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Vox Big Bad Wah
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Vintage and modern settings -
Dark and Bright Voice switch -
Variable gain boost up to 10db -
Swtichable US or UK style inductor
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Pricey but lots of options
| Ease Of Use |
It's a wah pedal but it has a ton of options for tweaking. Despite the multitude of voicing and tonal options, it's fairly straightforward and I was easily able to get a variety of good wah tones. The knobs allowed for plenty of tweaking without requiring you to be too precise in your adjustments. What I mean by that is that you can spend the time fine tuning the tones, but it doesn't take long to get a good usable tone for what you're looking to acheive. The vaccuum style switch for the on/off makes it easy to get on and off without too much effort.
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| Sound |
The vintage voicing worked excellent for classic Clapton/Hendrx styles (example would be White Room tones). I was also able to get good funk wah and chord comping wah tone with this setting (think Earth Wind and Fire type stuff). The sounds were warm and round, perfect for that vintage vibe. The sweep was very smooth across the frequency spectrum.
The Satch side of things was very modern, much more focused on the upper-mids and treble frequencies (what you'd expect for soloing and Satch sounds). It was crisp and clear without being too thin or brittle. There is a definite difference between the two inductors. That's something I was happy to see and it should provide the user with a good amount of versatility (or more likely, provide a lot of different tastes with the one style they like and leave the wah set to). The sweep became more sharp and distinctly treble when using the US inductor as opposed to the more classic and rounder UK inductor. To be honest, I didn't feel that the voice switch made a great difference in the wahs tone. The one way I could see it being useful is if you plan to use the wah for rhythms vs. leads but want to keep a similar tone. The gain boost performed as expected in boosting the volume of the effect as well as adding a little bit of harshness to the tone that would cut through on a solo. It was a very quiet pedal. I did not notice any hum until I maxed the gain boost. There was no noticable tone loss when not engaged. I played with this pedal plugged directly into a blues jr. with no other effects.
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| Reliability |
I was suprised by how light it was. It felt like there was a lot of empty space within the metal housing. Not that it didn't feel sturdy, but it was not a brick like most crybabies. The knobs were all sturdy and recessed into the pedal to minimize the chance of knocking them around with an errant step. It felt well constructed, and having had gigged with the Satchurator for over a year, I believe it to be solid.
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| Customer Support |
Never had to deal with them.
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| Liked about it |
1. Distinct wah voicings were as advertised: Vintage wah setting was perfect for vintage wah tones. Modern wah setting was tweakable and could do Satch and other modern wah tones.
2. Excellent sweep across the frequency spectrum.
3. Vaccuum switch on/off made it easy to engage the effect, controls were easy to access and adjust compared to my 535q.
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| Didn't like |
1. Pricey. It is two wah pedals in one and it costs the same as if you bought two wah pedals.
2. It felt really light-weight and that was disconcerting to me.
3. It's kind of big on the pedal board.
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| Overall satisfaction: |
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4.0 |
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