Analog Delay + Cocked Wah Boost combo pedal

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Does a pedal like this exist ?

Right now I use a parametric EQ in front of a carbon copy for solos ... I like the knifing cocked wah mid cut/boost combined with the analog delay on solos

Problem is its two pedals. I wanna accomplish the cocked wah mid boost & delay with a single foot switch. Requesting pedal recs for cool boosted spacey lead sounds

If @griff10672 or any other builders out there would entertain the idea I would shell out some cash for a new build that combines a q zone with a DM2 or carbon copy style delay

Here's my idea:

- single foot switch
- simple delay controls like a DM2
- 2 knob cocked wah controls - 1 for eq sweep & 1 for boost volume with unity gain if you want to remove the wah effect
- internal trim pot for the q zone q knob
 
Does a pedal like this exist ?

Right now I use a parametric EQ in front of a carbon copy for solos ... I like the knifing cocked wah mid cut/boost combined with the analog delay on solos

Problem is its two pedals. I wanna accomplish the cocked wah mid boost & delay with a single foot switch. Requesting pedal recs for cool boosted spacey lead sounds

If @griff10672 or any other builders out there would entertain the idea I would shell out some cash for a new build that combines a q zone with a DM2 or carbon copy style delay

Here's my idea:

- single foot switch
- simple delay controls like a DM2
- 2 knob cocked wah controls - 1 for eq sweep & 1 for boost volume with unity gain if you want to remove the wah effect
- internal trim pot for the q zone q knob
changed your mind already ?

I could do a DM-2 and a cocked wah in the same pedal .... no problem

and I should tell you about this ..... if you like cocked wah sounds ..... this thing is pretty sick

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changed your mind already ?

I could do a DM-2 and a cocked wah in the same pedal .... no problem
Haven't changed my mind, I still think a wah/boost inside the guitar would be fuckin sweet ... Just thinking of different ways to attack the problem that are more practical & possibly useful to someone who isn't me
 
the problem with your idea on the pedal is ... IMO .... most people run their BBD style Delays in the loop .... and the cocked wah is not going to sound good in your loop ..... now if your one of those guys running non loop kind of amps .... and you're use to putting a delay in front then you'd be ok ...

I would just use separate pedals ...
 
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the problem with your idea on the pedal is ... IMO .... most people run their BBD style Delays in the loop .... and the cocked wah is not going to sound good in your loop ..... now if your one of those guys running non loop kind of amps .... and you're use to putting a delay in front then you'd be ok ...

I would just use separate pedals ...
Right now I use the para eq & delay both in the loop on a high gain amp & I think it sounds good ... I'll run some experiments today with the mid boost in front of the amp vs in the loop ... Don't most guys on here run eq in the loop ? Traditional wah definitely sounds better in front of the amp but the static boost ... 🤔
 
you didn't say combo an EQ and a Delay ...... of course an EQ would work .....I would assume .

you ever try a wah in your loop ??
 
you didn't say combo an EQ and a Delay ...... of course an EQ would work .....I would assume .

you ever try a wah in your loop ??
My understanding is that a wah is essentially an EQ that boosts only one frequency at a time ... Is there a difference between the two I'm missing ? Like I said, right now I use a parametric eq in the loop to boost a single mid frequency & emulate that cocked wah sound

I have tried a regular wah in loop & its pretty noisy, don't sound as good as in front of the amp for doing normal wah stuff ... But the problem of more than one foot switch remains

A combo delay/eq, a combo delay/q zone ... Not exactly the same thing but very similar, right ?

Seems that a delay/q zone would just be simpler, with fewer knobs ... Boosting/cutting only one frequency instead of any & all
 
I'm going to try my Resonant Filter EQ in my loop tonight ....... see how it sounds .... I've only used in front so far ...

I just remember trying a wah in my loop once .......... just once .... but who knows it was definitely a long time ago that I did
 
I'm going to try my Resonant Filter EQ in my loop tonight ....... see how it sounds .... I've only used in front so far ...

I just remember trying a wah in my loop once .......... just once .... but who knows it was definitely a long time ago that I did

is that effect an envlope filter, like a QTron or MuTron?
 
I'm going to try my Resonant Filter EQ in my loop tonight ....... see how it sounds .... I've only used in front so far ...

I just remember trying a wah in my loop once .......... just once .... but who knows it was definitely a long time ago that I did
Cool man. Lmk what you think ... IMO a boosted delay with some kind of eq control would be a dope pedal
 
is that effect an envlope filter, like a QTron or MuTron?
I think so ... yes ..... a lot more fine tunable .... and there's no sweep at all .... it's actually a Brighton Audio resonant Filter EQ .... there isn't to many vids on it ..... it sounds really good on bass
 
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IME that cocked wah boost tone is a narrow Q boost around 600 hz. Any parametric EQ pedal can do it.

I'd just put the delay and EQ pedal into the loop(s) of something like the Boss LS-2 That way one footstep brings them in and out.
 
I use my Griffin Analog PultEQ in the loop with great success. If you just want a combined EQ and delay pedal to boost the 'wah' frequencies, it should work fine.
 
IME that cocked wah boost tone is a narrow Q boost around 600 hz. Any parametric EQ pedal can do it.

I'd just put the delay and EQ pedal into the loop(s) of something like the Boss LS-2 That way one footstep brings them in and out.
Yeah, that.

I get the cocked wah with a graphic EQ in my FX8. You can totally get there with any graphic EQ by boosting one frequency and cutting the rest. That's really all a was does, only it sweeps through the frequencies. A cocked wah pedal is just a wah with a knob instead of a foot controller. I would be into a cocked wah pedal if Griff built one.
 

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