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Sonic Youth 37 04.04.2007 02:03 PM

I got my wah....finally
 
It sounds great! I love the sweep and tone of it. It's amazing.

For the record, it's a Dunlop Cry-Baby

king_buzzo 04.04.2007 02:43 PM

Which Crybaby?

Sonic Youth 37 04.04.2007 02:50 PM

Model # GCB-95 The basic model, not the one with the Fasel pot.


Edit:accurate picture below

Mine has a different front plate though, it doesn't say "original Cry-baby" in that front it has "cry-baby" raised in the vintage font with no original.

Danny Himself 04.04.2007 06:12 PM

Wahs are great for making your own porn grooves.

drrrtyboots 04.04.2007 06:24 PM

And for really fucked up distortion expression.

afterthefact 04.04.2007 09:05 PM

I want one...........

drrrtyboots 04.04.2007 09:16 PM

As do I but I'm saving up for a nice amp first. It's painful.

afterthefact 04.04.2007 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drrrtyboots
As do I but I'm saving up for a nice amp first. It's painful.

I'm with ya, I can't spend anymore money until I get at LEAST a decent amp...

drrrtyboots 04.04.2007 09:25 PM

I think I'm going for a Traynor cause really don't think over 1k for a fender is worth it, although I do love the sound of a twin reverb. But that's still almost 800..ack.

afterthefact 04.04.2007 10:04 PM

Yeah, I am looking for something around the $500 mark, so you think you've got it tough...

Sonic Youth 37 04.04.2007 10:48 PM

Here's an accurate picture. It's from the actual Dunlop site

 


And, on the note of amps, I'm looking at getting one too.

My music guy has offered to get me a Randall 75-watt with reverb and all for $350.

This one
 

scott v 04.04.2007 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sonic Youth 37
Here's an accurate picture. It's from the actual Dunlop site

 


And, on the note of amps, I'm looking at getting one too.

My music guy has offered to get me a Randall 75-watt with reverb and all for $350.

This one
 


Is that amp tube or solid state?
if thats not tube i wouldn't pay that much for it...
tube amps in general rule over almost any solid state amp.

Sonic Youth 37 04.04.2007 11:34 PM

It's solid state, I think. Randall calls it a Valve-Dynamic. I've also heard it referred to as "Trans-tube"

Link to better explain Valve-Dynamic

http://www.randallamplifiers.com/abo...lvedynamic.asp

Edit: I'm really not picky about amps. I just want a bigger amp with reverb. If I had my druthers, I'd have a Fender Twin Reverb, but I'm shelling out a grand for one.

MellySingsDoom 04.05.2007 01:58 PM

That amp looks sweet. I'll add that to my ever-expanding "things I wish I could afford" list.

I used to make a simple mod on my wah-wah, in changing the sweep of the pedal so it'd go for maximum treble. Got some pretty painful sounds out of it.

Sonic Youth 37 04.05.2007 08:38 PM

I'm just now getting into switching the wah's position. I've placed it in between my 2 distortions, so I have it before or after or even between. It's really neat to do that, it gives it a nice sustained feel

afterthefact 04.05.2007 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sonic Youth 37
I'm just now getting into switching the wah's position. I've placed it in between my 2 distortions, so I have it before or after or even between. It's really neat to do that, it gives it a nice sustained feel

What is the difference? I never knew there was a difference in switching positions (with pedals that is, hehe)

Sonic Youth 37 04.05.2007 10:19 PM

Well, if you put the wah after the distort, you'll a much "sharper" wah sound because you're varying the signal of the distortion. If you put the wah before, you're distorting the already varied signal, so you get less wah sound but it makes for a less drastic and dramatic tone. The placement all depends on how you want it to sound.
Before distortion=more subdued, smoother
After distortion=more dramatic, in yr face.

king_buzzo 04.06.2007 06:02 AM

I have this wah, it is very nice (for the price). On clean, it sounds good and vintage, but when disorted, you can really see how sucky the sweep it. Its good for now, but I want something bigger sounding, like a Vox or a Buddwah

afterthefact 04.06.2007 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sonic Youth 37
Well, if you put the wah after the distort, you'll a much "sharper" wah sound because you're varying the signal of the distortion. If you put the wah before, you're distorting the already varied signal, so you get less wah sound but it makes for a less drastic and dramatic tone. The placement all depends on how you want it to sound.
Before distortion=more subdued, smoother
After distortion=more dramatic, in yr face.

Wow, that really makes sense now that you say it :)


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