The Vox V846HW Wah is a wah pedal. Close alternatives include the Vox Vintage Wah and the Dunlop Cry Baby. It pairs well with the Park P50 Classic and the Boss CEB-3 Bass Chorus Ensemble.
Vox V846HW Wah
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The Vox V846HW is a hand-wired, turret-board-built version of the classic Vox wah, using a vintage-spec Halo-type inductor and hand-selected components for unmatched clarity, warmth, and fidelity across the sweep. Clean, it has a hot, buttered, clipped-sounding sweep that suits funky, rhythmic chord chops, staying smooth, full, and precise through the whole range, though it can underdeliver a bit with more aggressive, high-gain tones. A true bypass switch preserves the dry tone when off. It suits players who want the classic Vox wah voice built to a higher hand-wired standard, especially for clean and lightly driven funk and rock rhythm work.
What stands out
“[Pros] ✓ Vintage-accurate Halo inductor circuit recreates the original 1969 wah sweep with a warm, articulate honk that ✓ True bypass preserves tone integrity when disengaged — …”
— from the reviews
“The Vox V846HW is a hand-wired, turret-board-built version of the classic Vox wah, using a vintage-spec Halo-type inductor and hand-selected components for unmatched clarity, warmth, and fidelity across the sweep”
— from the listing
“• [Sound] Smooth, honking midrange sweep with vintage quack character — leans heavily on highs, • [Use] Excels at funk rhythm chord pumping and expressive blues/classic rock leads; shines most o…”
— from the community notes
“especially for clean and lightly driven funk and rock rhythm work”
— from the listing
“a true bypass switch preserves the dry tone when off”
— from the listing
- rhythm
- wah
- fuzz
- expressive
- clean
- clarity
- responsive
- smooth
Good for
- Busking
Genres the Vox V846HW Wah is commonly used in
- Classic Rock
- Funk
- Rock
- Blues
- Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Metal
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Vox V846HW Wah
Park P50 Classic
Park
22% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Park P50 Classic leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own
Comes later in the signal chain
Boss CEB-3 Bass Chorus Ensemble
Boss
21% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → modulated)
Boss CEB-3 Bass Chorus Ensemble's own modulated character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
VHT D-50
Vht
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Into a dynamic tone, VHT D-50 brings a pull toward compressed that's missing
Friedman Small Box 50W EL34 Amp Head
Friedman
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Friedman Small Box 50W EL34 Amp Head leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own
Pedals that stack with the Vox V846HW Wah
MXR Micro Amp
MXR
24% matchWhat MXR Micro Amp brings here leans toward clean boost — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Z.Vex Super Hard On
Zvex
24% matchZ.Vex Super Hard On leans toward clean boost, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Hungry Robot The Borderland
Hungry Robot
19% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → modulated)
Run Hungry Robot The Borderland after Vox V846HW Wah in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Vox V846HW Wah — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Hungry Robot Moby Dick V2
Hungry Robot
18% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → lush)
Run Hungry Robot Moby Dick V2 after Vox V846HW Wah in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Vox V846HW Wah — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
NuX Masamune Booster & Kompressor
Nux
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Into a dynamic tone, NuX Masamune Booster & Kompressor brings a pull toward compressed that's missing
EarthQuaker Devices Swiss Things
EarthQuaker Devices
EarthQuaker Devices Utility Series Buffer Preamp
EarthQuaker Devices
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put EarthQuaker Devices Utility Series Buffer Preamp after Vox V846HW Wah
Hiwatt WEM Copicat Boost
Hiwatt
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Hiwatt WEM Copicat Boost after Vox V846HW Wah
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Vox Vintage Wah
Vox
63% similarityShared character: classic rock, wah, warm
Dunlop Cry Baby
Dunlop
61% similarity“leans heavily on highs, less pronounced low-end growl than a Cry Baby”
MXR M109 Six Band EQ
MXR
59% similarityShared character: true bypass, blues players, subtle
Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
Dunlop
58% similarityShared character: sweep, wah, true bypass
Real McCoy Custom RMC4 Wah
Real Mccoy
57% similarityShared character: wah, subtle, fuzz
Shins Music Shin's Music BOG Wah
Shins Music
57% similarityShared character: wah, smooth, classic rock
Morley 20/20 Classic Wah
Morley
57% similarityShared character: sweep, wah, clarity
Electro-Harmonix Wailer Wah
Electro-Harmonix
57% similarityShared character: wah, true bypass, middle
JAM Pedals Wahcko Plus
Jam Pedals
57% similarityShared character: wah, true bypass, smooth
Xotic XW-2
Xotic
56% similarityShared character: wah, vintage charm, classic rock
Caline CP-31 Hot Spice Wah/Volume
Caline
56% similarityShared character: blues players, wah
Carl Martin 2Wah
Carl Martin
56% similarityShared character: sweep, wah, middle
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Vox V846HW Wah?+
The closest matches in character are the Vox Vintage Wah, the Dunlop Cry Baby, the MXR M109 Six Band EQ.
What pairs well with the Vox V846HW Wah?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Park P50 Classic, Boss CEB-3 Bass Chorus Ensemble, VHT D-50 — Park P50 Classic leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own.