Thread: Wah before or after Fuzz / Drive?

If your wah has a fuzz buffer before. If you plan to use the wah with the fuzz alot ... after. Now if you still want to use the wah before which is what i like and recomend be prepaired this will change the sound of your fuzz pedal unless the wah is true bypass. Everything else goes after .. (OD, Boosts) IMO and you should try it all out for yourself.

In my experience, it depends on the fuzz you are using. My MJM London II HAS to go after my wah, otherwise it sounds terrible. My MXR 108 sounds better before the wah.

Originally Posted by Stevo

In my experience, it depends on the fuzz you are using. My MJM London II HAS to go after my wah, otherwise it sounds terrible.

Is that a Si fuzz into an unbuffered wah? Do you get lots of odd howling if you put the wah first? An impedance buffer like the foxrox retrofit in the wah should fix that.

my setup is as follows...wah>DS-1>flanger>chorus>tuner...

i use the amp's lead channel for my dirty tone, and then use the DS-1 for a lead boost...but even then, i have used the wah for a lead...turn it on, tip it forward and use it as a treble boost to cut through...or for other parts where i want a fuzzier tone, i'll turn it on and roll it all the way back...at one point, the last time i had it off the board, i took it apart and rolled the bar a couple teeth up from where it was to get a little more treble...

but...i guess for this portion...i've always had the best luck, for my sound, with the wah before the distortion...

wah-drive fuzz

My fuzz (Sun face) has to be first in the chain or else it doesn't sound as good, germanium transistor based fuzz's are real picky that way. I can't even plug my tuner before it.

wah is allways first in my effects chain... usually boost after that then time based stuff then finally my tuner.
I've tried different scenarios but this one allways sounds best to my ears anyways.
I also never put a way in teh effects loop... serial or parrallel does not matter... never.
I do like time based effects in teh loop but to keep things simple i allways put my effects into the front end of the amp.

Guitar -> Wah -> Distortions

Wah before all distortions. Sometimes I put the MXR Boost/Line Driver before the wah, but right now I haven't room for it on the board.

Peace, Mooh.