Affordable Wah Pedals

DECEMBER 2016 TOTAL GUITAR
Play that funky music or howl like a banshee with these four
affordable wah pedals that will get you talking proper…
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lectro-Harmonix has taken the innards
of its interesting – yet slightly fl awed in
practicality – Crying Tone wah and put
them inside a traditional pedal for a budget
price. The build is indicative of the price tag
here: it’s lightweight (by design) – which
means you’ll want to velcro it down, but also
has quite a ‘ratchet-y’ feeling in use. You’ll
get over that once you hear it though – it gives
a rounder tone, that to our ears is smooth and
round, with more synth-like qualities than
the more traditional pedals on test. Defi nitely
the one for those on a budget, or for home/
lighter live use. We love it!
T
he legendary Vox V847 shares its DNA
with the standard Cry Baby. Tonally,
these pedals are very similar, but the
famous chrome fi nish is a calling card of this
wah (the V845 is closest to the all-black Cry
Baby, and costs a little less, too). Build wise,
we love the weight of the Vox, it feels
substantial and stays fi rmly rooted to the
spot when you’re using it. It takes a bit more
oomph to kick the switch on/off , and we’d
like some better battery access, but while
the travel of the rocker pedal seems ever so
slightly shorter than a regular Cry Baby, the
mechanism is clearly more dampened, giving
you a noticeably smoother ride than the other
pedals here.
Electro-Harmonix
Wailer Wah
WAH-T ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
Vox V847
THE ORIGINAL WAH, FOR NOW
TYPE Wah pedals
POWER REQUIREMENTS
Dunlop, Vox & EHX: 9V PSU
(not supplied) or 9V PP3
battery; Mooer: 9V PSU
only (not supplied)
CONTACT
Westside Distribution
0844 326 2000
www.jimdunlop.com;
Mooer Audio UK
01793 461650
www.mooeraudio.co.uk;
Electro-Harmonix
www.ehx.com;
Korg UK
01908 304600
www.voxamps.com
AT A GLANCE
£56
£98
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