Geoffrey Teese RMC Picture Wah

A little bit more difficult to use, because the sweep is different. For me , I had to be more precise and gentle with the sweeping compared to my orion c wah.

The sound was the King until I found a better wah...The orion c wah does it for me. The closed thing I found to a vintage vox and better. Nothing against teese. He has one of the best wahs out there..But I am tone head. Got to have the best money can buy. And I finally found it.

The vocal presence is there. But my Orion is more transparent and doesn't change my tone like the teese does.

Very reliable

Great customer support. Teese responds with a good heart.

Good pedal better than most. But not Number #1 on my list of wahs to have...sorry teese. Orion , and area 51 has better tone and closer to the real deal..VOX McCoy.

Sorry but its true.

Peace

It's a breeze, it's a pedal like they're supposed to be made - step on it, use it. Every wah that has a lot of controls ends up losing a bit in sound quality so the less the better - and the easier.

Best Wah ever.

I had a problem that turned out to be a flaw with the bottom casing. Either it was a bit bent already or it got bent while I was playing it, but I hardly even played it out. The casing does seem strong enough, so I don't really know what happened, but it was touching the input and making it cut the sound off at times.
Mr. Teese fixed it anyway, even though most likely it was my fault, outstanding customer support.

I can't rate it high enough. Mr. Teese himself is the point of contact, very cool, he's like a legend of Wah.

Outstanding quality, true bypass, the sound is on a league of its own. There's this one very old crybaby I played once that got kind of close to the sound of this one, but still can't beat it. It's much better than my Vox, which I used to think was great because it sounds way better than the Dunlops! I feel like I've been climbing the ladder of wahs and I got to the top, at least for now...

BEST WAH EVER NO STOMPING ON AND OFF. IT IS ALL A SWEET SPOT

THE BEST SOUNDING WAH EVER.....PERIOD. STRAT DR Z MAZ 18 NON REVERB HEAD 2X12 DR Z CAB

BULLETPROOF.I HAVE USED IT EXTENSIVELY WITHOUT BACKUP

PRIMO CUSTOMER SERVICE VERY VERY GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE BEST I HAVE EVER BEEN TREATED. POT GOT SCRATCHY SENT EMAIL RAPID RESPONSE TURNED AROUND IN A WEEK. EXCELLENT

THE ULTIMATE WAH. BLUES HENDRIX CLASSIC ROCK. BEEN PLAYING FOR 40 YEARS.

It's a wah pedal....click it on and swing it. Nice feel....

This pedal is truly THE sound. It's very vintage sounding with deep vowel-like sounds, you remember from great recordings of old. Tried it through a multitude of 60's amps, Super Reverb, Twin Reverb, Vibrolux, even a Traynor Reverb Master with a Don Grosh Strat, Custom Shop Fender Hardtail, Schecter Strat (with Fender Abigail pickups), and it could not sound better. TRUE BYPASS like this Picture Wah is essential cause otherwise these circuits are gigantic tone suckers.

It's not the pedal if you really want that 'Shaft' thing but I don't play too much wickity wackity stuff (sounds too shrill). I love it for single notes (a la Robben Ford) and subtle smooth lows and upper mids.

The thing I like the most is that my guitars still sound like my guitars. Most wahs take over completely the sound of your guitar. To me, this wah is very MUSICAL...meaning it responds to how I play, what my style is and interprets it transparently.

I don't mean to gush this much but of all the pedals I've bought of late, this one inspires me to play guitar...that's a good feeling.

Like I said, smooth lows and highs with nothing too edgy in between. I've played other wahs...like the Fulltone Clyde which I liked but this Picture Wah just has more 'soul' and fits me better.

Some say this if voiced for single coils but many guys I know like these for their buckers. My mini hums loved it.

I play it with Fulltone FullDrive2 10th Anniversary, OCD, '69, Supa Trem, Barber LTD, Direct Drive, Launch Pad, RC Booster, Keeley SD-1, BD-2, DL4, MM4 (do these mods!!), Arion Chorus (for rotary only) - now Teese Picture Wah.

