Fulltone CLYDE Wah Wah

wah pedals are not difficult. the pressure with which you need to activate your wah can be adjusted by moving the switch up and down w/in the case. the manual for this pedal was extremely thoough, and well written. you can tell mike fulltone put a lot of time and effort into this pedal and his other effects.

I mainly play this unit with the a Les Paul, but i have been known to use my strat and a Godin SD. I play it all through a fender hot rod amp. I bought a vox reissue wah, which i thought was a spectacular wah, and played that for three years. when i tried the clyde, it completely blew it away in tone, clarity, and construction. it is far and away the best sounding wah i have ever heard. you can tweak your sound with the internal pot to your liking, providing a variety of tones. its very hot and exellent sounding. i have never heard another wah do what this thing does. i was guided to this after hearing Marc Ford and Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes. I also have a boss metal zone that i have in my signal chain. it doesn't sound very good with the clyde, but it is a bad sounding pedal all on its own. besides, pairing a Boss and a Fulltone are like oil and water. however, the clyde sounds better with the nasal zone than the vox did. sometimes the switch on the clyde makes a loud pop, but i think its mostly a grounding problem with one of my cables. i seemed to have eliminated it.

this is one solid piece of equipment. i always gig without a backup. i don't think anything could take it down. however, i have only had it for a half a year, and as we all know, time will tell.

i haven't dealt with them, but they seem very accessable. i have heard good things.

i play hard rock, blues and jazz... this pedal suits my style very well, it is just what i was looking for. i have been playing for seven years. if it were stolen, i would definitely replace it, however, that might take a while, it is a pricey effect. I love the tones that come out of it (that's the main reason i bought it), the wide sweep of the pedal, which directly contributes to a wide tonal sweep. the one thing i don't like is that its ugly as sin. it has a great slip of non-slip stuff for your foot. this wah is hands-down better than any crybaby and vox wah. its definitely expensive, but if your tone is very important, and you frequently use a wah, then its a great buy, now only if it would help me get laid....

Simple to use, wah's are by nature simplistic. The only adjustment one can make is via a pot hidden in the case. This is not something you'd change often anyway. I did make an adjustment to mine (more later). Manual is clearly written.

I use humbucker-equipped guitars. USA Charvels, Jacksons, Les Paul, and PRS Custom 24. I adjusted the internal pot to dettune it. The pot if for increasing bass and gain (compensation for SC pickups) and it comes from the factory hot. I detuned mine about an eigth of a turn. Dialed right in first time! I am using a Soldano SLO100 with a Marshall 4x12 with 25's. I use only wah, chorus, and a compressor. The CLYDE sounds great through my rig. No noise, quiet switching, smooth tone.

Only one day old but looking good judging from apparent quality of construction and components. I love the non-slip treadle surface.

I have emailed MF a few times and have great response. No problems.

I play all kinds of music. Lots of variety. I had a Cry Baby 535 and sold that sucker right away. Absolutely no comparison. Great product, I'd buy another one.

Wahs are a no brainer to use so I'll comment on the trim pot which you can turn by hand after taking the bottom cover off. Clockwise gives you more bass and gain (which I presume is to help out vintage strats and tele's). I have it set to about 2:00 looking at it from the bottom. I've been in a humbucker phase lately, so the 2:00 position, which he says in the manual is equivalent to a vintage vox, has less bass then Mike's hand drawn "arrow" at about 4:00. He probably tested the pedal with a strat on bridge p.u. which he likes to use for soloing (as per his equipment notes on his cd "days into years"). So when I get some kinmans for my strat, I will try the recommended postion again. (The current single coils are too noisy for the bars with neon signs I play in). Someone below complained about the way the foot switch works... To be honest, I didn't understand the complaint. When I got it, I found it very comfortable. Works better than a dunlop which I sometimes have trouble getting the switch to click.

Maybe 8.5?? But to be honest, it's probably me and not the pedal. I never played a real wah. I have two 80's crybaby's and had a dod optical thing which I rarely used then sold. Oh, and a few years a go I had the dunlop 535Q? and sold that after about 6 months. I have to admit, I had a lot of fun with the old crybabys, but once I got used to true bypass I could never gig with one again. When I play the clyde by myself, I do pickup on the Cream/Hendrix vibe and it is the best wah *I* ever played. The first couple of times at gigs I got buried in the mix when using it. It was probably the rest of my settings, and the fact I had the gain/bass set at 4:00 and was using humbuckers. I had better success with a little less gain, and the trim pot at 2:00. I may upgrade this to a 10 later down the road as my taste in tone and equipment grows. This "sport" is very much like golf which I drive myself crazy with trying to improve. I love it.

