Vox V 847A Wah vs Vox Wah Pedal (General)
The Vox V 847A Wah and the Vox Wah Pedal (General) are both pedals sharing mid-forward, dark, dynamic. The Vox V 847A Wah leans analog warmth.
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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.43% — 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.- mid-forward
- dark
- dynamic
Vox V 847A Wah
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Vox Wah Pedal (General)
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.The Vox V847-A is the modern reissue of the classic 1960s Vox wah, the circuit that defined the wah sound heard across countless 60s and 70s rock recordings. It produces a dark, throaty, vocal sweep with an almost analog-synth quality, seeming to morph between low-pass and high-pass voicings as the treadle rocks. Compared with brighter modern wahs it is nasal, intense and in-your-face, sitting slightly darker overall. The reissue stays faithful to the original tone while adding a redesigned inductor that brings it closer to vintage spec, an input buffer to prevent tone loss in bypass, and AC power compatibility. It is an affordable, well-built classic-voiced wah for rock and blues lead and rhythm.
The Vox Wah Pedal represents Vox's classic wah-wah lineage, the circuit family that originated the wah effect and became a foundational sound in rock, funk, and blues starting in the 1960s. It delivers an expressive, vocal-like sweep as the treadle is rocked, sweeping a resonant peak from a dark, muted toe-up position through an open, cutting toe-down position for classic crying and quacking wah textures. It suits funk, blues, and classic rock players wanting the vocal-toned wah character that defined the effect.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Funk
- analog warmth