Morley Bad Horsie II

Nothing gets any easier than foot on, foot off. One of the amazing features of Morely I just love. The second wah is toggled by foot switch to allow you you adjust the tone and volume. Try doing some fo the instant on instant off wah tricks using a crybaby toe switch. BLoodly amazing if you ask me.

I think this is the best wah, I love it. I had the first model years back and I came back around to this II model. It does everything I want in a wah. The buffer circuit actually functions better than just a true by-pass and it will improve your line drive loading. In combination with true-bypass pedals it gives you an essential buffer load and preserves your tone.

I have no problems clean as I can adjust the contour if needed. This is the best gain wah I have used, highly versitle and musical. I would add a Fulltone Cylde model on my board but I will never be removing the Bad Horsie II. I power all my effects with the BBE Supercharger on a Tone Bone Slanted board. This wah goes first in chain which makes the signal better and keeps loading down. It helps your tone even when you are not using it!

I love this wah and I have had a ton of wahs, some might be better for one trick phoney tones like the tone-sucking-when-off-VOX but I love this model II and it will never leave my rig line. Some wahs might sound better clean, I have no problems, but I do not play clean all that much. From Glass, to molten metal this is the wah for me.

Hard to imagine anything built better than Morely. No moving parts, no pots, I mean really, this is genius work here, some of us get it Dr Morley and Master Vai!!!

Never talked to Morely, never needed to. These are the best wah type and volume pedals, in 30 years of playing and tone searching.

I think it's the best wah. I demand extreme versitility from my rig line and this is the wah that sits in the pole position. A lot of wahs sound good but they also have pots that are going to crap out with use (how many times can you turn a knob pot?) At least Fulltone uses a better grade pot in his Clyde and Trower uses them. Satch and Vai use this Wah, I know why. It was also bloodly inexpensive, when I was redoing my rig line I was shocked how low priced it was! I traded in about $800 bucks worth of really good like new pedals for new stuff, this wah was on my top list of four I had to have.

This is the best wah, period. Step on it, it's on, let go and it's off. No moving pots or switches, it does not get any better.

I used the first model for a number of years having gone through every wah out there. I would consider also adding the Fulltone Wah but it is still pot driven. Complaints about this wah are easily delt with using the contour adjustments. I have no problems using it clean if I adjust the contour to suit clean. When it comes to high gain Satriani, Vai, or even my fav Trower tones, this is the wah. I find it works with any type guitar. If you want old style wah then adjust the contour and level controls to suit that style of playing. Otherwise this wah cranks! I have had everything at one time or another. As I mentioned I would not mind having a Fulltone Clyde Wah as well but this pedal is not leaving my board! I'll leave the old crybaby pot wahs to the tiny amp one speaker guys. Take the old VOX, I had one, great tones, but a tone sucking spunge when off.

This is not true-bypass BUT for those who understand capacitance chain loading, cable runs, and buffers, you would realize that the Vai designed buffer circuit here is BETTER than the "over-hyped" "true by-pass" and having a good buffer amp in your chain makes for a better tone. This is the best. Just having it in line improves your line cap loading and line drive ability. I find it to be the best wah.

Nothing is going to last longer than this wah, heavy construction and no moving parts or switches to wear out. How long does an LED light source last? The Pulse LED on my old Pink Floyd CD is still blinking.

Never talked to them. I would like to compliment them on their line of pedals. I only use the best of the best and these wah pedals are just better than any old style pot wah which wear out depending on how much you use it. Try getting the technique of depressing the wah for an accent note then turning it off on the usual wah.

I am old school, I started playing when Robin Trower was the guitar god. I have always loved the wah effect and I could not count the wahs I have owned and used. Just about any of them sound good, the old inductor wahs and such. But this is the wah I will have on my board which will not fail me, have the pot wear out and get grainy. No one likes the old sounds better than me, but really if I had some of the **** amps and gear they had in the 70's I would stop playing. Humming, fizzy, feedbacking crap. Set into the 21st century, technology is not a bad thing, we can prodice and get tones not possible then and you can mimic them if you want to. My rig is detailed in the review on the Fulltone Drive II.

You have to be handicapped in order to misuse this pedal(if you are I'm sorry for you). A switch less wah and a Level and Contour knobs and a switch in order to get the bad horsie 1 circuit or the circuit that includes the two knobs.

Tis pedal sounds very good especially in higher gain settings but there is a big problem while playing it in a clean setting- if you play the guitar while the pedal is down you get a very high and harsh sound, using a compressor helps but it doesn't entirely solve the problem, and the pedal just doesent sound as good on clean.

Very Reliable- strong metal casing that will break only if you use it as a baseball bat

Never dealt with them.

I play from Rock to hair metal and this pedal is awsome for those high gain solos and riffs but if you like your wah on a clean sound then you might want to compare with a Crybaby or Vox.

The easiest Wah to use EVER! Step on it and it works, step off goes off...fantatsic!!! No need for a manual unless you are very curious about controlling wah.

