Vox V848 Clyde McCoy Reissue

Old school pedal, just plug it in and use it.

This does a very good job of copping the flavor of the originals with the extra bonus of including true bypass, which means it's dead silent and doesn't color the sound when it's off. Has a nice vowelly sound that sounds very musical. Perfect for Voodoo Child type voicings. Less effective on Theme from Shaft type tones, which to me sounds more like a Coloursound wah.

Bought it used and it's a little beat up but it operates perfectly. Nice heavy case,seems every well built. Switch operates as it should, no noise in pots.

This wah should satisfy all but the most hardcore tone mullah. It looks and feels nearly identical to the original, with the exception that the Vox logo on the front is a sticker instead of being molded into the case. This is a mostly a cosmetic issue, but unaccountably cheap given the care they took in putting the rest of this together. I owned an original Clyde for years and to me, the original sounded a bit darker, but really no better. The sweep on the reissue feels dead on. It's also quieter, and can be AC powered, which are both improvements over the original. Vox has quit making this model, so these will probably become more desirable over time.

Very Easy to Use.

I use a Fender Hot Rod Deville Amp with a Mexican Strat guitar. It has a wide sweep but certain parts of the sweep are too high (like an ice pick). Boss CE-7 chorus works well with this pedal. It started to get scratchy after 1 year and I barely use it any more.

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Overall I would not recommend this pedal. But I don't think they make it anymore.

Its a wah so if u have trouble using it U may be drunk !

Wel its not like the old wahs and I'm old enough to remember
but with some tweekin its a very good pedal..

I use it in front of my pedal board, tube screamer, dd6, ch1, phase 90 and mxr distortion plus .. I play a modded strat with a 59 in the bridge an original 65 dano lipstick middle and a jb strat on the neck .. all thru a Marshall 100w half stack.. Ive been foolin with rigs for 30 years and this set up is it.. !!!!! sweeeeet

Its a tank.. never a prob

never needed it

ok this wah is not so bad but when you get it it may not be set up right.. you need to open it up and disengage the gear strip... I needed to roll mine a little to the treble end.. and to take it further i ground down the back end of the shoe plate to get a little more range... now it talks & sings just like u hoped for..

the clyde is the best wha in the dunlop line i've tryed & owned the cry baby & the hendrix wah

if you heve a chance to buy an old original wha the do it .. there is magic in the circuitry.. i will keep this wah wha for sure

It doesnt get any easier......if you cant get this to make a decent sound, no one can help you

the unit i have is pretty damn quiet as wahs go....the tone is quite nice...has a wetness and clarity to it...i run it through a 2x12 fender hot rod deville...i must also say i have owned at least 10 wah pedals and was more of a cry baby guy ,until i bought one of these....currently i own a cry baby classic with the fasel inductor...not bad but had switching issues....i also own a Fulltone Clyde....and to be honest , while i absolutely love the FT "Clyde'..the Vox holds its own ...it is my back up wah now...but its pretty damn close to the fulltone.....i have current fx models that dont even come close...this is a pro ;level wah and at $150, not a bad value.....

i have heard of switching issues, but never had A problem with this unit, but it IS a wah and its nature makes it prone to mechanical isssues....

dont know, dont care

it may not be the original clyde....but the original didnt have true bypass....this pedal is worthy of most guitar players , and it hangs with the more expensive boutique wahs..i wont say its the greatest ever but suprisingly good and a solid investment....

Same configuration as ever.

It sounds gorgeous. I've been limping on a Crybaby GCB95 for 15 years, so it was bound to sound better. But the fasel inductor sounds sweet and the true bypass is fantastic. I A/B'd my basic guitar tone through the GCB95 and then the V848. I was shocked at how much tone was lost with the 95. To think I've been tolerating that for all this time. The 848 was also dead quiet in treble position, whereas the 95 was all hiss and garble.

Haven't owned it long, but the construction is as good as ever and the board looks REALLY nice.

I'm a full time professional and would pay whatever I had to to get the right gear. That being said, I appreciated that this unit is available for $150 when there are some really expensive wahs out there doing the same thing. I appreciate all good quality pedals, but this is a really nice price for how it sounds and what it offers. I love that it comes with a carrying satchel. It keep the pedal safe in my kit bag.

Extremely easy to use. Slightly more difficult to use than a guitar cord. Just plug it in and rock your foot back and forth. This wah has an excellent sound.

The only obstacle to getting a great wah sound with this wah is your equipment. I will caution users on one point. I have found that even though Jimi put his wah before his fuzz in his effects chain, Jimi did a lot of things that us mere mortals cannot do. Run your distortion/fuzz/overdrive into the wah. It really does bring out the sound better. The higher your saturation the more the wah sound disappears if you don't. Not just this wah either. Dunlops, Morleys, and others have given me this problem. I have no problem getting a great Jimi sound for Voodoo Chile or Purple Haze. But my favorite sound is when I roll my tone knob back and find that sweet spot on my wah and let her moan. When I knew this was the end of my search after about 13 wahs in 2 years, which was 3 seconds after I plugged it in, I pulled the rubber cushions from under the front of the pedal to make activating the switch easier. I have always hated wahs that switch like this. I prefer the Morley style of activation. Btw, this wah is true bypass. That is a must for these tone suckers. If you ever get a chance, compare how a regular wah sucks away your tone when it is off. I got no noise when turning on and off. I run a LP, Strat, and Tele through all true bypass effects and a Fender Twin Reverb Reissue w/15" speaker.

