Did you get the fat jimmy? How did it compare to the vet 10?

@youngandrew66 I'm inclined to agree. Those El84s break up in a way that I really, really like. The Jensen speaker helps too, to my ears anyway. I definitely find myself gravitating more towards the Junior for smaller jams when my Bassman is too much, it can definitely fill a very similar sonic space.

@Gma7788 Nope, all these years later I can confirm that I absolutely did NOT go wrong. You know why? Because I paid $50 for it...5 years ago...and I'm still using it regularly. $50 for 5 years and counting, for a wah that performs wonderfully and sounds awesome (with or without other pedals). I don't know where in the world you're located, but around here you'd be hard pressed to find any new wah pedals (Dunlop or otherwise) for under $100. Last I checked $50 is less than $100 so I fail to see how buying a standard Dunlop at the time would have been better in any way. If I were to buy a new wah RIGHT now? Yeah, there's no way I'd be paying the premium just for the Hendrix name. But in my case? Yeah, the Hendrix one was the clear winner. Also, the notion that this pedal somehow "doesn't work" when not combined with other Jimi-style pedals is one of the silliest, most asinine things I've ever heard. Don't misunderstand either, I'm not just babbling without personal experience. I have a germanium Fuzz Face, an older Rotovibe and an Octavio octave fuzz in my pedal stockpile and I've used all three of them in combination with this wah many, many times. It always sounded great, but it in no way NEEDS the other units to function properly. I don't really know who or what planted that idea in your head but it's completely false. I also feel the need to remind you that the topic of this video wasn't "OMG GUYSSSS!!!!! This pedal makes you sound ExAcTlY LiKe JiMi!!!!!!", it was "Hey look, a good sounding wah found for dirt cheap on the used market". If you somehow managed to miss that part then...well I suppose there's not much left to say. Easy Summary/TLDR: •It's a wah. •It functions as a wah should. •It works solo and with other pedals. •It was $50. •$50 is cheap as far as wah pedals go. • It was an amazing deal and is worth getting if you can find one used. The end.

@jimbonacum8917 The traditional dark circuit used an added resistor along with the capacitor, this was done (so I've been told) to reduce the output in that position. I, not wanting any added signal loss, omitted the resistor with mine. The original also employed a capacitor that was a much higher value than what I used (meaning it sounded more muffled and muted) so mine also sounds different in that respect, more of a vocal "cocked wah" type sound. So yeah, the way that I did it the sound is essentially like the neck pickup with the tone all the way off using a smaller tone capacitor (0.0047uf). If you REALLY wanted to pick it apart I'm sure there's an argument to be made about how it's not the same because the signal isn't getting routed through a tone pot so the resistance isn't quite the same or whatever, but I'd say that's negligible at best.

No idea actually, truth be told I never even wondered about it until right now. That's an interesting question though, maybe I'll see if I can figure that out next time I plug it in.

@@FuzzBass66 thank you for your answer! I really love your bass, it has a nice character! Are you on talkbass, or can I write to you elsewhere? Cheers

100% bro , I just started using the 8s and they feel so good ! And u are 100 right about the vibrato, when I play heavier strings my vibrato is not nearly as good ,because it’s harder to do for me and , my brain can’t keep up vibrato they way I want when I’m playing fast stuff.

What difference did it make? I assume quite a bit louder, bigger sounding with the Cajun? Perhaps more headroom, tighter bottom?

This switch is a standalone unit, it's all you need, no other parts or hardware. It's called the "Pentatone Switch" made by de Lisle Guitar Co. I bought mine on Reverb but they also sell them directly on their website from what I remember. It comes with installation instructions as well, so your luthier shouldn't require anything else, just the switch and the supplied schematic.

@@FuzzBass66 Thank you!!!!!

I did, yeah. Nothing insane or complicated, just a simple mod known as the "R19" mod. As the name suggests it involves clipping the R19 resistor and...well, thats it actually haha. Clipping this resistor removes the preset tone stack from the circuit resulting in an increase of volume and over all breakup/gain.

You're not wrong, pricey and hard to find (around here anyway). I still love it though, it was definitely worth it.