Dunlop Crybaby 105Q Bass Wah or Snarling Dogs Bootsy Collins wah

parklife101 · #1 06-05-2008, 10:17 PM

Which one should I get? I hear the bootsy collin ones has issues with some clicking noise that can be heard after a little use, other one has no issue, but has no fuzzbox and isn't as appealing. Which one should I get? both same price, and I have 15% off on them too.

Crybaby:
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Dunlop-C...51-i1124428.gc

Bootsy collins:
http://www.guitarcenter.com/Snarling...55-i1124348.gc

rustynuts · #2 06-06-2008, 06:26 AM

I've had issues with the Snarling Dogs wah pedals....The quality control seems to be, well, non-existent. I loved the sounds I could get from the thing but when my first one arrived one of the pots was loose and rattling around inside the pedal. Probably an easy fix but at that point I sent it back not knowing what else may have been wrong. I received a replacement pedal and the input jack on this one was rattling around inside and the little nut was nowhere to be found.

The third one arrived dead. Just plain didn't work. After that I got my money back and said forget it.

parklife101 · #3 06-06-2008, 07:17 AM

Bump, cuz now im torn in exact two.

Valerus · #4 06-06-2008, 11:35 AM

Just buy a separate fuzz pedal.

Sir Edward V · #5 06-06-2008, 11:48 AM

crybaby = cream in my pants

Darkstrike · #6 06-06-2008, 11:54 AM

Yeah, the Crybaby is probably more consistant, I have the Bootzilla, it had sone weird issues, depending on the settings, it got squealy on some notes during the sweep. The notes changed depending on the settings, I have it managable now, just, I'd love to now what happened, and get it sorted outright, as the tone off them(when perfect) is incredible.

barium · #7 06-06-2008, 12:56 PM

While I love the sound of my crybaby, I really don't like the tone suck of it's bypass.

Quality is nice and all... But the clean signal just seems "dead" after passing throug the cybaby.

Geddyfleaharris · #8 06-06-2008, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by barium

While I love the sound of my crybaby, I really don't like the tone suck of it's bypass.

Quality is nice and all... But the clean signal just seems "dead" after passing throug the cybaby.

Really?

I am going to have to check that with mine because if I have a lot of tone suck I sure do not notice it.

selfblessed · #9 06-06-2008, 11:26 PM

105Q...Do it.
I love mine. Though I am looking at another.

Valerus · #10 06-06-2008, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by selfblessed

105Q...Do it.
I love mine. Though I am looking at another.

Tried the Wilson line?

Or how about Fulltone Clyde?

selfblessed · #11 06-06-2008, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Valerus

Tried the Wilson line?

Or how about Fulltone Clyde?

I am looking into the Wilson yes. Super adjustable. Super expensive. Plus it is built more like a classic wah with the switch in the front and such. All in all I would need a raise to move over to the Wilson. I am amazed how many different configurations there are too. I would not know which one to get.

Valerus · #12 06-06-2008, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by selfblessed

I am looking into the Wilson yes. Super adjustable. Super expensive. Plus it is built more like a classic wah with the switch in the front and such. All in all I would need a raise to move over to the Wilson. I am amazed how many different configurations there are too. I would not know which one to get.

That's exactly why I just bought another 105Q. It's easy and there aren't like 10 different models.

selfblessed · #13 06-07-2008, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Valerus

That's exactly why I just bought another 105Q. It's easy and there aren't like 10 different models.

I totally agree. The 105Q's are easy to use and built like tanks. With the Wilson I want to buy the right one. I do not want to go..."Man I sould have got that wah." Only time will tell. I finally dialed back in my tone between the wah and my amps dirty channel. Delicious!

Valerus · #14 06-07-2008, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by selfblessed

I totally agree. The 105Q's are easy to use and built like tanks. With the Wilson I want to buy the right one. I do not want to go..."Man I sould have got that wah." Only time will tell. I finally dialed back in my tone between the wah and my amps dirty channel. Delicious!

There should be a way to test-drive each of his pedals before choosing.

selfblessed · #15 06-07-2008, 12:16 AM

If they were only sold at GC...

Kevin Wilson · #16 06-07-2008, 04:12 AM

Guys,
Just wanted to clear up some stuff. The bass line is only available in 12 position 6 position or standard. I would suggest 12 or 6 and there is a 7 day return window. 100% customer satisfaction. Hopefully I don't get in trouble for posting this but I felt I needed to clear the air.

rustynuts · #17 06-07-2008, 06:13 AM

Kevin, can you elaborate on the differences between the three bass versions? I'd actually considered purchasing a Wilson several months ago but had no idea which one.

Valerus · #18 06-07-2008, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevin Wilson

Guys,
Just wanted to clear up some stuff. The bass line is only available in 12 position 6 position or standard. I would suggest 12 or 6 and there is a 7 day return window. 100% customer satisfaction. Hopefully I don't get in trouble for posting this but I felt I needed to clear the air.

I knew about that, but then you have all the different versions of non-bass wah's.

Should bass players just stay away and not worry about the other models?

Kevin Wilson · #19 06-07-2008, 02:43 PM

If you are strictly a bass player I would stick with the Bass wahs. Now this may take a while to read but here it goes.

The 12 position Bass Qwah
This is available im 2 versions. A vintage spec version which includes all vintage style wiring, NOS tropical fish capacitors, NOS transistors, SuperBright LED, carbon composition resistors.
Then there is the stock wiring version.
The 12 position model has a sweep knob at the front of the pedal to allow you to dial in the wahs sweep range, from a wide deep sweep to a narrow higher sweep. It also has a 12 position q switch at the front of the pedal which gives you 6 higher end q sweeps and 6 lower end q sweeps. There is a growl knob at the heel of the pedal to dial in the amount of bass and gain you would like the pedal to have. If you also play guitar and bass I would recommend the 12 position bass wah as it can be used with a guitar in some of the higher settings.
Ther is also a mid range trimmer inside the pedal on the main board to dial in or out mids. All of the pedals come with the fuzz buffer with a volume control mounted on it at the front of the pedal.

The 6 position comes in the same vintage spec wiring or stock wiring. The only difference between the 6 position and 12 position is that you lose 3 higher settings and 3 lower settings with the 6 position.

The standard bass wah comes with adjustable sweep trimmers for bas and gain, mids, and sweep mounted inside the pedal. There are no q switches on that model. It is also available in stock or vintage spec.

You can add LED to any of the stock wired pedals. Vintage spec comes with the LED included in the package. If you would only like the tropical fish caps you may add them on also to your stock wired pedal.

It's really all about options. All players are different and like to have different options. It really is based on what level of flexibility you want your pedal to have.

Thanks guys and I hope that this has answered any questions you have let me know if you need help with anything else.

Kev

selfblessed · #20 06-07-2008, 03:42 PM

Thanks Mr. Wilson.