The Zvex Ooh Wah 2 Custom Handpainted is a Zvex wah pedal. Close alternatives include the SAE Effects Colossal and the Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah. It pairs well with the Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo and the Mesa Boogie Mark I.
Zvex Ooh Wah 2 Custom Handpainted
Zvex · pedal
The ZVEX Ooh Wah II is a sequencer-controlled auto-wah and tremolo-wah pedal, related to the Seek Wah, that steps a wah filter through programmable patterns rather than responding to a treadle. A 4, 6, or 8 step selector and individual step controls set the wah frequency at each stage, while a speed knob sets the tempo and a random mode adds unpredictable filter movement. It stays transparent, not sucking or coloring the dry tone, and the ability to set the frequency range helps dial precise rhythmic wah patterns. Each unit is hand-painted and hand-assembled in ZVEX tradition, so no two look alike. It suits funk, electronic, and experimental players wanting rhythmic, sequenced, and random auto-wah textures, offering pulsing, talking filter patterns that sync to a groove for creative, hands-free wah effects.
- wah
- filter
- frequency
- auto wah
- transparent
- experimental
- boutique
- electronic
Genres the Zvex Ooh Wah 2 Custom Handpainted is commonly used in
- Funk
- Experimental
- Electronic
- Soul
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Reggae
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Zvex Ooh Wah 2 Custom Handpainted
Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo
Mesa Boogie
17% matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo gives it high gain to fill it with
Mesa Boogie Mark I
Mesa Boogie
17% matchInto a transparent tone, Mesa Boogie Mark I brings the mid-forward it's missing
Synergy SL2 Module
Synergy
tonal matchRun Synergy SL2 Module into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Friedman BE-Mini Head
Friedman
tonal matchRun Friedman BE-Mini Head into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Egnater Tweaker 88 Head
Egnater
tonal matchInto a transparent tone, Egnater Tweaker 88 Head brings the low gain it's missing
Ceriatone 2202H
Ceriatone
tonal matchRun Ceriatone 2202H into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Friedman Jose LTD
Friedman
tonal matchFriedman Jose LTD's high gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Hughes & Kettner Warp 7
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchRun Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Pedals that stack with the Zvex Ooh Wah 2 Custom Handpainted
Walrus Audio Eons
Walrus Audio
21% matchWalrus Audio Eons's low gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler
Dr Scientist
21% matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler gives it low gain to fill it with
JHS 3 Series Oil Can Delay
JHS Pedals
7% matchKeep JHS 3 Series Oil Can Delay after Zvex Ooh Wah 2 Custom Handpainted in the signal chain, clear of Zvex Ooh Wah 2 Custom Handpainted's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Line 6 DL4 MkII
Line 6
7% matchKeep Zvex Ooh Wah 2 Custom Handpainted's transparent voice out front: Line 6 DL4 MkII goes after Zvex Ooh Wah 2 Custom Handpainted 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)
Tone City Dry Martini
Tone City
tonal matchTone City Dry Martini is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Zvex Ooh Wah 2 Custom Handpainted gives it exactly that
Fender Hammertone Overdrive
Fender
tonal matchFender Hammertone Overdrive's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Zvex Ooh Wah 2 Custom Handpainted delivers it
Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2
Dr Scientist
tonal matchDr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2's fuzzy fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature
Ashdown
tonal matchZvex Ooh Wah 2 Custom Handpainted leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature wants
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
SAE Effects Colossal
Sae Effects
70% similarityShared character: wah, filter, boutique_stuff
Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah
Cry Baby
70% similarityShared character: ability, wah, filter
Emma DiscomBOBulator
pedal
69% similarityShared character: wah, filter, stage
Dunlop DB1B Dimebag Crybaby From Hell Wah
Dunlop
66% similarityShared character: wah
Electro-Harmonix Wailer Wah
Electro-Harmonix
66% similarityShared character: wah, filter
JAM Pedals Wahcko Plus
Jam Pedals
64% similarityShared character: wah, stage, boutique_stuff
Musitronics Mu-Tron III
Musitronics
64% similarityShared character: filter
IVY Filter IV v2
Ivy
64% similarityShared character: wah, filter, stage
Zvex Ooh Wah II
Zvex
64% similarityShared character: wah, tremolo, boutique_stuff
Electro-Harmonix Blurst
Electro-Harmonix
96% similaritysimilar tone character
Keeley Nova Wah
Keeley
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Vox V863CA Auto Wah
Vox
95% similaritysimilar tone character
See all alternatives to the Zvex Ooh Wah 2 Custom Handpainted (cheaper + boutique) →
Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Zvex Ooh Wah 2 Custom Handpainted?+
The closest matches in character are the SAE Effects Colossal, the Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah, the Emma DiscomBOBulator.
What pairs well with the Zvex Ooh Wah 2 Custom Handpainted?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo, Mesa Boogie Mark I, Synergy SL2 Module — The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo gives it high gain to fill it with.