Friedman No More Tears Gold-72 Wah vs Morley Power Fuzz Wah

The Friedman No More Tears Gold-72 Wah and the Morley Power Fuzz Wah are both pedals sharing mid-forward, dynamic, transparent. The Morley Power Fuzz Wah leans aggressive. Current prices: $169 vs $229.

Similarity
citedBlended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.

46% — somewhat different

Shared tone character
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  • mid-forward
  • dynamic
  • transparent
Citation fame
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Price

$169via Reverb

$229via Reverb

Description

The Friedman No More Tears Gold-72 Wah is a premium wah pedal delivering vocal, throaty wah character with user customization options not found on standard wah pedals. A three-position sweep switch hidden under the treadle selects between different sweep voicings. An Allen screw under the heel adjusts treadle tension to taste. Switchable buffered bypass and true bypass modes are both transparent. Covers Hendrix-style vocal wah, cocked nasal resonance in the Schenker tradition, and expressive sweeping lead wah.

The Morley Power Fuzz Wah is a combination wah and fuzz pedal that pairs Morley's wide, smooth wah sweep with a built-in fuzz circuit for aggressive, vocal fuzz-wah tones, using Morley's electro-optical switchless design for smooth, noise-free, wear-free operation. The fuzz can be used on its own as a dirt box or combined with the sweeping wah for thick, psychedelic, expressive textures. Built rugged and tank-like, it delivers everything from classic fuzz-wah to gnarly, saturated leads. The optical circuit avoids the scratchy pots of mechanical wahs, and the wide frequency sweep gives an expressive, throaty voice. It suits rock, psychedelic, and experimental players wanting combined fuzz and wah in one durable, road-ready pedal for aggressive lead and riff tones.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Classic Rock
  • Electronic
  • Blues
  • Hard Rock
  • Rock
  • Experimental
Tonal lean
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  • aggressive

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