The Classic WH10 Reloaded - V3 Rules!

WH10V3 - Experience

Hallo 👋🏻

I bought the new WH10V3 Wah and here is my impression: It's a really good wah, it does sound pretty cool but sound is something up to your personal taste, I feel this wah will not be your last wah ever - it is not an allrounder.

Yes, I like John Frusciantes Sound but I am not a Frusciante Fan-Boy and this review is not about how to sound like him using this particular wah.

I guess I am a Classic-Rock-Dude, sometimes Funk, some days Metal, so here I go:

Pros: Great, rich Sound, wide sweep, different to CryBabys or Morleys Rugged Enclosure (like V2) and great size (fits Pedaltrain Metros) True -Bypass / Buffered Bypass Switch - Pairs good with most fuzzes - I do like its BIG FAT 80ies-Switch (You'll need lil space besides a wah and the pedal next to it, right?!)

Integrated Booster!:

Of course it has a Volume Boost, if you use its Boost-Option! Explained in the V3s' manual, by using the Depth-Control-knob, you do control its Booster from -6 dB up to +12dB. So you can decrease (minus) or increase (plus) the Boost (volume and gain) and this is the key to its Sound: The WH10 is able to boost (a lot!) and therefor distort your signal to produce this dirty Wah-Tone made famous by John F.; If your signal is already somewhat distorted (crunchy, overdriven, gainy) you won't get any increase in volume, just more gain but no volume-boost. I assume that Wahs like the Xotic XW-1 or the Dimebag Wah from Hell are able to produce similar sounds due to their integrated Boost-Functions? Similar, huh?

The WH10 (in general) urgently needs a distorted or compressed signal? I don`t think so, it behaves like all Wahs different to incoming signals and it sounds good (but not great) as well on clean signals; Up to your taste... mine is a crunchy signal too but I am not fixed to one tone or solution.... Anyway, the Frusciante-Maniac of course does need more gain because more loud is more good. Pedals are the flavors in your kitchen - hope you like to cook like I do.

If you dial back the depth-knob you play less boosted and cleaner for e.g. Funk, Pop whatever - this is an affordable GOOD/GREAT WAH.

Cons: Pretty stiff and hard to engage/disengaged out of the box. Sounds good/great with distorted signals, sound okay/good with cleaner signal Tow down sounds great Heel down sounds just okay (my taste) Construction-wise if have seen better designs

Solution for its stiff engaging/disengaging: In front, underneath the rocker is a small rubber-bar with four "rubber-teeth". I used a cutter to cut off the two inner "teeth" et voilá - it does engage smooth and easy now.

I hope my review is helpful to you.

Cheers

frucisciante essential

overall i really like this pedal but the tone change is really gnar. i suggest having it on all the time and then turning down the treble on amp or guitar