Members bunghole Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 Would you recommend the original or the Bad Horsie 2. The 2 isn't much more expensive and has some sort of contour function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zlandicar Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 The contour mode lets you select a range of frequencies to add a boost to. The amount of boost is controlled by a knob. Great for boosting solos, but I always switch back to the regular mode after solo. You probably don't want it if you use a lot of gain because it's easy to make your rig squeal, in a bad way - it's a powerful boost. All that said, I have the 2, like it, and recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bunghole Posted January 15, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 I mostly use it for distortion. I'm not a fan of clean wah playing. I might play some funky stuff infrequently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zlandicar Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 In that case, keep the level at less than 50%, if you get it. Contour is up to you. What are you playing, GWAR type stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bunghole Posted January 15, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 In that case, keep the level at less than 50%, if you get it. Contour is up to you. What are you playing, GWAR type stuff? Actually yeah. they use a lot of wah. I also play King Diamond, Mercyful Fate, Blind Guardian and lots of thrash. Those are my main things right now. I've pretty much decided I'll either get a Bad Horsie or a Dime Crybaby from Hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zlandicar Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 I'd go the Morley route. I hear mostly bad things about the CFH, and the Bad Horsie's got that neat electro-optical {censored} that ensures you never wear it out. You can also adjust a trim pot inside to tweak how it reacts to your foot. That said, most people on this forum will probably tell you to get a Teese wah or whatever, but if the BH2's good enough for Steve Vai, it's good enough for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheAtomicJeff Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 # 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members comfortablynumb Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 I have the BH2, but I never use the contour function. The normal mode sound fine to me. Switchless is great, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Last Nerve Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 IMO, #2 is MUCH better than the first one. Better sweep, more control, etc. Pick #2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phallic Potato Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 Two questions about the Bad Horsie 2: How is the bypass? I have an old Morley NSW (No Switch Wah) and while I love the synthy wah sounds, the bypass is {censored}. And second, is it more of a traditional wah sound or does it have the synthier sound of the older Morleys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members comfortablynumb Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 The bypass is excellent. Oh, and it has a more modern voice, but it's traditional enough. One of our songs has a Voodoo Chile ripoff intro and the BH2 sounds great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zlandicar Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 Yeah, I don't notice any changes. The wah sound is... unique, to say the least. Distinguishable as a wah for sure, but it sounds kinda synthy and kinda like it "belongs" there at the same time... like you're playing the notes that way somehow instead of stepping on a pedal. At least that's my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ben Co. Posted January 15, 2007 Members Share Posted January 15, 2007 Two questions about the Bad Horsie 2:How is the bypass? I have an old Morley NSW (No Switch Wah) and while I love the synthy wah sounds, the bypass is {censored}. And second, is it more of a traditional wah sound or does it have the synthier sound of the older Morleys? The buffer is excellent and I could tell zero difference with it in my chain or not. Also, it's nice to have a good buffer like this 1st in the chain to assist in driving the signal through the other 11 pedals. I'd say it's not as synthy as some I've heard, but I wouldn't say it's traditional either. In fact, I owned a ZVex Wah Probe for a while and side-by-side, the BH2 (2006 version) and the Wah Probe sounded remarkably similar. I did a clip for someone in the past and he mentioned, "Hey, is that a Wah Probe at the end of your clip?" - but it wasn't! I see where he was coming from though; it does sound a lot like the sound in the video for the Wah Probe on ZVex's site. -Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bunghole Posted February 7, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Mine should be in the mail soon, where should I place it. between guitar and metal zone? between metal zone and amp? in the effects loop? Those are the only effects I use. Occasionally i'll put a dano phaser in the loop (is that where I should put it btw) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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