any Ernie Ball Wah mods?

[Kirk A]

Has anyone tweaked an Ernie Ball Wah pedal? A quick search didn't turn up much other than those for sale.

The EB volume pedal is built like a tank, and the wah appears to be built just as well. Trouble is, the various sound bytes and YouTube clips don't sound as if I would like it. So, has anyone invested any time with these? If so, please share your experiences.

Thanks.

[joegagan]

the mystery pedal. these came out around 5 years ago, yet we almost never hear anyone using them or talking about them.

blues scareceno gets a good tone out of one in a video demo. but i agree, most samples sound pretty sterile.
also agree that the construction and design is topnotch.
if somebody has one, let us know what is inside, please.

[StereoKills]

IIRC it's an inductor based wah circuit with an added buffer? I seem to remember this from somewhere, but I can't find it now. If you're willing to trace it you could probably get some nice sounds out of it with a few tweaks.

[joegagan]

got one in for repair today. scratchy pot. customer disassembled just enough to have a spring go flying, that is when he called me.

can't find any info about a replacement pot anywhere, not even the official EB website.  wha?

will call the nice folks at ERnie B tomorrow, wish me luck.

[Keppy]

Small Bear's got some Ernie Ball pots, though they're intended for the volume pedals. Is the one you need different from those?

[joegagan]

that is what i am trying to find out. i can take the wah apart, but that still may not tell me if it is the same pot as their vol ped since i do not own any other ernie ball pedals to compare.

update. just got off the phone with EB, they do not stock the part as a replacement part. they recommend my customer send it in for service, $55 to $ 75 plus shipping. sounds good to me.