CAE wah

[Ethan]

I've been watching every wah pedal demo known to man lately, and I'm pretty taken by the sound of this one on the "amber" setting. Does anybody have one of these, and what's the story?

[santellavision]

I've been watching every wah pedal demo known to man lately, and I'm pretty taken by the sound of this one on the "amber" setting. Does anybody have one of these, and what's the story?

Haven't tried that one, but I went through a Wah hunt about 2 years ago. I bought/sold about 1/2 dozen of the top boutique Wah's (Area 51, RMC, Budda, Fulltone etc) I settled on the Teese RMC 2. Best overall Wah tones. With 11 rotary tones and adjustable Vol & Q, anyone can find their tone in there. (Mine's the normal Gray color - No sure I like the new blue they sell though) The band tells me to use it more cause it sounds so good!

Teese RMC2 Wah

[Jeff R]

I'm a RMC2 user too, just a great sounding and bulletproof wah. My pedalboard houses the Teese for wah and a Boss ME-70 for everything else.

[Disturber]

The sale pitch for the CAE sounds promising, but all new wah's I've tried sounds to "new" for me. They don't have that true vintage "whack". I don't want my wah to sound to hifi, I want it sweet and Shafty. My referenses are Curtis Mayfield, 1970's Thin Lizzy - Robertson era etc.

I bought an old Colorsound wah from the 70's a few months ago and it's just killer sounding, just right - and with a fairly long sweep. I would not say "It's built like a tank" though. But with a little tlc it will last me forever.

[jisham]

I used a CAE for a couple of years when I was doing the modern rock thing, which I think it does very well. I found both settings useful, but I didn't care for the "boost" function.

When I switched to southern/classic rock, I didn't really like how it sounded so I sold it and went back to using my Budda Wah, which just kicks all kinds of ass IMO.

[Hamer of the gods]

+1 on the Budda, no variable Q's or boosts just a simple kick-ass wah!

[santellavision]

no variable Q's or boosts just a simple kick-ass wah!

I used to think a simple, no-frills Wah was best too. Since getting the RMC with variable Q, I have one main tone setting that I use. But, to get to that, I had to find it. I just like being able to really dial in the exact tone & wah range I want perfectly, something I couldn't do with a fixed Q Wah. I owned a Budda, which was very nice, but sounded different with each type of guitar (Single-coil vs. Buckers). I found it interesting trying all ones I did. There really is a huge difference in tone even in similar Fasel Wahs.

[Scottcrud]

After much reading about Wahs after my early 90's Crybaby was stolen, I bought 3 new wahs. A Dunlop Crybaby that has the Fasel and is supposedly true bypass ( which I doubt is the case), a Dunlop Crybaby from the mid 90's and a Ibanez weeping demon Wah. Well, I sold the Crybaby with Fasel, kept the mid 90's, oh and it sucks some real ass, one of the worst Wahs I've ever heard. But at some point I plan on sending it off to have it rebuilt.

But the biggest surprise was the Ibanez WD7 wah, that thing is SICK sounding. Even my bass player was "What the hell kind of Wah is that? It's SICK sounding, Keep using it!!!"

It's got all these adjustment knobs, it's super tunable and has a setting when you put your foot on, it's ON, and off when you lift your foot. It's about 90 bucks, or 50 used. I'd recommend one to anyone looking for a cool sounding wah.

[backinit]

After much reading about Wahs after my early 90's Crybaby was stolen, I bought 3 new wahs. A Dunlop Crybaby that has the Fasel and is supposedly true bypass ( which I doubt is the case), a Dunlop Crybaby from the mid 90's and a Ibanez weeping demon Wah. Well, I sold the Crybaby with Fasel, kept the mid 90's, oh and it sucks some real ass, one of the worst Wahs I've ever heard. But at some point I plan on sending it off to have it rebuilt.

But the biggest surprise was the Ibanez WD7 wah, that thing is SICK sounding. Even my bass player was "What the hell kind of Wah is that? It's SICK sounding, Keep using it!!!"

It's got all these adjustment knobs, it's super tunable and has a setting when you put your foot on, it's ON, and off when you lift your foot. It's about 90 bucks, or 50 used. I'd recommend one to anyone looking for a cool sounding wah.

You and me both. I let the first used one get by me, but not the second. I love setting the highs back a bit so that they are not so shrill.

[KH Guitar Freak]

The sale pitch for the CAE sounds promising, but all new wah's I've tried sounds to "new" for me. They don't have that true vintage "whack". I don't want my wah to sound to hifi, I want it sweet and Shafty. My referenses are Curtis Mayfield, 1970's Thin Lizzy - Robertson era etc.

I bought an old Colorsound wah from the 70's a few months ago and it's just killer sounding, just right - and with a fairly long sweep. I would not say "It's built like a tank" though. But with a little tlc it will last me forever.

Ha, apparently Curtis Mayfield used the Coloursound wah for all his wah parts...

[Ethan]

Dude the Colorsound is my favorite wah ever...I wish I had the scratch to buy one off the dude that let me try his a while back. I'd love to try a Teese or Budda or whatever nicer wah, but I have a real hard time spending $250 on a pedal that I can't try out first.

[jisham]

Used Buddas should be about $120...new about $169 I think.

[Hamer95USA]

I went through a wah building/modifying phase a couple of years ago when I smashed my left middle finger on a folding ladder. I modded a Vox V847 wah with an Area 51 wah inductor/true bypass/Fulltone tone pot. I also built & installed 2 Area 51 Italian wah kits into a pair of used, but broken Crybaby wah pedal shells that I bought for cheap. I love the sound of my Area 51 wah pedals! I'm interested in that CAE wah though and I like the boost/inductor selector options to change up the wah tone. I may have to cruise down to Guitar Center and try one out.

Guitar George

[Ethan]

How are those Area 51 drop in kit things? I too have a broken Crybaby that I'd love to rip the guts out of!

By the way has anyone seen the new Budda wah? I might have to find a used one if I go that route....

http://www.budda.com/gear/gear.cfm?series=610

[bobbymack]

I'll dissent somewhat and say that I'm real happy with the CAE / Bradshaw wah...really flexible, the boost button is nice too (both Q and Boost are variable), I prefer the gold to the red inductor too. The other really cool thing is that they've gotten rid of the white noise that nearly all wahs have...not hifi sounding, just less noise. I've sold 2 Buddas, still have a Teese RMC3 and a Wahzoo, which is also pretty cool.