DEMO special joe-sonic wah V2, 70s colorsound/musonic inspired

temp price drop, incredible value, spring promotion!,

DEMO model, custom color slightly nicked but beautiful. one of a kind stamped candy finish with a subtle glow.

joe-sonic, gagan's famous wah.

inspired by the classic, unique, vocal & musical sweep of the 70s colorsound / musonic wahs.

many musicians have told us that their favorite vintage wah they ever owned was a 70s colorsound. and for good reason: they have a unique throaty sound and bright 'squish' in the top end that is unlike any other wah.
 
NOT JUST a crybaby or vox clone, the colorsound was a derivative of the early Marshall Supa Wah,  a British take on the wah - quite different from the vox clones in many ways.

PROBLEM: a lot of the originals are very worn out. the shell was a tin can, often, the axle holes get gored beyond any hope of precision, and the original weak pots are usually worn and scratchy.

SOLUTION ! now, we have duplicated and improved this circuit for present day RELIABLE use. ROAD , stage or studio tough.

we have rebuilt, modded and restored 1000+ vintage wahs. among these were many colorsounds and musonics ( US made version of same circuit). we have measured , played, and experimented for 3 years to perfect this circuit.

colorsounds are famous for their awesome musical sweep. a '70s bonanza of wah delight! this wah has it.

features:

-yellow fasel inductor, sweet & vocal

-trubypass with LED indicator for ON.

-Quality mini bypass switch, pop resistant input ground wiring.

-castledine 100k ICAR type pot.

~NEW high quality gagan V2 PCB, but now using real REAN/ neutrik full metal jacks, the old switchcraft style but with better wafers.

- internal 3 way dip switch for frequency select. 7 possible combos, , regular, deep , deeper and many in between. marked from our shop with our preferred joe-sonic setting. ( 1 & 3 "ON", 2 'off')

-4trimpots:
marked with our preferred setting so you can always get back to the original tone
1. input volume, (vol 1)
2. out volume ( vol 2)
3.bias

4. body (mids)
-these make the wah fully adjustable for volume matching and full growl. this allows you to tailor the response to any pickups or guitar, bass ,etc.   ~~~anything from stock colorsound sweetness all the way to funkified nasty growl ( and many in between!) , all available in the settings. feel free to contact us anytime for help in setting these if needed, we love to talk wahs.

-special vintage low gain silicon transistor in the critical Q1 spot specially selected for correct '70s low gain- no more harsh highs.

-expensive metallized poly and other high quality caps in key tone path locations.

-standard 9V power jack for use with power supply, also uses 9v battery with high quality clip.

-BONUS! unique output arrangement in this circuit works EXCELLENT going into any fuzz without the need for crappy buffers, which in our opinion ruin classic wah tone.
warranty, 5 years on all parts, lifetime on assembled labor.

thank you -- please try it for 30 days - we want you to love it or return for cheerful refund.

tuning notes:
set controls in this order:
1. bias. should be near full CW for vintage colorsound tones. adds low end when fully CW.
2. body ( this sets the mids. stock is 1/3 up from full CCW )
3. Vol 2. this adds a lot of low end near the last 1/4 of CW.
4. vol 1. match your bypass tone , or set a little higher like some players prefer.

dipswitches are progressive,
stock is # 1 only
a little deeper is 1 & 3 on, next deep is 1 & 2 on, deepest is 1,2,3 all on.
thinner than stock is 2 & 3 on, super thin is # 2 only.
the above is good if the growl factor is already where you like it.
if you want more or less growl than my stock tuning, set the BIAS before changing the dipswitches.
set gain AFTER Bias, and VOL last for overall volume setting.

Note: i recycle and fortify classic, pre-worn bottom plates from 1970s thru 2020 classic donor wahs. these usually get a second ply added, providing 2 to 3 times the normal thickness and strength ( great for velcr0). these artistic looking plates show a 'worn, scratched, 'relic' finish as a tribute to the wahs of yesteryear.

*if you prefer a thin, but also recycled bottom plate to the fortified relic version, just message at time of ordering, stating: " thin, classic bottom plate please" in a DM when placing your order.

Note 2: you will receive a wah handmade 100% by me. it will be in minimal packaging. there may be styrofoam. there are no stickers, there is no case candy, there is no case, except some cardboard to wrap the wah. there is no velvet bag, there is no wooden box made by underpaid people in China. there are no decals. this is not a product meant to be featured in unboxing videos.