Helppage

Wah Pedal Help

If you will notice that inside the pedal on the main board there are
three trimpots. You will see two grey trimpots and a blue one. The
trimpot directly below the inductor (#1) is the vocal trimpot. This
enables you to adjust the range of the sweep in the wah.This will
come set to the original specs of the pedal. Notice the mark.
Now we move on to the trimpot in the middle of the board (#2). This
one is to adjust the midrange of the pedal. Though very subtle it
can be very useful in the overall sound of the pedal. This also
comes set to the original specs of the pedal.
Last but not least there is the gain and bass response trimpot (#3).
This trimpot is very useful, it comes set to the original specs of the
pedal. By turning this trimmer down you can get more bass and
gain hence a deeper sound, but be careful if it is turned down to
much the wah may become muddy and distorted. Turning it up has
the opposite effect, brighter and less gain.
Also with all of my wahs you get the volume trimpot that is located
at the front of the pedal on the output buffer. Set it to your liking
and enjoy the fuzz!
I hope this information has been helpful and I hope you enjoy your
new pedal as much as I do. Thank you for choosing Wilson Effects.
Kevin Wilson

Adjustable Wah

Q-Wah

The Q-wah has much of the same features as the Adjustable Wah.
Let's start on the inside. Inside the Q-wah you will notice that there
are two internal trimpots on the main board. Much like the
Adjustable Wah the one in the middle of the board is the midrange
trimpot. Though very subtle it is very helpful in the overall sound of
the pedal. Also you will notice the blue trimpot. This is to adjust the
bass response and gain of the pedal to give you either a deeper
darker sound or a higher brighter sound. Then there is the volume
trimpot at the front of the pedal on the output buffer. This is one
that you should set to your liking and leave it alone.
Lets move to the outside of the pedal. If you will notice just above
the input jack there is two knobs. The first one closest to the input
jack is the Q control. The original setting of this knob is straight up
and down. When moved back towards the back of the pedal you
will find three different settings that produce a deeper Q sweep of
the pedal. When you move the knob towards the front of the pedal
you will notice the there are two positions that produce a higher
sweep in the pedal.
Above the q control you will find the vocal knob. When facing
straight up and down it is in the original set position of the pedal. If
you turn this knob you will notice the sweep of the pedal get less
and less.
When you combine all of these features and realize the extreme
versatility of this pedal you will indeed have hours and hours of
great experimentation ahead of you. I hope you enjoy your Q-Wah
as much as I have enjoyed developing it. Thanks for choosing
Wilson Effects.
Kevin Wilson

Things to Know

Your new wah pedal has a few parts in it that over time due to
friction and wear and tear may need replacing. One of these parts
is the potentiometer. If by chance one of these days your pot
happens to become scratchy it may need replaced though these
parts are not covered by warranty they are covered against failure
for the first thirty days. There are one of two things you can do if
your pot becomes scratchy you could try using a lubricant like the
one sold at radio shack #64-4315 or there is a chance that it needs
replaced. If you decide to replace it yourself this will not void your
warranty, but I would be happy to help you with getting a new one
as often I have plenty of these in stock.
One of the other friction based components in the wah is the
switch. We use only Carling DPDT switches. These switches are
fully adjustable inside the wah there is another nut around the shaft
of the switch that ca be adjusted to your liking. Simply loosen the
nut on the outside of the pedal and you can raise or lower the
switch to your desired setting. If by chance you happen to need a
replacement switch doing this on your own will not void the
warranty. I do however have these available also and would be
happy to help you aqquire a new on.

Rocker Tensioning Adjustment
You also may wonder about how to adjust the tension on the wah
pedal itself. If you look at the back of the pedal you will see up
under the footpad an allen screw. Simply turn this allen screw to
adjust the tension of the pedal more to your liking. It's as easy as
that.

If you happen to have any questions that could not be answered on
this page please feel free to email me at the address below.

wilsoneffects@wilsoneffects.com