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# DeadEndFX Mr. Multi | # DeadEndFX Mr. Multi | ||
# DeadEndFX Pompei (This is a Synthi Hi-Fli Clone and needs 2 Wah enclosures for the effect) | # DeadEndFX Pompei (This is a Synthi Hi-Fli Clone and needs 2 Wah enclosures for the effect) | ||
| + | # DeadEndFX Pompei Wah Enclosure #2 | ||
# DeadEndFX Talkalizer | # DeadEndFX Talkalizer | ||
# DeadEndFX Tresonator | # DeadEndFX Tresonator | ||
Revision as of 00:03, 8 August 2026
This is just some random "color" text that we found associated with wah-wah pedals. We wanted to keep it because of the reference to Jimi Hendrix's "Summer of Love Sessions" (1967) when he was learning how to use a wah-wah and the fact he used an Ampeg Reverberrocket amp:
SGVMusic History of the Wah-Wah "Very soon after, Frank (Zappa) showed it to Jimi Hendrix. In early July, Jimi went to Manny’s & bought one himself, also from the first batch in from Italy. At the time he was completing the long drawn out song Burning of The Midnight Lamp which was finally finished and mixed on July 20th, 1967. Jimi was also finishing up his commitments and recordings for Ed Chalpin. There are rare Wah Wah tracks of Jimi getting to know the new VOX Clyde McCoy Wah Wah Pedal through an Ampeg Reverberrocket amplifier."
We have been assembling an inventory of Wah-wah enclosures not because we want to make a large variety of wah-wah sounds, but also because we have been entertaining the idea of putting as many guitar pedals into wah-enclosures as is reasonable and is feasible because we want to make a whole different range of sounds available by use of a treadled pedal. So our goals are two-fold:
- Crazy and cool sounding Wah-wahs
- Enabling a whole new kind of crazy and cool sounding pedals using the same kind of foot-treadled mechanism
We want to help you make as many cool and un-copyable sounds as you can while you're practicing, performing, or recording.
The only PCB that we haven't found is a Flanger-effect PCB with a footprint small enough to fit inside a wah-wah enclosure. We think it would be so cool to be able to make a flanging effect that tracks the rocking of your foot on a pedal in the very same way a wah-wah sound tracks.
We will remain on the lookout for such a PCB. Who knows? Maybe we'll be inspired enough to make one if we can't find one...
Enclosure Collection
| Number | Brand | Model | Base Color | Treadle Color | Treadplate | Boxed? | Serial # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dunlop | Rotovibe | Blue | Chrome | None | N | Needs Treadle reattached | |
| 2 | Thermionic | None | Purple Sparkle | Purple Sparkle | Black rubber diamond treadplate | Y | ||
| 3 | Thermionic | None | White | White | Thermionic horizontal black | Y | ||
| 4 | Dunlop | GCB-95 | Black | Black | Dunlop tread | N | ||
| 5 | Dunlop | GCB-95 | Red Sparkle | Red Sparkle | Dunlop tread | Y | ||
| 6 | Dunlop | GCB-95 | Red Sparkle | Red Sparkle | Dunlop tread | Y | ||
| 7 | Dunlop | GCB-95 | Tobacco Burst | Tobacco Burst | Dunlop tread | Y | ||
| 8 | Dunlop | Custom Badass Wah | Brushed Metal | Brushed Metal | Dual tread strips | Y | Dual inductor | |
| 9 | Dunlop | 95-Q | Black | Black | Dunlop tread | Y | Wah activated by foot pressure | |
| 10 | Dunlop | 95-Q | Black | Black | Dunlop tread | Y | Wah activated by foot pressure | |
| 11 | DeArmond | 70s Volume pedal | Grey | Grey | "Standard" | N | Squared shape / just volume | |
| 12 | Dunlop | 105Q | White | White | Dunlop tread | N | ||
| 13 | Dunlop | GCB-95 | Black | Black | Dunlop tread | N | ||
| 14 | Dunlop | GCB-95 | Black | Black | Dunlop tread | N | ||
| 15 | Dunlop | GCB-95 | Black | Black | Dunlop tread | N | ||
| 16 | Dunlop | GCB-95 | Black | Black | Dunlop tread | N | ||
| 17 | Dunlop | GCB-95 | Black | Black | Dunlop tread | N | ||
| 18 | Dunlop | GCB-95 | Black | Black | Dunlop tread | N | ||
| 19 | Dunlop | GCB-95 | Black | Black | Dunlop tread | N | ||
| 20 | Dunlop | GCB-95 | Black | Black | Dunlop tread | N | ||