I'll get back to the database on this in two or more years. So far so good, don't foresee any problems though.

I bought mine used and asked Mike for an electronic copy of the manual and he got it to me within minutes. Sometimes a little strange to deal with via email... I would guess he's the mysterious, dry sense of humor type (a Monty Python fan perhaps?).

I'm looking forward to an all-boutique, true bypass tone board. And I'm about half way there. My next purchase will be a univibe, and I am up in the air over the deja or the Rx. Now thinking about it, I have a boss analog delay at the end of my chain, and will test the clyde at the next gig with the delay totally out of the chain. The boss pedal could be sucking tone, and was one of the reasons for buying the clyde in the first place.

This a very easy product to use and very fun! Just plug in and go. Switch is a little stiff, but nothing too out of the ordinary.

I guess here's where I have to be honest with my opinion. First, Mr. Fuller makes an outstanding Wah pedal. Hands down. It's packaged neatly, all the wires and parts are definetely assembled with great care prior to shipment. I was really impressed with it! I used a G&L Legacy Special and a '76 Marshall Super Lead to try it out. Sound quality is great. I have a Teese RMC3 and Mr. Fullers is quite comparable. I feel Mr. Teese has done his homework a bit more then Mr. Fuller in the richness of the sound, but you have to have a feel for music beyond the normal club scene player or weekend money maker to notice it. I know what sound Mr. Fuller was attempting to emulate and I think he came very close to that. Jimi use a '68 Chicago made Thomas Organ Wah to record Voodoo Child and this pedal comes real close to that sound. I happen to know who has that pedal but he does not want to part with it since it was a gift from Jimi's Engineer. As far as Stevie's Say What sound, you have to use 2 wahs in tandam to get it, that's how he did it! So, rethink your thinking kiddies about one pedal doing it all,....but, this pedal is very close to that sound! I think that's as fair as it comes. The only Wah pedal that tops them all is still a vintage Clyde McCoy. Some of them just have that creamy, rich, vocal, cry to them that makes your mouth drop,....it's in a class by itself. NO ONE has topped it yet as far as I have heard! I think this rating is as fair as it comes.

Highly dependable, durability speaks for itself.

I feel Mr. Fuller would stand by his product. I've never had to send anything back to him so far. I feel 8 is more than fair unless I experienced a problem, of which I haven't to this day.

My style of music I prefer is clasic rock/blues. I do like some of the newer styles such as Metallica, Creed, Candlebox, but the old rock has got the feel (bands like Korn will wear out their welcome soon). I know my rating is low overall but, the price is not!!! It's a really nice pedal, but it's too much money. I don't feel I can tell someone they are getting a real deal here or the "best of the best" either, ok?! If this was the best, my rating would be higher. Don't get me wrong, it's a really great pedal and some want to make it out to be priceless item, but it is not the best. Ask anyone who shelled out $450 to $600 to buy that great sounding Clyde McCoy, if they want to part with it? Most will say no. I'm not into debates about it, but I won't be like the other chickens**t Anonymous people,...my e-mail is posted if you have questions.

Pretty easy to use. Just step on to activate, and wah to your heart's content. The only semi-complicated thing about this unit is the small pot on the inside to adjust the flavor of the wah to your taste.

The Clyde sounds great. Actually, it is the best sounding wah I've ever heard or tried. I tried one on a trip to Chicago and was knocked out by the tone and range of the unit. It has a wider sweep than most wahs, and sounds great low to high. I personally did not care for the marked spot on the pot inside my wah -too midrangy without enough low end depth. Once I adjusted it, it sounded better than the unit I tried in Chicago (but did not have the cash at the time). I own 2 other wahs - a Budda and an older chrome Dunlop 4 posistion 535. They both sound great, but the Clyde is far superior in feel and sound. Mike Fuller hit a home run with this one.

Fulltone products are incredibly well built. I do gig without a backup.

He does better than me at answering e-mails, and Lord knows he gets more than I do.

I am in a rock/r&b/jazz band that plays some great music that other bands stay away from. I use this wah with a Victoria Double Deluxe (try this amp, it's tone for days!) I would replace this wah if it were stolen and would recommend it to anyone, even though it's a little pricey.

