The Shins Music Shin's Music BOG Wah is a Shins Music wah pedal. Close alternatives include the Shins Music Shin's Music Delicious Vintage Wah and the Roland PW-3 WAH. It pairs well with the PRS MT100 and the Synergy SL2 Module.
Shins Music Shin's Music BOG Wah
Shins Music · pedal
The Shin's Music BOG Wah (Best of Gear Wah) is a handcrafted boutique wah pedal from Shin's Music (Tokyo, Japan), built by Shin Suzuki with premium components for transparent, musical wah expression. The BOG Wah is regarded as one of the finest handcrafted wah pedals available from Japan, offering smooth, responsive wah sweep with a rich tonal character that enhances rather than colors the guitar tone. Japanese boutique craftsmanship at its finest.
What stands out
“The Shin's Music BOG Wah (Best of Gear Wah) is a handcrafted boutique wah pedal from Shin's Music (Tokyo, Japan), built by Shin Suzuki with premium components for transparent, musical wah expression”
— from the listing
“The Shin's Music BOG Wah delivers handcrafted Japanese boutique wah at Shin's Music Tokyo quality for players who want premium wah expression from a respected Japanese maker”
— from the community notes
“offering smooth”
— from the listing
“Japanese boutique craftsmanship at its finest”
— from the listing
“Strengths: Handcrafted Japanese boutique wah with premium components delivers musical, transparent wah expression from Shin Suzuki in Tokyo”
— from the reviews
Trade-offs
“Handcrafted availability limits production and availability”
— from the reviews
- wah
- boutique
- musical
- transparent
- smooth
- rich
- classic rock
- funk
Genres the Shins Music Shin's Music BOG Wah is commonly used in
Amps that pair well with the Shins Music Shin's Music BOG Wah
PRS MT100
PRS
19% matchPRS MT100's own mid-forward character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Synergy SL2 Module
Synergy
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Synergy SL2 Module after Shins Music Shin's Music BOG Wah
Friedman Small Box 50W EL34 Amp Head
Friedman
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Friedman Small Box 50W EL34 Amp Head goes after Shins Music Shin's Music BOG Wah in the chain
ENGL Special Edition E670
Engl
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
ENGL Special Edition E670 goes after Shins Music Shin's Music BOG Wah in the chain
Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt
Mesa Boogie
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt goes after Shins Music Shin's Music BOG Wah in the chain
Egnater Tweaker 88 Head
Egnater
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Egnater Tweaker 88 Head goes after Shins Music Shin's Music BOG Wah in the chain
Ceriatone 2202H
Ceriatone
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Ceriatone 2202H after Shins Music Shin's Music BOG Wah
Bogner Snorkler 50
Bogner
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Bogner Snorkler 50 goes after Shins Music Shin's Music BOG Wah in the chain
Pedals that stack with the Shins Music Shin's Music BOG Wah
Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler
Dr Scientist
21% matchWhat Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Nobels ODR-1
Nobels
20% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (transparent → mid-forward)
Nobels ODR-1 leans toward full, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb
pedal
8% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb after Shins Music Shin's Music BOG Wah in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Shins Music Shin's Music BOG Wah — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Fender Hammertone Reverb
Fender
7% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Fender Hammertone Reverb after Shins Music Shin's Music BOG Wah in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Shins Music Shin's Music BOG Wah — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2
Dr Scientist
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 after Shins Music Shin's Music BOG Wah
Warm Audio Jet Phaser
Warm Audio
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Warm Audio Jet Phaser goes after Shins Music Shin's Music BOG Wah — modulation reads clearest once the core tone is set
Donner Big Mouth Distortion
Donner
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Donner Big Mouth Distortion after Shins Music Shin's Music BOG Wah
Demon FX Gladiator Double Preamp Just
Demon Fx
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Demon FX Gladiator Double Preamp Just after Shins Music Shin's Music BOG Wah
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Shins Music Shin's Music Delicious Vintage Wah
Shins Music
77% similarityShared character: wah, classic rock
Roland PW-3 WAH
Roland
71% similarityShared character: wah, smooth, classic rock
Modtone MT-Wah
Modtone
70% similarityShared character: wah
Morley Classic Wah
Morley
67% similarityShared character: wah, classic rock
Friedman Gold-72 Wah
Friedman
65% similarityShared character: wah
Fender Tread-Light Wah
Fender
64% similarityShared character: wah, smooth
Jam Pedals Wahcko
Jam Pedals
64% similarityShared character: wah, smooth
Rocktron Classic Wah
Rocktron
64% similarityShared character: wah
Dunlop EC95 Eric Clapton Cry Baby Wah
Dunlop
63% similarityShared character: wah, classic rock
Vox V863-CA Wah
Vox
63% similarityShared character: wah
JAM Pedals Wahcko Plus
Jam Pedals
62% similarityShared character: wah, smooth, classic rock
Dunlop GCB65 Cry Baby Custom Badass Dual-Inductor
Dunlop
62% similarityShared character: wah
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Shins Music Shin's Music BOG Wah?+
The closest matches in character are the Shins Music Shin's Music Delicious Vintage Wah, the Roland PW-3 WAH, the Modtone MT-Wah.
What pairs well with the Shins Music Shin's Music BOG Wah?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: PRS MT100, Synergy SL2 Module, Friedman Small Box 50W EL34 Amp Head — PRS MT100's own mid-forward character is the real reason this is worth trying.