The Ibanez WH10V3 is an Ibanez overdrive pedal. Close alternatives include the Dunlop Cry Baby SW95 Slash Wah and the MXR Custom Shop Joe Bonamassa CSP265 FET Driver. It pairs well with the Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W 1x12 Combo and the Magnatone 280.

Ibanez WH10V3

Ibanez · pedal

The Ibanez WH10 V3 is the modern reissue of the cult 1980s WH10 wah, the pedal John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers has called his standard wah since BloodSugarSexMagik. Its multiple-feedback op-amp circuit produces a creamy, vocal, wooly filter sweep that is darker and more musical than a typical inductor wah, and it interacts especially well with overdrive, distortion and fuzz. The V3 resurrects that original op-amp for smooth, even gain across the sweep while adding switchable true bypass and a rugged die-cast housing in place of the original fragile plastic shell. It works on guitar and bass and excels at expressive funk, alt-rock and lead phrasing.

  • wah
  • vocal
  • wooly
  • gain
  • creamy
  • bypass
  • bass
  • funk

Genres the Ibanez WH10V3 is commonly used in

  • Funk
  • Rock
  • Soul
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  • Psychedelic Rock
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  • Alternative
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  • Blues
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Amps that pair well with the Ibanez WH10V3

Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W 1x12 Combo

Magnatone

22% match
$2799via Reverb

Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W 1x12 Combo layers modulated onto an already fuzzy signal

Magnatone 280

Magnatone

22% match

Magnatone 280 stacks modulated on top of the fuzzy already here

Magnatone 510

Magnatone

tonal match

Magnatone 510 layers modulated onto an already fuzzy signal

Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp

Gibson

tonal match

Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp layers modulated onto an already fuzzy signal

Pedals that stack with the Ibanez WH10V3

Cordovox PH-8

Cordovox

24% match
$69.99via Reverb

Keep Cordovox PH-8 after Ibanez WH10V3 in the signal chain, clear of Ibanez WH10V3's own gain stage

Beetronics Swarm

Beetronics

23% match
$249via Reverb

Beetronics Swarm stacks modulated on top of the fuzzy already here

JHS Colour Box V2

JHS Pedals

23% match
$401.23via Reverb

JHS Colour Box V2 stacks clean boost on top of the fuzzy already here

Wampler Cory Wong

Wampler

16% match
$269.97via Reverb

Wampler Cory Wong leans toward clean boost, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Pigtronix Echolution

Pigtronix

15% match

Pigtronix Echolution's modulated voice goes after Ibanez WH10V3 in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Ibanez WH10V3's own mid-forward character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Hungry Robot The Borderland

Hungry Robot

15% match
$100via Reverb

Hungry Robot The Borderland's modulated voice goes after Ibanez WH10V3 in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Ibanez WH10V3's own mid-forward character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Caroline Guitar Company Parabola State Tremolo

Caroline Guitar Company

tonal match
$219via Reverb

Run fuzzy into Caroline Guitar Company Parabola State Tremolo for more clean boost on top

Matthews Effects Architect

Matthews Effects

tonal match

Run fuzzy into Matthews Effects Architect for more clean boost on top

Alternatives

Dunlop Cry Baby SW95 Slash Wah

Dunlop

71% similarity

Shared character: wah, singing, vocal

MXR Custom Shop Joe Bonamassa CSP265 FET Driver

pedal

71% similarity

Shared character: high_end, singing, bass

Sonicake Rude Mouse Distortion

Sonicake

70% similarity

Shared character: wide_range, true_bypass, smooth

Beetronics Royal Jelly

Beetronics

70% similarity
$289via Reverb

Shared character: clean_signal, high_end, filter

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi

Electro-Harmonix

70% similarity
$88.76via Reverb

Shared character: singing, smooth, fuzz

Dunlop MDU JCT95

Dunlop

69% similarity
$315.99via Reverb

Shared character: wah, vocal, true_bypass

Dunlop Cry Baby Daredevil Fuzz Wah DD95FW

Dunlop

69% similarity

Shared character: wah, signal, vocal

Bixonic Expandora

Bixonic

69% similarity

Shared character: smooth, fuzz, bass

ProCo RAT 2

Proco

68% similarity
$88via Reverb

Shared character: singing, filter, smooth

Boss BD-2W Blues Driver Waza Craft

Boss

68% similarity
$171.78via Reverb

Shared character: high_end, subtle, gain

Electro-Harmonix Triangle Big Muff Pi

Electro-Harmonix

68% similarity
$84.35via Reverb

Shared character: high_end, gain

Mooer MVP1 Autuner Vocal

Mooer

61% similarity
$163.67via Reverb

Shared character: vocal

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Ibanez WH10V3?+

The closest matches in character are the Dunlop Cry Baby SW95 Slash Wah, the MXR Custom Shop Joe Bonamassa CSP265 FET Driver, the Sonicake Rude Mouse Distortion.

What pairs well with the Ibanez WH10V3?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W 1x12 Combo, Magnatone 280, Magnatone 510 — Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W 1x12 Combo layers modulated onto an already fuzzy signal.

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