Any wah pedal's usability comes down to its switch. It's a simple enough device to use, but it's a bummer when you get to the end of a solo and don't get the thing to switch off properly. The Clyde's switching works beautifully. And when it's switched off, there isn't any drag on your tone. I've worn out two crybabys over the years, and the first thing to go is always the switch. And there's no getting around the fact that when a crybaby is turned off, it's never really off. It sucks all the lows and highs from your tone. And it doesn't have much of a range of sweep, as does the Clyde.

To my mind, the wah pedal is most functional when used with a stratocaster, or a guitar with a similar tonal range--using single coil pickups. And the Clyde is outstanding with mine. I haven't felt the need to adjust the internal control. Maybe I would if I was using the les paul exclusively, but I'm not. My '74 strat (with warmoth neck, duncan antiquity/lindy fralins, shielded cavity, graphite nut) sings with the Clyde like I'd never heard it before. I've become quite a fan of fulltone products, and the Clyde works very nicely in conjunction with the Fulldrive 2 and Ultimate Octave. I'm either using an old boogie combo, or I'm going direct with a Line6 POD, and it's been fun using the Clyde with some of the vintage Marshall models to see how it sounds with them. I'm sure Mike Fuller would consider this heresy, but sorry Mike, I don't have a stable of vintage plexis and echoplexes like you do. For now, this will have to do. And, it's doing very nicely. It sounds great whether I'm running it into the real tube amp, or into the virtual ones.

Lifetime warranty. For $300, I not only expect the warranty to be honored, I expect it to be unnecessary. It's a very well-made unit. I don't expect problems.

Mike is very hands-on. He answers phone calls, e-mails, even stays in touch on the various newsgroups. I had a question a few months ago to which I received two different replies--one from Mike and one from another guy at Fulltone. What more could you expect?

Just a note to some of the other reviewers who mentioned having some problems......if it's making a weird noise, it's probably a dead battery. Wahs make weird noises when the battery goes dead. If you're bothered by the clicking of the metal switch, turn up your amp. Metal clicks when it touches other metal. That's what's so cool about wah pedals--they're mechanical and tactile. Anyway, I waited a while before reviewing this pedal. I was nervous about spending this kind of money on a wah, but I'm happy I did. If a wah-wah isn't part of your style, I see no reason to fork over this much cash, but if it is, look at it as a lifetime investment. If you just play for fun, and are not super-particular about your tone, then go ahead and get a crybaby, but if you care about tone and your overall sound, then this is the pinnacle. If Jimi was alive today, he'd have one too.

This pedal is incredibly easy to use if you want just plug it in toe tap and rock the pedal so that is sounds musical. Or if you want to mess with the sound there is an internal pot to change the bass. I have two fulltone pedals and have messed with the internal pots with both,But I always put it back to the place where Mike Fuller left it. I get nervous messing with the innards of any piece of equipment but to my surprise it was no big deal at all and if you remember where the pot was before you moved it you can always get it to sound like when you bought it

I use this pedal with a fulltone soulbender fuzz, a boss Ds-2 or Ds-1 distortion, a script logo MXR Phase 90 phasor, and a line 6 dl-4 delay pedal. A lot of people won't mix boutique pedals (like the fulltone's) and mass produced boxes (like the boss Ds-1 and 2) but I use what I like and to my ears the clyde and the boss and pedals sound great together even thought the bosses aren't true bypass. the clyde is not noisy at all and the wah sounds are very smooth. On clean it sounds really funky and on distortion it doesn't sound sterile or generic it retains its personality even through thick distortion. I use it with a 1978 marshall superlead. I am a huge mick ronson (Bowie and Mott the Hoople) and dave davies (Kinks) fan but I play mostley spacey music like pink floyd, space needle and Mazzy Star. It is great for both rock and spacey music

The pot is a very high quality part at the website it says how many turns it could take, it was a high number which means it probably won't wear out for a long time. I never play out but if I ever did I would do so without a backup I believe it is very dependable if it broke than I would just be out a wah for the night (and fulltone would fix it for free) it would be different for a fuzz or distortion where a backup is a must.

Mike fuller is the best He alway's responds in a day, so I have to constanty fight the impulse to bother him with stupid questions. If the pedals brakes and has not been abused than fulltone will fix it

I have been playing for 9 years and I do a lot of recording in my little home studio. I have tried vox reissue wahs and I have owned a crybaby and a mr crybaby and I didn't know I was missing anything till I tried the clyde it is a really sweet sounding wah and it runs laps around the other wahs I tried. If it were stolen I would buy a new one as soon as my budget would allow. Also this doesn't mean anything but I really dig the name.

