Ibanez WH10V3 Wah

WH10V3 - Experience

Hallo 👋🏻

I bought the new WH10V3 Wah and this is my impression:
This is a really great WAH, it does sound pretty cool if you are more on the dirty side, but of course at the end of the day it‘s up to you and your individual preferences.

Whenever people talk about the WH10 they talk about Frusciante, don‘t they?: I like The Red Hot Chili Peppers too, I like Frusciantes Sound but I am not a Fan-Boy.

I guess I am a Classic-Rock-Dude, sometimes Funk, some days Metal, so here I go, doing a review about this Wah that suits my needs:

Pros:
Great, rich and unique sound, wide sweep, very throaty, not a meep-meep-wah.

True bypass/buffered bypass switch
Plays well with fuzzes and I do like its BIG FAT 80ies-Switch!

Small sized Wah that fits Pedaltrain Metros perfectly (but not as short as CryBaby Minis or 20/20 Morleys)

Integrated powerful Booster! (depth knob)
You do control its Booster from -6 dB up to +12dB.
So you can decrease or increase the volume-boost (e.g. gain-boost) and this is the key to its Sound:
The WH10 is able to boost (a lot!) and therefor distort your signal to produce this dirty Wah-Tone made famous by John F.;
If your signal is already somewhat distorted (crunchy, overdriven, gainy) you won't get any increase in volume, just more gain but no volume-boost.

The volume-boost-Issue appears to everybody with a decent clean, cleanish signal - and if so - the depth-knob is your friend!
If you dial back the depth-knob you play less boosted and cleaner for e.g. Funk, Pop whatever.

Cons:
Pretty stiff and hard to engage/disengaged out of the box (especially if you are sitting)

Solution:
In front, underneath the rocker is a small rubber-bar with four "rubber-teeth".
I used a cutter to cut off the two inner "teeth" et voilá - it does engage smooth and easy now.

I hope my review is helpful to you.

Cheers

Ich habe es bisher nur zuhause testen können. Der Sound erschien klasse mit reichlich Flexibilität. Das Gehäuse wirkt sehr stabil. Das Pedal wurde in China gebaut. Mal sehen wie es im Kontext einer Band klingt.