MGR/Nick U. « Jim Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Wah Wah Pedal JH-1 »
Published on 03/26/04 at 15:00I ordered this accesory from the Dunlop company themselves. I purchased it because I needed a "wah wah" fix, and wanted something that hit the high price scale in wah pedals. I had been cosntantly hearing about Crybaby's, and was always recommended into buying one, but since I'm a serious Jimi Hendrix fan, and I was already playing Purple Haze and Voodoo Child at least once a day, I figured it'd be best for me. I payed $199 CDN (without taxes and shipping) for this wah pedal. It was a good price, for what I recieved.
This wah pedal gives me what I need, the sound of a real wah pedal, near crybaby quality, but with a fuzz to give it that extra energy in treble. This wah pedal gives you authentic sound of a pedal that Jimi Hendrix would actually play (though Jimi Hendrix actually played a Vox).
The added treble can throw some musicians away from it. Unfortunately, if all you have is the wah pedal, and you're trying to use the wah pedal at a certain section of a song, and then decided to not use it, the added treble can make it sound really clangy, and ruin your experience. What would've been nice would have been a toggle, to turn the fuzz on or off, or turn the wah pedal off all together with a foot switch attached to the pedal.
The quality of this wah pedal, construction wise and playability is excellent, there is nothing wrong with it. it's just what you're looking for if you want that authentic "wah wah"
The bottom line, I recommend it, over a crybaby, if you're really looking for a good wah pedal, regardless if you play any of Jimi's songs or not.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
This wah pedal gives me what I need, the sound of a real wah pedal, near crybaby quality, but with a fuzz to give it that extra energy in treble. This wah pedal gives you authentic sound of a pedal that Jimi Hendrix would actually play (though Jimi Hendrix actually played a Vox).
The added treble can throw some musicians away from it. Unfortunately, if all you have is the wah pedal, and you're trying to use the wah pedal at a certain section of a song, and then decided to not use it, the added treble can make it sound really clangy, and ruin your experience. What would've been nice would have been a toggle, to turn the fuzz on or off, or turn the wah pedal off all together with a foot switch attached to the pedal.
The quality of this wah pedal, construction wise and playability is excellent, there is nothing wrong with it. it's just what you're looking for if you want that authentic "wah wah"
The bottom line, I recommend it, over a crybaby, if you're really looking for a good wah pedal, regardless if you play any of Jimi's songs or not.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com