Guitar World Staff Picks: Paul Riario’s Top Five Effect Pedals of 2012
Guitar World Gear Editor Paul Riario chooses his top five new effect pedals of 2012.
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03. Dunlop Joe Bonamassa CryBaby Wah
Every guitarist I know has a wah on his/her pedal board, and you can’t have a top effects list without including this essential effect in it.
The Joe Bonamassa CryBaby Wah ($298.68) is the latest signature wah pedal from Dunlop — which happens to make 10 signature wahs — and this new wah has such a wide and lively sweep that it sounds almost vintage in character.
The Bonamassa wah looks elegant with its shiny copper top (Is it just me to think that all wahs should have this look?) and glossy black body. The wah has a Halo inductor (a “haloed” component that adds the vocal-like quality found in the very desirable vintage VOX Clyde McCoy wahs) and a switch for true-bypass or non-true-bypass operation (Joe likes to set it for non-true bypass to smooth the top end).
The Bonamassa wah is an articulate wah that captures many of the desirable “White Room” and “Tales Of Brave Ulysses” tones most guitar players love from Eric Clapton’s Cream era.
More info: jimdunlop.com
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classicrockguy
December 18, 2012 at 9:49pm
All these pedals look like they would be real nice to have. They also would put a big dent in your wallet.
kenstee
December 17, 2012 at 1:49pm
Too bad the x4 doesn't have the Echorec setting as an option. Only their Alter Ego version of it does. Available only at ProGuitarShop. And its not available as a TonePrint download.
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