FX17 Wah Volume

Err, i think this pedal is really cool, prob a little bit of a collectors item just because it's so unique... it's certainly one of the most interesting ones i use. People go on and on and on about how much tone a dunlop crybaby will suck out of you're rig, but i would say that this pedal is slightly worse for that, so i have to take it out of my chain when not in use. Otherwise  it's a nice wah sweep, sounds good with distortion.

Seems to be built well, and as it uses some kind of non contact optical cicuit to produce the wah sweep, there are less moving parts, so no wear and tear.

Tricky, had some problems trying to get it to work... then suddenly it did, but i have no clue why. As mentioned, tweak the hidden pots with a small screwdriver to get the wah sweep u want.

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I would recommend this if you're into wahs, because it gives a different flavour than your dunlop, i think this would prob work great with a bass because the pedal tends to emphasise the bass frequencys where as crbabys tend to cut a bit more... if u can find one of these they tend to go for a few ¿¿¿¿¿¿ less than dunlops on ebay, so def reccommended.

YOU MUST ADJUST THIS PEDAL FOR IT TO SOUND GREAT AS A WAH! This is SO SUBJECTIVE and everybody gives 10's that I don't know if it means anything anymore, but there it is.  As a Wah a 10. This is NOT a CryBaby! Which to me is great.  It has a different sound.  One that I really, really like.  But if you want one Wah to do the classic sounds, this probably isn't your choice. THERE ARE TWO ADJUSTMENTS ON THE FRONT OF THE PEDAL AND BOTH AFFECT THE WAH SOUND!  There is some wrong info on the WEB about this pedal and that might confuse some owners/users.  Some reviews say only one of the adjustments on the front affects the Wah, which is incorrect. IT DOES adjust the Min/Max Volume of the Pedal if you have it switched to use as a Volume Pedal, but it also adjusts the Sharpness/Smoothness of the Wah Peak.  If you don't like the sound of this pedal at all, chances are the adjustment in question is set wrong. It can sound VERY BAD if set wrong, and VERY GREAT if set right. As reference I've played extensively with these Wah's:  Budda BudWha, Clyde (Original One), Vox CryBaby, Thomas CryBaby, Dunlop CryBaby(s) (many varieties), Ibanez Weeping Demon, Boss PW-10, and many boutiques.  Many of these are excellent Wahs, some of them aren't.  I like the FX-17 better though.

Built like a tank.

This is this Pedal's weakness, the Wah side of it that is.  It can easily be adjusted to sound bad, which seems to be what happened to some of the units reviewed here, or to sound very, very good.  If you're not a tweaker this in NOT your Wah Wah!  If you don't mind spending some time adjusting it to get a great sound than you'll be amply rewarded.

They are still around and easy enough to work with.

Prices are shooting up for these on Ebay, so word must be getting out.  If you haven't tried them and love Wahs, like me, it's well worth your time!