I don't know about the other wahs out there but I can't imagine them being any better than this baby

Built like a tank....and I love the whole hand built by one guy...feels like early Fulltone.

THE main reason I took the time to write this review is so you can total IGNORE the comments from the guy preceding me (Mark Quinn). It MUST be some kind of FREAK thing that he went through. If you read ANY review in ANY of the Teese Products, you will see that Geoffrey Teese actually cares about his products and will do just about anything to keep you happy.

I wrote him an email asking him a couple of stupid, obvious questions and he wrote right back with all the info I needed in a kind, human tone that makes you just want to support this guy.

Again, don't believe this last guy....my guess is that nothing was going to make him happy. And even he LOVED how it sounded...what does that say about Teese products.

I play all styles but most rock/pop, contemporary worship music.

I would not only buy another one if this one is lost, I plan on buying other models just so I can have other flavors.

Listen....there is a benefit to paying a bit more for HAND BUILT stuff. Although other pedals have a certain magic, it's nice to know this was not on a big assembly line where they try to save pennies to make more money. This guy put his name on these...I don't think he wants it to stand for crap.

Typical traditional type wah with a medium throw.I'd rather see the 9V apaptor jack positioned above the output jack, but no big deal.
It sounded great when I first got it. Quiet and a nice sweep, without being shrilly and icepicky when fully depressed.

Dr Z Maz 38 Sr 2X12, Carr Rambler, old Twin Reverb, Vox AC-30. As I said, this wah sounded great when I first got it. I compared quite a few and liked this the best

The on/off switch broke soon after I bought it. The wah would either shut off or develop a loud hum now and then when the switch was depressed. At first, I though it might be a cable or: but when I got the time to really check it out, it turned out to be the switch.

For those of you who have mentioned that Mr. Teese has cordially answered your questions, all I can say is I really hope nothing goes wrong with your pedal. When I emailed him about the switch he gave me 3 options: 1) Try to fix it myself, 2)Send the pedal back with $13 to pay for shipping back to me, 0r 3) send him $9 and he'd send a new switch. When I told him that I didn't believe that any of these options was really acceptable for a brand new pedal that I just spent $235 for, he became defensive to the point of paranoia. He even said that he was not paid for the wah by Junior's Music in CT because they had a major fire. I found this store on his own website as a certified Teese dealer, and his not getting paid had absolutely nothing to do with the fact that the new pedal I bought broke almost immediately. I will also mention that it never left my house, and I played it maybe 3 times for a total of about 1/2 hour before it broke. In comparison, a few months ago I received a new Zendrive from Alfonso Hermida that had a problem with the 9V adaptor. He immediately sent me a new one and the money to cover shipping the first one back to him. When I mentioned this to Mr. Teese, his response was that Alf Hermida must have a better service department. NO KIDDING! As the emails between us got a little saltier, I realized that this is one arrogant, nasty man.

I've been playing for 43 years,professionally or semi-pro for 40 of those years,and this is without a doubt THE worst customer service I've had to deal with for a musical product. Maybe I should just be glad I never bought a Blues Pearl amp, but is is just really bad PR.

Easy to use...Click on and click off.

This is the most sweet, vocal sounding, non-spikey, wah out there, barr none! Thanks, Geoff

I am using Anderson droptops through the pic wah, analog man comp, Keeley ds-1, foxy fuzz, into a divided by 13 ftr-37. You cannot get this sound with any other wah!!

I had a switch problem that I think started when I demo-ed the wah before purchasing it. Unless you step very hard on the pedal, the switch wouldn't trip. Sometimes it would cut the sound out completely until you stepped on it again. After about 4 or 5 months the switch just stopped tripping. Mr. Teese is replacing the switch as I write this. He is very responsive to his customers. He is one of the best at taking care of his customers!

Second to none! Thanks for your support Geoff!

No better wah, no where, no how! I tried to use a cry baby while this one was being repaired...I'd rather have no wah at all. I've been spoiled.

