Post by toast on Jul 23, 2009 10:12:16 GMT -5
I just bought a GCB-95 Crybaby wah on the cheap off ebay. It was under $30 including shipping. It's been loved a lot and had at least one input jack replaced over the years. I don't see any other obvious changes. This is only my 2nd wah. My 1st was a Jax Hurricane with the siren button that my size 14's always managed to activate while using the wah. I got rid of that pedal in a hurry.
Anyway, I've tried this out hooked up to a power adapter that plugs into the battery connector. Here's the problem: With a clean signal, you can hear a slight "whooshing" from the pedal when it's off. When it's on, the signal drops off so bad that you have to turn the amp up half way to hear anything but the effect seems to work okay. With distortion the difference isn't nearly as bad but the wah effect is barely discernible from one "position" of the pedal to the other.
Is this normal behavior for one of these and if so is there a fix? Or do I need to start checking for problems in the circuit? Any thoughts?
Anyway, I've tried this out hooked up to a power adapter that plugs into the battery connector. Here's the problem: With a clean signal, you can hear a slight "whooshing" from the pedal when it's off. When it's on, the signal drops off so bad that you have to turn the amp up half way to hear anything but the effect seems to work okay. With distortion the difference isn't nearly as bad but the wah effect is barely discernible from one "position" of the pedal to the other.
Is this normal behavior for one of these and if so is there a fix? Or do I need to start checking for problems in the circuit? Any thoughts?
