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Wilson Effects Updates the Freaker Wah
Pedals & Effects

Wilson Effects Updates the Freaker Wah

Wilson Effects has updated their Freaker Wah with the Freaker Wah V2, which they explain offers more flexibility in addition to some updates to the circuit. Equally useful on bass and guitar, the unit is based on the vintage circuit used by Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler. The dual-filter synth wah offers a wide range of frequency sweeps...

Electro-Harmonix Now Shipping the Cock Fight Plus Wah/Fuzz
Pedals & Effects

Electro-Harmonix Now Shipping the Cock Fight Plus Wah/Fuzz

Electro-Harmonix has upgraded their Cock Fight to introduce the Cock Fight Plus. The tradition rack and pinion style filter features two distinct wah sounds with a switchable and adjustable fuzz. Its Wah toggle selects between the Crying Tone and the dual formant filter of the Talking Pedal. Bassists will appreciate the Bottom control, which blends in clean bass frequencies to...

Dunlop Unveils Geezer Butler Cry Baby Wah
Pedals & Effects

Dunlop Unveils Geezer Butler Cry Baby Wah

Black Sabbath may have played their final tour this year, but Geezer Butler‘s tone will continue to inspire generations of bassists. Now Dunlop has introduced the Geezer Butler Cry Baby Wah, which is the company’s first ever signature Cry Baby Bass Wah. The pedal is designed to complement the legend’s tone with “massive low end power with a midrange that...

TWA Now Shipping WR-3 Wah Rocker Pedal
Pedals & Effects

TWA Now Shipping WR-3 Wah Rocker Pedal

TWA is now shipping the WR-3 Wah Rocker, a pedal based on the discontinued Guyatone Wah Rocker. While the pedal retains the original’s Threshold and Decay controls, it also brings a host of updates. Foremost for bassists, the WR-3 includes the circuitry from the Bottom Wah Rocker for extra low end. It’s activated via the Guitar/Bass switch. It also has...

Dunlop Introduces Mini Bass Wah and Volume Pedals
Pedals & Effects

Dunlop Introduces Mini Bass Wah and Volume Pedals

If you’ve been skeptical to add a wah or volume pedal to your pedalboard because of the space it takes up, Dunlop may have you covered. They unveiled a pair of new Mini pedals at the NAMM Show this year including the CBM105Q Cry Baby Mini Bass Wah and the Volume X Mini. The new CBM105Q Cry Baby Mini Bass...

Eden Introduces Californiwah Bass Filter Pedal
Pedals & Effects

Eden Introduces Californiwah Bass Filter Pedal

Eden Amplification was showing off its new CaliforniWAH bass filter pedal at the Winter NAMM Show this year. The new pedal is designed for versatility with two different voicing settings and four effect parameters. The Californiwah has four control knobs: Low Point, Sensitivity, Resonance, and Effect Level. Low Point adjusts where the effect starts in your sound, where Sensitivity controls...

Morley Announces Cliff Burton Tribute Series Power Fuzz Wah Pedal
Pedals & Effects

Morley Announces Cliff Burton Tribute Series Power Fuzz Wah Pedal

Morley debuted the Cliff Burton Tribute Series Power Fuzz Wah at the Winter NAMM Show this year. Introduced in part with the bassist’s father Ray Burton, the pedal is a tribute that blends aspects of the 70’s model used by Burton on the early Metallica recordings and the company’s modern models. The Power Fuzz Wah’s fuzz and wah effects can...

Mod Kits DIY Introduces Wahtz Wah Pedal Kit
Pedals & Effects

Mod Kits DIY Introduces Wahtz Wah Pedal Kit

For all the do-it-yourselfers, Mod Kits DIY has introduced the Wahtz Wah Pedal Kit. The kit comes with all the pieces and instructions to build the effects pedal. The company says the Wahtz Wah Pedal kit creates a pedal with a classic wah tone “with a hint of extra bite and growl.” It features true bypass to prevent signal loss...

Electro-Harmonix Introduces Next Step Crying Bass Wah/Fuzz
Pedals & Effects

Electro-Harmonix Introduces Next Step Crying Bass Wah/Fuzz

Electro-Harmonix has expanded their Next Step series of pedals to the bass realm with the Crying Bass Wah/Fuzz. Similar to other Next Step effects, the pedal features no moving parts and uses a motion sensor to translate movement. The pedal’s fuzz circuit adds distortion and harmonics to the signal and helps accentuate the wah effect. The pedal also has a...

Sonuus Set to Ship Wahoo Dual Analog Filter Pedal
Pedals & Effects

Sonuus Set to Ship Wahoo Dual Analog Filter Pedal

Sonuus is now accepting pre-orders for The Wahoo, a dual analog filter stomp box. The pedal, which was introduced at Winter NAMM 2012, allows for each filter to be configured as low-pass or band-pass and independently in wah, envelope, LFO, and pitch-tracking modes. Among the pedal’s innovations is a pedal sensor that the company says gives extreme precision and won’t...