Very easy to use... Guitar in, out to amp, and an external 9v power input... The treadle is easy to use and the drag can be adj. by a screw inside... The on, off switch can be adj. as well ...

Well here is where it gets interesting... This has to be the best sounding "VINTAGE STYLE" wah out there !!!! I have tried many including the Fultone Clyde, the new Vox Clyde McCoy, Dunlop Cry Baby Fasel and quite a few others... Hands down the Teese Picture Wah is KING !!! Not noisy or really over done in any catagory, with a normal (NOT TOO LONG )throw, and very "VOWELY", the Picture Wah no bass mush and no ice pick highs ... it just sounds like the old wah's of the sixties... it also works well with any pickup type... for me, its the end of my wah quest !!!

I have not owned it a long time (3 months) but I cant imagine a problem with anything other than the switch going bad from " OVER USE " !!!! Its, "BUILT LIKE A TANK" !!!! I would use it without a backup for sure !!!!

I have never had a reason to call but Mr. Teese seems to give top notch service as needed from looking at the other Harmony postings...

I play in a blues, rock, soul cover band... and played guitar for decades... I would replace this wah in a heartbeat if it were stolen... there is nothing about this pedal I dont love... GREAT TONE is its own reward... and I play better because of it... I try to keep a small amount of high quality gear and this pedal fits in perfectly... Giving this pedal enything but a "10" would be a crime IMHO !!! Please go out and find one of these to try.... you will be transported back in time to the "GOLDEN ERA OF WAH" !!!!!

As anyone who has ever used a wah wah pedal knows, it takes a bit of practice to master one. The Picture Wah has that sweet spot that we are all looking for. Once found, and with a little bit of practice, it's not too difficult to get great sounds.

I use a '62 Strat through a Mesa Boogie Mark I Reissue (with an Ayan Smooth & Slim). Some of my other effects are a FoxRox CC2, Foxrox Paradox TZF, Fulltone Full-Drive 2, Fulltone '70, Keeley Compressor, Keeley modified Blues Driver BD-2, Keeley modified Boss CE-2, Barber DD, EH Deluxe Memory Man and, of course, a Teese PW.

The Teese Picture Wah is phenomenal. I have been playing on and off for 35 years and have been looking for "that sound" since the 70's. I used to have a lot of vintage pedals back in the day but sold most of them back then because I was a poor musician and needed the money. I still have an old VOX but it sounds like crap so it's pretty much unusable.

I began looking for the "perfect" wah wah and tried everything I could find. Upon searching the Internet, I heard about the Teese RMCs. I tried the RMC2 and RMC3 at my local distributor in Denver. I really liked the sound of these wah wah's but wanted to try the PW before I finally decided.

I emailed Geoffrey with some questions and he answered me immediately. He convinced me that the sound I was describing was in the Picture Wah. I started calling all the Teese distributors until I found the PW and ordered it. When I got it, I was totally blown away. This thing is exactly what I have been searching for.

The Teese PW is built very solid. I took it apart to install a Foxrox Wah Retrofit and was very impressed with the build quality of this pedal.

My only complaint is about the distributor I bought it from (Music Arts Enterprise). The Picture Wah they sent me had a bent up bottom plate. I had to take it off and try to straighten it out. It looked like it was a floor demo or something. Besides the bottom plate being bent up, everything else looks perfect so I decided to keep it (and besides the PW are hard to find).

Also, the picture on the bottom plate was torn up so Geoffrey was kind enough to send me a new picture to replace the torn one and it looks almost brand new again.

Geoffrey Teese is a gem! He answered all my emails in a timely fashion. He is very helpful and a pleasant person to deal with. I am confidant that if I have any problems with my PW that he will take care of it.

I play mostly Blues, Blues Rock and some Fusion. As I said previously, I have played on and off for 35 years. Just recently I decided to get back into playing after being away from the guitar for about 5 years. I knew it would take some motivation so I first had to decide what I was going to play (I didn't want to go off in 10 different directions as I have done in the past). I decided to relearn some old Hendrix songs and stick with my Blues roots and hence my search for some nice "vintage" effects.

