Wow! one resistor swap in the wah, big difference.

[capnkid]

If you have an old Thomas Organ Wah, Try changing the 33k resistor to a 68k (it's the one across from the inductor). Wow, now I know why people like wahs. Now I can get that Voodoo Chile/Cloud 9 sound.

All I have to do now is true bypass it and change the scratchy pot.

[capnkid]

This would probably work in the new Dunlop wahs too.

[89gtsleeper]

could you post a pic of this... I may end up doing something like that

[capnkid]

The resistor with the 3 orange bands above the inductor in this picture is the 33k resistor.

[legionserial]

Originally Posted by capnkid

This would probably work in the new Dunlop wahs too.

The sound you described above sounds pretty much like a Dunlop to me anyway

[Anfontan]

Originally Posted by capnkid

If you have an old Thomas Organ Wah, Try changing the 33k resistor to a 68k (it's the one across from the inductor). Wow, now I know why people like wahs. Now I can get that Voodoo Chile/Cloud 9 sound.

All I have to do now is true bypass it and change the scratchy pot.

You should try to clean that scratchy pot first by spraying some contact cleaner like "Blue Shower" into it and working the pot back & forth for a long time. That old pot might be a big part of the sound you love about the wah now-a new pot might not have the same tones.

[capnkid]

Originally Posted by Anfontan

You should try to clean that scratchy pot first by spraying some contact cleaner like "Blue Shower" into it and working the pot back & forth for a long time. That old pot might be a big part of the sound you love about the wah now-a new pot might not have the same tones.

The guy I bought it from did that, but it got scratchy again quick. When I get the new pot, I'll put it in and take the old one apart.

I bought a Hot Potz II, The place I order from was out of Fulltone pots.

[capnkid]

I just finished true bypassing the wah, and changed out the scratchy pot. No big difference with the true bypass. The Hotpotz II isn't as good as the original. Oh well, I guess I'll try a fulltone pot next.