Vox V847 Wah Wah

Very simple pedal. Press down hard to turn on/off. Couldn't be easier. Extremely easy to get a good tone out of this. I plug my guitar into the wah than into a Zakk Wylde Overdrive than straight into the amp. Running the guitar into the wah first ensures that a majority of the singal will be "wahed" so to speak.

Using a PRS Santana SE (the first version the one without the pickguard) this thing sounds awesome coming out of any amp. Reacts and interacts with over effects very well. I've had multiple pedals running into and out of this wah and it still has a great musical sound.

Its definately not as harsh or aburt as a Crybaby. The sweep is also much less. If you play jazz, blues, or classic rock this is the wah pedal for you. Think Jeff Beck "I Ain't Supersitious". You could use this to play heavy metal but you won't get the Hammet or Satch like sound out of it. Granted it still sounds very good with a high-gain amp but it won't sound as good as a Crybaby with a Fasel or one of those newer Crybabies from Hell.

Definately a musical wah that sounds great from clean to medium distortion levels.

I've owned the pedal for well over a year, close to 2 actually and I've had no trouble with it.

I'd gig with it and wouldn't bother to bring a backup. There is no AC adapter on it though so keep that in mind and make sure to unplug it when not in use.

Seems pretty hardily built. The chrome and black looks killer. I wear sneakers when I play and have stompped on it fairly hard and its held up well.

No need for them and hopefull will never need them.

Overall this thing is a 9. Sounds are amazing for pretty much any style of music. It gets a half point knock off for only sound "very good" instead of "awesome" on high-gain amps. And another half point off for no AC adapter. If you want a musical sounding wah that's got a classic sound this is your pedal.

What a love about a wah pedal is the simplicity of it. Plug it into your chain and effect (step on and off). Simple as that. I've tried other wah pedals * weeping demon / 535q * and its a hassle to adjust and tweak the knobs to try and alter the tone. At the end of the day, I wanted a versatile vocal sounding wah, without having to adjust knobs and controls everytime i switch channels...

I love vintage wah sounds and I want my wah to be working just as nice on cleans. The vox does that. The only gripe I have is the true bypass problem. I had mine modded to true bypass and it was perfect! All you need is just a true bypass mod and it'll be the perfect wah for me. I've also modded it to increase the vocal quality even further! and improve its sweep range and bass response. I don't think I'll be searching for another wah for a looong time.

Seems sturdy with the black chasis and chrome top. I never ran it over a steamroller but i'm sure it can survive many years of stomping.

N/A. Never dealt with them

All in all, the vox wah pedal is what I was looking for (after the true-bypass mod). I sold away the 535q I bought as it doesn't have the vocality of my 847. Furthermore I didn't want to dabble with knobs and controls everytime I switch channels. At the end of the day, I wanted a plug and play wah pedal that sounds great on cleans and distortions. If this comes with the a true-bypass it'll be the perfect wah for me.

Mr. Miyagi would love this pedal. click on, click off..... ;)

ok, just like half the product, i got it for the hendrix/srv/clapton wah sound. i was actually surprised, because this wah can cover all sounds wonderfully. from jazz to metal, it sounds good to me.

for all the LOSERS out there who whine because "its not true bypass", listen here. Jimi Hendrix, who is probably the most influential guitar player of all time DID NOT HAVE TRUE BYPASS ON ANY ONE OF HIS PEDALS. he sounded good because he's a great player. heck, he had 5x the amount of "tone suckage" as most guys, but sounded that much better BECAUSE OF HIS SKILL

i'm pretty touchy w/ my pedals anyways, but all those stompers would have no problems w/ this pedal.

never needed, but i've heard good things

great pedal. that's all i can say. for my style, its the best. just sounds good. that's it.

Very easy to use, press hard with your toe to switch on the WAH WAH sound, pull pedal back bass sound push forward very trevaly sound. hit the down hard again puts into bypass mode.

im only giving this a nine due to the true bypass not being in the orginal modal (ive modded mine email me if you want info on modding its very easy)if it was included i would give it a 10 with no doubts.
Amazing clean and distortion sound, wide range and great for all types of music.

