Ibanez WD7 Weeping Demon Wah Pedal: When Demons Cry

[@daniel_naaden]

great demo! this is truly an underrated pedal, I wish these were still made!

[@geeterman98]

i just inherited one of these last night.. so tomorrow i'm going to play around with it..RIP brandon and thanx for the wah

[@dj2krunk4u]

Dude that bass guitar sounds so badass with that wah pedal..

[@jkh988]

older rock and funk. i actually picked up the vox yesterday and i'm very happy with it.

[@Aoshikakashi]

Guitar Center sells this baby for $99...indeed, right under $100! But it's a great and very versatile wah pedal. This is also an awesome video, it helped me get the controls straight haha

[@ExiledCrow]

Dude, really sweet review

[@ravinnox2640]

Got one of these in 04 and jave loved it ever since

[@berrtusmaximus5212]

I always LOVED this way. The functionality was infinitely gigable. Some songs I’d want that spring wah, where it automatically returns to heel-down position when you take your foot off, sometimes I’d use it without the spring so it’d stay notched. Great sound and great on bass too!

[@Phyoomz]

One of my co-workers and I just randomly struck up a convo about guitar and he offered to sell me this pedal. I should have it by the end of the week. Funny thing is I was JUST about to buy a Hendrix wah.

[@EyesOfHendrecks]

How was it?

[@Phyoomz]

@@EyesOfHendrecks Had it for years. I love it. I play bass more nowadays, but it's awesome.

[@david135-6]

Excellent review and feature demonstration, thanks

[@brandonbingham6871]

Had mine for years, does me well every day :) I learned what Wah really is with it...

[@WarlordAlejandro]

I bought this pedal today, and it's AWESOME! Thanks to this video I understand a little bit better the functions of it :) Thanks!

[@SkateboardBassguitar]

Thanks for demoing it on bass as well, sounds good!

[@Synthokatm]

Also, take a look inside the pedal at 2 internal trim pots, play around with them at your own discretion, just try to remember there stock settings! Oh and I like the Norm and LOW ability, so I did some soldering and used a true bypass switch (some kind of dpdt kinda thing) and made it so all i have to do is click and I can change which frequency i want to use. But it does take up the battery compartment, but I use power supply, no worries here.

[@scott.hanson]

These are really underrated. This guy does a decent demo of what these can do - the fact that it can go subtle adds a lot of possibilities when combined with other effects..

[@fred.chapman]

Thanks for a great demo! This is a very professional presentation. Nicely done!

[@wickedtree5245]

Great demo!! Subscribed!! Thanks for that!!

[@razormusik]

I have one of these. It's built to withstand nuclear war. One thing that most people don't do (but is still really fun) is switching to low mode while using a guitar. Insane, unique sound results.

[@razormusik]

I have this pedal. What you need to do is dime the fine tuning knob, level at 5, Q at 6, low at 4. Also, set the switch on low. The difference is amazing on high notes and it cuts much of the digital sound.

[@johnhunterchildrenshospita8494]

Thanks for the video great work gearwire much appreciated Mick.

[@Bencake1337]

absolutely love this pedal with bass

[@GregTheBunny100]

Traded some pedals I don't use to get this, cannot wait. Great demo, thank you.

[@jerryvasquez8757]

How does it work for clarinet.

[@Psych21]

At first, I laughed... but now, I'm curious.

[@russellzauner]

wah wah wah wahhhhhhhhh

[@lundsweden]

Or trumpet?

[@alexmunson8834]

Or sax

[@wenchiang12]

Damn why is it discontinued!! For that price, it's definitely the best wah!

[@zOMGitsanoctopus]

better than the other guy's demos. long live owen

[@bradyturnermusic]

Dude. My friend broke my Dunlop wah by dropping it. (on accident of course) But I thanked him because Im getting this pedal for Christmas.

[@nealixd.3011]

I bought a new one years ago, haven't used it much yet, and don't like the name, but it is one of the most versatile, full featured, great sounding wah pedals out there for sure. Probably will sell the old Crybaby one day, and keep the Ibanez and a Boss Auto-Wah (AW-2) and be set.

[@englundisgod]

the other point of it being a fixed state wah with the fotshwith on so it can be set to one setting like kirk does in fade to black it stays on a fxed setting youl see him turn his off once james starts the clean passage

[@9reasy5am]

I currently own a vintage cry-baby (I call it vintage, It's just old) that is falling apart (once again, old) and there is one of these at my local music store. As a professional musician considering durability, versatility, and price, I say that this is a great pedal for just 100 dollars.

[@robinfinity]

yep, it says that when the effect is off, it is true bypassed, but I'm affraid, in auto-mode it is not. Anyway, I'm very close to getting one (just have to sell my current wah). A friend of mine works at a music shop and he was very impressed with it, so it can't be wrong ;).

[@agrow0]

i just bought one on ebay like 4 hours ago and im sad cuz it didnt say how long it will take to ship =(

[@JAustinMunn]

Nice funky bass at the end.

