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Area 51 Standard Wah

Excellent condition, 8,5/10, price brand new is

3295SEK (about 330USD), from Area 51: ALL NEW FOR

2020!The Area 51 Wah (Standard, Clone, and All

Options models) have been updated for 2020. I

redesigned the circuit boards from the ground up

and added a few cool new features. Gone is the

ala-carte ordering system for options. I m now

making the wahs in 4 versions: Standard, Clone,

All Options, and Fuzzwah. This allows me to build

pedals in advance and have stock available at any

given time. Starting in April 2020, the Area 51

Standard wah has the all new (and unique to Area

51) Selectable Bypass and Buffering System. This

circuitry allows the player to easily set the wah

up in any of SIX configurations: True Bypass (with

output buffer off)True Bypass (with output buffer

ON)Vintage Bypass (output buffer off)Vintage

Bypass (output buffer ON)Buffered Bypass (output

buffer off)Buffered Bypass (output buffer ON) The

buffer circuit has a volume control trimmer so you

can dial in the output level to match a fuzz face

type pedal better.These wahs have the same

legendary tone that has made them sought after for

many years now - since 2003! The standard model

has what s come to be known as the Area 51

Voicing which is to say that it s slightly lower

range than a vintage type wah. There s still

plenty of treble, but it s smoother and still very

much in the midrange. It s just smoother. The Q

is a little bit sharper too - which makes it pair

well with humbucker guitars and P90s as well as

Fender style single coils. The heart of a wah is

it s inductor - and I worked for a very long time

on the development of mine. I make them right here

at my shop - by hand on a winder that I designed

for the purpose that uses an antique sewing

maching motor and programmable relay to set the

amount of turns. I make two versions now - the

Standard (used with standard wah, all options, and

fuzzwah) and the Clone which is spec d to work

best with the Clyde Clone. If you d like a

standard with the Clone voicing, shoot me an email

- dan@area51tone.com - and I ll be happy to set

you up.Bypass Types - What you should knowTrue

Bypass - This type has become pretty much the

standard for effects at present. Very simply, your

signal passes directly from input jack to output

jack when the effect is bypassed. If you really

like your straight into the amp tone - this is the

way to go usually.Vintage Bypass - This is the

type of bypass that was used on the vintage wah

pedals of old - from the early English, American,

and Italian made wahs right up into the 2000s on

pedals like the Vox V847. It s also often called

tone suck bypass. But before you write it off

completely - hear me out. If you have an amp that

has a lot of treble and attack, vintage bypass can

really smooth things out in a nice way. After all,

our heroes like Jimi, Eric, Jimmy, SRV, etc ALL

used this type of bypass in their wahs. And nobody

to my knowledge has accused them of having bad

tone.Buffered Bypass - This is where your bypassed

signal goes from the input jack - to a buffer - to

the output jack. It converts your signal into a

low impedance signal that is far more impervious

to things like resistance and capacitance from

guitar cables - especially long ones or

not-so-great quality ones. It can be useful on a

pedal board also - but keep in mind: the buffering

only goes until it hits the next device - then,

that device becomes responsible for the

signal.This wah also features an output buffer

that can be used to drive a fuzz pedal after the

wah. Vintage style fuzzes have a low impedance

input which is a really important part of their

tone. It loads down the passive guitar pickups and

helps give it that really fat, round sound. It

also is what allows the fuzz to clean up with your

guitar volume (something this wah will ALSO do -

more on that later) But if you try to run a wah

into a fuzz, it won t work well. The fuzz loads

down the output of the wah and makes it sound

pretty weak - sometimes it will oscillate/squeal.

The output buffer lets the signal pass to the fuzz

without it loading down the wah. Problem solved.

There s also a buffer level control that lets you

dial it in so that it prevents the signal from

overcompressing (cutting out) at the fuzz

input.All Area 51 Wahs now have an input

level/impedance control on the board (it s an

external control on the all options wah) Set it

about 1/3 of the way up for vintage Clyde or

Thomas Organ type response. Half way for the Area

51 setting - pretty close to unity gain compared

to bypassed. Or my favorite setting - all the way

up! This lowers the input impedance of the wah and

lets it clean up like you wouldn t believe for

some super-smooth and watery wah wah tones. Turn

your guitar volume to about 9 and it s more

prominent wah - and guitar volume maxed is just about as mean and dirty as a wah can get.One more thing: When you buy an Area 51 Wah, you re getting the best value of anything out there. I ve been building and improving on these for close to 20 years now and I truly know that what I build now is the best they have ever been. The parts are all chosen for tone and reliability - from the robust 3PDT footswitch on back. The circuit board is even shock-mounted on rubber grommets to keep microphonics to a minimum. And in purchasing a pedal from us, you are supporting a very small business that has forever been focused on building a killer pedal that is as dependable as they are toneful. And another great thing about buying a pedal built like mine: If it ever does need repairs - it CAN be repaired! Many modern pedals are built for ease of assembly by robotics and as such are very difficult to fix.

Price: SEK 1900

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contact Oscar at oscar@oscarguitars.se