All user reviews of 3/5 for the Dunlop MC404 CAE Wah

By Wah MXR CAE
1 push button for red or yellow Fasel with yellow or red LED
1 push button with blue LED boost
1 button adjustable boost level
1 green LED for activation of the pedal
True Bypass
input power supply or 9V battery

UTILIZATION

Very weak point of the pedal, after that there are in the chain must play on the battery otherwise it will bring out the best noise / hiss or imcompatibilités (Fuzz, treble booster ...) I n ' happens not to understand is that with the EVH and ZW no problemo ... pedal probably capricious
Otherwise I find it lacks flexibility, the pan is too rigid, it is broken testicle
Last boost it a little signal so we have a little breath

SOUND QUALITY

with red Fasel was quite generous, very typical vintage old school with nice bump quite low, it sounds pretty dark, great on clean and the low drive
with such as red but more open less dark yellow Fasel was this bump vintage typed, ideal for drive a little more muscular guy middle gain, the record is less packed
compared to the ZW is with red Fasel, the frequency of the CAE is narrower, the ZW sounds less vintage, more balanced signal with a slightly less eaten one is between the red and yellow Fasel, after I use the ZW in a high gain register, see middle gain
compared to the EVH is less brilliant snapping, the EVH is more expressive, this is now my favorite pedal, vintage certe less but more happening everywhere
The big black dot that's with my Germanium Fuzz where there imcompatibilité sound is chopped and it blows serious with a Silicon Fuzz it goes better

OVERALL OPINION

It's a good pedal, the Fasel red / yellow bright side why not but it's my favorite gadget have a simple Wah with a sound and complete, the boost I do not use I already pedals boost ...
Pedal that I have not kept my favorite because it is the heart EVH I find more expressive with this middle comes out great and brighter in a vintage channel after slap ... in a modern channel I keep my ZW
Which inflated me is the lack of flexibility of the plate, the sound a bit dark takes over and imcompatibilité side with other pedal ...

Wah wah analog True bybass.

a jack, an output jack.
a green LED indicates whether the wah is active.

An on / off switch and a knob to control the level of boost / line driver integrated Mxr (careful, it can not function independently of the wah, and is only active if the wah is engaged.) A blue LED indicates whether the boost is engaged.

A switch to select fasel (yellow or red). Respective colors of the LEDs indicate which mode is selected. Internal settings (trim pots) for each Q fasel. As usual with the trim pots, it sucks to deal with, and because the outside is already loaded, one wonders why Dunlop did not choose to put them there.

Hardness adjustable pedal keyword.

The whole, although complex, is quite intuitive.

UTILIZATION

The general configuration is more complex than a standard wah, say 95 Crybaby or Vox.
The manual may be necessary. It is clear, and as mentioned above, the use is fairly intuitive.

Editing sounds is quite easy once all the different settings controlled.

Having set the switches on the sides to boost and fasels is convenient for some that does not put the pedal to a pedalboard already loaded (and of course it was my case).

The stroke of the wah seems larger than a standard crybaby, against it by it's top.

SOUND QUALITY

While the boost is effective and transparent. It is very convenient to inflate a solo, fat sound of the wah that may seem a little low for ordinary or from feedback more easily depending on the angle of the pedal to Hendrix.

For me playing much knob, the boost soon proved clenching: the wah up front, so it involves a burst of gain when it is active, and therefore nuances that go by the wayside. Not up to funker gently on his Strat with the knob 2 pending send the ball to Eddie Hazel.

Then talk about fasels: I found myself in the embarrassing situation or yellow was too loud for my gear, 60's very acidic while the red was too dark (more zakk wylde the idea) ... it involves variety, it's not so bad, but it's another headlock, since we get to trim-potter the bowels of the pedal ...

OVERALL OPINION

I used a few months then a mishap happened to me.

After removing the rubber feet of the pedal flat to fix my board, I tried to tighten the screws. THREE of them farted half race. I found myself with three screws not unusable. While this manipulation took place smoothly on two standard crybaby in the past, thank you Dunlop install nazes live in your pedals.
So I had to hold the base to the box by wrapping gaffer, before putting the velcro on top. It's very spot for a wah to 200 euros.

And the worst happened: despite repeated blows vacuum, dust has settled in the circuits to produce an unpleasant "crr" when pedal movements. Between boost and these annoying noises, I could say goodbye to the very soft intro, knob down "Dazed and Confused".

All these crap have disgusted me with this custom audio electronics, which is far from being a bad pedal. I returned from my old crybaby on standard and I have more trouble. At least if it loose me as EAC, it will be less expensive to replace.

Finally, I would advise against this Wah Dunlop / CAE for vintage loving guitarists play their knobs and pedals looking for without headaches like me. In my opinion it is intended more as brothers and sisters in Bob Bradshaw of modern guitarists, owners rack running sound banks and want total control over their sound.

The quality report is justified (two pedals in one: wah and boost), but if it was a remake I would look directly at Fulltone or RMC.