please recommend a wah

[Spivonious]

Knowing next to nothing about wahs...does optical mean that instead of using a potentiometer of some sort to tell the pedal position a laser radar-ish system is used?

[Fragle]

thanks's for opening this thread, i'm in the same situation right now...i'm going to expand my live gear with a few fx pedals, delay and wah namely, but i haven't decided on which model/brand to get.

so, the favorite around here clearly seems to be the bad horsie 2...what i'm wondering is, does it do a mike amott type of wah sound? sorry for the dumb question, but i'm a total wah rookie. all i know is that i do NOT want a trebly wah sound like hammett, but a full and vocal like amott type wah to accent a few bends etc, maybe even use it like a filter at times.

so, would the BH2 be the right choice for me, or am i better off with a cry baby? afaik amott is using the rackmount cry baby, but frankly i don't want to go rack, nor do i want to spend that much :-)

[khabibissell]

I have a Crybaby Classic that works for well for me. It sounds old school, just the way I like it.

[tanpsi]

I had an electro harmonix wah when I was in high school, it had like 5 million adjustments and I loved but maybe I'm just being nostalgic.

More recently I owned a 530 Q which was nice, but I wasn't super stoked on the tone, it was ok though.

I'm thinking about those teese wahs that are super adjustable, but also super expensive:

http://analogman.com/mccoy.htm

[toejam]

Dunlop 530 Q

Is that an old one or a new one? They've got a 535Q. http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?p...p_and_e_detail

[SouthernXer]

I get by with the Cry Baby from Hell.

[tanpsi]

Is that an old one or a new one? They've got a 535Q. http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?p...p_and_e_detail

I guess I had the 535Q, it was like 5-6 years ago - it sounds like they've made some update to a new version,

It sounded ok, but I was unhappy with the change in tone when it was switched on. Obviously change in tone is the point of a wah, but it just didn't sound good to me.

But I should start looking for another wah, especially since I've been listening to Hendrix Cry of Love which has awsome wah all over it

[quadperson]

Thanks for the responses, guys. I really don't know what exactly I'm looking for...something like Nugent's solo in High Enough (Damn Yankees)

[tanpsi]

See if you can try some out in person, with your guitar and amp if possible, there's some personal preference involved in wahs, both for sound and the feel.

[dannyr]

Budda Wah works great for me.

[Rockinloud]

I like the 535Q. It's been a very dependable piece.