They're Jackson preamps from the early '90s- a midsweep control and an on/off switch (or push/pull pot if you prefer). The overall gain's adjusted by a trimpot on the preamp itself. I bought a Charvel with one and loved it, so I ordered a few preamps from my friendly Jackson repair shop.
I use them with a combination of Duncan APHs and DiMarzio Nortons in humbucker guitars, and Lace Holy Grails in single coil guitars.
ew
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- Rad Grandad
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- 38041 posts since 6 Sep, 2003 from Downeast Maine
oh those jackson pre'sew wrote:They're Jackson preamps from the early '90s- a midsweep control and an on/off switch (or push/pull pot if you prefer). The overall gain's adjusted by a trimpot on the preamp itself. I bought a Charvel with one and loved it, so I ordered a few preamps from my friendly Jackson repair shop.
I use them with a combination of Duncan APHs and DiMarzio Nortons in humbucker guitars, and Lace Holy Grails in single coil guitars.
ew
They're okay, but I was very disapointed with them, they only give you 6db of boost if I remember right...back then there was a company "Audiocraft" that sold pre's like the emg (a switch with a circuit borad and a trimpot)...the audiocrafts were three position switches, off, 6db, 0-18 db (trimpot) The PA2's I use now are two away...off and 0-20 db...they also have the afterburner which is a push/pull pot that can be adjusted witjout the trimpot.BTW did you know that the EMG'S are rails? I have a bunch of different duncans as well...including an invader...I had a guitar with an invader (stolen) and the audiocraft pre...a friend once called the worlds only 80 watt guitar.
However the EMG PA2's are only 30 bux each, quite quiet and they work well with single coils, humbuckers, active, passive and all magnet types...worth 30 imo....
They have other circuits as well....I just placed an order with these guys....first time so I'll let you know how it goes, but they only ship in the U.S. I believe.
http://www.gtrheaven.com/emg.htm
But you can get a good idea of prices....
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- KVRAF
- 12977 posts since 29 Sep, 2003 from Ottawa, Canada
I'm interested in the Dimebag Darrell Crybaby. Or the Behringer rip-off, which is more likely to fit my budget.
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- KVRian
- 1107 posts since 31 Oct, 2002 from the high desert
I've heard good things about the Ibanez WD-7...
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- KVRAF
- 13444 posts since 14 Nov, 2000 from Hannover / Germany
It's the 535. I have and love it.ew wrote: The CryBaby with multiple settings (I forget its model name) is really flexible for a hardware wah.
It's got a 4 way frequency selector and a boost in addition to the plain CryBabys.
There's some further modification kits for CryBaby's, btw.
However, I'm getting away fine with the pedal range of a CryBaby. I once had a Morley as well and just hated it becauce of the wide pedal range, which was pretty much rendering it useless for playing while standing. Probably the better choice for people sitting behind their instruments.
FWIW, that virtual Boss Wah isn't all too bad, just the "GUI" sucks. Anyways, my CryBaby does all the jobs just fine.
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- KVRist
- 230 posts since 25 Nov, 2004
I used to just open up the crybaby and change the range on the pot (you could move the rack out of the way and turn the pot to different ranges). I used to have guitarists coming up to me saying "what the hell kind of wah is that" when it was a standard-issue crybaby.
Now I've got a Vox. I don't mess with it. It sounds damn good as it is.
Now I've got a Vox. I don't mess with it. It sounds damn good as it is.
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- KVRian
- 564 posts since 16 Nov, 2004 from The People's Republic of West Palm Beach
For a long time I kept both a vox and a crybaby for different things. The vox has a buttery quality that I could never quite get from the old crybaby. I used to use the crybaby more for setting to specific places along it's sweep for notched sounding leads. The crybaby broke several months ago(it was my first pedal and I'd had it for so long, I was sad) and I replaced it with a new crybaby 535Q. I rarely use the vox anymore as the new crybaby is just so versatile. You can vary the wah range and the volume of the effect and it really gives you the ability to find what suites you for physically expressive purposes which is what the wah pedal is all about. Plus, it has a little boost button on the side that you can kick which is cool for upping the anty on solos and such.