Dunlop JH-1 Jimi Hendrix Wah Wah

That "3" is based soley on the fact that the toe switch was misadjusted right out of the box (probably because they chose to save 1 cent and used a crappy soft felt pad that deforms immediately).

Other than that, it's a Wah pedal... how hard COULD it be to use?

I'm currently playing a fat strat thru a digitech rp100, ibenez tube screamer & a carvin sx200 amp: The rp100's wah is MUCH better and it took about 5 seconds to tweak it to sound like my good old vox crybaby. The tube screamer beats dunlop's fuzz curcuit cold as well. I was using a mid 60's vox crybaby for years (and loved it) until it finally just disintegrated last year. This thing STINKS in comparison. Yeah, it has that lower frequency sound that jimi made a living with but it has NO midrange. It's like a light switch - either all bottom or all top in less than a 1/4" of pedal sweep.

Like I said, the toe switch was crap right out of the box. I reshimmed it and it failed again in less than two hours. Otherwise it LOOKS like you could run it over with a tank and it would still work.

Oh yeah... during that two hours the ridiculously placed (right up tight against the 'out' jack) AC adapter jack repeatedly walked out and I 'went silent' a total of seven times.... Thank god it was only practice and not a paying crowd. I would NEVER trust this thing enough to use in front of an audience.

Multiple emails to techsupport went unanswered. Guess they know it's a piece of crap and don't care if it works. ...Guess that might cut into their profits.

I've been playing for 36 years. The band I'm in now is doing 60's/70's stuff since we all grew up listening to it and at our age, this is all about US having fun. This SHOULD have been perfect since I do A LOT of Hendrix. I'll never buy anything again with the Dunlop name on it and advise you not to either.

Not so easy to use. Switch is picky. As felt compresses over time, pedal becomes difficult to switch. An easy fix. However I view this as a long term design flaw.

Just what I needed. Compared to a Morley, other Crybabys, and the Boss multi-Wah. The Boss was a great all purpose wah that had many things I'll probably never use plus switch was even weirder on that one.

I didn't like the Clean sound on the morley. It sounded like a phaser and had no "vowel" quality.

I liked pretty much all of the crybabys. I settled on the Hendrix model because it sounded best clean and my applications for wah often involve clean playing.

All dunlop Crybabys alter the tone when off so I plan to do the true bypass mod. Sometimes I get radio stations, but that is rare and there is a mod I plan to do for that.

I do not know why Dunlop doesn't revise their plans on these pedals. My guess is because a DPDT switch costs double what a SPST switch does. Overall a good product, but could use revisoin. Also this unit costs too much for the novelty that it is. The case probably costs more than the electronics. The case seems like Iron or aluminum. It is probably aluminum because it is cheaper and lighter (cheaper on shipping). Construction is pretty good, but jacks are wired directly to board so I know I'll have to buy new jacks in the future and wire them in due to my abuse.

This unit will last several years until the pot starts scratching. When that happens replace the pot ASAP because it will sound terrible. DC power is crappy (not long enough) so AC adapter is nice. This pedal is pretty no frills and that is why I bought it. Less buttons and switchs are less things I can and will break.

I give it a B+ on reliability because my original Crybaby started picking up radio stations and just didn't sound as good after I replaced the pot. It lasted about 8 or 9 years with me so I guess it is a good value, but my dad Had a Mosrite Fuzzrite for 30 years and worked like it was day 1. Moving parts = stuff that will break quickly.

I don't bother with CS support. I like to get things done quickly. Overall they seem helpful because they give you a parts order form knowing you are going to break stuff in the near future. I never had to order anything. Guitar Center had my part in stock.

I sort of have a style of my own. I use all kinds of silly crap like pitch shifters and drum sticks. Been playing 12 years. 50/50 on buying another Wah ever again. It doesn't really drive the mainstay of my songs.

It has a good Jimi tone. I can do Voodo Chile with it. Yeah it isn't as treble as the original, but you can fix that with your amp. Jimi played at 11 most of the time so pussy practice amps won't really do this pedal justice (sorry poor guys, I am still there too, just keep keep saving your $$$ it is worth it).

I wish it had trus bypass and a better switch.

I am happy it has AC power and I can probably put a felt furniture protector sticky on the switch to make it easier to switch.

I bet they could make this a passive effect like a tone know. If they could do that, they would sell the shit out of these (I'd buy one) they would be cheaper and would use less plugs (mine are at a premium) and revolutionize the Wah market.

Did I mention they would sell the shit out of them?

I guess I'll have to design it.....

think...think....think....

It's very use, like others wahs. Just power on (battery or A/C adapter), step on and start you sound. There's an instructions manual (more for merchandise than for explanation) and warranty card.

My setup is: Fender American FatStrat -> Jimmy Hendrix Wah -> DOD 280 Compressor -> MXR Distortion+ -> EHX Big Muff -> EHX Small Clone -> Guyatone Vintage Tremolo -> Morley Deluxe Flanger -> ROSS Phaser -> Danelectro PB&J Delay -> BOSS Noise Gate NF-1. This specific wah-wah pedal is different from others Dunlop pedals. Standard pedals used to produces high frequency sounds, what may be strange in some performance situations. I bought this one because it has a "middle frequency" sound which is more acceptable for my ears. I use a Laney LC30 and I can get a good wah sound.

Like others said: this is a tank! Die cast aluminium body and Carling stomp switches made it strong and resistent. My unit is having a little trouble with the switches when i step on it, sometimes cutting the signal. Maybe it need to be replace, what is so early for a pedal bought last year.

As a brazilian customer, I don't think i'll send it to USA for repair. If you look inside the pedal you'll see it's very simples electronically, so i think any technician can fix it easly.

