Wah comparison audio

I've recorded a comparison between the two.
VOX V847 Stock vs Modded Audio

Gear used

Clean sounds:
Tele > Wah > Amplitube with a Fender and VOX settings (dual amp)

Dirty Sounds:
Les Paul > Wah > Amplitube with a Marshall settings

It is played in this order
1) Stock Wah Clean
2) Modded Wah Clean
3) Stock Wah Dirty
4) Modded Wah Dirty

I'm still not sure if I like the q setting and I think the bass seems to be lacking (like the low end of the sweep sounds the same for the last part of the sweep) so I may need to slightly adjust it with some other resistors and maybe change the 2k as it is meant to fix this but doesn't seem to of done anything useful!

Wah Mods Part 1 Complete

As I said in my previous blog I've modded my wah. Due to misplacing the 3PDT (you can use a DPDT) switch I haven't added true bypass yet but have done some other mods.



1) After dismantling the wah I desoldered the old black inductor and took it out.



2) I then tried to fit the new Whipple Inductor but the posts didn't line up so first I tried to bend them then added wires from them only to realize after hours of failing attempts that only two of the legs need to actually be in the circuit!



3) Eventually I soldered in the inductor



4) I then soldered in a 100k pot in parallel with the q resistor which I then later removed as it wasn't needed.

5) I then replace the 'midrange resistor' which is the one in the middle of the row of resistors next to the inductor I changed this from 1.5k to 2k which improved midrange and the bass/treble transition

Opinions
It is a fair bit better sounding, I still need to mess around with the pot to get it right as thats all down to taste and this inductor seems to have less high end so I may look into adding some more. No it isn't suddenly a $250 wah but it is better for under $40 and less then an hours work.

Stayed tuned for the comparison video and audio coming soon

Modding My VOX V847 Wah

I've started modding my wah today so far I've added the following mods
Parallel 100k pot to the q resistor for control of q
Whipple Inductor
2k Midrange Mod

I will also be making it true bypass and possibly changing the capacitor.
I will update it with step by step what I did and pictures soon.
When I've finished there will be a comparison video

Watch this space!