I play Dean Guitars, 1 Caparison, 1 Gibson Les paul running through a Mesa Triple Rectifier. Strong effect, best with the contour off for me. I use EMGs in all my guitars and I don't need the extra bite. The wah swell is actually bigger with the contour off!!! I play metal, but my measure of a wah is playing voodoo child (slight return) clean...this pedal nails it. Really good with distortion as well.

I won't need a back up...it should be ok. It is a metal encased pedal. I weigh 187lbs and I put all my weight on it...still wah'ing like crazy!

Haven't had to deal with them...yet.

I play metal and I love the fact that I can step on it and it starts to work without the click. I am a tone head so I was worried about noise, but no noise. I read that a ton of people had problems with buzz...they were probably using the wrong power source (some musicians are kind of dumb and don't understand how to set rigs up). I have been playing for about 15 years now...this is the best wah I have played yet. I actually started out with Morley a long time ago went to Dunlop and now I am back. They hit a home run with this one. It really helps me create some good sounds.

Wow. 2 knobs for variation...switch on and off for contour control. The rest is just step on it to engage. Too awesome. Instant effect.
I dunno if this even came with a manual..doesn't need one.

Using it with Strats, Les Pauls, a buncha other guitars...with Duncans,PRS,Dimazio,Carvin pickups..etc.
I bought the adapter...this thing makes no noise...does not diminish my signal.
Um.... I have a Vox Clyde reissue...with a very pronounced wah effect..and true bypass...I have these side by side...more on that later....I don't know how anyone could say this has a weak effect..unless they got a defective pedal.

This thing is great...does it make you sound like Steve Vai? Hell no. If you recreated his entire rig and could play like him...then yes, I absolutely see his tone in this wah. Bigtime. It has a wide sweep...(sorry guys...I get a full wah spectrum from the back position all the way to the toe down position ..where it is very trebly!) And it is not just a small sweet spot. I also have the Little alligator volume pedal..and THAT has a very small area of sweep... so...maybe it is an inconsistency among Morley equipment?
I have had Morley wahs in the past...I had an old chrome jobbie from the 80's! I also had the newer incarnations from the 90's...and tried a recent wah/volume and they really were horrible..I was reluctant to give this a shot..I was about to buy a Fulltone Clyde Deluxe...and glad I got this instead..(no joke! Not that this is better...just different...)

This is NOT a fasel wah sound...so, I'm glad I have both...I have my Clyde for the 70's **** soundtrack funky stuff or Hendrix-y type tones...this is a definitley more modern sounding wah...not so much for blues..but GREAT for shred, instrumental stuff or Prog rock/metal. This is a signature wah...and Steve Vai is not a blues guy..or even a regular rock guy. He is a guitarist geared toward futuristic noises...and this wah can do that (with his rig) and much more mainstream modern wah sounds..I'm gonna give this a high score for what it is...I would say 8.5..so..I'll average up to a 9...
Using this with a few different rigs.
Voodoo Lab preamp with Carvin T100 or TS100 (new one) power amps, with a DigitechTSR24S(with parametric eq's), and BBE Maxcom thru closed back cabs loaded with Cannabis Rex or GB128 speakers. It is better with this setup...more midrange classic tones that benefit from the sweep of this wah. Friggin' gnarly. Yum.
I also use it in front of a Digitech GSP2101 with Carvin TS100 with the same cabs. This is a bit more synthetic sounding...but still good. The sweep is still there.
I run a Keeley TS9 in front of this stuff for more organic gain..sometimes a boosta grande to fatten up a strat as well as the Little Alligator, Vox Clyde Reissue, etc

This thing looks awesome. Feels solid. Heavy. Love it. Would not gig at Food Spot without a backup.
I have not had this for long...so...I will leave it n/a....

Dunno. Never dealt with them. Seems cool that they have a guy who writes here and makes himself available for customers...and that it is made here in the US. This is a VITAL point for me on my purchases. I try to only buy made in USA. Maybe I'm a sucker..but this country needs to support it's own industries and keep the jobs here...just my 2 cents....lol..
Hope I never need to return it/send it in...but from what I have heard..they back their stuff up.

Been playing over 20 years..barf. I play metal,shred,blues,jazz,funk..whatever!
Own a few guitars and the other stuff I mentioned.
I love the switchless feature..the potless feature and the versatility. I like having this and the Clyde..not that it is it's own effect...but different enough than the Clyde to justify it's place on my board. Better for shred, modern melody lines...not as good for funk or blues.
I wish it were true bypass...so I could say it was true bypass...LOL..but it does not degrade my signal noticeably. Definitely helps making music. Instinctive and easy to use..and you don't have to click a switch to engage...just step on it! Yayyyyyyyyy!

Easy to use and understand..it's a wah pedal...how hard can it be?

