Wah Upgrades and Mods?

[ralley]

I'll second the stinkfoot site for wah mods, I've true bypassed mine, added an LED and done his vocal and range mods, sounds great.

Also checkout R.G. Keen's "Technology Of The wah" article here: http://www.geofex.com/article_folders/w ... wahped.htm. Lots of cool info. The Anderton scratch fix mod is really simple and works a treat.

Rob.

[handlefras]

I've done those mods on a Crybaby. Nothing too challenging there. T/B sounds better than the buffer when bypassed to my ears. I also did the capacitor mod to switch between standard and JH-1. There is a noticeable difference, the JH position sounds a lot more bassy. However I don't think I wired this as well as I could have because there is a loud pop when switching. I remember there is a fix for it somewhere but I never got round to it.

I would say T/B and the vocal mod are the most useful of all. Do it!


PS: If you believe the hype upgrading the inductor could be real good, but I have no experience of that

[Aquila Rossa]

Thanks guys, those 2 sites combinmed cover everthing I want to do. I bought the pedal for this purpose really. Something to cut my teeth on.

[Zaulkin]

...Jen needs a good thankin'.

[Aquila Rossa]

I just opened up the wah and for some reason it seems more scary that doing the OT transplant on my amp, because it seem I have to cut the pcb traces for the input buffer, then change a resistor to compensate for the volume loss. I'm not even sure I bought the right switch. The one I got looks pretty much like the one that is already in there.

[AiRdAd]

Have you thought about selling the wah - and putting the money you would of spent on upgrading it towards another one.

You'll probably get at least $120 for it. and then maybe look at some of these ones.

Crybaby 535Q wah pedal with power supply
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Music-instrume ... 803947.htm

JEN - Super Crybaby Wah - 1970's - made in Italy
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =272450182

Jimi Hendrix Original Thomas Design Foot Pedal
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =271489871

Dunlop Jimi Hendrix JH1FW Fuzz Wah Pedal
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =272363830

[crowbgood1]

My Crybaby was doing some tone sucking and I was advised (on here i think) to put my Boss TU-2 I front of it and now ya wouldn't know it was there until ya use it.

[Aquila Rossa]

Have you thought about selling the wah - and putting the money you would of spent on upgrading it towards another one.

You'll probably get at least $120 for it. and then maybe look at some of these ones.

Crybaby 535Q wah pedal with power supply
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Music-instrume ... 803947.htm

JEN - Super Crybaby Wah - 1970's - made in Italy
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =272450182

Jimi Hendrix Original Thomas Design Foot Pedal
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =271489871

Dunlop Jimi Hendrix JH1FW Fuzz Wah Pedal
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =272363830

I just scored it from TM for just over $80 (Crybaby GCB-95), so I have no plans to sell it yet. Like the amp I'll get my head around it and sus it out. I bought it for the purpose of learning pedal mods.
First thing is to decide whether or not to remove the buffer when doing the TB. Some say do it, some don't but change the input impedence instead. I'm still reading up about the pros and cons.

[jeremyb]

My Crybaby was doing some tone sucking and I was advised (on here i think) to put my Boss TU-2 I front of it and now ya wouldn't know it was there until ya use it.

Buffers are wonderful things

[blackstratblues]

I spend ages (and a fair bit of coin) tweaking a Vox 847, but was never really happy. Sold it and got a RMC Wizard Wah, best move imho. Hopefully you'll have better luck : )

[AiRdAd]

I just scored it from TM for just over $80 (Crybaby GCB-95), so I have no plans to sell it yet. Like the amp I'll get my head around it and sus it out. I bought it for the purpose of learning pedal mods.
First thing is to decide whether or not to remove the buffer when doing the TB. Some say do it, some don't but change the input impedence instead. I'm still reading up about the pros and cons.[/quote]

perhaps you could try dave stewart from dexter mods. he is username 'dextermods' on trademe. his website is http://www.dextermods.com . he has modded stacks of stuff, he might have some advice for you.

[Aquila Rossa]

Pay a guy 80 bucks to mod a pedal, no chance. I say again, I bought it to mod myself. Thanks though.

[AiRdAd]

Pay a guy 80 bucks to mod a pedal, no chance. I say again, I bought it to mod myself. Thanks though.

smile - i meant flick him a message for advice. He seems like an approchable guy. I was selling a pedal on Trademe that was modded by him. Apparently the previous owner had it done years ago. He left a message on my auction that he would offer a warrantly on the work he did on it for the winner of the auction. He also said he would upagrade it to his latest mod for free for that person too.

I saw your coment about removing the buffer. From what he says in his auctions - he's got some definate views on removing the buffer when doing a true by-pass. I thought he might be able to point you in the right direction.

[Aquila Rossa]

I think he takes it out and the other pedal mod guy mac pherson leaves it in.
I'm considering gutting it and just using the enclousure to make a really nice old style wah circuit with all the correct bits. I'll see how it sounds first, I have not played it yet.
After how bad I thought the ZW wah I has was, I tend to presume they need modding from the get go