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Re: Joe Bonamassa Signature Wah (has anybody heard anything?)

That's the way they work…sounds like yours is OK

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Re: Joe Bonamassa Signature Wah (has anybody heard anything?)

It's because there's a foam cushion that meets the switch when you push down.

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129 Reply by dknight16 (edited by dknight16 2012-01-04 20:28:46)

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Re: Joe Bonamassa Signature Wah (has anybody heard anything?)

I've been thinking about the Jerry Cantrell Wah for some time, but now I'm seriously considering this one instead.  Choices ... Choices ...

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Re: Joe Bonamassa Signature Wah (has anybody heard anything?)

If you've been thinking of the JC wah, you will love this new one.

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Re: Joe Bonamassa Signature Wah (has anybody heard anything?)

DougH wrote:
wharris wrote:

You don't feel a slight click when you engage it?

I hear and feel a very solid click if I stick my finger up under the foot pedal and press it that way

but if I just have it on the floor and use my foot,, its ever so slight of a feel.

You can adjust how high/low the switch is. Open up the wah and loosen the retainer nut
on the switch. Turn the threaded shaft of the switch and "raise" it some.
Trial and error will get it where YOU like it.

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Re: Joe Bonamassa Signature Wah (has anybody heard anything?)

Alright, I know this has been beaten to death, but I still don't quite understand the order. Is it guitar into fuzz, into wah then into amp, or is it guitar into wah, into fuzz, into amp?

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Re: Joe Bonamassa Signature Wah (has anybody heard anything?)

Jimmy wrote:

Alright, I know this has been beaten to death, but I still don't quite understand the order. Is it guitar into fuzz, into wah then into amp, or is it guitar into wah, into fuzz, into amp?

I prefer the latter.

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Re: Joe Bonamassa Signature Wah (has anybody heard anything?)

I prefer wah, fuzz, then od or amp if you're not using another drive pedal.

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Re: Joe Bonamassa Signature Wah (has anybody heard anything?)

My JB wah tone report:
Love the tone of the wah when NOT bypassed. But don't like the tone when wah is off. It darkens my "real" tone too much.
Don't like the wah so much in true bypass. Too thin for me. But like the "real" tone with the wah off.
So I'm screwed.

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Re: Joe Bonamassa Signature Wah (has anybody heard anything?)

SlyStrat wrote:

My JB wah tone report:
  So I'm screwed.

what about putting an A/B switch in front of it..
That way just leave the wah in the On setting.. when you want to use it.. step on the a/b switch and wah away.

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Re: Joe Bonamassa Signature Wah (has anybody heard anything?)

helrazr84 wrote:

I prefer wah, fuzz, then od or amp if you're not using another drive pedal.

I haven't found a good place to put my JB Fuzz yet. It won't get into my "normal rotation" until it finds a home in my pedal chain. hmm

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Re: Joe Bonamassa Signature Wah (has anybody heard anything?)

SlyStrat wrote:

My JB wah tone report:
Love the tone of the wah when NOT bypassed. But don't like the tone when wah is off. It darkens my "real" tone too much.
Don't like the wah so much in true bypass. Too thin for me. But like the "real" tone with the wah off.
So I'm screwed.

How many pedals are on your board? Buy a good quality buffer, they are not very expensive. Put it in line either at the very end of your chain or just after the wah. Look at JHS Pedals or Carl Martin for examples.

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Re: Joe Bonamassa Signature Wah (has anybody heard anything?)

I don't have the wah on a board. Tested it on its own.

140 Reply by Jimmy (edited by Jimmy 2012-03-06 23:45:28)

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Re: Joe Bonamassa Signature Wah (has anybody heard anything?)

Ya know, I've started to play around with the switch inside and I really can't hear an audible difference between the two settings. I've tried every combination of pedal up, down, before fuzz, and after. I'm only playing through a '57 Champ, but I would expect the sound to be noticeable at 5 with the guitar cranked.

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Re: Joe Bonamassa Signature Wah (has anybody heard anything?)

Well, mine is totally different. Maybe the amp has something to do with it.
Also, I've done some searching. Some buyers have complained about bad QC.

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Re: Joe Bonamassa Signature Wah (has anybody heard anything?)

Has any one figured out which way the switch is in true-bypass? Right or Left?

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Re: Joe Bonamassa Signature Wah (has anybody heard anything?)

GuitarSlingerofTruth wrote:

Has any one figured out which way the switch is in true-bypass? Right or Left?

See post 117 above. You can hear the difference in tone quite clearly.

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Re: Joe Bonamassa Signature Wah (has anybody heard anything?)

I know most "purists" will keep the bona-wah in the 'old school' by pass mode.

but has anyone thought of drilling a small hole in the base plate so that you don't have to take the pedal a part if you wanted to switch it the other way?
a small rubber grommet should be able to plug up the hole.

Just wondering

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