I play heavy metal, thrash, hard rock, soft rock, blues, country, folk, funk and jazz with this pedal and it does each one with ease

this was the first true wah and the enemy (jim dunlop) say that jimi hendrix used their pedal....(crybaby) well looking back and seeing that they made there first wah around 1980-1984 and jimi god bless him died 1970 hmmmm... you do the math it just doesnt work :D anyway if you are looking for a killer sound like jimmy page, jimi hendrix, joe satriani (he uses jimi dunlop now damn him) tony iommi, or any other music industry turning rock guitarist they used this pedal!!!

10 if it came stocked with true bypass

had it for 18 months changed battery a few times but never conked out on me yet. done loads of gigs, has been very well travaled and still going strong

never had to deal with them but heard they are good

JUST AMAZING DONT WASTE YOU TIME LOOKING AT DUNLOP AND MORLEY JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT AND BUY THIS AND THE QUICKER YOU DO THAT THEN THE QUICKER YOU ADMIRE THE AMAZING PEDAL AND MAKING YOUR NAIBOURS GO WAH.

C'mon now. You just step on and rock it back and forth. My dog can friggin' use it.

My rig is a hot-rodded standard stratocaster w/Texas Specials into the V847, into a Boss Blues Driver, into a Peavey Classic 50 2x12. Now for the sound part. For all the reviewers saying that it "sucks all the tone out of my rig", they are full of shit. I have a VERY simple rig so I could definately hear it if it was killing my tone. When bypassed it BARELY, and I emphasize that word, BARELY alters your original tone. If you are really that anal about it, just modify it by going to www.fulltone.com and getting one of the Carling switches installed. For me, it really doesn't hurt my tone at all. It can achieve SRV, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Hendrix, Henry Garza, Clapton, and a whole lot more. I tested it next to every Crybaby imaginable and I preffered this one. It just has that vintage tone.

We will see. I know that there are certain components that will blow eventually but it's not expensive to replace. Seems solid as a rock.

I'm a regular at the GC's and Sam Ash's in Orlando so they are very helpful to me. I'm a good customer so they are good salesmen.

I play primarily in the style of SRV and KWS, with a little LLB spice ala Henry Garza. I'm getting into Hendrix a great deal and this was the wah he used so I figured, WHAT THE HELL. I've only been playing about 3 years but know enough about tone to know what is good and what is shit. I would definately buy this wah again, because quite frankly, Dunlops are horrible and cheaply made. The only thing that could make this thing better (and every other pedal for that matter...take notes Dunlop,Boss,MXR,etc...) is that if it were 100% true bypass. I would have to say that this wah is about 90-95% transparent, so it really isn't horrible at all. I highly recommend it to anyone searching for a well made, great sounding wah pedal.

It gets like a trumpet sound with a toilet plunger in front of it, type sound.

I dont have a manual. there are no patches to edit.

It sounds good. I use it with an Indonesian made Squier guitar, but it really is a Fender. Mine didnt work when i first got it, but then when i phoned, they asked me to check the battery. i did, and found there wasnt a battery in it..Oopps( :(

i go into the wah with a cord from my guitar, and out of it into my amp which is a small Gorilla amp. I have been playing shows with this setup, and suits me good.

Well the pedal rocks back and forth, so i dont know how the volume knob attached will hold out. I lost one of the feet too, and now its off balance, but i have to make sure when im using it, i keep my foot in a certain position. It has caused problems when im trying to solo, and it doesnet switch on.

i dunno

I play old T.V theme songs type tunes. Like the Monkees, the Banana Splits, and Munsters. I only own the pedal , my guitar, a cord, and my Gorilla solid state amp, with an 8 inch speaker in it. The speaker is a bit torn, but it gives me a bit of a distortion sound to it, so i dont need a distortin box.

It's a wah pedal. You rock it forward until you feel the click, and you know it's on. You wah away. You rock it forward until you feel the click, and you know it's off.

Perfect for me. I'm playing my Vox V847 in between my Floyd Rose Classic Strat and Marshall AVT20. There'll be an Ibanez TS808 (TS9 mod) in there soon enough too.
I got the Vox through Ebay, it's been modified so there's an on/off switch so you can cut the battery when not using the wah for long, without having to remove the intrument lead (useful for board-mounted wahs), and various modifications to the sound, it has more range, and is more adjustable to the sound you want. I play mostly heavy metal, mainly Iron Maiden (best band going), some Jimi Hendrix, Clapton et al, this wah suits my needs perfectly - it's got that 'voice' that suits my tone and the music I play. Beats the hell out of snarling dog wah's and Dunlop Crybabys (unless the latter has been modified too, in which case the Vox only just beats it).
As said earlier, the 'voice' of my wah is adjustable, so it can be adjusted to suit what I'm playing.

