Do you even wah bro? Colorsound content

Fiddy · Post by **Fiddy** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 1:13 pm

Got this pedal, im not much of a wah user but this is a cool tool to have in my arsenal...

Just picked it up on my way to work today.. So haven't even tested it yet.

But back to my question, do you even wah?

echobaseone · Post by **echobaseone** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 2:55 pm

Chuh brah, I totally wah.

Fiddy · Post by **Fiddy** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 3:22 pm

Brah!

Lets all wah in unison then...

fuzzjunkie · Post by **fuzzjunkie** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 6:34 pm

They have a longer sweep than most wahs. You can get closer if you clip the back rubber grommets on a Vox or Crybaby, but still not quite there. I always got a cramp playing mine if I was doing a full sweep for too long and not just a short rocking

øøøøøøø · Post by **øøøøøøø** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 10:48 pm

Love a good Colorsound wah.

Very long throw and wide sweep.

I have a B&M Champions wah, which is a Colorsound with a different badge. Very unique wah flavor (I have a bit of a wah problem.... four total)

JSett · Post by **JSett** » Wed Jan 11, 2023 11:14 pm

Despite living in the Land Of Colorsound, I've never tried one of their wahs. Closest I got was this MuSonic W-100 made in Illinois which was utterly massive in size and totally impractical. Sounded great though...

UlricvonCatalyst · Post by **UlricvonCatalyst** » Thu Jan 12, 2023 12:01 am

Haven't ever really found a use for a wah-wah effect, but I've used them as a Ronsonesque notched Eq from time to time.

My CSL Wah-Fuzz is secretly a Colorsound/Solasound one:

sal paradise · Post by **sal paradise** » Thu Jan 12, 2023 2:54 am

I love the idea of a wah. Borrowed a box one off a friend & couldn’t turn it on/off fluidly to work how I wanted. And I lost like 20% volume/tone when it was on.

And autowah on multi-fx are just

Maybe I should try a wah again one day. Just like shimmer, everyone needs 30 seconds of wah somewhere in a song, right?

marqueemoon · Post by **marqueemoon** » Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:30 am

sal paradise wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 12, 2023 2:54 am
I love the idea of a wah. Borrowed a box one off a friend & couldn’t turn it on/off fluidly to work how I wanted. And I lost like 20% volume/tone when it was on.

And autowah on multi-fx are just

Maybe I should try a wah again one day. Just like shimmer, everyone needs 30 seconds of wah somewhere in a song, right?

I eventually sold it, but the Morley Bad Horsie wah (Steve Vai signature of all things) is optical and treadle activated.

I tried a bunch when I was looking and this was the clear winner. Sound-wise it’s less shrill, maybe because it’s intended for high gain.

Embenny · Post by **Embenny** » Thu Jan 12, 2023 9:35 am

This is once again an area where I feel modeling technology proves its worth.

I've got a wide variety of wahs on my AxeFX, and all of them can be set to activate and deactivate by whatever means you find most convenient. I like to use auto- engage (turns the wah on as soon as you start rocking the expression pedal) and "heel-off" (disengages by rock the wah all the way back and leaving it there, the responsiveness of which can be adjusted).

None of this "leaning forward with all my weight" business like my old Crybaby. Any model of wah can have its volume adjusted to reach whatever unity or boost gain scenario you like.

I went many years without using wahs before this, just because they were more trouble than they were worth. Volume issues, ice-picky sweeps, frustrating on/off switches, etc.

sal paradise · Post by **sal paradise** » Thu Jan 12, 2023 9:44 am

Embenny wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 12, 2023 9:35 am
This is once again an area where I feel modeling technology proves its worth.

I've got a wide variety of wahs on my AxeFX, and all of them can be set to activate and deactivate by whatever means you find most convenient. I like to use auto- engage (turns the wah on as soon as you start rocking the expression pedal) and "heel-off" (disengages by rock the wah all the way back and leaving it there, the responsiveness of which can be adjusted).

None of this "leaning forward with all my weight" business like my old Crybaby. Any model of wah can have its volume adjusted to reach whatever unity or boost gain scenario you like.

I went many years without using wahs before this, just because they were more trouble than they were worth. Volume issues, ice-picky sweeps, frustrating on/off switches, etc.

Did you ever begin to wonder wah you even bothered?

Embenny · Post by **Embenny** » Thu Jan 12, 2023 9:48 am

sal paradise wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 12, 2023 9:44 am
Did you ever begin to wonder wah you even bothered?

I certainly wondered waht the fuss was all about.

Fiddy · Post by **Fiddy** » Thu Jan 12, 2023 9:56 am

The pot crackles on this one when it gets to its lowest position, i sprayed contact cleaner but no luck.

Maybe ill have to disassemble the pot and clean it? Don't really want to mess around with it.. But yeah, the crackling sucks.

Fiddy · Post by **Fiddy** » Thu Jan 12, 2023 9:37 pm

I guess the cleaner worked its magic while I was away at work.. Pot is good again.

Pixors

øøøøøøø · Post by **øøøøøøø** » Fri Jan 13, 2023 1:22 am

Put a drop of F100L in to keep it healthy!

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