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Parachute Wah Question, Mk. Whatever I'm Up To

Aug 28, 2004
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For those who know anything about either the Parapedal or its reissue, the Parachute, I have a question. It claims to have the longest travel of all of the wahs out there, but just how long is it? I assume that it works by a really long rack (as in a rack-and-pinion) turning the pot (which has teeth, to accommodate the rack), since the Parachute has two pots. If not, how does it work?
 
I think the old chrome Morley wahs may actually have a larger range of travel, actually... but their massive size plays a role in that. :D

Other than that, I don't really know much about the physical design of the Parachute. I did look into getting one a while back, but I was leaning towards the Crybaby-styled version simply because of price and the fact that the sound was more important to me than the physical sweep.
 
For those who know anything about either the Parapedal or its reissue, the Parachute, I have a question. It claims to have the longest travel of all of the wahs out there, but just how long is it? I assume that it works by a really long rack (as in a rack-and-pinion) turning the pot (which has teeth, to accommodate the rack), since the Parachute has two pots. If not, how does it work?

stereo pot