It's built like a brick, just rubbber and metal. I would gig without a backup definitely, 'cept I'd put a fresh battery in just in case.

Never dealt with. Anyway, the warranty would have been void the second the wah got modded. But the guy that modded it is a genius, top bloke, helpful! So for him, I say 10.

Suits me like a glove! I've been playing just under two years, and this wah brings to reality that perfect 'wah' I have in my head. If it were stolen I'd contact the guy that modded mine and I'd ask him if he'd like to mod another for me. I'd also hunt down the guy that stole my first one and beat him to death with it.

wont repeat....BUT...You dont need true bypass. STOP living with the tone sucking and get whats called a BUFFER CIRCUIT PUT IT. For under $3 you need 2 resistors, 1 JFET AUDIO TRANSISTOR, and i think a capacitor (GOOD FOR AUDIO APPLICATIONS...THE MORE EXPENSIVE ONE YOU FIND , THE BETTER )

Anyway, if you are handy with a Soldering Iron, Get the Faisel Inductor in there as well while your at it (the red one) BUT you dont need true bypass, look up on the web about JFET in a wah pedal. YOu should see circuits magnified, and you need to add this simple dinky circuit after the input resistor. I DID IT, AND YIKES,,,,,IT WORKs,,,tRUST ME..YOUR SIGNAL (WITHOUT WAH ENGAGED) WILL SOUND JUST LIKE,,,,IF NOT B E T T E R THAN TRUE BYPASS!!!!!!.

I cant remember the web page but there are a few sites that tell you how to do it. It is a generic thing, so depends on if its a crybaby, or Vox, or Dallas Arbiter type.....you get the schematic for yours,,and look into it.

True bypass,,,,fougetaboutit!!!


Dont buy into all the BS hype,, do the ACTIVE JFET circuit, and you will see......trust me. Hey for $3, dont tell me its not the best deal since pamela anderson offering a free BJ..

eerrrrrrrrrrrrr i dunno

they have that??

remember, faisel inductor, JFET Active circuit in place (for when wah is NOT on), and you will have a smokin wah pedal. JUst remember to use GOOD PATCH CORDS, not those 10 for 7.99 in the music store type that come in all different colours. USE CoAX cable if you can....better yet,,make your own custom coAX ones....RF cable. Do this and your tone will be 70% better....guaranteeed.

The Wah pedal is very easy to use. You just turn it on and off. Mine did not come with a manual.

When I first bought the Wah it was completely stock. I started gigging with it; I noticed not having ac capablities the batteries would die very fast. That became a problem for me, so be my first mod. I put ac in it; Problem solved. I'm sure you've noticed from other reviews about the by-pass problems. So be mod # two Robert Keeley. After I read the reviews, I went to Keeley's website and it was very informative on what I can do to improve the sound of my Wah. Before the Keeley mod the pedal sounded very trebly; and it was ear piercing. I needed a quick fix and from reading Keeley's info I found the solution. I had the true by-pass mod done, along with the LED light, so I know when the pedal is on or off, and the best mod of all the mid gain external pot. Which removed all of the ear piercing treble and made it nice, warm & gave the pedal some mid-range. The pedal now sounds wonderful. It sat in the chain for along time with no use. Now I find myself using it all of the time. I have Robert Keeley to thank for that!

Now that the ac is installed; I have'nt had any difficultes with batteries dying on me. I've had the pedal for ten years now and no problems. Use it all the for time gigging.

Never dealt with a company, but I'm sure Vox stands by their equiment.

I play everything from classic to modern rock. I've been playing for over 25 yrs. I have too many pedals to name, I'm a gear head! As far as guitars go I own mainly vintage Gibson, Fender, and Gretsch. My amps no different Marshall JCM800-900,plexi, and Fender vibrolux,bandmaster, and bassman.Tubes Man! If the Wah was lost I would definatley purchase another.

Very easy to use. Just step on it and start twisting your tones...

