Vox V847 Wah Wah

A wah is pretty easy to use. The sweep is a bit different when compared to the Cry Baby, but after 20 minutes, I was in heaven.

The sound....just incredible...instant Hendrix/SRV classic wah sound. The V847 has more mid-range, less treble, more wave, deeper sweep than the Dunlop's Cry Baby. The CB is fine as I have been using one for 5 years, but the Vox is so much better for classic rock & blues wah sound. This is the godfather of the wah's !

Wah are realiable as long as you don't have your 7 foot, 325 pound cousin to step on it.....

never had to deal with them. Good site, but little info on the v847.

I got to give a 10 to the godfather of the wah's !

stock it takes too much pampering - bypassing when not in use, taking rubber feet and bottom off to change battery. on the other hand, it has a great, musical range, so in that respect it is much easier to use than a morley or dunlop.

great - just great. this is the real sound of wah. i don't know what those other mass-produced wah pedals are supposed to be. really - do you ever hear anything that sounds like a crybaby in a good recording? this is what wah is to me - for funk, blues, hard rock... the only bad thing is that it sucks major tone when you turn it off. that's easy enough to fix; just get a switch and instructions from fulltone and convert it to true bypass.

i can't use gear that runs on batteries w/o obsessing about whether all the batteries are going to make it thru the show. so i don't - i added a ghetto adapter jack by cutting a hole in the thin metal base plate and running a boss-to-battery-clip adapter thru it. works great.

after the mods (true bypass and ac adapter), it is a great pedal. stock, i wouldn't use it for live stuff, but that's just me. this sound is the perfect wah sound for me. the frequency sweep sounds perfect to me with either a strat or archtop. very musical, very vocal.

Well, after all, it is a wah pedal. Nothing too difficult.

My setup has changed quite a bit since just last year. I used to have a Vox Series 90 amp, and a cheap Samick starter guitar. My effects included a DOD Grunge distortion (since the Vox didn't get the low, heavy distortion that I prefer; and even if it did, the channels were not switchable), a Boss Super Phaser, and a Dunlop Crybaby wah. However, recent events forced me to end up with all of my gear taken from me (except the grunge and a piece-of-shit keyboard). Since then, I have been taking time to rebuild my setup. If I could, I would replace the Vox amp with another one, but I will never see one like it again unless I get mine back. So instead, I have gotten a Crate GX-220 Excalibur head. I replaced my Boss Super Phaser, and put an Ibanez DE-7 Delay/Echo in the place of the Grunge since my amp gets the distortion I like naturally. However, it just felt a little empty without a wah. I had started to save up the money I could spare to get another Crybaby, but I came across this Vox wah. I tried it out at a practice and this thing sounded awesome. For one, it was a lot less noisy than the Crybaby, and also had a smoother sweep. I had read in a lot of reviews have mentioned that the Vox wah cuts the highs out of the signal a little, and this is true. However, I have found that it doesn't sound that bad at all. It takes some of the bright twang-noise out of the clean, and for some reason makes the distortion sound a lot smoother. I use a Fender Highway 1 Strat, and the wah sounds great on each pickup and pickup combination (yes, even the neck). When combined with the distortion, it gets a little overpowered by the gain, but I don't use wah in my solos. Plus, the Vox just feels good under my foot.

Well, I think wahs are built pretty solid. The Crybaby was very reliable, and since the Vox wah is manufactured by Dunlop, I don't doubt that it'll last me for some time.

Nope.

I play styles ranging from jazz and funk to hard rock. I also play classical guitar. I've been playing for about three years now, so I think I've come pretty far. I can't say that I've played through a million effects over x amount of decades, but I can tell you what I know sounds good to me, and this wah has it covered as far as wahs go. It's a great value, worth the hundred bucks if you get it new. However, I kind of wish it had an LED or something; sometimes I can't tell if I've turned it off or on. It sounds great, and you can make some pretty cool noise with it when combined with a phaser and a delay. It this thing were stolen or something, I would definitely go and get another.

Easy cheezy peasy. My grandma could use it.

I am using the wah with an Ibanez RG20 and a Marshall Valvestate 100 and it sounds sweet as with the pickup in neck position. This wah sounds smoother than any other wah's on the market, although with the amp's natural distortion it looses wah. If you want insane metal guitar solo's with this baby, get yourselves a distortion pedal as well.

I trust this wah with my life. If VOX brought out life support machines, i'll be sure to buy one!

Never had anything to do with them and i'll probably never have to.

I play music from Cannibal Corpse to James Brown and with the right equipment, this wah shines brilliantly throughout all styles of music.
If for some reason i had lost it, I would have it replaced immidiatley. The Jim dunlop sounding wah's sound atrocious compared to this smooth baby. Oh, and it came with a bonus leather carry case.

its a friggin' wah...

I use a Gibson Les Paul > Vox Wah > Maxon OD808 > EHX Double Muff > Fender Blues Junior. when its off, it sucks a lot of tone. highs are kinda cut a bit. the sweep is much better than any other affordable wah. it beats any dunlop pedal (although dunlop manufactures this pedal, just to Vox specs under contract). My friend has teh 535 crybaby and i used to have the jimi hendrix wah (both dunlop) and they suck compared to the vox, sweep-wise. get a nice vintage type wah, if you want something more modern, look at the morley wahs.