Very good pedal like many others from Dunlop. A must try if you want a mid-range sound wah. If you're looking for "THE ONE" buy a Vox wah and you'll be satisfied also. My choise for JH-1 was because it is A/C power supplied, and Vox wasn't.

The unit is easy to use just step and Wah...It's got one fuction so its not to hard to learn.

I plugg a Yamaha EG-112 into a Zoom 505 effects prosessor and a Marshall Valvestate 8080 and I think that the Cry-Baby sound good with it. But I'm not satisfied with the gap when I swich from wah off to wah on, I'm also dissapointed on the rubber-feet 'couse they keep slipping off the bults when I step on the pedal.
A good fiend of mine has got an ordinary Cry-Baby and I think that the Jimmy Hendrix model has got a wider sound.

It's fuckin' iron man, you can't break this one.

I play hard rock 'n roll music and I think this one is a beast for killer Wah-solos. Only bad thing is that once you've got your Cry-Baby you won't stop using it and your co-guitarist will start asking if it wouldn't be his turn to do a wah-solo for once.

Easy- it's a wah.

Diappointing. Wah, good wah I guess but no $$33##^^ wacka wacka. I got it really cheap cause the guy couldn't find cables so I could try it. So I bought it cheap without testing it. That'll learn me. Otherwise fine. But what else is there? BTW, our other guitarist has got exactly the same model and it's great. Bastard.

I can and I will.

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Light alternate (Coldplay, Something for AKate..) It's ok but not great. I use a modified Ibanez strat, jap fender tele, dml10 digital delay/modulation, boss os2 and peavey studio pro 112. I've had wah twice before on multi-fx units and they both sucked so it wins by default.

its simple just step on it liek any other wah peal

At first I din't like this pedal. Then it finally dawned on me that this pedal has a fatter wah sound. I noticed that the orginal cybaby was not as low and deep as this one, this is so much better compared moleys they have a really weak sound. Very versatile comes in handy when u make that shaft theme sound you know the whack-whaca.
I play in a metal band but we also play some reggae/funk and it works great.
I love this pedal

I guess you can depned onit havent gig with it yet.

My wah stopped working the oedal wasnt responding so i called the peole at dunlop and they were realy nice. They fixed the pedal for free because it kepr my reciept.

The orice im not too wild about but the sound on this thing is great.

How can you give a Wah Wah pedal less than 10?

This pedal sounds kick ass clean or distorted. You can get a very cool funkey sound, or a wonderful cheesy 80s metal sound to solo with. fantastic.

its basically a steel brick. Its not going to break.

Never needed them. Probaly won't need them either.

I went into the shop not wanting to spend this much money but as soon as the guy showed it to me I had to have it. Its everything you'll ever need or want from a wah wah pedal. Its pricey but well woth it.

it's a wha pedal...do u need a manual??

i'm using a Mesa Boogie combo with a tube sreamer one hot rodded japanese strat and a french PRS style guitar ,Big Muff ,Daddy-o, and a memory Man delay...but i'm always changing... adding and removing gear...from time to time....but this is my basics and i had one of this whas for abut 7 years bought it from a friend.....never had a complaint...sounds good...i prefer the jimmi henrix 'cause it has a wider sweep than the standard crybaby...nice tone to.

i deppended on it everytime without a backup ...live and studio...never failed on me....except now...im sure it needs a pod sustitution...but i'm not pissed about it because it's natural after so many years rocking.

I play experimental rock...writing and giging all the time..and this baby served me well...Thank god i didn't bought it because of the name Jimmi Hendrix...he used Vox Whas as we all know and if i stupidly was going for that...i would buy VOX ...and it's sad to see a good company with some good equipment using jimmi's name to sell gear...Oh! Please!..no caracter hum?...years ago y taped the hendix name because of that...

sorry about my bad temper....but this suck..

Overall it's a very nice basic wha...altough i'm buying the 535Q for the versatility...to set my oun wha sound...and to chose my settings on studio work...i think u all should do the same...

Ciau...keep playing... ;)

only a six because switching it on and off is rather hard
i think this is a common problem with wah pedals
if you made your own pedal board, this problem can easily be solved by adding an extra (external switch) just parallel over the other one.
rest is easy: plug it in, rock the pedal

use a decent guitar and it wont be noisy
know problems here are :
1) tone is affected when it is disabled
2) serious loss of volume when turning it on
Roger mayer claims his mod solves this though I haven't tried it

The pedal has a specific range, lower than others wah's
this means a good bass respons but absolutely not the shrill highs
of eg a vox. Do you hate high scriecing that make your spine shiver, get this one...

the er... whacka-whacka sound is indeed almost missing on this pedal
although after some serious and extreme tone tweaking it may be usable
but to be frank, it's missing

have used it for a long time
nothing's been breaking down.
but go hammering on the switch and it will break
use an external switch and comfy you will be

didn't need them up to now

when buying a wah, play it a lot in the shop before deciding
this one has a perticular sound (rather low range)
it's also very sensitive so learn to work it...
if you like it you'll learn to live with it's problems

It's true that you have to step quite hard on it to switch it on/off.
There's also a small delay when switched off. Installing the wah is a peace of cake.

This wah pedal has an enormous range and a well articulated wah. You can use it to play Voodoo chile (slight return) except for the muted notes in the beginning of the song, because it doesn't have that wacka wacka sound :( You can however upgrade your wah by going to www.rogermayerusa.com (This is the guy who optimized Hendrix's pedal, so it's very reliable).

It can handle a lot of wheight, so it won't break (unless your name is Marlon Brando, hehe).

Nothing to say about this.

I mostly play rock, blues and reggae with it. With this pedal, you can easily change a simple riff or chord progression in something spectacular.