This wah sounds great...I've had mine for about 5 years now. Had an old 70's era noisy Dunlop Cry Baby wah for a while but it was in bad need of a tune-up. It was very noisy and didn't have as much wah range as I'd like. So instead of getting the Dunlop repaired I decided to buy a new one and the search was on. I tried out several and the Vox was the clear winner. It's got a great range of wah sounds and works for any kind of music I pump into it....hard rock, 60's classic rock, funk, you name it. I also love how quiet it is...I can't tell that it's on until I hit a note. Very quiet. Yes, it does suck a bit of tone...but you know what, after all these years of plugging my guitar into a wah that's not true bypass, I guess I've gotten used to (and actually like) the fact that my sound is buffered a bit... I like how the high end trebly tones are smoothed out a bit and the highs are a littled rolled off by the wah pedal. When I play without the Vox wah, I do notice a difference...my tone is brighter and a tad louder. So I guess if retaining your guitar's bright tone to the highest degree possible is important to you, maybe you should check out a wah with true bypass...but this one works for me. Giving a 9 here since it's not true bypass.

I dig it!

I've had mine for about 5 years now and I've had no problems whatsoever. Batteries last forever in this thing too! Amazing...I can go about a year before needing to change the batteries - and even then the darn thing still works fine. I change the batt's once a year just as a proactive measure I guess.

Great all around wah pedal. The only drawback is it doesn't have true bypass (although you can have that mod done or do it yourself). I think Keeley had instructions available on how to do that.

I've been playing for 30 years...mostly classic to hard rock, with some country, jazz, blues, and funk mixed in too. Play in a working band that gigs out about 6 times a year and jams every week. This pedal has performed flawlessly for me since I bought it.

its a wah pedal....turn it on....rock the pedal...thats it...even our drummer plays with it!!!

i play a strat through this and a couple of effects more...i still have my gcb95 but this is more of a wah pedal than that...the gcb95 seems to just play with the highs and lows of your note...while this will gonna make you go WAAAAAAAHHHH....great for any type of music... really inspiring to make good music, sounds like CREAM/HENDRIX/PAGE/WHO.... though,the fact that is not a true-bypass may not that be to good... but it can be modified anyway...so that's fine...

its a made out of METAL and RUBBER....i could play a gig with this in the moshpit...and this will still come out in one piece!!!

have'nt tried it yet....hopefully i won't have to...

i've been a musician for about 20 years...this is my second wah pedal...but i usually get the sound i want from this than my gcb95...i play blues/rock/funk and everything in between...and this one cuts it through...and i like the classic looks of it too....the chrome and the VOX emblem on the rubber pad...CLASSIC ROCK N' ROLL!!!
try it and probably you'll buy one yourself...

Its simple to use, just plug and play.

I play on my Maple neck Mexi strat that i upgraded with 57' 62' originals, and a 1960's 5 watt tube amp. The setup alone sounds amazing. THe Vox however is a tone sucker. I'm not sure why people even make pedals without true bypass (probably just because they're cheap.)

Well i'm a musician so of course i'm a tone snob, but i bought this thing before I knew what i liked, and now i don't like it. It just sucks sucks sucks tone. Not as bad the the crybaby but enough for me to not want to use it.

Also its very noisy in the open position, it seems you can't get the wah- sound with out the fuzzy white radio noise sound.

And speaking of radio noise, this things transmits like a mofo. Maybe i jsut got a faulty unit, but on several occasions, with different amps, it has clicked on to a radio station. Pretty good reception though i guess,....it sounded like Talk radio AM, so it doesn't even have good taste in radio stations.

All that said, i guess its fine for playing alone if you just want a cheap way to get a decent wah effect, but i would never dream of useing it at a gig, or even at jam practice.

For a good wah it looks like i'm gonna have to go botique.

Like I said, i'd never use it at a gig, and sometimes it clicks onto radio stations. Like in spinal tap. Very unreliable.

I was gonna send it in to get fixed (if it is in fact broken) but the guitar centers i got it from is a half hour away and my car is broken.

I play my own style, sometimes bluesy, funky whatever. I would never buy this thing again.

Pretty basic, just plug it in and step on it when you want to wah

When I first had experience with a wah, it was my dad's Snarling Dogs. Needless to say, that was hard to compete with. I later tried out a Crybaby. Now, those sound pretty good, but there is very little range. It seems like it's always just back or forward, with no in between. The Vox, however, produces every tone possible. I cannot believe how great this sounds, whether clean or distorted. Great for solos and rythm.

