Morley Classic Wha - waht you think?

Colino · #1 10-19-2008, 01:29 AM

Hi,
my friend has Morley Classic Wha and i'd like to have a whawah for my bass so i want know if it's sound is good for bass or it need some kind of change and if so , where i can find those changes??
Please help me!

Noosh · #2 10-19-2008, 01:36 AM

firstly its "Wah" not "Wha"

sorry, just a pet peeve of mine, either way, down to business... i believe that most morley wahs were either designed to work with guitar and bass. if im mistaken someone please correct me. morley also makes a bass specific wah, the Dual bass wah, its great, i have one and i love it. but bottom line is, it dosent matter what it sounds like as long as you like it. so i would say give the wah you friend has a try on your bass and see what you think, and then go from there.

Colino · #3 10-19-2008, 03:45 AM

sorry for wah but i was just wakeup when i wrote the post

by the way i have try it with a precision bass , and it has a good sound but only with high frequencies it works fine...(my opinion..)...what you think?

fightthepower · #4 10-19-2008, 06:26 AM

Morley makes a 'Bass Wah' that would naturally be better suited to the bass guitar. They sell for about $100 USD.

gm jack · #5 10-19-2008, 06:32 AM

I found the Morley bass wah to be really weak sounding. Like a more subtle envelope filter sound, but obviously with manual control over the sweep. Didn't roar or scream with me. Just got some moderately funky, watery sounds.

Noosh · #6 10-20-2008, 12:15 AM

i actually think the morley bass wah is a great piece of pedal. granted it may sound a tad weak with a completely clean signal [or it may just be your eq], throw some slight OD in front of this baby and she really shines. i dont particularly care for the classic wah setting on there [the on with the LED on the left off]. too me it just sounds too harsh, especially if your using any kind of dirt pedal with it. but the funk wah [LED on] sounds great, in my opinion.

JanusZarate · #7 10-20-2008, 01:30 AM

The Classic mode on the Dual Bass Wah is a less harsh, bassier variant on the famous Morley Power Wah, while the Funk mode is a mid-focused wah sound with less top end than the Classic mode. Unlike most Morleys, there is a low pass filter to maintain its bass friendliness.

Both modes shine exceptionally with distortion, IME.

As for the Morley Classic Wah, I've never used one, but I have used the Morley Power Wah (current reissue). Like most Morley wahs, it has the frequency range for bass, but a wide frequency range, large sweep, and will not retain bass on the toe end. It's simply not designed for that - it's designed to sweep through the entire frequency range. I'm assuming the Classic Wah isn't too far from that, either.