| 21 | None | Thermionic | Bare aluminum | Bare aluminum | None | N | Assembly hardware missing | |
| 22 | None | Thermionic | Bare aluminum | Bare aluminum | None | N | Assembly hardware missing | |
| 23 | None | Thermionic | Bare aluminum | Bare aluminum | None | Y | ||
| 24 | None | Thermionic | Bare aluminum | Bare aluminum | Thermionic horizontal black | Y | ||
| 25 | Dunlop | GCB-95 | Black | Black | Dunlop tread | N | ||
| 26 | Dunlop | EW-95V | Black | Black | Dunlop tread | Y | Dunlop Volume Wah | |
| 27 | Vox | V847 | Black | Chrome | Vox tread | N | ||
| 28 | Vox | V847 | Black | Chrome | Vox tread | N | ||
| 29 | Vox | V847 | Black | Chrome | Vox tread | N | ||
| 30 | Dunlop | Crybaby From Hell | Olive Camo | Olive Camo | Sandpaper CFH tread | N | ||
| 31 | Dunlop | 535-Q (new) | Black | Black | Dunlop tread | N | Side knob w/ 2 side mini pots | |
| 32 | Dunlop | 535-Q (old) | Black | Black | Dunlop tread | N | Side knob w/ 2 bottom mini pots | |
| 33 | Dunlop | GCB-95 | Black | Black | Dunlop tread | N | ||
| 34 | Dunlop | GCB-95 | Black | Black | Dunlop tread | N | ||
| 35 | Dunlop | GCB-95 | Black | Black | Dunlop tread | N | ||
| 36 | Dunlop | ZW-45 | Brushed Metal | Brushed Metal | Custom Zakk tread | N | ||
| 37 | Dunlop | GCB-95 | Black | Black | Dunlop tread | N | ||
| 38 | DeArmond | 50's Volume pedal | Brown | Brown | Brown tread | N | Rounded shape / just volume | |
| 39 | Dunlop | Mini-Crybaby | Black | Black | Mini-tread | N | ||
| 40 | Dunlop | GCB-95 | Grey Hammertone | Grey Hammertone | Dunlop tread | N | ||
| 41 | Dunlop | GCB-95 | Black | Black | Dunlop tread | N | screw broken in hole |
Consolidated
| Quant. | Brand | Model | Base Color | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeArmond | 50s Volume Pedal | Brown | Rounded Pedal |
| 1 | DeArmond | 70s Volume Pedal | Grey | Squared Pedal |
| 1 | Dunlop | 105Q | White | Bass Wah |
| 2 | Dunlop | 535Q | Black | Side or bottom trimmers |
| 2 | Dunlop | 95-Q | Black | Foot-on engages |
| 1 | Dunlop | Crybaby from Hell | Olive Camo | |
| 1 | Dunlop | Custom Badass Wah | Brushed Metal | Dual Inductors |
| 1 | Dunlop | EW-95 V | Black | Volume Wah |
| 14 | Dunlop | GCB-95 | Black | |
| 1 | Dunlop | GCB-95 | Black | Trash - Broken Screw in hole |
| 1 | Dunlop | GCB-95 | Grey Hammertone | |
| 2 | Dunlop | GCB-95 | Red Sparkle | |
| 1 | Dunlop | GCB-95 | Tobacco Burst | |
| 1 | Dunlop | Mini Crybaby | Black | |
| 1 | Dunlop | Rotovibe | Blue | Rotovibe Revamp |
| 1 | Dunlop | ZW-45 | Brushed Metal | Zakk Wylde Wah |
| 4 | Thermionic | Thermionic | Bare aluminum | 2 have assembly hardware missing |
| 1 | Thermionic | Thermionic | Purple Sparkle | |
| 1 | Thermionic | Thermionic | White | |
| 3 | Vox | Chrome Top Black Bottom | V847 |
Other Treadled Pedals
- Jimi Hendrix Wah (in box)
- Jimi Hendrix Wah (in box)
- Dunlop Tremolo (not in box)
- Dunlop Variphase - has same "on step" activation as 95-Q (in box)
Wah-type PCBs
This is the list of PCBs that we have that go into treadled enclosures, part of the reason we've been collecting a large number of used or broken wah-wah pedals
- DeadEndFX CosmoKing
- DeadEndFX Fubble Wubble
- DeadEndFX Ludwig II (As an additional control to another enclosure holding the effect)
- DeadEndFX Mr. Multi
- DeadEndFX Pompei (This is a Synthi Hi-Fli Clone and needs 2 Wah enclosures for the effect)
- DeadEndFX Pompei Wah Enclosure #2
- DeadEndFX Talkalizer
- DeadEndFX Tresonator
- Electric Roots Banshee
- Electric Roots Ventilator
- GGG Custom Wah
- GPCB Apollo Tremolo
- GPCB MoWah v3
- JMK PCBs Modulay
- Madbean Harbinger II (Univibe in a Wah shell)
- Madbean Weener Wah
- PedalPCB Parasite Wah
- PedalPCB Parasite Wah
- PedalPCB TearJerker Wah
- Thermionic Banshee
- Thermionic Mouth of Doom
- Thermionic Space Warp
Other Wah-Type Pedals
Other Treadled pedals that modify sound similarly but we may not have such:
- Colorsound Vocalizer
Wah Inductors
We have a collection of inductors we've gathered in order to put into our various wah-wahs in order to access the sound characteristics of each.
List: Gotta go dig them up!