Disappointing. Like has been stated in MANY previous reviews, it is not a deep thick wah. it certainly sounds NOTHING like his signature recordings featuring wah (ya yo, audience, etc.) Also, like noted earlier, the pedal area where it sweeps the wah is about a 1 inch pedal travel. the area before and after this sweet spot is a waste and to try and nail tones with the small area of travel is a challenge. once you get used to it it's ok, but when anyone tries to wah on my setup they are a mess. it is a battery hog as well and WILL NOT work quietly with you existing adapters. you have to buy the morley one (which i now have) to get it to work with ac power. The one feature i do like is the spring loaded snap back. when you step off of it, it springs back to the off position by itself.

well made, reliable

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look elsewhere for you wah. playing 27 years, hard rock, blues. if it were stolen i would laugh at the chump who now has to deal with it and be glad they left my GREAT snarling dogs wah alone.

This pedal is extremely easy to use, and is actually preferred by me, because of the lack of the on/off switch. This makes it so much easier to use and eliminates problems with engaging the switch, like on most other wah pedals. The optical on/off makes this pedal very cool and easy to use in live situations.

Here is where my beef is with this thing. The tone is OK, but lacks in depth like the Dunlop wahs that have the Fasel inductor. The wah effect is mediocre, but works. This might be a wah for someone not so concerned about tone, but usability. My big thing is tone. If the tone is not there, I just can't use it. Question is, if this wah is soooo good, why isn't Steve Vai using it?? Why? It's all a money - marketing ploy.
Anything with his name on it is going to sell. He does use other Morley pedals, and I have seen him use the bad horsie on occasion, but his main wah is the Dunlop 535Q, as well as Joe Satriani. If you want tone, go with the Dunlop 535Q.

So far this product is built pretty well. It weighs a ton, and seems to have sturdy parts on it. I would say it is pretty reliable.
If you have any HISS sounds when you use this, check your AC Adapter.
The voltage has to match or be higher than required, otherwise you get a hiss sound. Don't use it in your effects loop. Wahs are meant to go before the preamp, not after.

Don't know - never needed support

Overall I give it a good rating. it's a very nice, sturdy wah, with an ok tone to it, just not my kind of tone. I play jazz, rock, funk, metal, and fusion, and have been playing for 25 years. I own 2 Ibanez JS guitars, a Peavey JSX amp head, Carvin Legacy head, Digitech IVL harmonizer- effects unit, different pedals.
If this wah was lost or stolen, I would not buy another.
The tone is just too light and lacks in depth, but it's usability is very great. Not as good as the Dunlop 535Q.

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I just got this today, I plugged in a boss power supply to it and started to see what this thing can do. Instant hum. I was bummed that I was going to have to send the pedal back, Then I tried a one spot power supply, no more hum. So if you have a hum problem with this when you get one it's the power supply thats giving you grief.I'll report back later on this pedal when I've had some to time to play with it.

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Very easy to use,

Expression pedal with built in on/off switch

one button to switch between normal and contour mode

Volume and contour control (only for contour mode)

Well I must say I find this a great pedal. I have used Vox and Jim Dunlop wah pedals which are good but suck tone unlike this one.

I do not have any noise or buzz problems from this pedal. I can only imagine users who complain about these issues are using sub standard power supplies. I have gigged and toured this pedal and I have had no issues what so ever with this pedal. I power it with a diago power supply daisy chained to 11 other pedals and no buzz or noises etc.

It has a different feel to the Jim Dunlop and Vox style wah-wah pedals and therefore takes a little time to get use to.

I however found it very easy to use and also the contour mode allows you to set the half cocked tone for your wah and then just stand on the wah pedal and hit that spot every time without any problems. Therefore allowing you to have two useable sounds from this simple pedal. The auto on/off is great for no hassle live and studio use too.

Been gigged for 3 years and still going strong.

Never needed them so no comment.

Great pedal, very easy to use, no tone loss, no noise issues, a winner!

Real easy to use. As long as you know how to open it up and adjust the wah delay to your liking.

Sounds good by itself but as soon as I start chaining other pedals with it my amp buzzes. It does boost your sound a little which I like because when I use it I want my sound to stand out. It doesn't like any other adapters then the Morley ones. Everything else I tried made it hum in the amp. I bought a One Spot multi and still have to take along my Morley adapter because the one spot makes it hum as well. I also found you cannot have power cords or adapters close to the wah or it hums in the amp.

Seems solid. When I first got the wah it wanted to stay on all the time unless I pulled up on the toe end of the pedal. After a while it stopped doing that.

Here is why I am posting this review! I had a problem with the wah a couple years ago and emailed Morley support. The guy who answered me seemed real cool and was very helpful. But in the past week I contacted support twice about the wah making my amps hum when I chain other pedals with it and some Chad Montrose guy emailed me back and came across as a real jerk, like I was wasting his time.

I love this wah, by itself. But whenever I add any other pedal with it my amp buzzes. I tried diffreent effects, adapters, and batteries instead of adapters and sill get a bad buzz in the amp. I never had this problem before because I ran the wah by itself in front of the amp and everything else in the loop. Now I am trying to add another pedal out front of the amp and am not having any luck. We mic our amps most of the time so I can't have buzzing and hissing going on in the amp.