The Teese Picture Wah is one of my greatest inspirations. Every time I plug it in, I grin and try to play "Still Raining, Still Dreaming." If it was lost or stolen, I would buy another immediately. I am thinking about buying a backup just in case anything does happen to it. I like it that much!

Thank you Geoffrey Teese, you are a gentleman and an electronics wizard!

Rock back and forth with your foot, it's very easy.

I play a Strat, a Les Paul and an old Bob Weir model Ibanez (pretty much the same dual humbucker sound as the Les Paul but quite a bit louder actually), through either a Flextone III, a small Marshall or a Fender. I don't use any other effect pedals at all, just guitasr into wha into amp. This pedal sounds great with any combination of the above. you can get that classic Clapton Live Cream Vol. 2 sound with this pedal. I also got a Bad Love from 24 nights sound using the Strat, Fender amp combo. I don't notice any tone degredation when the pedal is off either.

So far so good, but I haven't had it that long. It's all metal and it does weigh a bit. It appears to have all top quality components. Every other review I've read give it top reliability scores, so who am I to differ? Until it proves otherwise I'm going to have to give it a top score as well

I contacted Geoffrey by e-mail the day he got back from two weeks out of the shop and he replied to me the next day. He told me about the different pedals and gave me some suggestions for which one would fit my style best. Look around at what everyone else has to say about this guy. I've never seen such overwhelmingly positive feedback, ever.

I play alot of styles of music but I guess it's all blues in the end. I've benn playing for close to thirty years now. I started in the late seventies with a Cry Baby then switched to a Morley, but I stopped using a wha wha pedal about fifteen years ago. Something made me want to try one again and I chose RMC because of all the positive feedback. I was not disapointed. The first time I set up and used this pedal I actually started laughing. It was Trower at the Orpheum in '79 all over. Top notch stuff; go get one, you'll be a very happy guitar player.

It is a Wah, plug and Play

I am using a Fender strat that doesn't sound like a Fender at all, it has a dark bottomed sound that everyone loves.Mind you some people have offer me Gibsons, T andersons, etc for trade for this one.I changed the pick up to T anderson, two singles and one Humbucker, yeah, it sounds cool.Then it was send to be modded by VoodooAmps.
The amp is also a Modded Mesa Tremoverb (By VoodooAmps too) and the list of my effects are, in no specific order:
Teese Wah, Budda wah( a friend that i liked, but is now collecting dust),germ prescription booster - overdrive, voodoo Labs sparkle Drive-Tc electronic chorus -f,eharmonix (american)phaser, wanna buy it? i am not using it much, Guyatone Delay.

Well, here it is,this is the best money i have ever spent on anything i have ever bought musically.

This wah has tone for days , years , u name it.
It has some kind of grawl into it, but at the same time it is defined , creamy, i can't really ut it in words, it vomits, i know creamy and vomits in the same sentence???? YES it is like a conjuction of both worlds.

I can't praise it enough, it is the best ever.

I friend of mine, which has great taste when it comes to sound , has a Fulltone Clyde Deluxe, he called me and showed it to me. Yes it sound good, but compare to this beast, it sounds like a Toy to me and my ears.

This Picturre Wah is the Shitznitz, this is the wah.
The range is all usable, no shrieking highs, no loose bottom, which it has plenty , it is just so perfect!!!!

should i give it 20 if i could , no man , i should given it a 100, so good it is.

Looks like a tank, but i have no opinion yet.

I have spoken to Mr. Teese via email, he always answers and helps you with your questions , the man is awesome

i play everything that can be played, hehhehe.
I have been playing for more than 12 years now
i told you what my current gear is
If it gets stolen, i would go buy me another one or i would never use a Wah again, i can't look at myself using anything else now>

MR TEESE , Thanks for spoiling me!!!!

I compared it with my own Budda, Vox and my friend's Fulltone Clyde DEluxe, i find them average sounding now, i couldn't use any of those now, they are like toys and the Fulltone looks like a very expensive toy to me

By the Way, i have never given 10's on anything, this is the first time i do