I bought mine new, liked the crybaby, tried various others, but my biggest complaint with wahs has always been being assured you've activated it when you step on it. No such problem with the Clyde, rock forward it goes on, doesn't click off when you use it. I don't feel like I'm fighting the rubber feet to turn the thing on, and in the middle or beginning of a solo I don't want to worry that I've stepped hard enough.

I like the sound of the Clyde, has a good voice, I'm not a big wah user, maybe 15% of our music calls for it, but when I need it, I need it. This one has a good sweep, not too bright, bass stays tight, and it's adjustable in this regard. A bit noisy when engaged, but most wahs are. I use it with a variety of amps, mostly I use it for signature songs (metallica, GNR, etc) where a wah is necessary. I gave it a 9 cause I'm not a wah aficionado, but it sounds good to me.

Here's the bad part. Something about this wah, don't know what, but after about an hour of use the thing will emit this loud "ground loop" type of hum. It won't start doing this right off, but sporadically happens, or has happened, in the middle of a set. It's not something to live with, it's incredibly noisy when it occurs. I sent the unit back to fulltone explaining the problem, it was sent back with no explanation of repair/no repair. I started using it again and the problem resurfaced. I replaced it with the crybaby, absolutely no problems at all. I called Mike Fuller, he was, as one other reviewer noted "terse but helpful", good words, I felt like I was really bothering him trying to work out this problem with a near $300 wah. He made some suggestions, none of which has worked, and I have tried changing everything imaginable. I'm back to my crybaby, and the wah is on its way to Fulltone. So this gets a 1, "it worked once".

See above. I really felt like I was bothering the guy, maybe it was my perception. Sound is very important to me, and so is spending that kind of money for a wah wah pedal.

This is a super easy to use wah, sounds great, but I had a big problem with mine that I really feel should have been solved long ago, if nothing else then in the form of a new wah. Don't know if I'd recommend it or not; I know I wouldn't buy another right now. If this problem gets solved correctly I'll update.

very easy to use

using a 57 reissue with fralin pu's into a ts9 modded to 808 specs into a dimed super reverb i a/b'd this with 2 Teese RMC3's. I had the internal knob dimed for the most agressive sound possible. this pedal sounds incredible. i prefered the sound of the CLyde over one of the teese wahs but the other had this unbelievable agressiveness and throatyness to it that could not be matched by the fulltone. Both are amazing however. I walked out of the store empty handed cos im waiting on a used teese to come back from Teese himself who is setting it up at the moment. If the used one sounds as amazing as the agressive one i tried, im gonna get it. If not ill get the fulltone cos it was also very very good.

very well built

great for everything although i wish it could be just a little more agressive. very good nonetheless.

I've held off writing this review for a year so I could put this pedal through it's paces and give an honest review. I have to admit that this is the best Wah pedal I have ever played through. It isn't cheap by any means but it is a high quality product that is definately a keeper. You may have read my review on the Thomas Wah - yeah, I'm the guy that trashed that pedal (and you'd agree if you heard mine). In the past I owned a old Colorsound Wah which I cringe whenever I think about how I let that one go. I also own a Vox reissue (which is almost 1/3 the price of the Fulltone Clyde). The Vox is a great pedal as well. It seems to have a lower end growl that I really like. Mike Fuller's Clyde has an incredible range - mostly on the higher end which I have never heard with any other wah. It is very full and vocal sounding. When I first got the Clyde I was messing around with the internal trimmer a lot because I just could not quite get the sound I expected. It turned out to be a bad patch cable. A pair of wire cutters fixed that problem. Now I keep the trimmer just where Mike set it. But it says a lot for this pedal that it could compensate for a shitty cable by messing with the internal trimmer. Is this pedal worth the almost $300? I think so. To me it's like a Porche vs a Volkswagon. Both will get you to the grocery store but you'll probably take the scenic route with the first. I have never spoken with Mike Fuller but I may because I am real interested in his new Deja Vibe II. I also bought the 69 pedal several months ago - still putting that through its paces.

Solid - what else would you expect?

I've never dealt with them yet - I'm sure I will soon.

It's sleek, and enjoyable to play. I really do love it and can justify the expense one time. If I ever lost it it'd be the shits to come up with the $$$ again but eventually I probably would.

Piece o' Cake. Plug it in, it does what a wah is supposed to do. But...

Sounds great. Nice full tone range. Extra travel in the pedal is great. Internal trimmer to dial in tone. No complaints here...But...

Outstanding workmanship. I am not worrying aboput this pedal crapping out on me. But...

