Wah settings

skyhighrocks · Feb 6th 2014

Since I just got an FCB, I've finally gotten to try out the kpa's Wah pedals. Very good!

One thing I've noticed is that on high gain profiles it sounds just right but anything with less gain,when engaged, the Wah seems to add more gain when sweeping. Is there a way to have the Wah react with the profile it is working with? It just sounds weird on a profile that is just breaking up and then using the Wah brings in distortion and then it fades back to the original sound when Wah is off.

Lokasenna · Feb 6th 2014

The Wah has either a "boost" or "volume" setting, I forget the name - make sure it's at 0.0

skyhighrocks · Feb 6th 2014

Yes it's at 0.0

skyhighrocks · Feb 6th 2014

anyone else have any suggestions for this?

DonPetersen · Feb 6th 2014

Quote from skyhighrocks

anyone else have any suggestions for this?

set the Volume lower than '0'?
(it goes down to -5)

but in essence the Wah is boosting a narrow band of frequencies quite a bit, which results in more distortion.
meaning the profile is responding to it like an amp would.

Problem_Sleuth · Feb 6th 2014

Quote from DonPetersen

set the Volume lower than '0'?
(it goes down to -5)

but in essence the Wah is boosting a narrow band of frequencies quite a bit, which results in more distortion.
meaning the profile is responding to it like an amp would.

Yep, I agree with this ... you'd get the exact same issue with a real wah into a real amp. I actually kind of like that aspect of a wah pedal.

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