Morley M2 Wah vs Morley 20/20 Classic Wah
The Morley M2 Wah and the Morley 20/20 Classic Wah are both pedals sharing smooth. The Morley M2 Wah leans mid-forward. The Morley 20/20 Classic Wah leans transparent and high gain. Current prices: $54 vs $129.
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Blended 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.47% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Rock
- Blues
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- smooth
Morley M2 Wah
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Morley 20/20 Classic Wah
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$54via Reverb
$129via Reverb
The Morley M2 Wah is an optical wah pedal using Morley's electro-optical design in place of a mechanical potentiometer, which removes the scratchy pot wear common to conventional wahs and gives a smooth, consistent sweep. It engages automatically when the pedal is pressed rather than needing a heel-down click switch. The voicing is a wide, vocal sweep with a throaty midrange peak, broader in range than a standard Cry Baby, and a dual-mode switch selects between voicings. True bypass keeps the signal clean when disengaged.
The Morley 20/20 Classic Switchless Wah delivers the traditional Morley wah sound in a compact, pedalboard-friendly enclosure. Its voice is clear, wide, and modern, with a full-frequency sweep that avoids the nasal shrillness of some vintage units and works beautifully with both clean and distorted tones. The sweep is smooth and slightly less pronounced than a typical Dunlop, giving a more rounded high end that rolls musically through its range. It relies on Morley's MQ2 inductor and dependable electro-optical circuitry, so there are no scratchy pots, plus switchless activation and the 20/20 buffer circuit that prevents tone loss. American-made and built like a tank, it suits rock, blues, and funk players wanting a smooth, toneful, no-fuss classic wah with no tone suck.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Funk
- mid-forward
- transparent
- high gain