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  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by exhausted
    i'll try to do clips at some point soon. unfortunately, i'm not great with wah.

    all the information to mod these things is public domain now and it's so easy.

    under $80 and the pride of doing it myself is better than giving keeley or fuller a wad of cash.

    the only thing that would be costly to do is the inductor and pot swaps. i haven't done that yet.

    Ah. The inductor and Pot are the main things I want to get right. That and a way to roll out the harshness at the top. Compressor works nicely when it works.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    killing the harshness is a matter of switching that capacitor that i've got toggled. the high value cap is much less harsh than stock.
  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by exhausted
    killing the harshness is a matter of switching that capacitor that i've got toggled. the high value cap is much less harsh than stock.


    hmm. THink I could do it in the morley?

    I'd just have to find that cap. The morley is a lot more complicated. I'll post pictures. It uses Opto circuitry instead of a pot.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    i have no idea about the morley.
  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by exhausted
    i have no idea about the morley.

    Aparently Bill Wentzloff at morley has a solution that can make the sweep contain more mids.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • RyndamRain
    RyndamRain Posts: 16
    I did it, I ordered a Teese...the Wizard Wah...can't wait to receive it...thanks Pacomc79...
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    there is a mistake in what i said about my wah. i made this mistake due to the fact i don't really know what i'm doing.

    the capacitors that i have on a toggle actually control the bassiness of the effect. so, in essence, i added a fat switch, not a sweep control.

    now, it still has an implicit effect on sweep since everything sounds bassier, but it's not actual direct sweep control.
  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by exhausted
    there is a mistake in what i said about my wah. i made this mistake due to the fact i don't really know what i'm doing.

    the capacitors that i have on a toggle actually control the bassiness of the effect. so, in essence, i added a fat switch, not a sweep control.

    now, it still has an implicit effect on sweep since everything sounds bassier, but it's not actual direct sweep control.


    at least you made a cool mistake.


    Good Choice RyndhamRain. I hope you will be happy.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    all i can say is, oopsy doodle.

    it ended up making it cooler anyway b/c it's less shrill. instead of .010 uF, it's .012 or .056. a happy accident. i just have to find a spot to put the sweep control now. i still want to shave a slight bit off the high end.
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    so i just added another toggle for the actual sweep control. changed from the stock .01uF cap to either a .012 or a .018. worked really well. the reduced sweep at .018 is really good for darker, clean tones. it's pretty cool.
  • El_Kabong
    El_Kabong Posts: 4,141
    How much sweep control does that teese have? I can't decide if I should try to mod my wah or sell it and get another one. I have picks of the inards if anyone needs to seem em
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  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    teese calibrates his wahs for a pretty wide sweep but i know the RMC1,2,3 have some level of adjustment. i think the wizard doesn't though.

    what exactly about the mccoy aren't you happy with?

    and sure, if you've got a good shot of the circuit board, post it. i'd like to see how different it is from an 847.
  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    hey Ex. Here are the guts to an RMC 1

    http://www.foxroxelectronics.com./Wah%20retrofit%20Teese%20RMC1.html
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    cool. pretty similar to the new vox. a few extra components it seems.
  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by exhausted
    cool. pretty similar to the new vox. a few extra components it seems.


    the wheels are turning. The vox inductor looks strangely similar to my inductor in the Bad Horsie. I'm wondering if I can change it.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    http://www.morleypedals.com/vai-1.pdf

    yup. 500mH inductor. put whatever you want in there.
  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    the caps all look like good ones but maybe I should find some better ones. Do you realize what this means?

    I'll have a project to do I can go buy a soldiering iron now.


    Ok. so now I have to decide what inductor and how to install it.

    I wonder if it will make it sound less harsh and modern.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    i bet a vintage style inductor would help quite a bit.
  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by exhausted
    i bet a vintage style inductor would help quite a bit.


    I' think on second thought I might ax this idea. The board is the entire inside of the Morley. It's very complicated. I don't want to break the on off by trying to take the board out. I think I'll look for a cheap 847 to try on. I can use both 2 wahs in the signal path.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    Originally posted by Pacomc79
    I' think on second thought I might ax this idea. The board is the entire inside of the Morley. It's very complicated. I don't want to break the on off by trying to take the board out. I think I'll look for a cheap 847 to try on. I can use both 2 wahs in the signal path.

    847s are great. it's such a simple circuit and everything's so easy to change.

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