Re: Comparable Wahs to the Snarling Dog series
Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2013 1:39 am
the snarling dogs wahs have a few tricks to widen the Q.
true story- 2011/2012 we had a small store within a store with our pedals, did mods, repairs etc. i usually kept a half dozen or so of my custom wahs in stock for people to try . i also had a stock and well tuned mold spore.
more than a couple people preferred the wah portion of the mold spore over my customs and even some vintage ' classic' wahs. it hurt my feelings but i am not afraid to admit it.
i have owned and sold two good mold spores and have repaired a few others. they all sound great, and like a crate club series amp, once the bugs and kinks are worked out they can be quite reliable ( for a while).
the wonder wah and other snarling wahs all seem to have that magic wide sweep and high q factor that people liked in the mold spore wah.
the key differences from a standard crybaby or vox- vastly different mix resistor between Q1 and inductor, along with a TEN X larger cap to ground off inductor. you get a wide Q and juicy character, but with a heavy downside - it can sound very spikey and rude , especially into Ss amps that don't compress. the SD wah has .001 u caps to ground at 3 points to tame the spikeyness, much like the hiss taming caps found in most boogiemesa amps.
needless to say, i borrowed some of these tricks and have evolved them into something pretty far away, but influenced nonetheless.
true story- 2011/2012 we had a small store within a store with our pedals, did mods, repairs etc. i usually kept a half dozen or so of my custom wahs in stock for people to try . i also had a stock and well tuned mold spore.
more than a couple people preferred the wah portion of the mold spore over my customs and even some vintage ' classic' wahs. it hurt my feelings but i am not afraid to admit it.
i have owned and sold two good mold spores and have repaired a few others. they all sound great, and like a crate club series amp, once the bugs and kinks are worked out they can be quite reliable ( for a while).
the wonder wah and other snarling wahs all seem to have that magic wide sweep and high q factor that people liked in the mold spore wah.
the key differences from a standard crybaby or vox- vastly different mix resistor between Q1 and inductor, along with a TEN X larger cap to ground off inductor. you get a wide Q and juicy character, but with a heavy downside - it can sound very spikey and rude , especially into Ss amps that don't compress. the SD wah has .001 u caps to ground at 3 points to tame the spikeyness, much like the hiss taming caps found in most boogiemesa amps.
needless to say, i borrowed some of these tricks and have evolved them into something pretty far away, but influenced nonetheless.
