Product: Arteffect Bonnie Wah
Price Paid: USD 219
Submitted
10/02/2008
at
02:48pm
by
Michael Mendel
Ease of Use
:
9
Super easy to use ??? just a rocker + on/off switch.
No AC adapter on mine, so only a 9 here.
Sound Quality
:
10
My signal Chain: LP studio (???95, with coil split and phase reversal switches) -> Bonnie -> SD-1 Monte Allums mod) -> MXR 10 band EQ -> EH Nano clone chorus -> Maxon AD9pro delay -> Korg pedal tuner -> Marshall JCM800 2204 with a vintage 4x12 cab
Sounds???
Chunky and funky! It has a wide sweet spot and is quite fat sounding. I love the way single coils sound on a clean amp, and hum-buckers on a dirty one. It totally nails those classic wailing tones. Compared to the Cry-Babies and Danos I have had before this wah takes it to another level. Leaves my natural guitar tone clear and crispy. I get that cool ???Money for nothing??? cocked-wah tone and with the JCM cranked (with attenuator) can get real close to ???Appetite for destruction??? sounds (I blame my own playing for not nailing it perfectly though???LOL)
I did had to adjust the wah range a bit - but no biggie. To bad I can't give it 9.5 so I'll have to do with a 10 :)
All in all it is just awsome - IMHO
Reliability
:
9
It???s very robust and heavy. I???ve had no problems and I have it for about a year now, valcro-ed to my pedal board at all times. It???s one of those with the cool metallic red rocker (beautiful!)
Customer Support
:
10
The guys over at Arteffect were very kind and helped me get this pedal without any problems.
Overall Rating
:
10
I play for a little over 4 years. Just joined my second band. We gig about once or twice a month at the moment. I had a chance to check out more than a few wah pedals and finally I stuck with this one. It suits me beautifully. If it were stolen I would buy another in a heart beat.
Product: Arteffect Bonnie Wah
Price Paid: USD 219
Submitted
11/17/2007
at
08:32am
by
Greg R.
Ease of Use
:
10
Just like any wah, I guess: switch for bypass, input, output. To change the battery you need to unscrew the plate, like the old wahs... It's OK I guess, as this pedal lasts long time with a battery.
It's a wah pedal, what is there more to say?
Sound Quality
:
9
This pedal is said to be a replica of the 60's Vox wah. It has all of the treats, like tropical fish caps, handwound halo inductor, big ol' resistors, ICAR pot etc...
I don't know much about what makes it sound the way it does - but what ever it is - it works and wonderfully so!
This wah is WAAAKKKAAA WAAAKKKAAA heaven. Very vocal. Can nail the usual Jimi tones, Blind faith, Zepplin without much effort and hard rock stuff is awsome as well. The sweep is natural and smooth.
With my strat and 69' 200W major - I have no words. Love, maybe :)
It's quite funky with my Epiphone Dot, but I use it mainly with a strat. Drives a wild distortion, which is very cool indeed.
Usable troughout the sweep range, even on the low end (heel down) !
Reliability
:
No Opinion
Came packed amasingly well, in a big box with a pool of foam. Looks uber-rugged and it's HEAVY, so, enough for me :)
Gig-able without a second thought.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
No need for support yet, so I can't really comment on that.
Overall Rating
:
9
Sweet backing passages, chunky rythem and piercing solos - it's all there, to my enjoyment. Absolutly a wonderfull pedal. I play for 5 years and have owed wah's before. I don't regret this buy for a minute and if it were stolen I would be shattered - as I'm too broke to get a new one immidiatly :(
I love the way it's wired on the inside, like an old tube amp - very cool. All in all, it's not a cheap one, but it is an awsome pedal with sweet sweet tones and great feel and sweep.
