Morley PWA II Pro Series II Wah

fucking switch!!!
bad place....
easy to plug,hard to switch :-)

for me,it just sound like a manual phaser,not like a wah
just try a cry baby to compare...

Anyone can get it to work. No chance of making a mistake :)

Yes, indeed when you turn it on, it does add more treble to the sound. If you want the perfect sounds, you have to keep the pedal on all the time and then adjust your bass/mid/treble settings.. but as for the actual sound quality, it's hard for me to say, because I have a small Yamaha amp which is not good either in sound quality, so I don't know how much the Morley wah makes any difference to it :)

Well. I've been using this one for some months now, and I've noticed a few problems. First of all, after just a few weeks the pedal mechanism started to squeek like hell .. have to grease it with cooking or gun oil, every now and then. And, the rubber pedal holders which are glued to the bottom of the pedal have fallen off.. not very nice if you have a wooden floor..:/

But technically, it's quite reliable. I've still hadn't have any technical problems with it altough I've greased it a lot.. :) After all it's a heavy pedal and it feels very "stable" (well, if the rubber holders had sticked to the pedal..).

Haven't had to deal with them.

I give it a 7. I play with Epiphone's Les Paul Custom and mostly psychedelic rock, like Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Kingston Wall, Pink Floyd etc so I can get some pretty nice underwater sounds with the pedal (and even better if you add a delay effect into the sound too).
Maybe I have just gotten used to it's sound but I'm satisfied with it. No need to complain.

But unfortunately if you want the "Voodoo Chile" kind of wah sound, this might not be the pedal for you. Somehow the wah sound that the Morley pedal produces is different.. maybe that's why some hate it. It's a bit more "90's" sound after all (yeh, maybe it'll sound better with a tube amp :)) and I think it was designed for hard rock/heavy players.. A good idea would be to try it before you buy it.. compare it with Vox or something and make your decision. After all, this wah is something different.

Plug it in, step on it, and wah.

I play an Ibanez which sounds great through my amp (Laney LC-15R) and my awesome distortion pedal (Boogie V-Twin). However, the wah absolutely . . . beware, incoming cliche . . . SUCKS TONE! The wah effect sound itself is just fine, but plugging my guitar into it changes the basic tone so much I almost have to make sure I'm playing the same instrument!

My amp has a very bright, clean Fender-like sound, which completely disappears when I play through the wah. It becomes very flat and lifeless and loses all the dynamics. It's almost like running a cheap compressor and having an EQ in the loop with the bass emphasized and the treble almost shut off.

After a few weeks of trying everything I quit using it. I hate to spend the kind of money required for a wah with true bypass (like a Fulltone), but I may have to if I want a wah I can really enjoy using.

Maybe if you play with heavy distortion you'll have better luck.

Don't know.

Who knows?

I wouldn't buy it again, nor should you.

1 level knob for volume, a stomp button to engage the wah. Then just rock the foot. Any idiot can work it.

I run a Epiphone LP through a Mesa Dual rectifier. This pedal was the worst rip off I ever bought. I'm just glad I bought it before I really knew what I was doing, or I'd really be embarrassed for getting. The only time this wah would be good is if you wanted you wah to go "wish-wish." I bought an original crybaby recently. 400% better than the Morely.

It quit working after a year of very occasional use. I checked the battery and that wasn't the problem. The thing is a piece of sh*t.

Never talked to them, never will.