[@SpencerCindia]

that bass riff is so cool...

[@brothergoodfoot]

It sounded like Jimi's wah in bass mode with the guitar through it, I think.

[@JohnnyGuitaristOfficial]

Love the push knobs on these ibanez pedals

[@samtay6]

@Metalhead12828 Then you have the WD7JR, or Weeping Demon Jr. Basically the same pedal without autowah.

[@JohnathanLaFey]

Dude, I just got one, haha. It didn't come w/ any of the cables that it needs for it to actually work, though. I'm gonna go buy them tomorrow.

[@jackprice93]

thank you so much man, ive been trying to get a kirk sound - always too scared to touck the fine tuning nob haha -- thanks again

[@taikoking1]

one thing you did not mention was the small rotary knob under the pedal itself called ''range fine tuing''. I have this pedal, and I must say it has outlasted several of the conventional wha pedals that I had. I gusee there is no pots to maintain, less moving parts? Works for me. But I must say when it comes to playing bluesy guitar stuff, I tend to gravitate to my Rocktron Black Cat wha pedal, seems the sound is thicker and more full. Still Ibanez is a keeper.

[@dumpygoodness4086]

exactly! i've watched TWO videos that didn't answer half our questions on this puppy!

[@GUITARHERO787]

That bass part is badass

@FirePower3006 That's exactly my point. Even though Fender is an established brand, we can't either justify any claim of it being the ultimate rock machine through the fact that Hendrix played them 'cause many brands which are available today didn't even exist back then. So we can't know that Hendrix wouldn't prefer let's say Jackson over Fender if he was alive today..

[@maggot6639]

i just ordered a Dunlop original cry baby... once i get it, im going to GC to trade it in for this pedal! i got bass and guitar! so id be good for me!

[@samtay6]

@Metalhead12828 Ah I meant to say auto switch. As far as I know the WD7JR doesn't have the ability to switch between turning off the effect with either the rocker or a footswitch. My bad my man. Yeah it sounds like gearwire misspoke about auto wah.

[@matthewgoodnight92]

just got one for christmas. i love the damn thing. :)

@gwugluud Hendrix didn't choose Fender over Jackson or ESP; the guy just chose something that he liked out of what was available at the time so his use of Fender doesn't justify the brand as the ultimate rock machine; the ultimate rock machine which existed back then in the best case of it..

[@maxlow998]

The bass sounds great

[@guitarpodcast]

Nice demo.

[@therealrmac]

wow the bass wah was groovy as hell

[@avw94]

@gwugluud Hendrix never played at Woodstock?! You're freaking kidding me, right?

[@GIGeorge23]

tom morello uses a dunlop cry baby for the effect which is an amazing pedal

[@tdog0192]

omfg the bass at 5:50 is sooo raw

[@DillonBerkley]

@GNRSlash94 I have the Ibanez. I do love it but my opinion might not be a trustworthy one because its the only wah wah pedal ive ever owned. I love it but the best thing you could do is go to guitar center and try them out on your own. I think the demon will give you more options but the over all quality might not be as good.

[@TheStellerclear]

So... If I wanted to get closer to a cry-baby wah effect with it... I should lower the Q knob?

[@InVacuo]

I'm pretty sure it doesn't and the way it works it'd probably be pretty hard to modify it to do so - Unless of course you make a separate true bypass pedal, I made one, they're pretty simple provided you have a few basic DIY skills.

[@dagony7383]

They look cool as hell,had one but can't beat the Steve Vai bad horsie 2

[@Shredtacular311]

thanks for this review, very helpful!

[@smittyg117]

thanks helped me out a lot im getting one i was going to get a cry baby but a demond seems better thanks 4 the help (:

[@robinfinity]

thanks for the review! very very good!

[@Voitcu]

I'de love to hear Michael Romeo wail on that thing!!!

[@SteremyJeele]

That's awesome. Thanks a lot for the response.

[@badorphan]

@TheMrbongobongo You won't regret it. Every single thing on this pedal is adjustable right down to the tension on the pedal itself. There is literally nothing else you could possibly want from a wah and the price is absolutely reasonable if not a friggin' bargain.

[@Sneaky5.sl0w.]

nice pedal i might purchase that product

[@rogerthehat]

i have but it does not do the crybaby sound but if you play metal or u2 eleavation it does that perfect

[@tasfa10]

I've heard it isn't so good with fuzz. is that true? i like the fuzz factory kind of crazy fuzz and i like the weeping demon a lot. it would be a shame if they were "incompatible"...

[@GingerChristmas]

i use a shitload of fuzz pedals, cant say I've had any issues. I dont think it has the same impedance issues with regular wahs due to its lack of an inductor.

[@tasfa10]

whoops... can you explain me the last part??

[@GingerChristmas]

Its hard to explain easily but as you send signal into a pedal, the circuitry can change the impedance of the signal as it leaves the pedal. Certain pedals expect to receive signals with certain impedance in order to work without any issues. As you run an old wah pedal into a germanium fuzz pedal like a fuzz face, the impedance causes an sort of oscillation as you use the wah pedal, which causes the whining or honking sounds which you might hear. ScreamingFX has a very good explanation video.

