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MGR/Anonymous « George Dennis GD-30 »
Published on 06/25/01 at 15:00I got this unit for Christmas, and paid AUD$189, from www.1800instruments.com. I liked the look of the unit online (visit www.george-dennis.cz ) and they were cheaper than a crybaby, which I tried and didnt like.
It runs on an optical sensor, so there are no moving parts, unlike the crybaby which has a pot. On plug in, the unit was quite, also unlike the crybaby which hissed and had an annoying sweep sound. There is a nice big LED to indicate when the unit is on. The footpedal is quite large, large enough for my big clompers anyway, and has a nice solid rubber covering. When you press down to turn the thing on and off, it feels nice and solid and the switch feels like it wont give out over time. It is also a silent / non-click switch.
The sound is very favourable to a crybaby, it was deisgned on the same frewquency range however, as I say, there is no associated noise, even on distortion settings. The real wha sounds are produced in the upper range of the pedal's sweep, and this took a little getting used to but seeing as it is my first wah it didnt take long. The more I use it the more I enjoy having it as part of my rig. Clean and dirty, it really lets me add some different tones to my sound. Both lead and rhythm work well with this unit.
The adaptor plug is not the standard one they use for a Boss pedal, and it is wired opposite to the boss power supply. this si not a real problem as I replaced the end of the power lead with a suitable connector and reversed the polarity of the wiring. Worked fine. Also, the input / output jacks are not marked on top of the unit, you have to look underneath it to remember which one is which.
Construction and quality are impressive. All steel, solid feeling and heavy. The pedal has a smooth action, and as I said before, the rubber part is solid and firm feeling.
I MUCH prefer this unit over the crybaby. I havent tried Vox etc. so I cant comment there. But for the price, I believe it is an excellent wah pedal. It doesnt have the "nasal shriek" of the crybaby, which some people really like. I prefer the smoother sound anyway. If there were halves I'd give it 4.5
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
It runs on an optical sensor, so there are no moving parts, unlike the crybaby which has a pot. On plug in, the unit was quite, also unlike the crybaby which hissed and had an annoying sweep sound. There is a nice big LED to indicate when the unit is on. The footpedal is quite large, large enough for my big clompers anyway, and has a nice solid rubber covering. When you press down to turn the thing on and off, it feels nice and solid and the switch feels like it wont give out over time. It is also a silent / non-click switch.
The sound is very favourable to a crybaby, it was deisgned on the same frewquency range however, as I say, there is no associated noise, even on distortion settings. The real wha sounds are produced in the upper range of the pedal's sweep, and this took a little getting used to but seeing as it is my first wah it didnt take long. The more I use it the more I enjoy having it as part of my rig. Clean and dirty, it really lets me add some different tones to my sound. Both lead and rhythm work well with this unit.
The adaptor plug is not the standard one they use for a Boss pedal, and it is wired opposite to the boss power supply. this si not a real problem as I replaced the end of the power lead with a suitable connector and reversed the polarity of the wiring. Worked fine. Also, the input / output jacks are not marked on top of the unit, you have to look underneath it to remember which one is which.
Construction and quality are impressive. All steel, solid feeling and heavy. The pedal has a smooth action, and as I said before, the rubber part is solid and firm feeling.
I MUCH prefer this unit over the crybaby. I havent tried Vox etc. so I cant comment there. But for the price, I believe it is an excellent wah pedal. It doesnt have the "nasal shriek" of the crybaby, which some people really like. I prefer the smoother sound anyway. If there were halves I'd give it 4.5
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com