The Vox Wah Pedal (General) is a Vox wah pedal. Close alternatives include the The Next Sound CH-07 Wah Tone and the Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby Classic GCB95F. It pairs well with the Marshall Bluesbreaker and the PRS Archon Classic 50 2-Channel Head.

Vox Wah Pedal (General)

Vox · pedal

The Vox Wah Pedal represents Vox's classic wah-wah lineage, the circuit family that originated the wah effect and became a foundational sound in rock, funk, and blues starting in the 1960s. It delivers an expressive, vocal-like sweep as the treadle is rocked, sweeping a resonant peak from a dark, muted toe-up position through an open, cutting toe-down position for classic crying and quacking wah textures. It suits funk, blues, and classic rock players wanting the vocal-toned wah character that defined the effect.

What stands out

  • “It suits funk, blues, and classic rock players wanting the vocal-toned wah character that defined the effect”

    — from the listing

  • “The Vox Wah Pedal represents Vox's classic wah-wah lineage, the circuit family that originated the wah effect and became a foundational sound in rock, funk, and blues starting in the 1960s”

    — from the listing

  • “• Simple and Effective — It has a good sound out of the box and there's”

    — from the community notes

  • “Usable also for other sounds than the typical wah, like Mike Knopflers sound”

    — from the community notes

  • “It delivers an expressive, vocal-like sweep as the treadle is rocked, sweeping a resonant peak from a dark, muted toe-up position through an open, cutting toe-down position for classic crying and quacking wah textures”

    — from the listing

  • wah
  • foundational sound
  • vocal
  • other sounds
  • resonant
  • mike knopflers sound
  • peak

Genres the Vox Wah Pedal (General) is commonly used in

Amps that pair well with the Vox Wah Pedal (General)

Marshall Bluesbreaker

Marshall

32% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)

Marshall Bluesbreaker leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes later in the signal chain

PRS Archon Classic 50 2-Channel Head

PRS

29% match
$979via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)

PRS Archon Classic 50 2-Channel Head's own high gain character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes later in the signal chain

Mesa/Boogie Stiletto Deuce Stage II

Mesa Boogie

tonal match
$1147.50via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Into a dynamic tone, Mesa/Boogie Stiletto Deuce Stage II brings a pull toward compressed that's missing

Port City Pearl Head

Port City

tonal match
$3625via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Into a dynamic tone, Port City Pearl Head brings a pull toward compressed that's missing

Hughes & Kettner Coreblade

Hughes & Kettner

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Hughes & Kettner Coreblade in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain

Friedman Small Box 50W EL34 Amp Head

Friedman

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Into a dynamic tone, Friedman Small Box 50W EL34 Amp Head brings a pull toward compressed that's missing

Orange AD200B 200W Bass Head

Orange

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Orange AD200B 200W Bass Head goes after Vox Wah Pedal (General) in the chain

Friedman PT-20

Friedman

tonal match
$1499via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Into a dynamic tone, Friedman PT-20 brings a pull toward compressed that's missing

Pedals that stack with the Vox Wah Pedal (General)

Airis Effects SPEC-Defier

Airis Effects

27% match
$169via Reverb

Airis Effects SPEC-Defier stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here

Comes later in the signal chain

Sola Sound Tone Bender MK1

pedal

26% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)

Sola Sound Tone Bender MK1's own full character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes later in the signal chain

Mooer woodverb

Mooer

12% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Run Mooer woodverb after Vox Wah Pedal (General) in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Vox Wah Pedal (General) — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Echoplex EP-3

Echoplex

12% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Keep Echoplex EP-3 after Vox Wah Pedal (General) in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Vox Wah Pedal (General) — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Strymon Iridium

Strymon

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Strymon Iridium goes after Vox Wah Pedal (General) in the chain

Pigtronix Philosopher's Rock

Pigtronix

tonal match
$85.50via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Into a dynamic tone, Pigtronix Philosopher's Rock brings a pull toward compressed that's missing

MXR Badass Variac

MXR

tonal match
$154.99via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

MXR Badass Variac leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own

Dunlop MXR M282 Dyna Comp Bass

Dunlop

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Into a dynamic tone, Dunlop MXR M282 Dyna Comp Bass brings a pull toward compressed that's missing

Alternatives

The Next Sound CH-07 Wah Tone

The Next Sound

66% similarity
$65.82via Reverb

Shared character: wah, vocal

Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby Classic GCB95F

Cry Baby

62% similarity

Shared character: resonant, wah, vocal

Hotone Omni AC

Hotone

56% similarity

Shared character: resonant, simple

Dunlop Cry Baby

Dunlop

55% similarity
$85via Reverb

“I have a Crybaby and JimiHendrix. Both are good wahs, but this one sounds more natural, less screechy”

Singular Sound Talent Knob

Singular Sound

54% similarity

Similar voicing: dynamic

Boss GE-7 Equalizer

Boss

53% similarity
$121.14via Reverb

Shared character: simple

Joyo Multimode Wah 2

Joyo

53% similarity
$77.50via Reverb

Shared character: wah

T-Rex Gull Wah

T Rex

52% similarity
$249.99via Reverb

Shared character: peak, resonant, wah

Dunlop Cry Baby GCB-95

Dunlop

51% similarity
$85via Reverb

Shared character: peak, resonant, wah

Morley 20/20 Power Wah

Morley

48% similarity
$179.99via Reverb

Shared character: wah, dark

Fulltone Clyde Deluxe Wah

Fulltone

48% similarity
$169via Reverb

Shared character: wah

Vox V847A Wah

pedal

44% similarity

Shared character: wah, vocal

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Vox Wah Pedal (General)?+

The closest matches in character are the The Next Sound CH-07 Wah Tone, the Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby Classic GCB95F, the Hotone Omni AC.

What pairs well with the Vox Wah Pedal (General)?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Bluesbreaker, PRS Archon Classic 50 2-Channel Head, Mesa/Boogie Stiletto Deuce Stage II — Marshall Bluesbreaker leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with.

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