DO NOT MAKE THE MISTAKE OF BUYING THIS WAH. If you want a wah that actually sounds good, get a crybaby or vox. I just bought a crybaby and it makes me want to use wah, the morley never did.

c'mon, it's a wah, if you can't figure it out...
i think it's an old/discontinued model (i think it first came out in '93). i don't like the way it's horizontal when on the bass end (heel) and then on the treble (toe) end you press further down (so that the toe is lower than the heel). to fix that i simply proped it up against the edge of my effects board. i also put a foam or rubber ball in between the pedal and the chassis becuase the treble is a bit harsh and also so that i have some "spring action"

i play a piece of shit yamaha strat (eg112-6 months old and already has cracks on the finish and 2 pickups are not functional-go figure) -> boss compression/sustainer -> dod overdrive/preamp 250 -> dod sustainer -> morley wah -> dod delay -> dod chorus-> (1) shitty yamaha combo amp 8" 10 watt (2) microsoft digital 80 computer speakers (satellite and subwoofer system, it actually sounds better than the guitar amp) the level control doesn't have much effect. it's not particularly noisy and any hissing noise sounds like wind (like in the first part of call of ktulu). on my setup it sounds really harsh on the treble. i think that it's a combination of my distortion pedals (which add too much fuzz) and my amps sucking. you have to turn it on with a switch on the top of the chassis at the lower right side which isn't horrible for me and since this is my first wah i dont have to adapt to it like crybaby users do. i wish that it had a little more midrange honk. it works fairly well with distortion but you cant quite capture the guitar on say bulls on parade (but i'm no tom morello...)

so far so good, i would depend on it, just bring an extra battery if you don't use a power supply. very solid/thick chassis

i like to play all sorts of rock (alt, hard, classic, metal, etc.), blues. my fave bands are the smashing pumpkins, metallica, ratm and so it's a pretty good match. i've been playing for over a year now, in addition to the gear i mentioned in also have a yamaha acoustic. if it was stolen i would be pissed and i'd get that shit yamaha and break it over the dood's head, hopefully i could break both head and guitar. since this was kind of a one time deal at guitar center i doubt i can find it again. if it got stolden i'd consider vai's bad horsie also by morley. i didn't really bother to compare it with other wahs b/c this wah was 40 bucks, others are usually double. i'm quite happy with it and i hope it'll hold up for a while, which it seems very capable of doing.

Very easy to use - just turn it on and go! On/Off switch next to pedal instead of under it which I prefer but some dont. Has level control which doesnt have enough range but its alright.
Uses optic sensor (instead of a pot) and has true bypass circitry.

I use a mexi standard fender strat into a Laney Tube fusion. Sound is very different to Cry baby. It seems to say "Wee Wee" instead of "wah wah" (sought of!). Not an instantly brilliant sound but once u get used to it, its quiet good. Is best to sit mainly on the back end of it. It squeals a lot when pushed all the way forward (not good on the ear drums!). Its also a very loud peddle and even though it has a level control u cant turn it down (only up!). Not a great peddle for clean funk but sounds good for a high gain lead sound. Thats a good thing for me cause I mainly play 80s style hard rock/shread (Vai, Satch, Van halen). The only better sounding peddle (that Ive played) is the Cry Baby 535q but thats a heap dearer!

Good so far. had it for a few weeks.

I been playing for about 3 years now and as ive said I mainly play shread and for a High gain sound this is very good. If u mainly play clean I would probably look else where. If u are a traditionalist then also look else where. When shoping for a wah I was mainly looking for true bypass circitry (It doesnt make any noise by the way!) and optic sensor instead of a pot. I compared this to a Cry baby standard (doesnt have true bypass and uses a pot), George Denise switchable (sounds a bit crappy distorted) and CB 535q. The 535q sounded better as I said but is to expensive for a cheap skate like me! I also got this for $140 (AU) which is $60 (AU) off! If it broke or was stolen I would only buy it again if I could get it for the same price. Otherwise Id save my dosh and get a CB 535q or have a look at a bad Horsie (cause Im lazy and dont like having to change pots!)

Easy to use, adjus the level, step on it...voila, wah.