There is one thing about this pedal that bothered me from the beginning: The treadle hits the switch that activates the pedal before it hits the bumpers. This results in a clicking sound that bugs me. All of the conventional wahs that I have used have the switch set up so you hit the bumpers, then compress the bumpers to activate the switch. I emailed Mike to see if there was a way around this problem. He replied promptly, but to my disappointment, all he said was "NO CAN DO" Prompt but useless.

I have been playing guitar for twenty six years, and I have accumlulated quite an arsenal of instruments and effects including two other Fulltone pedals that are rock solid. I bought the Clyde without trying it out. (STUPID ME) The Clyde Wah is a beautifully crafted pedal, that gives great tones to my music, BUT...I am very disappointed with the way the treadle hits the switch every time you rock the pedal foreward. Has anyone else experienced this? I spent the BIG BUCKS on a wah pedal and I got something I don't want to use.

It's a simple wah pedal. Push to turn on, push to turn off. It also has a pot inside that you can adjust to tailer your sound (more bass or treble).

I'm using an Ibanez Custom Shop (2 HBs) to a Fender Hot Rod Deville (2x12). The wah (much like the FD2) is very, very transparent. When I step on it, I can tell it's turned on but it doesn't color the tone so much that it becomes something else entirely. This pedal replaced a Dunlop Mr Super Crybaby because the Dunlop was noisy, not true bypass (sucked tone), and had an range in the sweep that produced a very annoying sound. This pedal has a wider sweep range and does not have that annoying spot (too much treble and feedback when sound is distorted). The effect is subtle so it might not be for everyone, but it works for me.

All steal construction... this pedal is solid! So far, no problems (only a month of so though).

Haven't had to use their customer support for this product yet (but did for the Fulldrive II).

I play various styles. I mainly use the wah for funk, some rock/metal leads (Metallica style), and special effect. It suits everything I do from clean wahs to distorted sounds. However, because it's kind of subtle, you may find it to be lacking with those metal leads. I find that a controlled sweep of the foot (not too fast, not too slow) produces the best and most noticable sounds.

It's as easy as any other wah pedal to use with the addition of varying your tone with an internal trim pot. Plug in a cord out to your amp, and your ready to go.
If your picky on your tone, it may take a few minutes of pulling off the back and tweaking the internal trim pot. But other than that, it's a snap to use.

This unit is very quiet. I am using it basically with my 62 RI Strat into a few other Fulltone Pedals, mainly just the Fulldrive 2 some nights I get crazy and hook up the Soulbender, Dejavibe, Fulldrive, and this for fooling around at jams, leaving almost endless ideas to explore. I then run into either a non master Silver Face Super Reverb (modified to 2-10" speakers) or a Gretsch 6159 ( I believe ) 2-12" speakers aprox. 30-35 watts.
It is a really great wah pedal. I haven't tried an original Vox Clyde but I have played through a couple of Thomas Organ era Crybaby's and There is so much more range in the tonal sweep in this peadal, plus it's adjustable. You can adjust the bassiness or brightness of this pedal with the internal control. You even have room to use a marker to indicate favorite positions!
For the little Wah use that I do, this is the best wah for my own personal use.

I've used mine 3-4 times a week for about three months now and Have not had a problem with this pedal electronics wise. I do however have a lead foot when I step down a wah pedal, and the rubber feet on this pedal started to peel away. I noticed that they were taller than other fulltone pedal feet, so I swapped them with the one's on my soul bender. Problem solved.

Mr. Fuller has always responded to my questions promptly, and curteously. I had trouble with my Fulldrive 2 about a month back. ( a pot had started to go bad after 2 years of use) and he got back in touch with me within an hour of my e-mail to him. And had the problem fixed with in a week. !! try that with the fender company. I know!

This would probably be the wah pedal I would buy if I This were stolen. I bought it before trying it being that I already owned a few other fulltone pedals, and was very happy with his products I figured go with what and who you know. This pedal has done and lived through everything I need it to.

This is a revision of my earlier review on this pedal. I'll add comments in sections I wish to expand on, otherwise my earlier opinions will stand.
Manufactured 11/98. As easy to use as any wah wah is.

I have trouble getting a clear sound out of this pedal with three of my six guitars. These guitars have a *very* dark natural sound and humbucking pickups, and I think this is translated through the CLYDE to produce an unpleasant mid-rangy quality. With my single coil pickups, the CLYDE sounds great. It also sounds great with a bridge humbucker in an ash-body guitar.
I did not particularly like the "VOX notch" position Fulltone marks on the internal adjustment pot. I've got a real, early 70s VOX wah, however, and I think I just got a particularly good one of those.
I have to go with my personal experience on this, and with my equipment I can't give the CLYDE a 10.

