The Vox V 847A Wah is a Vox wah pedal. Close alternatives include the Vox V847A Wah and the Dunlop Cry Baby. It pairs well with the Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo and the PRS Archon Classic 50 2-Channel Head.
Vox V 847A Wah
Vox · pedal
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.
What stands out
“Compared with brighter modern wahs it is nasal, intense and in-your-face, sitting slightly darker overall”
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“throaty”
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“vocal sweep with an almost analog-synth quality”
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“The reissue stays faithful to the original tone while adding a redesigned inductor that brings it closer to vintage spec, an input buffer to , and AC power compatibility”
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“it produces a dark”
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- wah
- throaty
- vocal
- nasal
- dark
- rock
- blues
- lead
Genres the Vox V 847A Wah is commonly used in
Amps that pair well with the Vox V 847A Wah
Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo
Mesa Boogie
22% matchMesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here
Comes later in the signal chain
PRS Archon Classic 50 2-Channel Head
PRS
21% matchPut PRS Archon Classic 50 2-Channel Head in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain
Comes later in the signal 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 stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here
Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H
Marshall
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here
Hughes & Kettner Coreblade
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Hughes & Kettner Coreblade stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here
Friedman BE-Mini Head
Friedman
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Run mid-forward into Friedman BE-Mini Head for more high gain on top
Hughes & Kettner Warp 7
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain
Ceriatone Son of Yeti
Ceriatone
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Run mid-forward into Ceriatone Son of Yeti for more high gain on top
Pedals that stack with the Vox V 847A Wah
Fjord Fuzz Odin
Fjord Fuzz
22% matchFjord Fuzz Odin stacks fuzzy on top of the mid-forward already here
Comes later in the signal chain
Fjord Fuzz Berserk
Fjord Fuzz
21% matchFjord Fuzz Berserk stacks fuzzy on top of the mid-forward already here
Comes later in the signal chain
Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte
Caroline Guitar Company
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.
Keep Vox V 847A Wah's mid-forward voice out front: Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte goes after Vox V 847A Wah in the signal chain so its pristine voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay
Dunlop
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.
Keep Vox V 847A Wah's mid-forward voice out front: Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay goes after Vox V 847A Wah in the signal chain so its analog warmth voice doesn't muddy it — 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
Run mid-forward into Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 for more fuzzy on top
Death By Audio Destruction
Death By Audio
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Death By Audio Destruction layers fuzzy onto an already mid-forward signal
Subdecay F-Bomb
Subdecay
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Subdecay F-Bomb stacks fuzzy on top of the mid-forward already here
Warm Audio Jet Phaser
Warm Audio
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Warm Audio Jet Phaser goes after Vox V 847A Wah — modulation reads clearest once the core tone is set
Alternatives
Vox V847A Wah
pedal
61% similarityShared character: input buffer, reissue, sweep
Dunlop Cry Baby
Dunlop
59% similarityShared character: wah, dark, vocal
Halo Clyde McCoy Wah Replica Circuit Board (Populated)
Halo
56% similarityShared character: wah, vocal
Vox V847 Wah
Vox
55% similarityShared character: reissue, mono synth, original
Dunlop Buddy Guy Signature Cry Baby Wah Wah
Dunlop
53% similarityShared character: sweep, wah, vocal
Vox Real McCoy
Vox
51% similarityShared character: wah, vocal, blues players
Friedman No More Tears Gold-72 Wah
Friedman
50% similarityShared character: wah, vocal, lead
JAM Pedals Seagull Cocked Wah
Jam Pedals
45% similarityShared character: wah, vocal, touch
Friedman Gold-72 No More Tears Wah
Friedman
44% similarityShared character: wah, vocal, lead
Park Wah
Park
44% similarityShared character: wah, vocal, lead
Vox Wah Pedal (General)
Vox
42% similarityShared character: wah, dark, vocal
Ivy Pedals Tone Zone
Ivy
42% similaritySimilar role and voicing
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Vox V 847A Wah?+
The closest matches in character are the Vox V847A Wah, the Dunlop Cry Baby, the Halo Clyde McCoy Wah Replica Circuit Board (Populated).
What pairs well with the Vox V 847A Wah?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo, PRS Archon Classic 50 2-Channel Head, Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt — Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here.