Members TheGareth Posted July 24, 2008 Members Share Posted July 24, 2008 Anyone here got a Boss PW-10? What do you think of it? I'm not talking about the distortion models, but the actual wah and vibe models are the ones that interest me, especially the vibe. Good, bad or just alright? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members timmyo Posted July 24, 2008 Members Share Posted July 24, 2008 Very good pedal imho. The drives are in interesting addition but not really to the standard of any of Boss' single units imo and I don't use them. One thing to note though : you select wah on/off with a poke of the toe end (as expected) and drive on/off with a poke of the heel end (easy enough) - BUT - even if there is no drive selected via the heel switch, if the drive pot is not set zero you get drive effect - it drove me nuts where the slight noise and gating effect was coming from until I realised - doh. Anyway - used as a wah (or univibe) pedal it is bloody great. Personally I keep gravitating toward the "MO" model - which is a surprise as I thought I was a "CRY" or "VO" man but the Morley-ish model has a more pronounced effect that I like. The settings all sound very different so I'd be amazed if it didn't make a sound you like. And even if that was the case, there's the custom setting where you specify sweep, freq etc etc etc and store it. I'm sure more creative types would use multiple settings, but I like the fact that I could dabble with different wah types and find one I really like and stick with it. The univibe model is good - I'm not an expert on that effect but it certainly sounds like a 'real' one to me. Oh, and it's bomb-proof and there's no pot to get scratchy or wear out. I paid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FatsoForgotso Posted July 24, 2008 Members Share Posted July 24, 2008 I forgot for a second that its a wah and thought a bigger version of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheGareth Posted July 24, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 24, 2008 Very good pedal imho.The drives are in interesting addition but not really to the standard of any of Boss' single units imo and I don't use them.One thing to note though : you select wah on/off with a poke of the toe end (as expected) and drive on/off with a poke of the heel end (easy enough) - BUT - even if there is no drive selected via the heel switch, if the drive pot is not set zero you get drive effect - it drove me nuts where the slight noise and gating effect was coming from until I realised - doh.Anyway - used as a wah (or univibe) pedal it is bloody great. Personally I keep gravitating toward the "MO" model - which is a surprise as I thought I was a "CRY" or "VO" man but the Morley-ish model has a more pronounced effect that I like. The settings all sound very different so I'd be amazed if it didn't make a sound you like. And even if that was the case, there's the custom setting where you specify sweep, freq etc etc etc and store it.I'm sure more creative types would use multiple settings, but I like the fact that I could dabble with different wah types and find one I really like and stick with it. The univibe model is good - I'm not an expert on that effect but it certainly sounds like a 'real' one to me.Oh, and it's bomb-proof and there's no pot to get scratchy or wear out. I paid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Karma1 Posted July 25, 2008 Members Share Posted July 25, 2008 It's not the holy grail of wah pedals, but it's quite decent - I have one and I like it. It's got a shorter pedal sweep than some wah's, which takes some getting used to. Between the various wah models and the ability to tweak the range, it's pretty easy to find at least one setting that works for you. But it's nice to have the option of having more than one, which sets it apart from other wah's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belt Posted July 25, 2008 Members Share Posted July 25, 2008 I had one and it was alright. I'm not a wah fan though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members revontulet Posted July 25, 2008 Members Share Posted July 25, 2008 I hated mine. The heel and toe switches were too stiff, the distortion models were lame and only 2 modes that sounded any good to me.. the morley one and the vox one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mind_Riot89 Posted July 25, 2008 Members Share Posted July 25, 2008 I didn't even try any of the other modes; I just couldn't get a decent wah sound out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheGareth Posted July 25, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 25, 2008 I hated mine. The heel and toe switches were too stiff, the distortion models were lame and only 2 modes that sounded any good to me.. the morley one and the vox one. Hmm, this puts me off. I like the switches to be loose. I might get an auto wah pedal or something instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members revontulet Posted July 25, 2008 Members Share Posted July 25, 2008 Yeah, the heel switch was particularly difficult to engage, particularly if your foot is full on the pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheGareth Posted July 25, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 25, 2008 Yeah, the heel switch was particularly difficult to engage, particularly if your foot is full on the pedal.Hmm, not for me at all. Glad you told me about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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