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Description
Unleash your inner rockstar with the Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie 2 Contour Wah Pedal. This pedal is a game-changer, boasting a "Contour" voicing circuit that allows you to customise your sound with precision. As a successor to the original Bad Horsie, this pedal maintains the same revered design while offering subtly different graphic variants. With this pedal, you're not just playing music - you're sculpting sonic landscapes.
In addition to its core functionality, the Bad Horsie 2 has a remarkable lineage. This pedal was revamped in 2020 as part of Morley's catalog refresh, birthing the full size Classic Bad Horsie Contour Wah and the compact 20/20 Bad Horsie Wah. Experience the power of enhanced control and dynamic sound shaping with the Bad Horsie 2.
Key Features:
- "Contour" voicing circuit for sound customization
- Successor to the original Bad Horsie with maintained design
- Subtly different graphic variants
- Revamped in 2020 as part of Morley's catalog refresh
- Led to the creation of Classic Bad Horsie Contour Wah and 20/20 Bad Horsie Wah
Product specs
| Brand | Morley |
| Model | VAI-2 Steve Vai Bad Horsie 2 Contour Wah |
| Finish | Black |
| Year | 2000 - 2020 |
| Made In | United States |
| Categories | Filter and Wah Pedals |
FAQs
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What is the Contour mode on the Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie 2 Wah Pedal?
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The Contour mode on the Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie 2 Wah Pedal allows you to adjust the frequency and level of the wah effect, providing more tonal flexibility to suit your sound preferences.
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Is the Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie 2 Wah Pedal suitable for live performances?
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Yes, the Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie 2 Wah Pedal is designed for live performances with its switchless operation, ensuring quick and easy activation without the need for a footswitch.
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How does the Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie 2 Wah Pedal differ from the original Bad Horsie Wah?
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The Bad Horsie 2 includes a Contour mode for additional tone customization, unlike the original Bad Horsie Wah, which offers a single wah sound.
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Does the Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie 2 Wah Pedal require a specific power supply?
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The Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie 2 Wah Pedal can be powered using a 9V battery or a standard 9V DC power supply, making it versatile for different setups.
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Is the Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie 2 Wah Pedal durable for touring?
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Yes, the Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie 2 Wah Pedal features a rugged metal construction, making it highly durable and suitable for the demands of touring musicians.
Videos
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Reviews
PROS
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Engages easily by pressing the pedal, no need for double action
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Spring-loaded for automatic off when not pressed
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Optical mechanism reduces wear
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Contour adjustments allow for fine-tuning of the wah effect
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Provides a strong, cutting wah sound even in clean and dirty settings
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Built like a tank, super stable and durable
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Step on/off functionality is convenient for live use
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Allows for two distinct wah tones with contour wah feature
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Offers a unique, aggressive sound that sets it apart
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Larger footprint ensures stability
CONS
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Larger size consumes significant pedalboard space
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Higher power requirement (9V 300ma) than typical pedals
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Some users find it muddy compared to other wah pedals
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Can sound more robotic, lacking a human touch for some
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Initial squeaking issue reported by one user (though fixable)
Owner Insights
We analyzed real musician discussions from forums and Reddit to find what players love, question, and tweak about Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie 2 Contour Wah Pedal.
Features and functionality
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The spring-loaded, switchless design is favored for its natural feel, especially by users with wider feet.
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The frequency sweep of the Bad Horsie reaches a musical scream-point at the end, avoiding harsh treble tones.
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The Morley Bad Horsie 2 has a longer throw compared to Dunlop pedals, which tend to have a shorter throw.
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Setup and maintenance
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Some users experience alignment issues with the optical reader, affecting pedal performance.
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Comparisons
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Owners often compare it to the Cry Baby, favoring the sound of the Cry Baby over the Bad Horsie 2.
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The Cry Baby Bass Wah is mentioned as an alternative with similar features, though sound preferences vary.
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The Morley Bad Horsie 2 is favored for heavily distorted sounds, whereas the Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q is preferred for clean and overdriven tones.