This thing is a brick. Metal and rubber. You couldn't break this thing if you tried. I would definately gig without backup.

I have never dealt with the company and don't expect that I shall need to!

I was caught up between this and a crybaby. On a whim, I got this one. I have never been happier with a purchase. BUY THIS NOW.

The classic wah-wah pedal. Simple as can be to use...plug into it, run a cable out of it. Press it forward to turn it on, rock it back and forth at whatever speed you want, and press it forward again to turn it off. Simplicity.

This is the only wah-wah pedal out there, as far as I'm concerned....it's the one Clapton, Page, and Hendrix all used and it the big-balls wah to the Dunlop Crybaby's limp-dicked sound. My main axe right now is an Epiphone 335 Dot with Bigsby through Vox amps (AC30 and Pathfinder). The sound is everything you've heard on those great late 60's/early 70's records by Zeppelin, Cream, Hendrix, and other greats. Nasty nasal tones, deep throated growls, and everything in between. Additionally, leaving it in certain positions gets you nice overtones and feedback, including some truly savage tones (the Zappa method). My one complaint about this pedal is that it has a tendency to let local radio signals leak through my amp. However, it's not too common for me.

I bought this pedal 11 years ago and it still works flawlessly. It's a tank...just look at it. Chrome and black rubber....a classic beauty and a brick. I would (and have) use it without a backup no problem. I doubt this thing would ever crap out on me at a gig.

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To me (and countless others), this is the only wah pedal out there. If you want that classic rock wah sound from the late 60's, ealry 70's, this is the only pedal. I play music that's a cross between Hendrix/Cream/Who/Zeppelin and Beatles/Blur/Suede and this pedal fits right in...it hasn't left my pedal board since I got it 11 years ago. And like I said earlier, the Crybaby's are limp-dicked compared to these. I bought this 11 years ago because I saw in pictures and interviews it's what Page, Hendrix, and Clapton used. Also, a friend of mine had a Crybaby and I laughed at it's chicken-squwacks....the Vox is the one!!!

The VOX V847 Wah Wah is a modern day version of the classic 1960s model that Eric Clapton used during his tenure with Cream. I've always liked the "talking sound" Clapton got from his Vox pedal on songs like "White Room" and "World Of Pain" (from the album, "Disraeli Gears" in 1967). For me, that's where I start with to determine what a wah wah pedal should sound like...the modern day Vox V847 gets that sound.
Like all great wah pedals, it's easy to use...simply step on the pedal and it engages. The Vox has smooth action with no unwanted "popping" noises when the effect is engaged.

My set up includes a Standard Fender Telecaster and a Marshall 100 watt MG100DFX combo amp. My choices for effects have changed since the Marshall has digital effects built in (chorus/delay, flanger, delay & chorus). I wanted a nice dependable wah wah pedal with that "classic" sound and the Vox fits the bill.
The pedal sounds great in either clean and overdriven modes with no terrible crackling sounds or radio interference problems to note. A nice feature about the pedal is there is no volume loss when the wah is engaged.

The Vox V847 is built in the USA- I really didn't think they did that anymore! It's all metal construction looks great (with it's chrome pedal and rubber Vox logo) and feels solid too. Unlike other pedals I've owned (Cry Baby, Dan-o-wah, & an old National) this pedal seems to be built like a tank!
I plan on using the Vox as my one and only wah-so no backup pedal will be used.

Vox products are distributed by Korg USA and I have had positive experiences dealing with their customer service people in the past.
FYI: I see Vox pedals are serviced in California by the same company that services MXR pedals.

For classic rock I don't think you can beat a Vox pedal. I've been playing for thirty four years and I have always wanted a Vox wah wah pedal and now I finaly have one of my own.
Vox includes a really cool carrying case that looks like something right out the 60s! (You can safely carry around your Vox pedal to next gig in style.)
Vox decided to go "retro" and not offer an AC jack on the pedal for some unknown reason. I wish they would have wired in an AC jack, but I'll just have to live with that feature. Right now I'm using rechargeble 9 volt batteries on the Vox (time will tell how reliable they turn out to be).
Pound-for-pound the Vox blows away the plastic-cased Dano pedal. The Dano is very microphonic...every time you step on the Dano it "creaks" and gets picked up thru the amp, not cool. The Dano has a plastic pedal and body and there is no telling how long it will last. The solid metal Vox feels like a champ and does not produce any unwanted sounds ("creaking", "crackilng" or "button pops").
Basically, I like it and I'm very impressed with it's overall quality.
(Rating would have been a 10 with an AC jack.)

