Morley Mark Tremonti Power Wah

plug in and play. The battery compartment is on the bottom, but very easy to open. The step on/off feature is great! Makes it way easier to use. Like all morleys, it takes up alot of space on the pedal board.

I mainly wrote this review to explain the delay when turning it off that everyone keeps talking about. I found it my duty to explain to others about it. If you open the bottom, there is a little thing you can turn with a small flat head screw driver. My memory is fuzzy, but i know you can adjust the delay. You can turn it completely off or let it go to like a second and something. I prefer to have a small delay so i can go all the way to the bottom of the sweep and still keep its bass frequencies going, then bring it back up. But just set it to what suits your style.

BUT THE DELAY IS ADJUSTABLE!!!

and i think it explains it better on the manual. Same as morley bad horsie delay pot thing.

http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pdf/man/m_150790.pdf

This wah is designed to the specs of mark tremonti. Its for screaming leads and used with delay, it can produce some etheral and hauning effetcts. It is not good for raggae type wah-ing, because the treble is so pronounced and it gets shrill on clean settings. Has great range and sound. I use this as my lead wah, and a digiteh expression factory (also highly recommended) for raggae type wah sounds.Boost is a gret feature, although the wah is very strong even with the boost knob at 0. But this thing is GREAT at what it does. Screaming leads.

solid metal casing and hardcore diamond pattern on pedal.Uses optical something, so no pots= no scratchy noise over time. Very crucial if you keep your gear for a long time like me!

Overall this is a great pedal. Expensive. but thats what you get for playing guitar. Great sound, sweep, and feel. When i first bought it I was dissapointed. Its so powerful and trebley. So i bought the digitech ex-7 and kept it on the side. I found myself not being able to let it go. It grew on me and is now a vital part of my equipment. I play "rock" wutever that means these days, and contemporary christian music. If you have ever heard of hillsong, you can get great hillsong lead sounds with this morley tremonti wah, delay, and a few od/dist pedals. Also great for screaming metal leads etc.

Using it is so easy..plug and play,no switches.

It sounds really fat.Like REALLY PHAT!!
Not trebley the Q sweet spot is prefect in the middle
sweep vocal like tone.

yes and no.The delay is one second late. meaning
that after you take your foor off the it would still be on
for at least one second,so if want the play the opening riff
of Cyanide by Metallica,it wouldn't work.But the pedal is amazing
overall.

Great for metal and hardrock.Don't think it would work for blues
or funk.Definately better than a Crybaby.It has a nice sweep,not even
a 535Q has.Nuff said,I'm not a Tremonti fan,but I love his wah.

No learning curve here. Rock it forward and it's on. Rock it back and it turns off. No mechanical switch so you don't need to worry about how hard to step on it, or getting a click.

Sounds killer for metal solos. It has a longer throw than a Crybaby or a Vox wah which makes for deeper fatter wahing. The Tremonti sounds less shrill and more smooth, even liquid. It gives you some treble boost and some mid boost. Sounds better than any other wah I've tried. The Q is set in such a sweet spot! If you wah a note just right it will sound like it's jumping out of the speakers.

The boost knob is helpful, allowing you to dial in a volume boost when the wah is on. It doesn't give me a huge boost in volume (when playing with distortion) but it adds attack and edgy saturation to notes. When I turn it too loud I get a lot of background humm, even running on batteries, but with a small amount of boost, it sounds amazing.

I never use it clean, only with distortion.

The bypass is pretty good, and only shaves off a little bit of treble; not like a Vox or a Crybaby which will totally ruin your high end.

Customer support was helpful and got back to me promptly via email.

I'm not a Mark Tremonti fan. I was listening to audio samples of wah pedals on the internet and this one sounded stellar. I'm happy to report that it sounds every bit as good as the samples. For metal, I'll take this over a Vox or a Crybaby any day.

I did make a minor modification from it's factory condition. The pedal comes with a strong spring in it so when you step off it, it rocks back to the heel position and turns off. This would be useful for live applications, but if you're doing studio work and like to use the wah as a filter, that means you have to stand on the thing for long periods of time. I removed the spring so now whatever position I leave the treadle in, that's where it stays. This is perfect for me, but I had to disassemble the entire pedal to do it.

Very easy to use I hate the switches on other wahs. Not much of a manual, its pretty self explanatory. Mine is the original mark 1 tremonti wah with no switch, just a boost knob. I love the spring. All wahs have springs. If youve ever seen Steve Vai use his Morley, he does stuff you could only do with the spring, and it sounds great too.

I think it sounds good with a very clean tone, but I think its great with a crunch/distorted tone. It does not get that screechy thin make your ears bleed sound that my dunlop crybaby had, I hated that one. I use it with a Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier 3 channel 150 watt head through a 4x12 and I also use it on my "a" side of my a/b/y switch with a Mesa Boogie Studio Preamp through a Mesa Boogie 20/20 power amp. It sounds great on both channels on the studio and all three of the recto channels. Its just not as "funky" as some other wahs, like the Vox. But I think its tuned for the Boogie amps and sounds great with the amps cranked, you get a real vowel-y growly waaaah! I love it.

Heres the problem. I heard they were built like tanks. Mine has been touchy since day one. First, when I powered up my rack/pedals with my Furman conditioner, it used to stay on for like 5 minutes no matter what you did it wouldnt go off. (Using with the power cable not batteries). Then after a year it stopped doing that and last week it started cutting out with the pedal fully down, as if it was in the off position. Finally, its not working at all with power cable or batteries, it wont turn the power light on, although the inside "lights" that make it wah are on, but somewhat dimly. I dont want to buy a different wah, I LIKE this one, but its broken/ and intermittently touchy. Had it for a year, it worked right for a couple months and I play a lot. A bummer.

