True bypass wah wah

Jimmyplaysabass · #1 08-20-2007, 08:54 PM

is it just me or do wah wah pedals suck balls at by passing? it seems like they suck alot of juice whenever you use them

niftydog · #2 08-20-2007, 08:57 PM

Most wahs are half bypass, meaning the circuit input remains connected at all times and only the output gets switched. It's about the worst bypass scheme a TB fan could imagine.

Jimmyplaysabass · #3 08-20-2007, 09:03 PM

yeah that sucks pretty hard i never knew that the bypass was THAT bad.

thanks for clearing that up.

JanusZarate · #4 08-20-2007, 11:24 PM

Not all wahs are like that!

Case in point: the current Morley wahs use a VERY good buffered bypass system. It kicks the crap out of the Dunlop bypass!

kirkm24 · #5 08-21-2007, 08:29 AM

Snarling Dogs are the only production wahs that have true bypass that I am aware of. I'm sure there are some boutiques with TB out there too.

Ravens · #6 08-21-2007, 09:09 AM

My EBS WahOne bypasses very well. I dont know if its true bypass but its very good.

Metropolis_488 · #7 08-21-2007, 10:44 AM

For $10 you can very easily mod your Dunlop to true bass (not sure about the current production Bass Cry Baby, but the older ones for sure).