I bought the unit in December 1998, and it's worked since then. I don't use a wah a lot. I just don't trust the darned things, I guess, given that using them is how you wear the pot out.
I'd gig it without a backup--even if a wah failed on me, it's not a big part of what I do.

Here, sadly, is where it gets weird. My previous e-mail contact with Fulltone has been OK--if you wrote to ask advice on how to use an effect, you'd get a prompt, sometimes terse, always helpful, reply.
In my experience, however, Fulltone can get more than a little hostile when you report having a problem with the unit. For example, Fulltone contacted ME about my previous review of the CLYDE--saying that if I had a problem with it then the problem was with me or my equipment, not the CLYDE.
But my unpleasant experience aside, in all fairness it's clear that Fulltone believes strongly in its products, and replies by e-mail (that's the only way I've talked to them) are prompt and to the point.
For previous support, they get a 10--for anticipated future support, they get a 1; I'll round it up and give 'em a 6.

All my other wahs have been very old VOXes (VOXen?) and Crybabies, which have always been great. The CLYDE seems as good to me as any of those do, with the exception of a single "magic" VOX I've still got--and which sounds great with ALL my guitars.
My personal problems with Fulltone aside, they make good stuff. I'm not saying this to try to patch things up, either: I didn't keep everything I bought of theirs, but it wasn't because it was poorly made. That's just an undeniable fact. IMO, Fulltone effects deserve to be high on the list of anyone considering top-of-the-line signal modification equipment.
Support's a little dicey. They might consider hiring someone to do it that knows how to bite his or her tongue.
I'm going to check out a Roger Mayer wah replacement kit, though, to see if I can resolve the problem I'm having with the CLYDE and my particular humbucking guitars.
I'm going to No-Opinion the rating here. It's only fair.

Wah pedals are easy to use badly, and not too hard to use well. Regardless of how well *you* use one, they all work 'bout the same way.

This is a good wah for single coil pickups. You have to diddle the internal pot to avoid an unpleasant sounding mid-range spike--but then, the single coils don't sound as great. The pre-marked spot which Fulltone claims nails the Vox sound, well, doesn't wow me.

Since I don't use the wah as a primary effect, sure, I'd gig without a backup. It seems as reliable as any other wah I've used (old Vox and very old Crybaby, mainly). The only reason I score it a 9 is because I don't completely trust any effect whose pot could wear out in mid song. Using the effect is what wears it out, in other words.

Mike Fuller is responsive via e-mail, albeit terse and not completely receptive to any implication that there are situations for which one of his effects isn't all that great (e.g., I don't think the pedal sounds very good with humbuckers, personally.)

I play rock-funk-jazz, whatever the hell that might be. If it were stolen, I might get an old MXR Envelope Filter--or look into the Roger Mayer wah, which I've heard good things about. Or, I might do the true bypass hack to my early 70s Vox, and not spend anything else on an effect which I only occasionally use.

very easy to use. it's a wah. not much need for a manual. the internal pot makes it easy to tweak to personal taste.

i am using the wah with a '62 reissue strat and a bassman reissue amp. i am using a vox valve tone overdrive after the clyde in the chain. the wah sounds great. unbelievable sounds come from clyde. i replaced the vox reissue i had with the clyde. i was a little skeptical about the price tag, but when i plugged it in i forgot how much i paid.

one word... solid. no backup needed.

i emailed mike fuller several times before i purchased the clyde to ask him about the wah. he was always quick to respond and very easy going. seems like a really nice guy.

overall, this is the best wah that i have heard. when i first plugged it in, i almost fell over. the wah made me want to play and play and play. i was hesitant to spend the money on a wah due to the limited amount of use, but now that i have it and have played with it, i do not regret the purchase.

Hands down this is the best wha i have ever played. Quite as can be with the true bypass. It doesnt matter what amp you use because this thing is the best. The wha sound you have always wanted

Built like a rock.

great and better. I had a little trouble finding one so I emailed mike fuller and he emailed me back the same hour with info.

I will say it again. I describe it as, i hope i can say this, a slow orgasm on morphine.

Simply a wah...and this one oozes good wah tones!

