they suggest some simple mods, it's basicaly changing resistors and capacitors with different values.
Jerry, can you share some of your secrets?
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I did a few mods to my Crybaby (also a GCB-95). A couple of resistors and a cap later it sounded much better. The transition was too harsh and they smoothed that out quite a bit. I also changed the position of the pot so it doesn't sweep as low.
It's mega-simple shit. Remove one part, replace it with another. I haven't tried anything like true bypass, or sweepable tone circuits but I hear those are fairly easy as well.
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Hell yah! Ruxpin I actually have the EXACT same problem, except my wah is an original Thomas Organ wah [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
It just doesn't boost enough IMHO to growl with my 5150 in "destruction mode" (a.k.a. ON).
Jerry I have seen your page and the Wah mods you do are cool man, they definitely sound sweet!
I should be sending you mine soon Jerry!!! (e-mail sending)
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Originally posted by Black Mariah:
I did a few mods to my Crybaby (also a GCB-95). A couple of resistors and a cap later it sounded much better. The transition was too harsh and they smoothed that out quite a bit. I also changed the position of the pot so it doesn't sweep as low.
It's mega-simple shit. Remove one part, replace it with another. I haven't tried anything like true bypass, or sweepable tone circuits but I hear those are fairly easy as well.
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Ive always thought Jerry Cantrel has had an awesome wah tone. So how much of his sound is actually wah pedal? I mean does the amp and his playing style have a bigger influence on his tone? or is it the wah pedal? Just curious of what you guys think. I would like to be able to get a tone like that too, but I havent. I got a Dunlop 535Q wah pedal. Its got lots of versatility, but it doesnt seem to get what I want. Maybe I have my amp set wrong to grab good wah tones. Ive never been a master of the wah wah, especially tone wise. I struggle with it. SO anybody got any good recommendations to get that Jerry Cantrel sound?? [img]graemlins/scratchhead.gif[/img]"clean sounds are for pussies" - Axewielder
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Boy Tonemonster, you've stumbled into my realm. I found a jpg somewhere that had settings to approximate Jerry's settings on the 535 wah. But he's been using a Jimi Hendrix wah since the tour for Dirt, so that is probably the sound you're thinking of. A lot of his awesome tone is in his hands, amps and guitars though!!
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Cool Boxcar! [img]graemlins/toast.gif[/img] I will give that a try. I do agree that alot of Jerry's tone probably comes from his other gear and his technique. So I have to take that into consideration too. But I appreciate your advice!! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] I will try it. [img]graemlins/band.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]"clean sounds are for pussies" - Axewielder
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