Which Wah?
In my list of must-have effects for electric guitar are: Yamaha Magicstomp (more about this incredible suite of effects later) the Boss PW10 and a good basic wah pedal.
Yes, I know the V-wah is meant to be everything a wah pedal should be, and then some, but....
it doesn't cut it for that good barking wah ala Jeff Beck in "Ain't Superstitious". My el-cheapo SoundArt wah is the closest I've found to the basic sixties wah pedals, no bells and whistles, even a touch scratchy, (as they were!) but built in a good strong chassis and casing, and an on/off (bypass) switch with full toe forward. Long pedal travel and that REAL wah pedal feel! Good battery life, too! Very similar to what the ORIGINAL Cry babys etc were like.
The V-wah is an incredible effects unit with good overdrives and distortions, and wahwah sounds, rotary sounds, talking effects, etc. Judged as an effects unit and a fuzz-wah, it is a MUST. But judged strictly as a wah pedal, it doesn't quite cut it, and nowhere near the fun! Long live the SoundArt!
I also have the Behringer HellBabe. It is strong and rugged, but power hungry. It has so many bells and whistles with parametric knobs, and a boost, etc, but at the end of the day sits in the corner as "my girl least likely" to be asked to dinner! It is very unsatisfying.
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