Members PigWings_v2.0 Posted December 27, 2009 Members Share Posted December 27, 2009 Ok so I was cruising craigslist and came across an ad for some old wahs. And a quick quote from his description. I've collected Wah pedals since they first became available in the 60's. Here's a collection of eight Wah's that I personally bought in the 60s and 70s. The Union Jack model is from the 80s, it has sold and is no longer available. The others are still available. I used each one of them during my career as a studio muso in Hollywood. Yes, I even played some porno movie sound tracks with a couple of them. That's actually a pretty good paying gig. Well... He wants $75 each. Which of them will sound like money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted December 27, 2009 Members Share Posted December 27, 2009 The inductors are a "key". I like the 70's TDK style but most put the "money" on the 60's fasel type. Cry Baby was the name of the USA models and VOX on the other side of the pond. Also, The Babies should have a Thomas Organ bottom plate out of California or Chicago if they are the vintage / pre-Dunlop types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members claytonjohn18 Posted December 27, 2009 Members Share Posted December 27, 2009 I'd pick up about 5 of them. They're probably worth a tad more than $75 each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted December 27, 2009 Members Share Posted December 27, 2009 I'd pick up about 5 of them. They're probably worth a tad more than $75 each. Mmm..Especially the VOX models which tend to be priced higher than their CryBaby counterparts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BoredGuitarist7 Posted December 27, 2009 Members Share Posted December 27, 2009 I paid $130ish for my TDK 5103. Probably overpaid, but it sounds awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members P. Wallace Posted December 27, 2009 Members Share Posted December 27, 2009 I paid $130ish for my TDK 5103. Probably overpaid, but it sounds awesome. I got a Thomas Crybaby with the tdk 5103 as a gift and I had to mod it to death to get it too sound good. Maybe it's just mine but stock was the yuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yorgatron Posted December 27, 2009 Members Share Posted December 27, 2009 The inductors are a "key". I like the 70's TDK style but most put the "money" on the 60's fasel type. I've had a 70's Vox Thomas Organ with the TDK for the last 23 years.the pivot is kind of squeeky when playing at low volumes,but other than that,no complaints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PigWings_v2.0 Posted December 27, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 27, 2009 I'm gonna stop by the guys place in about an hour. I'll try 'em all but I'm thinking I might go for a Vox. Now... King Vox? V847? Hmm... Sorry, I'm not too savy on inductors and all that. But here's what he told me about them through e-mail.Yup, they're all in good shape. Various inductors,halos, fasel, square TDK. Some have carbon 1/4wresistors. Some have metal or carbon film resistors.One of them is a little wishu-wishu in mid-travel.I replaced one of the 1/4" jacks on one of them as theoriginal was losing it's "spring" on the tip connector.Each one is a little different in sound, filter range etc.As you'd expect for any filter device. Even with the exactsame components, the variance in tolerance for the resistorsand caps will, of course, mean the effect will be differentbetween essentially every pedal. The Union Jack model is already sold unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members royal crxsh johnson Posted December 27, 2009 Members Share Posted December 27, 2009 buy them all for $75 sell them, get a wilson 12 position and spend the change on hookers and blow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PigWings_v2.0 Posted December 27, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 27, 2009 It's tempting to buy them all... But I just don't have the cash! But maybe I could spring for two... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Naterel Posted December 27, 2009 Members Share Posted December 27, 2009 Is it just me or have I seen that picture somewhere else before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PigWings_v2.0 Posted December 28, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 28, 2009 Dunno. But I bought one. Got one of the v847. He said it has a fasel inductor. It's got a nice sweet wah sound! The Guitar Research one sounded suprisingly nice for a brand I haven't heard of. It was by far the most porno wah of them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wilsoneffectsll Posted December 28, 2009 Members Share Posted December 28, 2009 Ask for gut shots and be very selective. If he only wants $75 each they are likely all TDK inductors or later models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seifukusha Posted December 28, 2009 Members Share Posted December 28, 2009 colorsound wahs , prince has them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted December 28, 2009 Members Share Posted December 28, 2009 none of the above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted December 28, 2009 Members Share Posted December 28, 2009 I got a Thomas Crybaby with the tdk 5103 as a gift and I had to mod it to death to get it too sound good. Maybe it's just mine but stock was the yuck. Interesting. Mine sounds killer. It's pretty beat these days though. Been thinking of putting the board in a new housing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SonicVI Posted December 28, 2009 Members Share Posted December 28, 2009 The Voxes are all reissues or Thomas Organ V846's, you can tell because they have metal badges on the front. If they were Italian made they'd be far more valuable. The Cry-Baby's all look like like older Dunlop or Thomas Organ models from the 70's or early 80's, not terribly valuable. The King Vox is probably the most valuable of the bunch, but maybe only worth $150 still, and on the inside it's just a Thomas Organ crybaby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gigant0r Posted December 29, 2009 Members Share Posted December 29, 2009 Vox V846, Cry Baby and King Vox wah probably all of them have the same guts with TDK inductor. Had a bunch of them, they all sound different but mostly because of pot actually it's taper. Fulltone pot works great with them.. True bypass mod, eventually a buffer (if you want to use it with fuzz) and you have a great sounding wah Curtis Mayfield used King Vox wah so.. I'll pick any of them for $75, Vox first if you care about resale value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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