Like every wah,if you are not used to it you need to practice a bit...But with time,it's quite easy to use and te make it sound good.I need to change something to it.It has no true bypass so that suxx.There was no manual...

I use it with a 60's mexican stratocaster.It is noisy on the treble side,especially with distortion but that's not dramatic...I like noise.It sounds always great especially with distortion and chorus.It's noisy and wicked.I've chosen this one over the dunlop 535q because there is no dramatic drop volume with distortion.It always sound great and clean it's really silky and mellow but it can get nasty and weird. It's a really musical wah,for everything heavy or funky stuff(especially for this).I'm using it with a shitty frontman 30w amp but it works great with it.Searching for a good tube amp so i can only assume that it will work even better with a good one. But there's one problem.There's no true bypass and it kills the treble on every electric guitar...I knew this before buying it but i thought it would be easy to get the switch(DPDT) and put it on. Hope i can do that.So i give it a 9 because of that. Anyway, overall,it's a really good product.

I think it's quite fragile.I'm saying this because before buying it i tried one,new and suddenly it wouldn't work...It was suposed to be new. But I treat it very nicely, i don't let it getting dust everywhere in the house.You have to be careful with it i think.Anyway,so far i don't have problems with it.Can't give more than 5 because i only have it for 2 months so don't really know how dependable and reliable it can be.

Don't know.

I play everything like hardrock,heavy,prog rock,melodic stuff but funk is really natural to me.This a good wah for that.I've been playing for 3 years.I also own a big muff,small stone phaser and a small clone chorus and searching for a delay...I like it,it's a really good sounding wah pedal but i don't like the fact that is has no true bypass...i compared it with the dunlop q535 and,to me,it has more personality and works well with distortion unlike the 535q so to me the v847 is much better even if t doesn't have true bypass(so no 10 for rating),you can mod it anyway.It's good stuff so it's inspiring of course. I recommend it to true music lovers.

I really like how easy mine is to step on. It turns off and on so easaly. I had an original Crybaby(c) for about a year and the thing was so hard to turn on and off. So here I am now with this paedl and I love it.

I love the sound quality. I was turned on to the peasel because I saw that Jimmy Page used a Vox. So I started my research and found for the price this was the best Wah I could find. It sounds Awesome

No Problems yet.

Neever talked to them

I paly Blues/rock
I play a Schecter C-1 elite
I have been playing for 5 years
I love my VOX wah because it is so silky and smooth. My music will never sound the same now that i have this thing.

Stepping on mine was always a bit of a pain, you have to do put a certain amount of pressure, and at the right angle. Sometimes I would think it was on and it wasn't. My pedal felt a little stiff at first - I noticed there was some kind of lubricant used on the inside (to ease this? Anyone else notice this?)

I love the sound of this wah - very inspirational tone with my strat and fender amp. Definitely Hendrix - "Born under a bad sign" comes to mind.
I used it to play funky, scratchy rhythms - worked fine, maybe more fluid-sounding than other pedals - I don't know I haven't used any others besides the one on the Line 6 floorboard which is really quite horrible! But that "fluidity" is what I like most - very silky, smooth, expressive...

Well here's the rub - mine is currently broken. I'm really upset about it, have only had for about 8 months. I bought it brand spanking new. I was recording at a studio yesterday and asked if they had one I could use. The studio owner said he had already gone through three of the same model and they had all broken! I don't know, I thought I took care of mine pretty well...I'm going to see about having it fixed, but I'm considering trying something else.

From the reviews on this board I won't even bother...

I've been playing about ten years total now. I own minimal gear, very few pedals. Play rock, blues, afro-beat, trip-hop.
It's cool to create swells with this pedal along with a delay. I also play keyboard, so I like to use the pedal as if I were just sweeping through playing with the cutoff frequency control on a synth. It's great for solos to add that little extra something.
I chose to buy this pedal based on it's sound and reputation. I did not expect it to break at all, it definitely looks and feels extremely rugged. But after all, we've all been told...looks can be deceiving. But what the hell, I say buy it anyway - I'm going to get mine fixed hopefully...

