Morley Bad Horsie Wah

If your foot is on it, it's on, if not, its off.

It sounds pretty good, the sweep is not as drastic as my Crybaby, which is a good thing. My Setup = Schecter C-1 and Jackson dinky reverse -> Moreley Crybaby -> Marshall TSL602 -> Boss Multi-FX unit (which i use only for delay). It doesn't sound like a vintage wah, and whether that's good or bad is a matter of personal taste.

Basically the switching system is so amazing it transforms the way you can use wah.

Thing looks like it's built to withstand nuclear war.

no dealings

This pedal is worth your while, if you want a more vintage sound check out the Moreley Classic Wah.

This is a switchless wah meaning that when you put your foot on it it on, and when u take it off, it's off. There is a default one second delay on it switching off which can be altered from inside.

For my needs, this wah is pretty close to perfect. I play relatively heavy distortion stuff including Vai. It sounds great for this. If you wanna hear it then just listen to the song Bad Horsie by Steve Vai. However, as already stated in other reviews, it's not a conventional wah sound and with your amp on clean, it does sound a bit 80's space-agey. So if your after a clean wah, I suggest you get a Vox.

This is very reliable and I would definitely use it live without backup.

Not dealt with them.

As I said, in my opinion this is a superb pedal. The switchless wah feature is also great for me, however, this does mean that you can't play with the wah in a set place like Zappa used to. But overall, this is the best wah pedal I've used. Far better then the incredibly unsmooth Cry baby's

This si the easiest pedal to use in my set up!!!!!!!!1

I love the sound of this thing. It is quiet when off, gives a little boost for solos, and is still good for rhythm stuff. I use Gibson guitars, fenders, and esps through this pedal, a boss TU-2, and NS-2 to a peavey TRIPLE XXX, with a Whammy, GE-7, and ibanez DE7 in the fx loop. I got this when my crybaby crap out the second day i had it. for an extra ten bucks my crybaby was replaced with this and i will never go back.

I have had this wah pedal since 99, i do believe, and it is just as good as the day i got it. I don't use batteries i just use my pedal board for everything but the whammy. I wouldn't even need a back-up.

never had to talk to them.

I play metal, funk, blues, jazz, and anything inbetween. This thing works great for all of it. It kicks the shit out of the crybaby 95q and i would like to hear the bad horsie II. Oh well, i'll have to wait about two more lifetimes before i need to replace it anyway.

So simple, even my 1-year-old son knows how to use it!

Sounds great with clean tone, sounds sick with distortion...

I've had this pedal since 1999...nothing wrong as of yet.

Never dealt with the company

I love to shred metal, play Prince-type funk, and this pedal lets me accomplish the sounds I hear in my head. And yes I admit I bought it because I am a giant Steve Vai fan, but fortunately the pedal delivers!

This is a super easy wah to use. As soon as you sweep the wah pedal it comes on via an optical circuit on the pcb.

I can say that after using just about every wah out there, (ie. Budda, Dunlop 535 & 535q, Vox 847 with a bypass mod, and Tech 21 Wail) this is the best sounding. When you step on it and the optical circuit engages, it generates a smooth wah to treble in full down sweep. (In full down it is perfect for all the Voodoo Chile leads, sounds exactly like it to me) If you like a slight boost for solos this will do it for you. This pedal does not generate any noise in my setup, which is: Parker NiteFly & 3 Gibson Flying V 67 Reissues into the Bad Horsie, Boss Ce-20, Ultra Vibe, Boss fz-3, Boss Rv-2, Boss TU-2, Fender Pro-Sonic Head, Tone-Master 2X12. I also have a Marshall 1987x reissue with a MV MOD & It sounds great through that also. I had heard so much smack about how Morley Wah's honk the bobo that I stayed away from the Bad Horsie .(very rare that an artist endorsed product turns out to be good, at least for me) Now I am going to purchase a Bad Horsie 2 and a Little Alligator. Also realize that tone is subjective (amps, tubes, guitars, strings all play a big part!)

Only had it for 7 months, to early to tell.

Never dealt with them.

Excellent pedal, worth a try if you are looking for a step forward in a Wah Pedal. The engineering in this design is head and shoulders above all the previous wahs I have owned. been playing for 25 years ( I am an old dude!) and I am always lookin for fun gear that inspires me to play and rock, this pedal is fun and it definently rocks!

You step on it, and step off when you're done. How much easier can it get?

I'm running LTD and Epiphone guitars into a string of Soundtanks with the Wah at the end, all of that into a Marshall VS100. The times I've used it live, it's behaved, and added a nice little texture to my solos.

I don't have a back-up, but I don't think I'd need one with this. It's also powered by my pedalboard, so I have no idea how the battery life is.

Haven't had to talk to them...which I'd think is a good sign.

