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Switchless Wahs
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I'm familiar with the switchless type wah, and actually greatly prefer it.  However, I'd like a chance to try the 95q myself because sometimes the Morley wah I have just doesn't feel like it should in terms of sound.

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Re: Switchless Wahs
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Hey Kim,

   You must have the same one I do, the first model. The second version of the Bad Horsie has a knob on it to adjust the filter.
   I might like to try the Dunlop out just because I never really liked the footprint of Morley wah pedals.
   By the way, the Morley uses an optical switch to detect motion as opposed to a pressure switch. I'm on my 2nd one, since no one around here would work on those. That poses a question in my mind about the Dunlop pedal. The most frequent problem I have with Dunlop and Vox pedals is the foot pad will eventually start to peel up. Since that's where the pressure switch is, I wonder if that will cause a problem with the pedal?

       Harley 8)
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Re: Switchless Wahs
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Harley, I have the Mark Tremonti wah.   No external adjustment for filter or Q. 
If I knew my local Guitar Center had a 95Q to try out, I'd actually go in there for something useful....   ::)
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Re: Switchless Wahs
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I have both the 95Q and the Bad Horsie II. The Dunlop has a very brief lag when you take your foot off. There's supposed to be a hack for it but I've never called Dunlop to learn it. The Bad Horsie sounds a bit thinner to me even with the filter turned all the way down, but it is a more aggressive wah and when pinned all the way forward has a great sweet spot for pinch harmonics, etc.

If you listen to the ADA Minor Blues Jam you can hear a good example of the Bad Horsie in the 2nd half of my solo.
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Re: Switchless Wahs
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I wonder if that Dunlop has an adjustable trumpet ("trumpet"?  Really?  Stupid autocorrect on my phone. I got your adjustable trumpet right here. >:(  That's trimpot...) inside for the "foot off delay" like the Morley does?
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Re: Switchless Wahs
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It doesn't have a switch or adjustment for that but I've researched and read that Dunlop techs will tell you how to bypass the delay if you call them. I just haven't ever taken the time to.
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Re: Switchless Wahs
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Kim,

    What is the knob for on that wah then?

Panda,

    Yeah, Bad Horsie does have a thin sound to it, but that is built to Steve Vai's specs. It's useful for some things that involve humbuckers, but not so great with single coils.

    I also have an Ibanez Weeping Demon wah pedal, which is fully adjustable in every sense, and has a great effects range to it, but the downside is that is isn't true bypass, and there is a definite difference to your sound when it's bypassed. :facepalm:
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Re: Switchless Wahs
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That there knob is a Boost when the wah is on.  Definitely want that all the way down if wah'ing Clean stuff.  I've experimented up an down all over with that knob and best for me is just keep it about 50%.   The wah itself works pretty good up on the meedley meedley strings, but not so good on the chugga chugga strings....
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Re: Switchless Wahs
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That there knob is a Boost when the wah is on.  Definitely want that all the way down if wah'ing Clean stuff.  I've experimented up an down all over with that knob and best for me is just keep it about 50%.   The wah itself works pretty good up on the meedley meedley strings, but not so good on the chugga chugga strings....

   Too mushy?
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Re: Switchless Wahs
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Too mushy?

Just not really all that noticeable of an effect down there, if that makes any sense.  :dunno:
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Re: Switchless Wahs
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Too mushy?

Just not really all that noticeable of an effect down there, if that makes any sense.  :dunno:

   Yes it does, it's more of a 'woofer' than a wah in the low end. Anyone remember the old DeArmond Woofer pedal?  I've been thinking about trying out the John Petrucci Signature wah.
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Re: Switchless Wahs
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Doesn't John use a rack wah?
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Re: Switchless Wahs
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John's rig is always changing. Dunlop made a pedal for him that has the sound he uses already dialed in, (JP-95), that is available to the public if you don't want the DCR-25R rack unit. For some reason, John had the guts of this put back in a rack case, and the foot pedal is now a controller for that. Weird :crazy:

    Check it out:
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So essentially he's still using a rack wah  ;D
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Re: Switchless Wahs
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I've been thinking about trying out the John Petrucci Signature wah.

Here we go:
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