I wish the pedal action were a little smoother. You have to unscrew the bottom plate to replace the battery. I wish the pedal had a bigger physical sweep, it's a bit sensitive even though the range is good. That said, a monkey could use it.

I'm using a Stratocaster into a pair of tube amps that I've built (and previously an Ibanez Tone Blaster 15). Once I settled down into using the wah, I was at first disappointed. I changed my picking style and the sound I wanted just popped out -- suddenly, I could sound just like Hendrix. It would be cool if the wah effect could be made more subtle, but for that I'll probably just rip out the circuit and rebuild it.

It's sturdy, if I were to drop it I'd worry more about the dent I just made in the floor than if the wah still worked. Theoretically the potentiometer might wear out in a few years, I don't know. You could also get dirt in the gear, but this is all speculation.

Never needed customer support.

It adds another dimension to my playing (literally). If I were to lose it, I'd probably replace it with another (eventually).

I had a Vox 847 before and i rated it a 6. the wah sound was really good, i rated it an 8. but i killed my tone when it was off, so i deducted a few points. the one i have now was modded by the previous owner. it has true bypass and a larger sweep. its awesome in comparison to my old stock 847 wah (that i sold). i really dig this one.

i play british rock, jazz, blues (like everyone) and some funk. this really comes in handy with all my music. some may say "jazz never uses a wah..." Well, sometimes i turn on the wah and leave the pedal all the way back so i get a really hollow, mellow, dull sound. its really nice. if it were stolen, id be bummed. i've been looking for a modded vox wah for a long time. i'd probably wait a long time until i had enough money for a budda or teese. maybe i'd run across another modded vox wah. i'm not sure. i'm just gonna hope that that doesnt happen.

It's a wah. Plain and simple, no knobs or so.

I'm using a Yamaha RGX420S guitar with the Marshall MG250 amp I recently bought. The sound is incredible. Whereas Dunlop goes 'wwwNOISESCREEKKKK' the Vox goes *waaaahhhhh*. It really cries. I'm still working on finding a more GENTLE sweep out of it. It's possible, no doubt, just takes more practice. But in case you want a REAL crying wah sweep, I suggest you buy this baby.
THis one is currently an essential part of my tone, and I wouldn't trade it for another wah pedal.
This is regardless the best wah-pedal I've come across, but then again, there are many many more of them. Also, I'd believe there IS a better wah out there.
For me, it's a ten, but since there are always better ones: 9.

I've had it for a week and it works :)

Okay, without joking, I believe this baby could take a good bombing and still be in one piece.

I won't rate it for now.

Never dealt with 'em. Probably never will.

I mostly play funk and rock. Vox does it all for me, I couldn't ask for more. Simple. Up till now I had to play with a crappy Zoom multieffect wah, this is a whole lot better (surprise) but to my astonishment, Vox beats the shit out of any Dunlop out there. I tested them all out and fell in love with this one. The sound is awesome...

HOWEVER
!!! Two minuses for Vox however !!!
1. It isn't true bypass; it eats some signal from the tone. But then again, I've heard it's possible to fix it on your own easily.
2. There is no AC outlet and it eats 9v batteries, so get yourself rechargeables.

If it were broken or lost, I'd try a Vox with true bypass and an AC outlet. Other than that, no complains.

8, due to the faults.

Very easy, the usual wah thing. Just step down on it until you feel the click and it's on. Rock it up and down you get the effect. Do the same step down and click it off.

My set up usually is Vox wah,Rat distortion,Boss delay unit,and Line 6 modulation unit. Sound quality of the Vox wah is the best, none other like it. I'm using a Yamaha G-100 2x10 combo. You can get vintage Santana sounds, Robin Trower, Clapton, Neal Schon etc.

You can depend on it. You would have to try to break it.

Never dealt with them.

I play inspirational contemporary Christian music. My influences are Rock,Jazz,R&B,and early fusion. Ive been playing for 37 years and received my first Vox wah when I was sixteen, had it for nearly twenty years before it got stolen. Ive owned the Cry baby but they "bite". Bad pot story with Dunlop. I repaired it with a new pot and gave it to a freind as a gift. I've tried several types of wahs but this one in my opinion is the ultimate wah. Just the right amount of sweep.