My setup is:
Fender American Hardtail Strat loaded with seymour duncan rail pickups (hotrail in the bridge, cool rail in the center, vintage rail in the neck) into a Boss LS-2 Line Selector seperating a shlew of like 12 other Boss pedals into a Mashall MG15-MS ministack (a kick ass little amp). The amp has no effects loop, but the LS-2 line selector has two, I tried putting the wah in every possible place of my pedal chain, in both loops (one's clean, and one's for distorted effects), even tried putting it straight into my amp. The pedal in my *opinion* is too quick, too weak, and it added dstortion to my clean channel. You step on it, the wah doesn't go all the way the length of the pedal stroke, you miss the whole sound if ya step it too quick, the wah (when ya do hear it) is too nasily and weak, and when ya push the pedal past the wah, opens up a static sound. the only thing I liked about it was it gave my overdrive more of a metallic tightened sound, but the whole point of the pedal was for wah...and it does a shitty job in that category. I bought this pedal without trying it out...like a stupid ass would...I bought it on the name. In my opinion...get a dunlop...I'm much happier with my dunlop 535Q wah...the morley makes an excellent doorstop or perhaps a paperweight.

Yeah...I'd rely on it to keep being a shitty pedal!!

Customer Support sucks...I've e-mailed 'em like 10 times...not once have I gotten a response...the Morley man can suck my ass!!

sucks sucks sucks sucks....some people like it...I hate it...try it before ya buy it...otherwise...you'll have to replace a window after ya throw it through one...

EASY TO USE. all you have to do is push a little button down to switch from wah to volume.

Sounds like a pro. You can get solos from a little santana, kirk hammett,dime, RAGE, sevendust, etc. it sounds great thanks to the optics in side her.

During gigs it burns a hole through you foot.It rocks your socks cuase it works when you want it. also it is easy to use because of the nine volt ac or a battery input for a power select. You Dig?

I give it a 10 for this because i havent ever needed it.

This is a great pedal. It kicks ass and it is everything you want for anything from Dime's solos from the deep down kick ass pits of hell kirk hammett solos.

Easy enough to use. on/off switch is next to pedal, not under it, so it's a little tricky to hit i-but a lot of other wahs criticized hard to turn on/off when placed under the pedal....so...you choose.
manual is minimal.
it also has a level knob - for the wah output. this allows you to adjust the wah output to match the clean level.

i'm using the PWA II with a US-made Squier Strat (circa 1990) and a (circa 1989) Fender 65W solid-state. i also use a bunch of other pedals, mostly Boss. All my pedals are in the amps fx loop, except the wah which goes up front. [guitar-to-wah-to-amp]

the wah sound is good with clean or (amp) overdrive; but it loses a lot when i combine it with my Boss DS1 distortion. i played with different configurations-but nothing solved it.

the PWA II is not noisy in itself. it does get very trebly with the pedal pushed way down, but has a nice mellow, bassy sound in the pedal way up or mid position. with the optic control, the pedal is rather sensitive..little movement can produce a quick wah (some may find this annoying, some desirable).

one of the main sounds i was trying to reproduce was the wah/DS-1 Joe Satraini sound (a la Crystal Planet) - but can't do it. think he uses a Dunlop Crybaby 535Q.

seems well constructed. heavy. metal casing. very solid plug connections. i'm using the Morley (special adapter recommended) 9V adapter - no batteries.

i did on-line research with their homepage. i also contacted them to discuss suggested setup and my sound problem. they worked with me, gave me advice....of course ultimately, it didnt do any good....but they tried.

i got this on sale (new) from Daddys Music. couldn't pass up the bargain. it lists for like $145 - often goes for ~$100 or more in stores. since i'm on a limited budget, i went for it. this price was even cheaper than used Crybaby's or Vox.

i was real tempted to return it, but decided for the price, to keep it for now. it'll do for some time to come. i'm hobby playing, no gigs, so its not that critical.
if it were stolen or if i came into some $, i'd look into Dunlop or Vox.

i never played a wah before this, annd didn't compare to the other wahs, so i can't make a comparison. i've been playing guitar off & on for over 25 yrs.

i wouldn't recommend it for serious gig or recording players (unless you don't use heavy distortion); more for lower budget hobby players like me.