Vox V847A Wah vs Vox Real McCoy

The Vox V847A Wah and the Vox Real McCoy are both pedals sharing mid-forward, dynamic. The Vox V847A Wah leans transparent and analog warmth. The Vox Real McCoy leans sustaining and warm.

Similarity
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48% somewhat different

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Blues
Shared tone character
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  • mid-forward
  • dynamic

Vox V847A Wah

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Price

$245.44via Reverb

Description

The Vox V847A is a reissue of the classic 1960s and 1970s Vox wah, delivering the same vocal growl era rock guitarists relied on, with a warm, throaty character that's slightly darker than many modern wahs. As the treadle rocks, the sweep morphs smoothly between a low-pass and high-pass filtering character, almost analog-synth-like in its motion, giving it real vocal expressiveness on lead lines. It suits rock, funk, and blues players wanting an authentic vintage Vox wah voice for both cutting leads and clean, funky rhythm chop.

The Vox VRM-1 Real McCoy Wah is a faithful recreation of the legendary 1960s Clyde McCoy wah, the first wah pedal ever made, developed with input honoring the original creators. It is renowned for its iconic nasal voice and emphasized midrange, imparting a warm, melodic, vocal quality ideal for expressive lead guitar. Subtle modification of the inductor coils enables that classic nasal tone, and larger carbon film resistors with carefully selected capacitors deliver a warm, smooth sweep. It runs on battery with long life. Rather than a bright or aggressive modern wah, it captures vintage warmth and a singing midrange. It suits players chasing authentic 1960s wah tones, classic rock and blues lead expression, and a warm, melodic, vocal wah character in a vintage-styled pedal.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Rock
  • Funk
  • Electronic
  • Classic Rock
Tonal lean
  • transparent
  • analog warmth
  • sustaining
  • warm
Good for
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  • Busking

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