Using with a Strat, PRS CE24, PRS Standard, LP Standard, Marshall JTM 30, Fender Blues Deluxe, and a rack which includes a Chandler Digital Echo, Peavey Valverb, Hafler Triple Giant, and Peavey 50/50, through a Marshall cab with vintage 30's...pedals are a TC Electronics Chorus and a TS-9 reissue modded by Analog Mike...
Best wah sound I have yet to play through with a much wider sonic range...much more vocal...the wah sweeps lower and higher than my old Morley and Cry Baby...also quieter and the gain is adjustable...my other wahs were limited when using the neck pickup on all of my guitars...now I can wah and get as warm as I want.

The first I received didn't work at all...faulty switch (see below)...the replacement is perfection...however, I haven't had if for long...it appears rock solid... the case is welded not stamped.

Wonderful is an understatement!
The first Clyde I received didn't work at all. I called Mike Fuller and he sent a replacement out the same day, second day air at his expense and paid my return postage too! He had recently learned of a small batch of CLYDE's which had been sent out with faulty switches. Needless to say, he is no longer using that switch vendor. He even included his cd, "Days into Years" which btw, has some wonderfully tonal and tasty guitar work recorded by Mike in his studio. I have spoken with him on several occasions since, and he is always a gentleman, never failing to answer my questions...

I play anything from blues to jazz to metal and all the great things about this wah have been said before...I would buy another if lost and I have my Cry Baby for back up...I give it a nine only for the hefty price tag...but as said before, the best is rarely cheap.

Piece of cake here. 1 part soul, 2 parts rhythym, and a little foot action. You are in business fast!

No problems with noise. Has to go first in the chain next to the guitar of course. Works great in conjunction with the Fender Deville 2 X 12 and Fulldrive 2. Working on getting the 70' pedal and Clyde sound right. May need a Marshall to even discuss this combintation.

Built tough. Ready for battle and not taking prisoners.

Mike Fuller is the man. He is a kind person that stands behind everything he makes. No beef here whatsoever.

A little pricey for a WAH. Well worth the investment however. Tunes are just flying out of this. Shaft and shaft's revenge and shaft goes to Africa. Right on! I'd rather fight than loose this puppy.

Real easy, just plug it in and go. After all it's a Wah-Wah. No brain surgery required, just a little foot-eye coordination and rhythm. The adjustable gain control is set and need not be messed with. Ever. In fact the gain control is inside the unit and need not even be looked at.

Ah, here's the pay off. Imagine your favorite recorded wah sound. Now get a Clyde and that sound will be yours. Beats the hell out of the Cry Baby and Vox Wahs. Set the internal gain control for more throat and less nose or vice versa.
This baby is true bypass as well and wont drag down your signal chain when turned off.
Quietest wah around.
Note that the travel in the pedal and pot is longer than the common wah. Meaning that you can emulate Hendrix or go further into realms never imagined by a wah before.

Very heavy guage steel. Very solid feel. Inside it looks nice and roomy, not shoved in like the robots in Korea do it.
I do gig without a backup. I'll give it a nine for reliability though because in ten years or so I'll probably wear out the pot.

I think Fulltone will stand behind it. It includes a limited lifetime warrenty. When I picked it up from the workshop of the manufacturer he (Mike Fuller) seemed quite reasonable and I believe he'll fix it if it breaks from anything other than extreme abuse.

I beleive this is the best wah available. I won this one in the Fulltone Clyde giveaway, but had I known how it sounds I would not have settled for any other wah.
If it ever gets stolen (I'll never let it get away elsewise) I'll have to buy another Clyde or be wahless.
Pricey at $280 (or $265 maybe) but the only thing out there for wah purists.

This is easy as pie. Plug in. Step on it. Short 3 page insert as owners manual. Gives background on R&D Michael did on Vox Wahs.

This is the best sounding wah going IMHO. I tried the Teese RMC, Budda, all the flavors of the Dunlop & Vox reissues (I owned a Vox for 3 years, had 2 or 3 Dunlops over the years), and the Morley stuff. The smoothest sounding wah I have ever heard. Has a silent on/off switch and true bypass. Voiced to sound like original Vox's, trim pot inside gives much variation to work with. Michael Fuller personally tests all units and marks what he feels is the sweet spot. Nice touch. The range of the sound is much wider than with competing units, the treadle throw is much wider. Smooth sounding is the best description I can come up with.

Fuller had a new housing designed and created to house unit, it is heavy duty. I do gig without backup and haven't thought twice about it.

Have called Michael Fuller on numerous occasions, he always answers. He seems distracted sometimes, but always takes care to answer questions and offer suggestions. Very responsive to email too.

