Bass chi-wah-wah

[babaseen]

Just like the 105Q it does not have true bypass

 

[eyvindwa]

Put in an order for one today!

 

[quadrogong]

After using your bass plutonium for a while, what do u guys think?
pros/cons?..

 

[dan_doh]

It's great. I had the morley and still have the crybaby 105q and i think the chi-wah-wah is way better than these two. It much more versatile and it works better on the low end. I usually play wah with dirt before and with the chi-wah-wah i can get anything from subtle wahs to crazy quacks. I don't have anything special to say about the pedal, it just sounds really good and it's small
Don't think i'll do any reviews, I don't have any equipment for it to be in any good quality and i don't think i will buy any. Maybe i will do it with my phone camera or with my digital camera but it will sound like crap...

 

[NOLA Bass]

Wah History: I first had a 105Q before upgrading to an EBS WahOne. However, I'd downsized to a Pedaltrain Mini and did try a Morley Maverick. I like a switchless wah for ease of use live. However, this wah was a low end suck and didn't come close to the EBS (or even 105Q).

Setup Tried with: Spector US NS2 > Genz Benz Streamliner 600 > Epifani PS410.

Pedalboard: Boss TU3 > EBS MultiComp > Plutoneium Bass Chi Wah Wah > Amptweaker TightDrive > EBS Tremolo

Band: My metal tribute band (we do 70's and 80's metal from Sabbath to Maiden) has been working on a side project for a bit now. All original, heavy, riff driven, but with a progressive bent as well. That was this band's practice. 2 guitarists with Marshall half stacks, drums, bass vox.

Review:
I loved the Bass Chi Wah Wah. First off, it is super tiny! I was concerned because my Pedaltrain Mini is modded to house power supply and X2 wireless underneath. This means it has oversized rubber feet and sits higher than standard. I was worried it would be uncomfortable or difficult to play the Chi Wah Wah since you just use your toes on the front. It turned out to be comfortable and not a problem.
Secondly, I found the controls really useful (especially level and gain). I was really able to dial it in where it stayed very fat and up in the mix in the loud rock band setting. In fact, it did this better than any Wah I've ever had. So often, I find bass effects get lost next to two Marshall half stacks.
I honestly didn't fiddle with the countour control much. I found a great sound (had it at about 11:00) and just went with it. We closed out practice with 2 old Sabbath tunes, so I'd played my other wah's on Into the Void and NIB countless times. I really thought this sounded the best.
I'll try to plug it up at home with my Mesa Walkabout and one of my Sadowskys to write a review from a different angle.

 

[Thylacine Dream]

How's the buffer? I've been sad to find that my Digitech BSW's tone suck kills potential craziness in my Fuzzhugger Velcroscillator's oscillator, so I'm super wary of buffers now

 

[NOLA Bass]

I found it fine. Unlike my Morley Maverick which killed my tone, it stays nice and fat.

 

[Thylacine Dream]

Ah, so the Maverick was a lowend suck even when it wasn't engaged?

 

[NOLA Bass]

Not really but when engaged awful. I haven't noticed any w Chi Wah Wah.

 

[Thylacine Dream]

I'm wondering because I've heard some of Morley's other wahs are good and I think they all use the same bypass

 

[NOLA Bass]

The Maverick was ok when off, but engaging it sucked the low end. Should have been clearer on that. Sounds fine on my guitar rig (for recording).

 

[Thylacine Dream]

Yeah I gotcha, thanks

 

[Toy Elephant]

guys, someone compared the AMT bass wah vs Plutoneium bass chi-wah-wah ?

 

[Bassmike62]

Great pedal.

I'm trying to locate the hilarious demo vid showing a guy stepping on a toy chihuahua, but can't find it. I wiped coffee off my screen after seeing that. Can someone post it back ?

 

[Driven Crane]

Used to have 3 wah-wahs at the same time. but only 2 has remained. chi-wah-wah for that special tone and bootsy's signature wah-fuzz for other. Chi-wah-wah is a monster!