This is why Im submitting this review. I have both called and emailed Morley for the last 3 days. No call or email back. And the last time I dealt with "chad" their tech question guy he had a serious attitude when I had problems with my A/B/Y pedal. (I called and left a message that for weeks nobody called or emailed me back) and he emailed me with a huge chip on his shoulder and I had to tell him to back off, Im a nice guy, just need some help with my gear dude! Still no call. I hope he reads this. Im not going to purchase any more Morley gear because if the service sucks, why bother spending your money? On the other hand, Mesa Boogie have EXCELLENT customer service under all circumstances as do LL Bean if you need some hiking gear. But thats another review. Screw Morley.

The worst part about this is nobody else makes a switchless wah that is tuned for a modern, hi power amp that doesnt sound shrill, or they dont have the spring, so Im screwed. I will have to get one with no spring and even after trying tons of wahs at Guitar Center, I like the Tremonti best with my Triple Recto. But I refuse to give them another dime because I feel that equipment should last YEARS, like, twenty years, and if and when it breaks, the company should be happy to help. Not ignore you and/or be a prick about it.

Very easy to use....1 volume booster know and that's it.

Absolute ass...no throat whatso ever! Very dissappointed....I have a Tremonti PRS and really love his tone....I bet my life the one he uses is modified heavily. Go buy a Dunlop 535Q wah...best wah I've ever used...just wish it were switchless! I've tried the Dunlop switchless before too...but again it didnt sound throaty enough. But it was 10 times better than the Tremonti Wah.

Looked very rugged...this would probably last a long time too because everyone with one would keep it in closet because its sounds so bad!

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Buy a 535Q by DUNLOP. Best wah available period...trust me

Very easy to use, just put in a 9-volt, hook it up and STEP ON IT! Door for battery is easy to open. NO POTS TO WEAR OUT!!

Ever wondered on recordings of famous players that sometimes in their solos they start with a wah down at the heel and go up with no time to turn it on with it at the toe, then rock it back? These players were known to play the Crybaby's or Vox. Sure it is possible to dubble track but what about live?! With Morley it is possible! Be sure to turn down the boost when using clean. This thing is sinister with the boost all the way up and the gain on! I am using this in front of a Carvin Valvemaster and I can go from Stevie Ray to Zakk Wylde!!

I weigh in at about 260+ and I am not afraid to step all over this thing!!

never dealt with

GOT IT ON SALE AND AUTOGRAPHED BY TREMONTI HIMSELF!! F**KING AWESOME!! NUFF SAID!!

Very easy, plug in and go.

I think its actually quite good,

made for a distorted channel (atleast a little bit)

(on a clean channel) it has a kind of volume swell (going louder not quieter) with the wah tone coming in, which i think is actually a lot of fun playin the blues, just gatta turn down the volume

it is digitally distorted, so the highs get raspy at the top, but i use it on my jackson baratone (drop d then tuned down to Bb on the lowest string.) it worked great.

never had a problem with it.

i would not bring a back-up.

great sounding wah, i had it for almost a year, using it atleast a couple times a day. so if you want it, get it, you wont be sorry.

Step on, wah goes on. Step off, wah turns off. Want boost? Turn the boost knob. This is exactly how a wah pedal should function.

Good all around wah. Seriously, with the boost, it should be good for just about anything. It's nice to get that oomph when you stomp on it. Every wah has it's sweet spot, it just takes a bit of time to find it. I use it for a funk/rock type thing, and it works great. It's not all that different from the Bad Horsie that I used until it died (a bad horsie indeed).

It has it's own voice--more modern than vintage (especially with the boost)

True bypass is a necessity in my opinion, and I'm glad this has it.

This is why I bought it--it's built like a tank and it has all the benefits of being a (good sounding) switchless wah. I'm impressed by the hinge mechanism (sort of like those "Everlast" grip exercise thingys). It's reassuring to know that I can stomp the hell out of it, and it'll keep bouncing back.

(I feel sorry for the person who felt the wah felt too stiff. I mean, it's not like a spring board or anything. Maybe they should work out or eat more or something.)

It's a far cry from that stupidly thin sheet metal crap that holds up the original Bad Horsie and the cheaper Morley Wah (there's no way that would hold up to constant use). I know, because I've broken two of them (I should find a replacement hinge somewhere...)

I found it used, so that was a bonus. I've gotten used to switchless wahs, so I was very glad to find a reliable replacement.

By the way, does anyone want some bad horsie guts?

Very easy to use. Just plug in step on and away you go. Has a boost knob to determine how much wah level increase you want over your original sound. Plus a little light to tell you yht pedal is on - v ueseful (although your foot covers it when you are rockin'?!)

This pedal is just pitched where I want a wah pedla to be. It is not too tinny or vintage like my Vox wah. It is much much more thicker modern I guess. Although there is a really sweet vintage spot in the mid travl postion. It is just perfect I love it. One other thing is that because the unit engages as you depress the pedal (instead of being operated by a little switch in the down position like other pedals) it means tha the wah starts at the low position in the sound spectrum and is really effective when coming in during a quieter passage or whatever. Excellent. Totally true bypass too no sound loss of your top end like the Vox pedal.

Looks really rock n roll tough hard cool.

At last a decent wah pedal that brings in modern relaibility etc but with slight vintage twist. Really impressive - can't wait to gig it.

It's a wah. Plug it in and step on it.

This wah is so lame. The Slash Wah blows it away.

It's built like a tank, but it sounds like crap. We need tone people!!

Sold it on Ebay. Never dealt with CS.

Go with the Zakk Wylde or the Slash Wah. Amazing Tone and built awesome. I tried the new Slash wah and was speechless. Amazing. A must.