'joe-sonicV2' B grade cosmetics, 70s colorsound/ musonic inspired killer new GAGAN wah.

famous JOE-SONIC musonic/ colorsound inspired wah circuit

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

(budget version featuring chips and or scratches in the wah finish, however is a mechanically restored shell. )

SO MANY people tell us our Wah is the BEST Wah they've EVER played or owned. i am confident you'll love yours too!

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players have told us that their favorite vintage wah was a 70s colorsound. they have a unique throaty sound and bright 'squish' in the top end that is unlike any other wah, due to key differences in the mechanicals and the wah circuit itself.
NOT JUST a crybaby or vox clone.

PROBLEM ~ ~ a lot of the 70s originals are very worn out. the shell was a tin can, the axle holes get gored beyond any hope of precision, and the original weak pots are usually worn and scratchy.

solution! i have replicated and improved this circuit for present-day RELIABLE use.

 i've rebuilt, modded, and restored 500+ vintage wahs. among these were many colorsounds and musonics ( US made version of same circuit). i have measured, played, and experimented for 5+ years to perfect this circuit.

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

features:
red fasel inductor, re-voiced for a more authentic re-creation of the 70s originals.

-trubypass.

-Quality bypass switch, pop resistant input ground wiring.

-NOS hotpotz1 wah pot for classic quacky feel.

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

- 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') * tuning guide at bottom of this page.

-4 trimpots:
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.

-special vintage low gain silicon transistors, 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 my opinion ruin classic wah tone.

warranty, 5 years on all parts, lifetime on assembled labor.
some parts may not match photos. i am constantly improving quality. substitutions are guaranteed to be of equal or better quality to what is shown in photos.

thank you -- please try it for 30 days - i want you to love it or return for cheerful refund. this happens very rarely though!

**hear this actual circuit, -  or search youtube for " JOE-SONIC WAH ", many will come up.

*** tuning tips:

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.
handy tip: there is a unique treble bleed in the input section. similar to a treble bleed on the guitar volume
special note on spectrum enhancement using the treble bleed function:
to activate MORE treble bleed, turn gain DOWN and pre VOL UP.  this lets more highs sneak in around the gain trimmer, straight to the circuit. it adds more spectrum to the entire range,it isn't just for more treble. one possible downside is, with high gain going INTO wah, you may hear too much high end in your heel down wahing.  the gainy signal blasts through the treble bleed like a ram with all that signal.