Fulltone Clyde Deluxe Wah

Very simple setup and use. Two rotary switches on the side of the wah, one to select any of three filter modes (Jimi, Shaft, and one other), the other to set a gain boost when the wah is engaged. Internal trim pot (set by Mike to his preferred setting) changes filter characteristics for all three modes.

The pedal has a very smooth feel to it, a wider throw than most wah pedals, and the switch is "just right." Not too hard to hit, not so easy you turn it off by accident.

In a word, just sick. I've used a bunch of different wah pedals, and I use them enough that I break them. I decided to get the Clyde Deluxe after hearing it in a boutique shop. The "Jimi" setting is everything you have ever wanted in a sixties wah. The "Shaft" setting is similar but thinner, and also fantastic. Whisper quiet self noise for a wah, true hardware bypass when it's out of the chain.

The setup I use with this is very simple. Guitar (reissue strat or LP goldtop with P-90s) > Clyde Deluxe > Fulltone Soul Bender > Big Briar Analog Delay > Top Hat Club Deluxe. Every now and then I'll throw in some other modulation pedal, but that's usually it. In this setup, the Clyde plays woderfully. The gain boost is a nice addition, and it sounds great on anything from squeaky clean rhythm parts to really squawking lead stuff.

The only downside is that the pedal pops like a mofo when the mode switch is changed. Turn the amp off or on standy before doing that. I'm lopping off one point just for that, but to state again, I have never heard a wah sound this good before in my life.

Tough looking case. Don't know for sure, but seems built with a long life in mind.

no idea

An achievement in was design and production. I bought it with the idea that I'd use it for long enough that it would be cheaper than buying three sucky wahs for $100 and wearing them out. In between now and then I'll also have better wah sounds. There's nowhere that a wah would be used that this thing would not do as well or better than any wah ever made. It sounds great on non guitar sounds as well, like a Rhodes or a synth output.

I just love the damn thing

Turn it on and set the mode. Love that this pedal has a volume knob, more wahs should have them. Manual? Who needs a manual? That's half the fun, turning knobs and seeing what kind of cracks and pops you can get out the thing, fortunately, mine does not crack or pop. Internal trim real easy to set, I dialed in a little more bass for the Jimi setting

No other wah I've experienced has sounded as good as the Clyde series from fulltone. I like the Jimi setting (original Clyde) the best. From my old playing days with mass produced things i'm still a little "treble shy" so shaft was a little useless to me although very good and not harsh (surprisingly). I found that the whacked setting worked best for chordal work and the jimi worked best for solos. all in all the best wah of them all (IMO). and since I'm proud of my setup, here it is:
Gibson SG Classic w/ Fralin "stock" P90's--> Clyde Deluxe-->
FT Supa-Trem--> FT Ultimate Octave--> FT Full-Drive II-->
Soldano GTO--> Line6 DL-4 (only true bypass delay I could find)--> Z.Vex SHO--> Dr. Z KT-45 (telefunken 12ax7) w/ Z Best 2x12 Cab

Should this be a question for fulltone? Well, since he replaced the old switches.

See above

I know, I got a deal. THis pedal is very good and worth the extra money for the volume knob. If I wasn't going to get the deal I got, I would have gotten a regular Clyde. The other setings are nice but not needed. Still, one fine little pedal

Very easy to use. In this pedals revision ,over the origional,there's been a 10 position volume level knob added as well as a rotary selectable tunings labled "Jimi" "Shaft" and "Wacked". Just twist some knobs til you get it right, how hard is that?

This wah sounds great outta the box. The "Jimi" setting is voiced after a Clyde wah and is also the standard sound for the origional FT Clyde Wah. There's a whole lotta features here for the money. Sounds very warm and sweet, just packed with character! Each setting has a very distinct character also. "Jimi" can be used for all the classic rock tunes you can imagine "Wacked" has tones of uses Rock, blues and much more...the shaft setting is loads of serious fun! Great for messing aroung with and puts out some serious "Porno" vibe. All in all aech setting is astonishing in it's own way. More importantly: this wah ineracts very well with other pedals. I use it infront of an FT FD2, FT supa-Trem, SIB Varidrive, Vintage Rat etc..into a Mesa Rectover 50 and the pedal just smokes through the distortions like nobodies business! Has tons of attitude and smooth tone response. very quite too...I noticed that Fulltone wahs ,over all others, have a great huge sweep and a very generous variety of sweet spots! This is definately a Pro tool, it's so obvious.

Seems to be built extremely well! Solid.

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This is probably the Wah Jimi would have naturally gravitated to if he were around today. Solid perfromence, versitility and Beutiful sweet tone is what makes this one a winner! P.S. The RMC stuff I tried is also georgious but the Fulltone won out hands down for me.

Bought mine (#125) off the web site in Jan 2002. Longer throw and more frequency range than typical wah. Takes a little getting used to, but allows much greater control over frequency sweep or finding that "sweet spot." Ten step variable boost function, and three modes: Wacked (extended bass response), Jimi (normal), and Shaft (extended treble response.) Internal trim knob for adjusting resonance. Manual is brief but adequately covers all functions.