It's a Wah Wah pedal Stupid, How hard is it?

I run This Through A Fender Stage 185 amp Then a VOX Wah wah, Soon to be a Danelectro Tremolo pedal (I won it on Ebay), a Bass Crybaby Wah (to get a lower wah), Then My Guitar, A red Lyle Semi-hollow body Archtop From the 60's or 70's (I don't Know). I get A complete Recreation Of Hendrix With this pedal(Because Hendrix Used a Vox Wah NOT A CRYBABY!) I don't Understand Why Dunlop made a Hendrix Wah, I played It, it dosn't Come close to My Vox Wah wah! It is a very strong Wah. I used it in My school talent Show and I got the best wah ever. Sadly, I forgot what setting I used on my amp to get that tone...

It's My Only Wah Of course I can Depend on it.
But, Sometimes it will screech at me for no reason but hey, I got it at Pawn 1 Whatdo you expect?

It's Not Broke

This Works Great For Hendrix, 60's Rock, Prog. Rock
I would Buy it again of course But mabey a New one, Straight through Vox (I don't Trust Most Ebay Dealers Unless I know Them)
In A boxing Match Crybaby K.O. Vox Winner!
I use it Every day(it's like Brushing Teeth Man!)

It's a wah. Plug in one side run out the other. The ac jack Jon has installed along with the ac jack out to power other pedals is a God send.

Jon has taken everything good about a Vox wah and made it shine. I have the pedal with all the top quality stuff, like the hard to get goodies and all the nos components, which would be a vast improvement over a stock Vox all by itself. But the mods he has put in are just outstanding! First of all he installed an ac jack so no more batteries. Then he put in another jack so you can power up your other pedals and ran them both through a noise filter. If you have used a Vox wah then you know all about the noise. Jon's pedal is unbelievably quiet. No scratchy stuff, no hiss, nothing but the effect, and it quiets your whole pedal chain as well. He also installed a nice led at the top of the pedal so just in case you drift off you can check if it's still on. The sound is just perfect. His mods bring out all the subtle little tone changes in the Vox. It's a very complex bag of sounds in there, and even though I have played Vox for years I really had to pay attention to my playing as well as my foot action in order to get everything out of it. And there is a whole lot to get out of it. If you use a wah for something more than just an up and down effect you are going to love it! The damn thing makes you play better. It really growls when pushed and is extremely expressive played clean. Jon also managed to soak off that annoying high end piercing Vox peadls are famous for. My favorite thing about it is when you are really playing loud and overdriven it will deliver all kinds of over and undertones on bent notes that are always changing with how and what you are playing. Very surprising and really fun.

I've only had a little while but it feels solid to me.

Jon is just a super guy! He put up with every one of my annoying emails and was always extremely helpful and cool. He even gave me some help and excellent advice on a reverb project I was struggling with. You will not find a cooler guy to deal with. I ABSOLUTELY MEAN THIS. THE GUY IS GREAT.

If you are into wahs and you love a vox pedal buy Jon's V847 mod. You will definitely not be dissapointed. I love evrything about it, and it looks cool like all Vox stuff.

couldn't be any easyier...click and wah away.

great...this is a true wah. it has every thing a wah should have, it kicks all the other wahs in the teeth (including that legendary cry-baby). with the right you rythm you can play great tunes between hendrix and alice in chains. only thing i had a problem with is that it has no true bypass (which you've probably heard enough), its no big deal though...either get in installed, rig it your self (which may not be the best way to go)....run it through a different connection and frequency.

outstanding...like all other wahs...its built like the hunk of steal it is. though i wouldn't recommend try to prove it wrong.

never need it

( you probably don't want to hear this next stuff ...but they told me to put it in) i play hard rock, mostly aic...quite a bit more too though...and this pedal matches me well. been playin for a bit over 2 years (i'm 16). i own an ibanez rg170..who doesn't...(i'm lookin in to gettin a G&L Invader though) a DOD stereo phaser, peavey bandit 75 (no-transtube), and a crapy digi-tech x-series synth wah.
...anyway i'd highly advise getting this wah, theres no other that really compares to well to it...unless its one of them endorsed ones that price over $130 usually.