[@tasfa10]

thanks. i'll check that out! btw, would you buy this wah again? or would you choose another?

[@GingerChristmas]

tasfa10 I already did

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

@hillsmith Sort of drives you nuts,,,,,doesn't it? Good job on the pedal demo.

[@endoftheline9]

good review and you're pretty good!

[@ipwnuall2]

@GNRSlash94 You probably purchased your pedal already but if you have not, then you should get this one, I own this one and not the Zakk Wah Pedal. They really are just the same thing, one has another feature then the other, and they do the same thing.... So.... if your scrapped for cash, get the WD7, if you wanna spend $160 on the exact same wah pedal for a cool paint job, then go ahead and buy the Zakk Wah Pedal. ;-)

[@slipperman6770]

Jack of all trades bro lol...great vid man...and i do remember Steely Dan lol

[@JoshAdamsFTIM]

nice, trying it out with my bass soon!

[@gwugluud]

@wojpiet Hendrix was really stupid for using Fenders to play heavy rock. That's why the dork never sold any albums or got to play Woodstock or anything. Point well made. How long have you been in this country, may I ask? Your command of English will get better someday.

[@Hankandthetanktops]

good bass chops-

[@killerbass234]

it sounded pretty nice for guitar, but it sounded to synthetic for bass. its a good pedal no doubt. i honestly like the sound and sweep better than a crybaby guitar wah, but as a bass player also, i have the bass 105Q wah which i think has much more sweep for bass. its a lot more responsive. but if youre short on cash and you play guitar and bass, definitely get this.

[@Reed0Sparky0Leighton]

@badorphan Hell yeah it does. Only had mine since this past xmas but by damn. It replaced my other effects so quick.

[@LeonSilavant]

whats that plate that you can buy that means u dont have to kep pressing the on/off switch? mutes it with no pressure of your foot on it. my friend wants to know

[@SteremyJeele]

I heard this pedal had a spring setting, where it offers resistance. Like if you press your foot down on it, then just let it off (not pushing back with your heel), it will return itself to the raised position. Is that true?

[@goodkid2014]

is there such thing as a Screaming Demon because im getting it for christmas idk if its Screaming Demon or Weeping Demon

[@TR1VO5]

@MetalHeadEmperor this one is good in tone, but it has an annoying size for a pedalboard, the dime isn't bad, but there a better pedals out there. should try out every wah on your own amp, i prefer the morley wahs.

[@ChrisStortzOfficial]

The ones under the rocker part right?

[@guitarMan672]

6:07-6:18 is an awesome riff

[@Brasker]

try them both and choose the one that sounds better for you.

[@JacobC479]

Bought one of these in 2007, just found it in my closet and it doesn't work. Not sure whats wrong with it, would be nice to get it fixed but it would probably be best to just buy another one.

[@jakebland1990]

i think John Frusciante should Review all Wah Wah pedals... then we might get a decent one

[@viniciusandrade4016]

I love u.

[@tylermrhandon]

I use to own this one, never knew how to make it sound good. Got it in my beginner days. Kinda upset I get it go knowing what I know now :/

@ILoveallguitars Let's not forget that he favored a lot his Gibson Flying V too ;-|

[@jakestewartmusic]

Imo the crybaby has too much "squack" to it. I own a Weeping Demon, and it does everything. But i'd like to try out a Vox or Budda wah sometime. Those look awesome

[@kam1st]

rox everything that wah man... I'ma buy it I think.

[@16YearsInHell]

can't you better take a classic wah from dunlop and just use it with distortion? i think it sounds cool

[@Synthokatm]

interesting, cool thanks, I wonder what makes things "true" bypassed, like, who coined the term.

[@jedivolt]

herman li from fragonforce uses the WD7, so all I have to say is: EAT THIS great pedal for metal!

[@xx55AC55xx]

on this wah is it good for like kiss krick hammet slash kinda wah

@wojpiet Dave Murray of Iron Maiden plays Fender and last time I checked Iron Maiden's genre was New Wave of British Heavy Metal..

[@jkh988]

i'm trying to decide whether to buy a vox wah, or the wd7. any suggestions?

[@jeffreychampion1]

this can get almost any sound out if it if you know how to tweak it

[@stupidplants]

most people underestamate the strat. its a fucking animal with the right effects.

[@jckfrd33]

can someone help me? i want a wah sound that is like the sound of kirk hammett (metallica) something that works good specifically with distortion. what kind of wah is good?

[@kickpush47]

i might sound like an idiot...but does this come with a power supply or cable to hook up to your amp?

[@manintoynenam]

Do u feel like we do Peter frampton use this one

[@dell59sid]

I know it sounds like so cool .

[@james0033]

does it have the same features and sound as the legendary ibanez WH10 wah?

[@nicktheninja222]

omg i knew it was good, but i didn't know u could use it with a bass too. and only 100 bucks? i'm buyin it.