I've had it for 2-3 years so far, its never caused problems

I play everything from 90s rock (Oasis, Pearl Jam) to blues (SRV-esque, ACDC), funky soul (Isley Bros, James Brown), Jazzy stuff (Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, The Bridges), and just about everything in between. i just dont like metal. I've been playing for some odd years, i don't really know. if it were stolen, i may pay out the ass and get a Fulltone Clyde wah because it has true bypass and different modes. Also, a lil better sweep. But its also $175 MORE than this vox, so i wouldnt be the least bit suprised if i would just grab one of these again. I love its sound, its GREAT for funk. I like to use it for making riffs sound cooler and to make solos even saucier! I'm a lead guitar player for a rock band (were still trying to figure out our sound) and I've always loved this thing, now it helps me stand out. but keep in mind, don't be a wah whore, *cough* kirk hammet *cough*


its a really nice wah, especially for the wah. might wanna get it a true bypass though sometime. i probably will.

How different could a wah be? (Except Morley) They are all the same...

SUPER, better than all Morleys and all CryBabys. (I tried most of them). But when you remove it from the chain you realize that it was killing your sound. Yes true it cuts higher frequences when you do not turn it on. But it is very very good.

It is a wah pedal in the end. Just plug it and make sure the batteries are full.

I gave 9 not 10 although I love this. Because it kills the signal from your guitar a little. But no big deal if you are not playing blues or jazz.

besides having to stop on it at first to turn it on its a pizza pie

It has the best sound quality of almost any wah out there the very best of players have used it and its well suited for all playing styles especially bluesy rock the best kind of music. You can do some mods like bypass so that it doesn't cut out your trebble http://www.fulltone.com/V847copy.html
you can also put a 68k resistor in it to give it a more vocal tone
there are many sites that tell you the mods and how to do them just search and then you won't be able to find a better pedel for the money. seriously VOX is the best when it comes to wah.

i've never had any problems but i don't usually have problems with my gear cause i take real good care of everything i still have the box

don't go to vox for customer support the company has exchanged hands and places where its made and who knows what else just talk to dealers casue if you talk to vox that's what they will tell you

OVerall its really good don't get the clyde mcCoy and stay away from most dunlop they are built well but the sound isn't worth the money. Other draw back besides the bypass which cuts your tone when its off is that it doesn't have a ac-dc converter plug it, however i fixed that for all of you email and i'll tell you how
Thomasairchairmiller@hotmail, just put your subject VOX Wah

It's simple to use. Just step down all the way till the little button clicks on and your wah is on. To turn it off, just repeat.

My setup is really simple strat --> Vox V847 Wah --> Visual Sound Route 66 Overdrive & Compressor --> Fender Hot Rod Deluxe

I play a lot of older U2 stuff (Boy, War). I hope this information gives you guys a idea of the tone I'm aiming for and how the Vox wah plays it's part in it.

The wah itself sounds great. I've had it for over a year now and I've been playing for 7 years. And this wah sounds great, it'll give you that great Wah sound.

It did cut my highs a little but good thing I have a tube amp. I believe if you have a tube amp, your tone will not be affected as much. If you own a solid state then you might experience some highs being cut. But as for me, my tone still sounded good enough to cover U2 and have people complement me on my tone.

Built like a tank. Very reliable. Didn't have any problems with it.

Never had to deal with them.

The Vox V847 is a great wah. I also recommend trying out the Dunlop 535Q Wah. It really depends on what you're looking for.

Its'so easy a frickin drummer could learn how to use. Well, almost.

Two words: Voodoo Chile. sounds like a guitar having an orgasm. great sound.

Here's where i get pissed. the on/off button was stiff as hell. I had to stomp on it like a damn gorilla to make it work, and of course, two weeks later it broke! Otherwise it has been good.

This wah sounds awesome, straight up Hendrix/SRV?CLapton type sound(obviously, since they all used Vox wahs). This thing is built like a tank, so once i replaced that piece of crap switch it's been cool.I highly recommend testing one out before buying it.

Not a 10 cause of the screws you have to take off to replace the battery.

My setup is a custom built strat with SRV pickups (from his signature Fender), Epiphone Les Paul Custom, Traynor YCV80. I got this Wah for the SRV/Hendrix sound and it sounds great. It can get real mean and nasty with the right drive, pickups, and playing style. I did install both the true bypass and volume boost mods. They do help, but perhaps not quite as much as dramatically as some say. With my setup, you would have had to listen closely and compare in an isolated environment to notice the difference. I still recommend it though ($15 eBay!) I'm using an Energizer now and will change to a non-alkaline 9V when it dies. The word is that something like an Eveready non-alk sounds more authentic. But it still sounds great with an Energizer. I start playing my SRV or a little Hendrix and the crowd goes wild. So do I when I hear that growl! As you can tell, I prefer it with the Strat. Sounds pretty good on the Les Paul too but it shines best on the Strat.

No problems. I thought it "died" shortly after I installed the mods, turns out the battery wasn't as fresh as I thought. So note with a dead battery, you will get full signal when it's off, but when it's on you get nothing at all. Just like when you mess up the circuit board! :-) Yea you can say it, DUH!

No experience here.

For this, I play SRV and Hendrix. Voodoo Chile look out! I often can't help turning it on for these covers that don't really use a Wah just cause I love playing with it. Some non SRV/Hendrix uses are mostly on the Les Paul. Things like Alice in Chains "Man in the Box" are no problem. Sometimes I use it for a very slow sweep on a rhythmic chord to add some motion. Works well. Oh and BTW, it's the first thing in my chain.

I did not compare it to any other units. If it's good enough for SRV...

Me, I've been playing since 1984. Definite YES on the replacement. That goes for the mods too. Everyone says they can't understand why there is no AC jack on it. Yes that really sucks, but the reason they don't have it on there is to try to get you to buy the Clyde McCoy version for another $50! :-) They make more money!