Real McCoy Custom RMC4 Wah vs SAE Effects Colossal
The Real McCoy Custom RMC4 Wah and the SAE Effects Colossal are both pedals sharing fuzzy, mid-forward. The Real McCoy Custom RMC4 Wah leans smooth and dynamic. The SAE Effects Colossal leans aggressive and saturated. Current prices: $165 vs $139.
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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.34% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- fuzzy
- mid-forward
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$165via Reverb
$139via Reverb
The Real McCoy Custom RMC4 Picture Wah is a hand-crafted wah pedal inspired by the circa-1967 Italian-made Vox Clyde McCoy, delivering classic vintage wah character from the late 1960s and early 1970s. The circuit employs a custom-designed inductor, RFI and EMI filtering, licensed fuzz technology from Foxrox Electronics, and the proprietary RMC Roc-Pot potentiometer. The pedal delivers a smooth, even sweep with no breaks or dropouts, offering a vocal-like quality ideal for rock, blues, and funk genres. The long, smooth sweep is greasy and expressive, with excellent compatibility with fuzz pedals for layered tonal exploration.
The SAE Effects Colossal is a dual-effect pedal combining a cocked-wah (fixed filter) with a fuzz circuit, offering players a distinctive combination of vocal-like fixed filtering and aggressive fuzz saturation in one boutique unit. Built by SAE Effects, a boutique manufacturer known for creative dual-effect circuit combinations, it delivers a genuinely unique tonal palette not found in standard single-function pedals.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Funk
- Blues
- Rock
- Electronic
- funk
- experimental
- stoner rock
- smooth
- dynamic
- aggressive
- saturated