PRS Custom 24 / Fender Strat Plus / Fender American Deluxe Tele -> Fulltone Cylde Deluxe -> SIB Varidrive -> Digitech GSP 21 Legend -> variety of amps. Absolutely silent operation - the switching is silent on my unit, so the previous reviewer may have had a defective unit. Wah sound is the best I've ever heard - I have a Dunlop Crybaby, and the Fulltone wins hands down. Shaft mode is a bit shrill for my taste and setup, but the Jimi mode nails the classic scream, and the Wacked mode is wonderful - smooth, warm, fat - worth the price of admission by itself, IMHO.

Looks to be built very well. Fulltone equipment has a very good reputation for being well-built.

Called with a few questions before I bought - very helpful. Emailed once after I got the thing with a question, and haven't heard back yet.

Playing 15 years, rock, blues, jazz mostly. This thing is great for rock or blues - really captures that classic sound, in a smooth-working and flexible package. A bit on the pricey side, but I'd buy another in a heartbeat.

Fairly easy to use; definitely a quicker response throughout the range than your typical Vox or Crybaby wah so that takes a little getting used to. Interestingly enough, even though this pedal seems to have a faster response sweep then the range of sounds produced is of greater dynamic tone and range. Won't take you long to get used to the difference.

Gibson Studio > Ernie Ball Volume > Fulltone Clyde Deluxe Wah > modded TS9DX (via isolated patch bay in order to achieve true bypass) > Fulltone FullDrive 2 > one of several amp/speaker combinations.

Sound during play is incredibly smooth yet 'wah quacky' precise and sonically unequalled in my experience. There is a slight pop (at least during the first 10 minutes of my use) when turning on/off; might need to be filtered or have a chord played over the change if studio recording (or maybe my unit is bad? Hope not since I know that Mike has a solid reputation for quality and it sounds great otherwise).

It's a Fulltone product; they're indestructible. I took the footplate off this unit and inspected the assembly/wiring. Good stuff, solid and obviously designed to fit the space and provide bracing for the interior parts. No backup needed here.

I've exchanged several questionnaire-type emails with Mike and always received timely and accurate responses. Maybe he never goes on vacation?

Jazz, Blues, Rock (anything but CW or disco).
8 years
Yes
Sound. Pop.
Yes. Numerous Vox, Dunlop, etc., wah pedals.

This is the new FT Clyde Deluxe Wah pedal. Mine was hand built Feb. 2002. I would immagine there aren't a whole wack of them in cerculation as of yet but they will be so look out for them... anyway, it's a wah pedal, easy to use as wahs go. It's an origional custom enclosure (same as the Orig. FT clyde) with some new features. Here's some info from their website: NEW 10-step Variable Gain Control (Excallent) True-Bypass w/ bright side-viewable low current Pilotlight status indicator (Very Nice) 3 selectable modes: "Wacked" "Jimi" (Clyde Standard) "Shaft" (Very Very Nice!) oh yeah and the finish is powder coated, I think that's it... with the addition of these new tonal shaping features I can get more wah sounds than I care for. That's allot of wah for the money!

I'm using this as my main wah pedal in a multi-pedal/amp setup. Here's how it goes: Tokai Tele (Korea) with Texas Specials in neck pos. and Relic No caster PU in the Bridge (Very Sweet PUP) I also have an 84 Les Paul with stock PUP's >>FT Clyde Deluxe Wah>>Vintage RAT>> Fulltone Fulldrive 2>> SIB Varidrive >> into a switch box unit>>Vox AC30 TBX >> Mesa Boogie Rectoverb 50 and there's a DD5>>Phase 100>>Boss CE5(soon to be Analog Man chorus) in the effects loop on the Mesa. The Clyde Deluxe does very well in this setup. It's smooth sounding and very tasty. It hits the Rat pedal and just screams with the sweetest sounds. The 3 settings are very distinct and extreemely usable. They all sound beutiful. Origionally I was out looking for a Teese RMC3 ,and over the past month, I've tryed tons of pedals (BUDDA, VOX RI, MORLEY, DUNLOP, Teese RMC1,2 and 3) The Teese stuff is very nice indeed but the FT Clyde just sounded sweeter to my ears,it has a sweep that is natural and much more usable for my needs (Blues and classic rock) Really cuts through overdrives like a hot knife through butter. The addition of the volume adjustement really helps. All the flexability that's built into the FTCD wah is certainly acheivable with the Teese RMC3 but who really has time to fiddle with all those peramiters. The FTCD Wah allows the most potent adjustements to be made an the fly...This wah pedal is a God sent for me. Fulltone makes the nicest sounding wahs I've heard.

Built well. Interior workmanship on this wah is immaculate. Heavy Duty Pedal.

No experience. Heard good things though

I must say: This wah costs an ass load. But if you really look at it your paying for a phanominal wah experience. A tone that is unmatched by any other. The built quality is impecable. I'm usually very scaptical about dropping hard earned cash on units like this but I thought about it this way: How many Dunlop Cry Baby's have I gone through over the years? TOO MANY! This wah is the King of the Hill, The Cats ass and what ever you want to call it, it's a keeper!