checkout the plutoneium chi wah wah. they ship it with red fasels as a customer option.
thanks for the detailed advise. didn't know you can order a chi-wah-wah w/ Fasels other than getting one from the $300 bronze run.
while we're on the subject, allow me to repost my review here (dapat pala dito ko talaga pinost yung review eh).
---- REVIEW OF PLUTONEIUM CHI-WAH-WAH ----
So Masterchoxter was kind enough to watch last Friday's Blues Night at Conspiracy and lend me his Plutoneium Chi-Wah-Wah to try out (btw, jellogz also let me try his Klone made by plugzzz). Chox is a smart guy and he knew one gig wouldn't be enough to evaluate a piece of gear so he offered to let me bring it home to test more thoroughly. That's like offering Johnny Walker to an alcoholic, right, so how can I refuse? LOL.
My observations (summary only, you can find all the specs on the web):
- As you probably already know, this pedal is indeed 'weapons grade'. Chox says the casing uses the same metal used on guns! "Tough as bricks" would be an understatement. So you are paying for the leading edge innovations (eg, the form factor, "instant play" actuator, controls, etc.), you also get quality materials and construction.
- The treadle's throw gets pretty deep so you get a very wide range of sound.
- The level and gain control makes a lot of sense. Most of us like to use wah for solo parts so having a little boost when you step on the wah is like stepping on 2 pedals at once. The gain control adds more dimension and richness to the sound too.
- The contour knob is really effective in providing a wide array of tones. The contour before 9 o clock can focus on the lows and mids which works for blues, or past 3 o clock for mids to high treble for screaming shred. I like it before 12 o clock.
- The controls are very sensitive to the input. A Strat will sound very different from an LP. That's a good thing. smiley
- My only issue is that for a pedal which distinguishes itself for being so compact and perfect for strapping onto a pedalboard, it's design actually makes it a little challenging in that context. Add the height of the pedalboard to the height of the pedal and that's how high your toes/feet need to be to work the treadle. You will either have to work it w/ your toes w/ your feet at almost 40 degree angle (at least in my PT Mini) or suspend your foot over the treadle. Again that is if you're going to put it on your pedalboard. If you put it on the floor, no problem at all.
In my usual fashion, I will refrain from judging the tone but will just share soundclips so YOU can be the judge (altho it's still best to try it out yourself). Suffice to say that it gets plenty wacka-wacka to my ears.
Here are the clips. Level was set at 12 o clock, Contour at 10 o clock, Gain at 2 o clock.
... with Strat
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=398267&songID=10245031... with LP
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=398267&songID=10245032My deep apologies in advance to Chox or Plutoneium if this demo clips don't do the pedal justice. My wah technique and recording gear is limited.
