First Impressions of the new Ernie ball wah and SL

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This wah is definitely staying on my pedal board. You can hear it in this clip where it’s a secondary rhythm guitar. The Wah is sometimes hitting a Fulltone ’69 fuzz on its way to an Egnater SL B channel which enters soon. All the levels are automated for the vocal, so you can hear the wah as mostly an underlying part, but I really like how it talks in the final bridge section with the neck single coil when it is mixed a hotter. I think good gear works in varying dosages, and this wah blends and cuts through nicely at various mix levels and wah amounts. The main rhythm guitars are EG5 A channel doubled. All guitars are EB Morse. The bass is Ernie Ball Bongo going into the Ampeg SVX - which I also really like. This clip is from the tune, “Snuff Flick” prior to getting real drums.
 
Nice John. What other wahs have you used in the past? Im using a Budda that I really, really like.
 
EWSEthan":yeaajtwe said:
Nice John. What other wahs have you used in the past? Im using a Budda that I really, really like.
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Word up EWSEthan, yeah I like the Budah, but it isn't true bypass, so it has to be in a switcher loop unless you like the mild darkening you may get from it. Budah sounds great though -it's more a classic wah to my ear. Owned and tried tons of others.
 
John, why do you say the Budda isnt true bypass? I always thought it was and the Budda website claims: "We've incorporated a hard wire bypass so that the effect is completely out of the circuit when switched off."
 
EWSEthan":lmjqlj1o said:
John, why do you say the Budda isnt true bypass? I always thought it was and the Budda website claims: "We've incorporated a hard wire bypass so that the effect is completely out of the circuit when switched off."
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I guess 'cause i don't know my head from my ass. Sounded like it was taking some top end off when I had it bypassed. :confused:
 
Sounds great John. Somewhat similar to my Dimebag Crybaby from Hell Wah. That's still my ultimate wah pedal. It is soooo damn versatile.

Eric
 
John,
Wah's always sound great with low gain or medium gain. That really cuts thru well in a high gain situation.
I've been using a Fulltone Clyde Deluxe and I'm pretty happy with it as well.
Thanks for taking the time to do a track!
 
John, how is the action on the pedal. Using that EB string and treadle system probaly gives it a different feel that a standard wah huh?
 
Smoothest pedal I've every seen. Nice short travel too, so you can get pretty wild with it.
 
Would like to try that one but rght now I have a Budah wah and a Teese Wizard wah. I am comparing and will sell one.
 
John Czajkowski":2eomtnr2 said:
EWSEthan":2eomtnr2 said:
Nice John. What other wahs have you used in the past? Im using a Budda that I really, really like.
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Word up EWSEthan, yeah I like the Budah, but it isn't true bypass, so it has to be in a switcher loop unless you like the mild darkening you may get from it. Budah sounds great though -it's more a classic wah to my ear. Owned and tried tons of others.
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It looks expensive John. I have the Budda and don't notice any tone suck at all. Weird bro...
Anyway, I like the Budda because it seems to well for anything from clean to Hendrix to Metallica, nice and clear and vocal.
 
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