Members TechBrother Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 MOds include TB, two blue LEDs, vocal mod, volume mod, midrange mod, adapter jack and red fassel inductor. The wah looks killer and sounds much how I remember my neighbor's 70's vox wah to sound like. My bass player heard it and thought I bought a new re-issue wah... and he could hear the difference and he's a bass player. AFter I get some more parts I think I may still try the bass and gain mod. The volume mod makes this thing scream! If I don't want the boost I can control it w/ my compressor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chu2 Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 the blue LED's are freaking sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TechBrother Posted March 19, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 Thanks chu! bump for the am crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheGareth Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tetaJ Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 where'd you get the mods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TechBrother Posted March 19, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 Found this helpful page and bought most the parts from PPP. Found the inductor on Ebay. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/s.castledine/greenfuz/wah.html Also recieved some help from ppl in the forums. Andreasand his page have been very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lanefair Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 Truly a mod to be proud of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TechBrother Posted March 19, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 Thanks Lane! It was a lot of fun trying different resistors and such and listening to the pedal each time to hear how it affected the tone. A very satisfying experience as compared to shelling out a ton of cash on a boutique wah. Not that there is anything wrong w/ that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crxsh Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 That's sweet man. Tell me more about the "vocal" mod ... what's that about? BTW: Thanks for those Schallers. Got 'em the other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Corduroy Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 Great job! And isn't this the V847a? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flying_Milkman Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 Looks killer. I'll have to try that sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TechBrother Posted March 19, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 It's the V847, not the 847A. It didn't come with the ac adapter jack and the inputs aren't pc mounted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Corduroy Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 It's the V847, not the 847A. It didn't come with the ac adapter jack and the inputs aren't pc mounted. Okay, I thought it was the shape of the V847A! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TechBrother Posted March 19, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 To my understanding they are the same shape. Just different pcb's, slightly different components and ac adapter jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Corduroy Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 To my understanding they are the same shape. Just different pcb's, slightly different components and ac adapter jack. Ahh yes, they are. I always looked at photo's and thought the 847 didn't have the slight angle in the pedal but I can see they're the same now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistercoffee1 Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 Ahh yes, they are. I always looked at photo's and thought the 847 didn't have the slight angle in the pedal but I can see they're the same now. Corduroy,All Vox and Dunlop Wahs are the same casing, even older Thomas Organ Crybaby wahs.Currently, all Voxes, Dunlops, and Buddhas are made by Dunlop as well.If you look at the insides, the metal casing has the same part numbers as well (during metal casting process). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistercoffee1 Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 My modded V847SP (Special Edition Silver Plated): Guts: Modded Inductor (Whipple), modded 0.22uF Capacitors (Tropical Fish), modded 0.01uF Capacitors (Polystyrene), modded Transistors (BC108 and BC109), Input resistor at 47k ohm, Emitter at 470 ohm, Fulltone Pot, True Bypass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TechBrother Posted March 19, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 WOW! Very nice! What difference did the whipple inductor and the fulltone pot make? I'm also interested in the caps you used... please do tell more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistercoffee1 Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 Inductors may or may not make a difference, depending on how "off" the current one is from your new one (Inductance and Resistance measurements).Compared to the stock Vox Inductor, the Whipple gave it a warmer sweep and more of a fundamental note, pretty subtle though.The Fulltone pot likes a pretty wide travel, so you need to be using medium or short rubber grommets (you can cut them with an exacto knife), not the full sized. Given that, it's got a good low end, wider sweet spot/slower transition from bass to treble, and smoother taper when compared to something like a Hotpotz II. The Hotpotz II transitions pretty quick from bass to treble, and has more of a dead spot at the heel end of the sweep where not much change occurs (it seems to do better with shorter mechanical travel). The Polystyrene caps made the sweep a little clearer.The Tropical Fish caps gave a slightly thicker quality to the sweep (subtle though).The Transistor swap gave it a little more bass and midbass as well, slightly less high end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Liberty Belle Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 to teh OP,this thread is {censored} without gut shots,it really is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Corduroy Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 Corduroy, All Vox and Dunlop Wahs are the same casing, even older Thomas Organ Crybaby wahs. Currently, all Voxes, Dunlops, and Buddhas are made by Dunlop as well. If you look at the insides, the metal casing has the same part numbers as well (during metal casting process). Okay, you learn something new everyday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TechBrother Posted March 19, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 to teh OP,this thread is {censored} without gut shots,it really is! What the pretty blue LED doesn't do it for you? :poke: I'll add some in an hour when I get home from work. I was thinking that same thing earlier and was hoping no one else had the same thought. Oh and btw, GO TO HELL FLANDERS! (nothing against you, Homer tells me to be mean to no-good Flanders) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Liberty Belle Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 im not into outside mods,im into circuits so gut shots only satisfy me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Corduroy Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 Yeah, I'd like to see gut shots too. But the Blue LED is the coolest thing on a wah I've ever seen.v:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistercoffee1 Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 WOW! Very nice! What difference did the whipple inductor and the fulltone pot make? I'm also interested in the caps you used... please do tell more! In all honesty, for the most bang for the buck, you already accomplished that with the resistor swaps as mentioned on that page.They give you the most noticeable change from stock for the least amount of $$ (although not exactly the most vintage tone, but certainly a noticeable change). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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