This was the only pedal I could find with the No-Switch option, so I got it. Good for the rock stuff I like to play (when I'm not playing bass) and I like it better than the Crybaby I used to have. If it's good enough for Steve Vai, it's good enough for me.

I love the fact that you don't have to use a switch to turn it on or off. Many times I've had to adjust the screw on the platform because the pedal won't turn off by itself (I have played about 400 sets with it though and beat the living crap out of it onstage!).

I use the standard set of guitars(les pauls, s.g., tele, strat); have an awesome Marshall JCM 800 and many different fx pedals.
The Morley sounds great but don't look for a midrangey vintage sound
like a crybaby!

I've had it in the shop to replace the adaptor input. Also when the battery dies you'll look like an idiot on stage (yeah this happened)
because it shuts down your whole line!!!

I've never dealt with the company, but their ads look great don't they?

I like this pedal because it sounds pretty good (certainly anything better than on a multi-fx unit), but it's not so good if your looking for that Hendrix (the real king of rock and roll!!!) sound.
It would be nice if I could find a switchless Vox or Dunlop wah. Worth the money and takes a serious shit-kicking!!

Very simple, step on it and rock! i notice a lot of people wrote that their decision to buy this pedal was because it does not have a switch, for me it is an added bonus to an awesome sounding pedal.

68 Stratocaster into a 71 JMP Marshall, with a tube screamer and blues driver. This pedal sings like no other wah. I own a VOX and a Cry baby, the Morley has a much larger "sweep" and the tone changes throughout the entire sweep. I find this much more desirable compared to my other wahs which have one small point of tonal change withiin a large pedal sweep. This pedal sounds great clean or with distortion and is not noisy. My VOX is brutal in this department, the cry baby is not much better.

I have owned this pedal for about 6 years, the metal loop spring thing that holds the pedal up broke about 3 years ago, I pushed a peice of sponge like foam in place of this and have lived with it ever since.

Tried to find Morley's website about 3 years ago when my spring broke but could not find it and could not bother to follow up now.

I have been playing for 17 years and gig weekly. I play rock, blues and ska, I would trade my Vox and Cry baby together for a Bad Horise. This pedal kicks ass! I have been using wah pedals from the time i started playing guitar and had always searched for a pedal that gave a wide tonal sweep through the full travel of the pedal, something you kinda get from Vox but not even close from Cry baby ( the old Roland Wah Beat is pretty good as well). I am still trying to figure out what kind of person would buy this pedal simply because it is easy to turn on and off and then complain that it does not sound like a cry baby? This pedal is something far superior than a Cry baby.

This is the most ingenious design for a wah ever. It turns on as soon as you touch it. This is the only wah wah in existence that I can use my wah technique on. I start out clean and the wah my riff and at the end of the bar on the four beat I release it. This creates a distorted sound because its in the low frequency range before it shuts off. It then starts out clean again for the nexttime around.

I've tried every wah there is. This one is the cleanest. And has the greatest range. But, if you are looking for a vintage sound don't look here. Very little midrange.

This thing is a tank. But, I admit a stomp the hell out of this thing. I go through 1 a year. Overtime, the original signal become very muddy and weak. (Yes I replace the battery) The only solution i found was to buy another one. This angers me, but I can't use any other wah with my style.

I sent one of the broken ones in and they found nothing wrong.
My ears and my bandmates ears could hear a difference thoguh.
I e-mailed them, and they didn't respond.
I am very unhappy.

I can't live with it or without it. I love the sound and design. But it is so unreliable. I prey that the Bad Horsie II is better.

I very much liked the idea of the non-traditional switch. Sometimes on my Dunlop Crybaby I am not sure it is on. The DOD pedal was a joke to me. Its on/off switch was even more unsure to me.

I hated the sound of this pedal clean. It sounded like an analogue keyboard effect. Dirty it sounded better but I decided not to buy it because I planned on useing it clean. The clean sound sounds more like a cartoon laser blast or some type of oscillator effect. You have to try it to hear it. I prefer the wanking "tone knob" sound. This dude just was not my cup-o-tea.

It looks solid. I am not sure how it works, but I would guess it would last many moons. I almost bought this guy based on looks. It seems durable and the switch is a better design in my opinion. I just hated the tones. I do not know if this one has true bypass.

Never dealt with this company, no opinion.

You are getting my opinion, so here it goes. This is a very reliable looking piece of equipment. I did not like the sound, but Steve Vai does. He is much more successful than I am so maybe this pedal is really good and I just don't know it.

I have been playing for 10 years. I currently use a Crybaby and it is ok, but I wish it were less noisy and have true bypass. Most effects are noisy, but this one didn't seem so bad in the noise department.

There is also a morley model that is a volume / wah that seems really interesting. I'd buy it if I like the clean sounds.

I can only suggest you that you demo it (or any piece of equipment) before you buy.

Looks good, sounds ....not that great.