Wah wah...

Subject: Wah wah... Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:09 am

Does anybody here know any good pedals which will give me a good Ron Asheton wah wah effect? I've already got a fuzzbox but Real Cool Time doesn't sound as good without the beloved wah wah. Help? confused

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Immaterial Girl Joined : 17 Dec 2007 Posts : 1303

yeah - wouldn't that be good to know!

Then all I'd need would be all the relevant equipment, some guitar lessons from the man himself...
...and loads of encouragement! queen

Subject: Re: Wah wah... Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:21 am

Get the slash wah ! IT IS A GREAT WAH ! and it has a fuzz option on the side that gives an AWESOME effect.
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C'mon Shake... You Little Doll

Joined : 11 Feb 2008 Posts : 71 Location : Brazil

He used Vox wahs.

Subject: Re: Wah wah... Mon Jun 16, 2008 4:02 am

Would a Vox V847 Wah wah pedal give a good 1969/Real Cool Time effect then?
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Age : 35 Joined : 17 Jun 2007 Posts : 189 Location : Paris

a good foot give a good effect Very Happy

Subject: Re: Wah wah... Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:04 pm

No, IMO, if your going to get a Vox wah, get a real one... 60's vintage one. other wise Dunlop Wah's are the way to go for standard releases, im telling you, i guarentee 100% satisfaction for the Slash wah to sound like rons.. I use it for that too ! and with a Tube screamer (vintage one)

give it a try.

cheers !
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C'mon Shake... You Little Doll

Subject: Re: Wah wah... Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:31 am

Does it sound like Ron's wah without the tube screamer?
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Subject: Re: Wah wah... Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:12 am

yeah. you know how on 1969 now live when he goes into the chorus change (nother year for me and you) part. he kicks into that screamer, and it sounds jsut like it... but yeah it sounds just like his wah... as long as you have your amp set up for a sound like his of course Smile

it sounds great !

its a GREAT wah ! i promise... lemme know if you decide to get it. its the bet of the ones i've tried. and its by far IMO the best.

lemme know what ya do

cheers !
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C'mon Shake... You Little Doll

Subject: Re: Wah wah... Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:35 am

so which pedal did you choose ?
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C'mon Shake... You Little Doll

Subject: Re: Wah wah... Fri Jun 20, 2008 2:43 am

Not sure yet. I'm going off to Inverness (the nearest city to my town) on Saturday so I'll be searching for wah wah pedals there. Thanks for all the brilliant help though. Very Happy

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Joined : 02 Feb 2008 Posts : 18

I've owned a number of wahs over the year, mass production and boutique, and the best bar none is the Dunlop 535. Sadly, its discontinued but I bought mine on eBay about a year ago for £55 and I've never looked back. It has a knob on the side that gives you a choice of four different sweeps and a boost switch that you can preset - the latter is particularly useful because it means you don't get any loss of volume when you switch the wah on (a problem I had with all the other wahs I've had). Stay away from the current production model the 535Q, which is a completely different, and IMO, inferior beast. Happy hunting!

http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/product/Dunlop/Crybaby+535+Chrome/10/2

Subject: Re: Wah wah... Sat Jun 21, 2008 12:14 am

Dunlops are Def. way to go !

Have you tried the new Slash wah funhouse ? its the best i've used. No loss of volume on it either. you should give a try. its really a great wah

cheers !
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C'mon Shake... You Little Doll

Subject: Re: Wah wah... Sun Jun 29, 2008 4:37 am

so now what did ya choose ? Smile

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C'mon Shake... You Little Doll

Subject: Re: Wah wah... Sun Jun 29, 2008 11:12 am

I can't afford one at moment as the cheapest one I found was 85 pounds which is around $170. So I'll save up. Very Happy

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Subject: Re: Wah wah... Sun Jun 29, 2008 3:02 pm

what kind was it ?
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C'mon Shake... You Little Doll

Joined : 15 May 2008 Posts : 14

Did you ever try the Colorsound wah wah pedals? I had one (once upon a time) and you definately got the Ron-o-sound. You got it so much that it was embaressing.

This one's the sucker. You gotto have the "fuzz" the get that true Ron-sound.

I have tried a looooot of different wah-wah's and I have to say - no one does it like the Colorsound pedal. Especially not the new ones.

If you can't find a wah wah with a fuzz in it, then I'd recommend the very cheap Behringer Vintage Distortion pedal.

It's really cheap and the fuzz is just downright nasty.
Of course, if you have money you can go for the Big Muff (or the Little Big Muff) but the Behringer dist is almost as good and much cheaper.

And don't forget to buy really really heavy strings - it must hurt to bend.

Subject: Re: Wah wah... Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:56 pm

I have a an Ibanez fuzz box that works a treat for distortion. Very Happy

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Subject: Re: Wah wah... Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:00 pm

tube screamer ?

PS - the fuzz on the slash one... if you kick it in during the nother year for me and you part on 1969.. it sounds EXACT ! Smile

cheers !
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C'mon Shake... You Little Doll

Age : 35 Joined : 17 Jun 2007 Posts : 189 Location : Paris

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