Fulltone Custom Effects Clyde Deluxe Wah

This wah pedal is great. The sounds it is capable of are great also so no complaints there. When my particular pedal arrived there was an acoustic rattling coming from the pedal. I found out that it was the shaft gear at the point where it connects with the cotter pin. It was loose and rattling around every time I moved the pedal. My solution to this was to take some pliers and bend the metal enclosure that the cotter pin runs through slightly so that the shaft gear sits snuggly inside without rattle. This fixed the problem. Not sure if all clydes come like this or it’s just my terrible luck. Another very minor thing is that the pot seems to have a some friction so it makes a audible acoustic rubbing noise every time I move the pedal back. It’s a small thing but can be annoying when playing at low volumes, otherwise it’s almost inaudible while using it. I may experiment with a new pot and see if it’s just my terrible luck and a bad pot. Anyways overall this is the wah best pedal out there

This unit is a little expensive and what you get for that is an awesome wah sound and a military grade tank that could take small arms fire. It weighs more than my guitar. The circuit inside is simple and very well made. It's hard to imagine a more solid pedal. The sound is classic and really perfect. This pedal translates to recordings very well. The taper of the pot takes some getting used to because of the extended range of tonal shift in the same amount of foot movement. It took me some days to really get in sync with this one. The 'jimi' sound is straight up awesome. The shaft sound is more treble. The wacked sound is more bass. I bought the deluxe for these options, but after review I don't think I will use them much if at all. I would have been content with the standard. I mostly play around recording my terrible songs and don't do live gigs. I swap out pedals left and right for what I want at the moment and don't use a board. You never know what is going to go after my wah. The input level and switchable output buffer means that this wah is going to play nice with whatever comes after or before it and this feature is very welcome. Fulltone offers replacement pots so this wah will stay in the family forever. nitpick : It came with fulltone's usual 'normal' pedal knobs and not the old school chicken knobs in the picture. It took me days before I even noticed and it's fair to say that I don't care either way. It's a wah. It's built like a tank. It has the most awesome classic sound. The end.

I have played for many years and tried many wah pedals. This one is very versatile and has fantastic sounds. It will be one that you will keep!!

last wah you will ever buy!!