Behringer HB-01 Hellbabe wah wah pedal demo into Boss Katana in high gain

[@douglasnewman4163]

Thanks, Brian! Always enjoy your vids. They actually very helpful. I really liked the smooth "cutover" from wah back to normal setting. I didn’t really expect that it would be so smooth. Nice!

[@Fergieguitar]

It's a great pedal design but the trick is to set the "release" to about 1 second, any faster and the wah switches on and off mid solo making it sound blocky, but 1 second is smooth.Thanks for the support.

[@DeadSensei8269]

Holy shiiiii that tone you got with that wah in that little lick you played was so good 😮 I’m definitely ordering one now

[@chipcaronte]

I had the same thought at some point right now. Did you get to buy yours? How is it?

[@DeadSensei8269]

@@chipcaronte I did I’ve had mine for a year now it sounds great as long as you know how to dial in the knobs on the pedal to your liking and when playing with distortion it makes tapping sound so good and effortless on the bridge pickup

[@chipcaronte]

@@DeadSensei8269 hey! That sounds nice. I was reading the manual online and it mentions that for better results it should be connected AFTER your drives 👀... Have you tried that by any chance? Also, how do you dial it up and for what type of music?

[@DeadSensei8269]

@@chipcaronte I have not tried that since I use the overdrive/distortion from my amp instead of pedals however yes it will sound better in front of the drives and for dialing in the knobs I like to turn the range setting to the highest frequency i turn the Q knob all the way up which controls how vocal you want the wah same with the boost knob which gives your distortion a boost and last is the fine knob which doesn’t affect the tone much but I have slightly over half way up and I use this setting for playing metal because it’s good for lead guitar and shredding

[@DeadSensei8269]

@@chipcaronte and for a clean tone you just press the switch on the side to turn off the boost control (yellow light) and keep the controls the same I use this setting for maybe some reggae or blues but you can play any genre you want with both these settings

[@Ouzo66]

Exceptional video , You ve showed just the absolute necessary job this pedal s doing. I ll buy it

[@DeadSensei8269]

Sounds amazing man well done

[@randystidham3783]

I've owned 3 wah pedels. First was an old Boss Volume/Wah that was small and hard to control (traded it let someone "borrow" it). I bought a Dunlop Original Crybaby wah after a few years it stopped working. Got a Dunlop Zakk Wylde wah, after a few years it stopped working off the battery. Few years later, it stopped working off of the outlet adapter. I had haven't owned a working wah in prolly 10 years!

[@randystidham3783]

I don't really wanna pay $100+ for something that I've already owned twice and failed. Maybe I got bad luck with Dunlop pedals? I still ain't gonna wear my Original Crybaby shirt any more or buy another Dunlop product.

[@Fergieguitar]

@@randystidham3783 that sucks , for what they cost, try the Behringer, mine is still going strong and the only one I gig.

[@NickGurr.]

Nice video. Playing sounds great

[@Fergieguitar]

Thank you so much, it's a really nice wah to use and as an update, it's still working perfectly .

[@jasonism123]

Nice review. I actually prefer the sound of the Hellbabe than the classic crybaby. Thanks

[@tomdameek]

Looks like Behringers best kept secret Brian. Very interesting and I look forward to the mods. 😀👍👍

[@anthonysclafani3963]

thanks for this video, this was helpful

[@akatom2u]

Decided to buy, thanks!

[@davidgoode7416]

Sounds great 👍

[@TheOddEmu]

Kirk’s gonna break into your house and steal it …

[@Fergieguitar]

Not a chance, he does enough damage with the ones he has . By the way, it's used daily and still going strong.

[@TheOddEmu]

Haha

[@SiSi1404]

In another note....vwhat is that pedalboard? Is that a modsed katana footswitch?

[@Fergieguitar]

@@SiSi1404 it's a 100w katana made into a floor amp with the gafc foot switch stripped out of the original case and the whole lot mounted on a new chassis with all the exp pedal outs and a couple of 5v usb outputs too... Look up Boss Katana floor amp

[@DoubleDguitar]

I may grab one of these, as I have not had a dedicated Wah for a few years. My M5 has been good...but not great. Thanks for doing this overview!

[@Fergieguitar]

It's a good pedal, take some time to set it as you like and it's great, I like being able to walk away and I know it's off for the rest of the song.

[@julianmotture]

How do you adjust the timer? Just with a screwdriver by turning it?

[@Fergieguitar]

Sorry I missed this comment, yes just a screwdriver to adjust and done.

[@jonjoe9232]

Mine didn't last a craic and I'm very careful with my gear. Was good while it worked tho. Hope u have more success with it.

[@chipcaronte]

How did yours break?

[@jonjoe9232]

@@chipcaronte just stopped working. Was good up to them.

[@anthonysclafani3963]

How exactly does the timed release work? Is it controlled by a knob on the wah, or is it pre-programmed? If I want it to immediately turn off when I take my foot off, can it do that?

[@Fergieguitar]

there's an adjuster underneath the pedal, yes you can set it to be instant BUT if you do that the moment you toe up it switches off so can get "choppy", I find that 1-2 seconds is fairly natural

[@Fergieguitar]

Yes you can, there is an adjuster under the pedal to control the release. I found if set to instant ,when using the wah it was so instant when you went heal down it switched off making it sound a bit unnatural

[@aldoreyes2075]

Hi there , does it come with the trs cable? I'm buying it straight away. Good video.