I click that switch and rock that pedal off and on a lot. It gets the most mileage of all my effects. Rugged construction. I would have no problem gigging without it.

Never dealt with them

I love the blues and blues based rock. I own good quality gear, but I will probably buy a backup b/c no one stocks them. I had to buy this one online. I am becoming less worried about my stuff not working, but am worried about it getting stolen. Believe it or not, my pedal board is a small fortune and I am considering a small safe to lock them and other band valuables in so they won't get stolen. If there are any pedals that I would say absolutely would wreck my sound it would be the Vox Clyde McCoy and My Wren And Cuff Red Camel. Everything else I could get by without, or scramble to replace. I have used the Dunlop 535Q, Zakk Wylde, Slash, and Dimebag wahs. I have also used several Morleys including the Steve Vai Bad Horsie. I wish it had a little more range when you rock the treadle to the rear.

It's a switched wah. It has a switch on the front, only reason I gave it a 9 instead of 10. Not rocket science.

Here's where this wah shines. I have yet to play a boutique wah (much more expensive) that sounded any cleaner, tastier, or had a better sweep. WAY better sound than dunlops IMO. CLEAN, no added extraneous noise. The CADDILAC of wahs, complete with chrome. Not trebly or whiney like the crybabies. It's smooth. One word to describe it...AUTHORITY.

Red Fasel inductor. Great retro sound.

No annoying changes in volume and a true cutoff. I will not need another wah.

Built rock solid, and true analog components, battery is a bit of a pain to install, but who has time for batteries anyways, I never use them.

never needed to use it.

Like any effect, best used in moderation. But when a song calls for wah nothing else will do. Wah is essential for bluesy rock and acid rock, my favorites. And this one is the Cadillac, big smooth and chrome, nothing cheesy about it.

PS..I never liked the crybabys, sweep is too small and sound is too grainy harsh and limited, and those switchless ones have real annoying issues, like a cheesy "modern" sound and lag, switching off at wrong time, etc.

Plug it in and go

The range is much greater than the built in waw of the Boss ME 50 and a lot more clearer than my old Marley. You get that late 60's -70's tone that the others I owned lacked. My setup is guitar - waw - boss ME50 -tubeworks 901 - boss loop - Deluxe Reverb. I play a ash strat, Guild hollow body Starfire III and an Ibanez LP copy I bought new in 77'.
I use this pedal for those over the top expressive moments. Like all effects, too much use can sugar coat a song to death.

As with every waw I tryed, you loose some tone, but this one has a true bypass.

After 3 years, it is working fine. It is very heavy and built like a tank.

I play a mix of rock and Christian worship music, with some blues and light jazz. I have 30 years of struggling to get out of a rut of doing the same sameold guitar playing with breakthroughs now and then.
I would buy this waw again. The heavy chrome with the rubber inlay is very nice. The action is very smooth

I would have liked to see a small on light, but no big deal.

The true bypass is a good feature.

Before you buy a waw, this one is a "must try it out". To me, it stands out from the others and worth more than the going price.

I am doing a follow up review just to say one thing. The pot is definitely bad. It scratches all day long but man i love the sound this wah produces. I'm pissed because it would be unbelievable if that was fixed. I need to do some modding but i haven't gotten around to it.

Good wah, Bad pot

I DON"T NEED NO STINKING MANUAL.... MANUALS ARE FOR GIRLS.. HA HA

Is it easy to get a good sound of this ? YES, it is SUPER EASY to get a GREAT sound out of this little Gem.

I have a VERY simple setup: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe--> Boss BD-2 (Keeley Mod/Phat Mod)-->Clyde Wah-->American Deluxe Telecaster, and sometimes I will throw a Big Muff Before the BD-2 for more distortion although the Keeley Mod on the Boss BD-2 provides GREAT distortion/Overdive Sounds.

Through this setup the Wah sounds AMAZING !!! I don't understand why poeple have problems with putting the Wah AFTER a distortion or overdrive pedal, I mean if there is a volume boost or decrease in volume, I just tweak the volume on the BD-2 and BOOM problem solved, IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT A PROBLEM.

The SOUNDS i get out of this Wah range from Slash to DAve Navarro to of course Mr. Hendrix himself. It's all there, IF YOU HAVE THE SKILLS AND CHOPS, THIS WAH IS KILLER !!! I found myself soloing and just pulling out all kinds of TRICKS and LICKS with this WAH, I lost track of time, It's that good. I mean, I was thinking, DAMN !! I sound Like Slash Right now.

Think about the Solo on Janes Addiction's song STOP, or Civil War by Guns N Roses, or All Along the Watch Tower by Hendrix, that's the sound I get. If your gear is Great Gear, you'll appreciate this Wah more, and I'm lucky to have Great Gear.

I recieved it on Christmas, and it still works Great. I'll give a 10 anyway

Never had to mess with those FREAKS

BUY IT ! $150.00, you can't go wrong, MAKE SURE YOUR GEAR IS UP TO PAR, OR YOU MAY NOT BE HAPPY WITH IT. I HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE KEELEY BD-2 PHAT MOD. AND DON"T LISTEN TO THOSE WHO SAY IT DOESN"T SOUND GOOD AFTER A DIST/OVERDRIVE PEDAL, THERE ALL CRACK SMOKERS. IF YOU KEEP YOUR SET UP SIMPLE WITH GREAT QUALITY EFFECTS, YOU WONT HAVE A PROBLEM.

THEN AGAIN, I DON"T SPEAK FOR EVERYONE