No More Tears Wah
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wheresthefbomb
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No but that's a great name for a wah pedal. 😭😭😭
On Amazon and Sweetwater, people are saying that the treadles are noisy and that you can feel the gears/teeth - rather than getting a smooth sweep. Other people are saying that the LEDs don't work. And, finally, others have said they had wahs arrive DOA and needed to do exchanges. I dunno. Seems like a risk to buy one used due to not knowing if there are QC issues at play.
Also, there seem to be a whole lot of used ones on GC which makes me think they are returns... and there are plenty more on Reverb. Friedman hasn't been making these all that long, so it is a bit bothersome to see so many used. I wonder if they are people that just like to flip or if they hated them.
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That's weird, especially from a brand like Friedman. I always figured a wah pedal was among the simplest and most bulletproof pedal designs to exist lol. That being said, historically I've had nothing but issues with pedals that have a toe-down switch to activate
I am pretty surprised to hear of so many issues as well, especially because Friedman charges a premium. I don't mind paying more for something overbuilt, but not simply because it has a Friedman badge on the baseplate. That said, we know people are more willing to complain than praise so maybe this criticism is lopsided.
tedtan
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No experience with the Friedman, but I can recommend the Dunlop/Custom Audio Electronics wah and the Fulltone Clyde Deluxe wah. I have both and both are solid quality, sound great, and very versatile. And while I’m not certain, I think I may even prefer the (less expensive) CAE wah.
cardinal
F# Dive Bomber
Does the song No More Tears have any wah in it?
Eyelessfiend
SS.org Regular
Have also heard the Friedman wah being a bit unreliable but never used one but saw a used one at my local GC. I'm more a Morley wah guy so wasn't too interested.
Wiltonauer
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First of all, I am appalled that this is not a Zakk sig model.
Second, I fully expect a C&D from Johnson + Johnson.
Third, there is no excuse for a Friedman product not to be bullet-proof. My tolerance here is zero.
bnzboy
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I returned my first one after an issue with the power. This was when the pedal just came out and I am surprised to hear the QC has not improved. Overall the wah feels cheap and has a slight volume loss despite the voicing switch. I decided to keep it though because I wanted a true bypass wah with no external features.
HeHasTheJazzHands
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Kinda surprised to hear these are built like shit. First time hearing anything Friedman-related with crappy QC. Even heard the Grover-made guitars were really solid.
Hollowway
Extended Ranger
Metalman X
The Resplendent Sub-Human
I'm shocked that as of yet, Sharon has yet to whore this track to JnJ for an ad campaign.It was actually named after the shampoo, not the song:
Maybe marketing to a more senior crowd with an ad like...
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-Ozzy stumbling around in shower, muttering unintelligibly, soaps up his hair, instantly grabs his face-
"SHAROOOOOOOOOOOON!!!"
"Oh Ozzy, did you spray my Summers Eve in your eyes again? Here. use this"
-Ozzy takes the bottle and washes his hair, mumbling some more, riffing starts fading in as Zakk Wylde steps up out of the toilet bowl, kicks into the chorus, Ozzy sings, bangin his head, splashing bubbles everywhere, and Zakks all like "I use that fuckin' shit in my beard and drink it off my wifes tits" squealy squealy squealy
I don't know, some shit like that
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RevDrucifer
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I, too, got excited thinking this was some super badass Zakk Wylde wah he made with Friedman. Definitely surprised to hear about the QC issues. Dave’s constantly answering e-mails and he doesn’t seem to talk too much bullshit (until he starts talking about modelers), I’d hit him up in an e-mail and ask him what the deal is.
ShredmasterD
Calls it like it is.
a wah that doesn't cry? guess it's not a baby anymore.