[@Fergieguitar]

Hi, the Behringer Hellbabe wah is available from Thomann if you follow the link in the description. It uses standard 6.3 mm Jacks not trs. The Boss floor Amp is not available for sale.

[@guanters]

No test without distorsion?

[@Fergieguitar]

That's actually a great idea and a complete oversight on my side, I should do a follow up , that way you would hear the different setting clearer than with gain, cheers guanters.

[@lam-thai-nguyen]

Hi, i just bought this pedal and it comes before my tc electronic rusty fuzz in my 2-pedal-signal-chain. I notice a weird noise (like when i boil water in a kettle) when the tube amp’s volume, gain are up and the guitar volume is down. And increasing guitar volume doesn’t affect the noise. However, a signal chain of only either one of them makes no noise. Do you have any experience with that noise before? Thank you.

[@Fergieguitar]

Yeh, my 1st thought is to swap the pedal order round, fuzz is really fussy and rarely like any pedal before them. When the wah is off it's true bypass so almost as if it's not there. Try fuzz 1st then the wah. I hope that helps

[@lam-thai-nguyen]

@@Fergieguitar I really appreciate your quick response. I have tried the fuzz before and after the wah pedal but there is still that noticable kettle/water boiling noise. The noise is not that bad when I’m playing dirty sound but it’s pretty annoying when it comes to clean sound. Is it right that noise is a part of this wah-fuzz combination and it, to some extent, is acceptable? Thank you.

[@Fergieguitar]

@@lam-thai-nguyen yes to a point due to the gain , have you got the boost on in the wah, I find it best off all the time

[@lam-thai-nguyen]

@@Fergieguitar I turn it off and I have the timer setting for 2 seconds just like you. It’s a great pedal. I’m just new so there are some minor problems 😅

[@Fergieguitar]

@@lam-thai-nguyen you will get there, fuzz is a funny pedal, I've got a Smithy Bender, love it but just never use it live. I still use the Behringer wah, it does every gig and is still perfect.

[@sage3342]

Can you release your Katana settings? It sounds phenomenal

[@Fergieguitar]

Ok.. Brown channel, Gain 57, Volume 50, Bass 79, middle 27, treble 54, presence 54 T-scream boost Drive 5, tone 1, Bottom 29, level 100 GraphicEQ starting at top ..6/6.5/4/1.5/0.5/-1.5/1.5/1/0/2/0 ... DigitalDelay at 330ms Hope that helps.

[@ssil3nce476]

My bypass time adjuster, the white part broke in half, does it affect amything?

[@Fergieguitar]

If it's set where you like it , no but if you want to adjust the time release for any reason, it may be difficult BUT a sharp fine screwdriver should do it.

[@johnwold6487]

I’m really curious to the mods/project you are using it for.

[@Fergieguitar]

At the moment I just play in a rock cover band in france. 2 different high gain tones, crunch and clean and use the fx loop as a volume boost for solos

[@kennethandrebailing5120]

How do you access the timing adjustor? I know where it is, but idk how tp adjust it.

[@Fergieguitar]

I use a long thin flat head screwdriver, it's quite subtle, just a 1/4 turn either way makes a huge difference. if it is set to instantly disengage , the wah is choppy and not nice, a second delay is grand for smooth use

[@telewired]

are you going to incorporate that wah into your new board?

[@Fergieguitar]

Good plan but no, I'm doing something I've been wanting to make for a long time! Shhhh

[@roddiculousguitar]

Oh, we have to wait?! 🤣🤣🤣

[@Fergieguitar]

@@roddiculousguitar you do because I have no idea if my plan will work, on paper it will but in the real world...we will find out, waiting for some components to arrive.

[@roddiculousguitar]

@@Fergieguitar well, whatever happens... I can't wait for the video! 👍👍👍🙂

[@ToppaliniTube]

what is the pedal made of, metal or plastic?! i cant find that information ANYWHERE and it's driving me insane

[@Fergieguitar]

The pedal is plastic but tough with a steel base plate, under the wah pedal itself is also a steel plate. It's tough!

[@kaskas55]

Hello. Do you still have this pedal? How is the condition & functionality?

[@Fergieguitar]

Hi, 7 months late in replying but the wah is still on my pedalboard , still works as good as on day one. I see no reason to change it any time soon either.

[@chipcaronte]

​@@Fergieguitarwhat happened to the secret project mentioned within these comments? I'm curious now.

[@Fergieguitar]

@@chipcaronte it's currently been put on hold but still on the cards, the secret plan is to build a boost circuit into it but on its own in and out so it becomes a 4 cable method wah...when you kick it in, it also puts a boost into an amp FX loop so the is also louder than the rhythm sound

[@chipcaronte]

@@Fergieguitar Damn! That's interesting!

[@wlliamson53]

how do you make it sound good in the effects chain

[@Fergieguitar]

Wah wah pedal always before the amplifier or any overdrive/distortion pedals. So guitar-Wah wah-amp

[@andyholdstock4559]

Cool

[@isaacandhismusic1153]

Seems super noisy :/

[@Fergieguitar]

The pedal itself is not noisy at all, I was using a considerable amount of gain however which is where any noise is from