I play rock/alternative/funk/blues/folk/jazz in an original rock band. I use wah for quite a few things. From the "shaft" type of playing to just generating leslie sounding stuff, this pedal nailed it. I play PRS --> Rivera amps and this wah fits perfect. The true bypass is so nice live, tone is good with pedal on and with pedal off. If I ever had it ripped off or lost, I'd run screaming to the nearest dealer and get one. I will never need another wah, unless I wear this one out. It is hand built using heavy duty construction, so I do not anticipate that ever happening. I usually got 3-5 years from Dunlop wahs in the past. The pot in this wah is rated for 150% more turns, so that should last me a good long time. With Fulltone's customer service and the quality he put in this pedal, I checked out other Fulltone pedals. I now have a Deja Vibe and a Supa Trem. I also have a custom pedalboard/roadcase and power supply coming from Fulltone. Major vote of confidence from me.

Simple, one knob on the inside controls, gain and bass response. The treadle is adjustable so if you like the action light or heavy you can adjust it.

I've finally found a wah that I like, I've tried the dunlop 535, Vox reissue, Morley, Kern Tube Wah, Snarling dogs whine-o-wah, and even the Teese Real McCoy and the I liked the Fulltone the best. Has the most vocal sound out of all the others in my opinion.

Haven't had it long enough to comment but the inside is THE cleanest looking interior of a wah I have ever seen. The chassis is not like other wahs, this is a steel box which appears very sturdy.

Mike always takes the time to talk to customers on the phone. Great service.

Yea, I'd buy it again, I've searched long and hard for a wah I like and this is it. The only issue would be the cost, at $265 it is one of the most expensive wah's out there.

Ease of use...Come on, it's a Wah pedal! Ready to Wah right out of the box. The Clyde comes with a well written and very informative 2 page info./instruction pages. You will know a lot more about what goes on inside of a wah pedal when you read them. The unit sounded good right away. Micahel Fuller sets the adjustable gain trimmer at the factory to his liking and it ended up being fairly close to the setting I ended up with.

Using a Strat into a Fender Twin with the Clyde and a Fulldrive2. (amongst other goodies..) To be honest, the Clyde sounded nice the first few times I played through it but I did not fully grasp how good it sounded until I compared it side by side with my 2 Crybaby Wahs. My ear was so trained to hear the Crybaby's sound that I did not fully pick up the Clyde's difference unitl I had them together. Then it became obvious how much better the Clyde sounded. The Clyde has much more of a tonal range and can produce a much more pronounced "Wah" sound. This might be due in part to the Clyde's larger pedal sweep. The treadle (the part your foot rests on..) has a much larger travel range than other Wahs I have owned and played. This seems to contribute to the greater tonal spectrum. The internal adjustable trimmer,which can be used to make minor gain adjustments, was easily accessed. The high end of the gain selection tended to add a bit of distortion to my clean Wah sound when I would used a heavy pick attack so I simply found the setting that allowed the most gain with no breakup. Can you achieve the classic Wah sound of "Rainy day, Dream Away" and "Soul to Soul"? - Put simply - If you can deliver your end of the bargain the Clyde can deliver the sound!

The Clyde looks to be built every bit as well as all the Fulltone products. Solid construction with a cool look. Would gig without a back up.

The pedal made a strange clicking noise halfway thru the sweep. I thought I was hearing things until my wife asked if it was supposed to make that sound. I Emailed Mike and he suggested I try a few things. When that did not help he asked me to send it to him at his expense. He called me and of course the pedal stopped clicking at his house! Michael went ahead and replaced the part that would have the greatest chance of causing the mystery click and sent it right back. His service and limited lifetime warranty are among the best in the business! The pedal stopped the clicking and has worked great ever since.

Overall - if you are hunting for the classic Wah sound it's here! The Clyde sounds great and is a well thought out pedal. Damn near everything that could be adjustable is. It's certainly not an inexpensive purchase, but the "best" seldom is. The superior sound and Michael Fuller's service make a hard to beat combination. I highly recommend this pedal.

This is the best sounding wah wah you have ever heard. It's very vocal and clear.

this is what all the other wah wahs' wish they could be. It even puts the orginal Vox Clyde McCoy to shame(or to rest). You cannot get a bad sound outa this

It's a Fulltone.......needless to say it's bullit proof in a much better housing than the dunlop stuff. You can also adjust the pedal tension. If you dropped this off a ten story building it would still work. It's also low profile like the old Voxes and Supa-Wah(Marshall made)

What can I say.......It's the best wah wah I ever heard or played. It really put all the others to shame, even my old Vox and my reissue(modded)Vox. You will never ever hear or use a better wah period. Very musical, vocal and inspiring.