I won the bid for 6,000 yen. If I checked a bit closer, I'd have seen that he won the Yahoo Auction for the same thing for 1,000 yen cheaper. Oh the tangled web..
First impression was this was a little rough. Definitely not as pristine as the Harmonist. For the bucks I saved I shouldn't complain too much. After a pretty thorough play it did what it's supposed to do. To my ears this has a nice selection of wah sounds. The built-in distortion is useful although the switching is probably more confusing that it should be.
I found a cheap 400 yen-ish daisy chain at a Hard Off that allows me to power all the pedals from the Music Booster battery.
I'm really pleased with it. I don't notice any problems with having these all chained together - nice and quiet and powering it all nicely.
I did an experiment to see how long the battery would last running loops solely with the Boomerang connected. I'd thought the unit would be pretty power hungry. I only expected about two hours. To my surprise, it got pretty close to eight hours!
I'm really pleased with my setup so far. In terms of effects, I have what I need to keep me happy at least for a while.
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
Boss V-Wah
Posted by Jimmy In Japan at 11:59 pm
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Hey man, I picked up a used Hellbabe for Y1980 at a nearby Ishibashi music. It's for a friend who's just starting, but of course I couldn't resist playing with it first! I just posted about it...
http://looselectron.blogspot.com/2011_10_03_archive.html#873864364975001200
The Hellbabe is the sh*tiest piece of junk. I'm no wah aficionado, but the feel and sound were incredibly disappointing. It's a toy for an absolute beginner. I don't wish this wah on my enemies. Seriously.
See, I had no expectations for it to start with so I wasn't disappointed! I noticed that one of the LEDs for the pedal sensor was bent. Once I straightened that out, it improved the response a bit. You can actually modify this happy meal wah with a screwdriver, x-acto knife and electrical tape. Then again, who has time for that!?
I like how you say "Happy meal". An unsatisfying bad taste in the mouth! :D
Looks like it was modelled after a 535Q Cry Baby. That pedal feels like quality. For the price I REALLY wanted to like it. I even tried it twice. For similar money the Weeping Demon (with auto on/off too) is much better and more musical.
True'dat on the Happy Meal, but most kids just want the toy. That would be the Hellbabe's BOOST (assuming wah-wah is a soy & shit burger...)
Those Ibanez wah's look pretty cool. Have you tried the John Frusciante wah?
I didn't even know which wah he used till now. I think it's up to personal taste.
My first wah was a sustain pedal connected to a GP-16's wah filter. Actually worked surprisingly well!
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