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Critic Reviews
4.5 out of 5
Based on 12 Reviews and 63 Ratings
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The best wah out there.
I played the standard: Jim Dunlop Crybaby for years but wasn't getting the sound I wanted. I always found that the Crybaby was very thin and wimpy sounding, and never gave me enough 'wah'. Then I bought the Bad Horsie and wow, what a difference. The wah cuts through and blows me away. Plus, with the contour controls, you can adjust the wah to your exact specifications. If you want a face-melting wah sound for your leads/solos, this is the one to get.
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Better Than Dunlop
I bought one used about two weeks ago, and it squeaked and creaked like an old wicker rocking chair. Wrote the Morley tech guy and long story short, between my dad and him, I ended up taking my skinny fingers and a flat head screw driver and coating the spring in it and it worked like a charm! (Previous to this, it squeaked over a solid state 100w Blackstar head through a 4x12 Marshall cab at three-four on the volume knob)... Do NOT use WD-40 unless you take it apart and have some knowledge as to what you are doing, contrary to popular youtube-belief...
Anyway, as for the review.. I love it! I wasn't sure about it at first, but the switch-less (contour Wah switch is to activate the knobs, which lets you dial in your preferred sound) design is really innovative. The knobs and switch are cool and all, but in the grand scheme, it doesn't compare to not needing to go forward and down on the stomp switch with the pedal to deactivate it (like a Dunlop Crybaby Wah). It has come to replace both of my crybabies in two short weeks. Cool pedal, give her a try!
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Great Wah, built like a tank
This thing is built like a tank, and I especially love how it auto-engages when you step on it! So you don't have to press it all the way down to hit the button first.
Unique sound... It´s own sound
If you´re looking for that sounds, standards*. This is not for you, this pedal need some sofisticated-hands instincts to work natural. But sounds brillant when you got the goal. The adding of a contour button make a plus on your sound, like 2 whas... This one is agressive!
736
Best pedal ever its my go to pedal.
I love this pedal so much it is my favorite pedal, and without question my go to pedal/
219
best wah i have ever used.
love this thing, step on step off is so handy, contour wah lets you have two distinct way tones in one pedal.
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Artist usage
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"I'm using…a Bad Horsey Wah-Wah, which is a Morley that I helped design," says Steve Vai about his Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie 2 Contour Wah Pedal.
Matthew Tuck of Bullet For My Valentine uses the Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie 2 Contour Wah Pedal, as detailed in the 2006 rig and gear setup featured on Guitar.com.
I took a picture of Doyle's pedal board shortly after his concert on 10/7/2015 on his Abominator Tour
Orianthi uses the Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie 2 Contour Wah Pedal, as detailed in the Pedalmaniacs article on her pedalboard.
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Can be seen to the right of Kanami's pedalboard in an Instagram story she posted around Oct. 2018. There is a full reddit thread about this story here: https://www.reddit.com/r/BandMaid/comments/9f81h5/kanamis_current_pedal_board/
At 0:27 you can see Tyler displaying the Morley Bad Horsie 2 wah pedal. You can see it in the chain of wah pedals in the video when he displays them.
Gus G. incorporates the Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie 2 Contour Wah Pedal into his setup, as detailed by his guitar tech, Chet Haun, in a 2011 Guitar.com article. Haun describes the rig as "very simple, but one of the best sound rigs I have ever worked with."
0:29 - In a 2016 BIGBOSS Clinic at Ochanomizu, Japan, Syu can be seen demonstrating a pedalboard with 3 different Boss Overdrive pedals, a Digitech Whammy pedal and a Waza Craft Delay pedal.
11:02 - Syu's second pedalboard can be seen, in which he utilizes a Morley Steve Vai Wah, Digitech Whammy DT and an ISP Decimator noise gate.
"my use of it can vary from track to track. I'm using it quite a lot on the song Tender for sweeping effects with yhe delays."
At 12:17 of this rig rundown the Morley Steve Vai Bad Horsie 2 Contour Wah Pedal is show on the pedal board of Ryan Roxie of Slash's Snakepit.
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