Real McCoy Custom RMC4 Wah vs Morley Power Fuzz Wah

The Real McCoy Custom RMC4 Wah and the Morley Power Fuzz Wah are both pedals sharing dynamic, mid-forward. The Real McCoy Custom RMC4 Wah leans fuzzy and smooth. The Morley Power Fuzz Wah leans aggressive and transparent. Current prices: $165 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.

49% — somewhat different

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Rock
Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • dynamic
  • mid-forward
Citation fame
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Price

$165via Reverb

$229via Reverb

Description

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 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
  • Funk
  • Blues
  • Electronic
  • Experimental
Tonal lean
  • fuzzy
  • smooth
  • aggressive
  • transparent

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