Can someone list the pros and cons about the pedal? is it true it colors the tone when used to play clean.

by that do you mean when it's bypassed?

according to

http://www.jimdunlop.com/products/electron.../products/535q/

the 535Q has a hard wire on/off switch which, to me, means true bypass... in other words when it's switched off there's no signal coloration

but regardless... i recommend you try one and see if it works for you and your setup... please let us know how you get on! :)

I've got a 535Q and I think it's the best thing since sliced bread! B) As Phry was saying, its hard wire switch does allow for a true bypass. I haven't noticed any signal "coloration" with it bypassed. The 535Q does sound really good with a clean sound. I like to arpeggiate chords and sweep the wah back and forth...it kinda gives it an "underwater" sound to it. (ok, you know what I mean). I've gone through 3 wahs and this is the best one yet. I would also insist that you try one out first to see if you like it...I bought it blind and luckily I liked it. The wah before that, however, I wasn't so lucky with. It also has a dB boost on it and I honestly haven't seen much use for that. All it really does is boost the "garbage" feedback that comes from running the distortion pedals. Hopefully with a new amp (with noise gate), that will help alleviate the problem and then I may use the dB boost. Hope that helps!

js

Pro's Amazing sound and flexable...

Cons generates quite a lot of hiss especialy in distorted amps

I have one and love it. I have heard that the older models with the controls underneath instead of on the side are quieter....don't know if its true... I have a newer one.

I am not satisfied with just one. I have a 535q a Teese Wah RMC3, Dunlop Wylde wah and a Dunlop WYlde Wah Custom shop. I LOVE WAH! :lol:

O when i meant clean i meant no distortion.

I kinda like the wah Slash gets but his is rack mounted.

Yea. Those rack wahs are expensive!

But sound fucking great ! :D

Also - easier to tweak than most. My teese wah has 6 dials and 9 dip switches.

HOw can a way be rack mounted????

Wah?

Dunlop makes a rack wah...very nice....you can add up to 6 pedals to control the wah!

$600 USD!!!
check it here:

i really wanna hear other players using a JD crybaby classic , any knows of any sound clips to share please post here.

I believe Slash (Velvet Revolver) is using one live.

535q rocks!!! I bought one it's the best wah I have ever used!

+ con: the pots are crap; had to replace mine after only ~2 weeks.

@PhryDom: I solved my wah problem by the way...^^

I added the Silver Machine Revolution Wah MKII to my wah line up. It is the best wah I have ever pwned! Check my review on my website.

pros: lots of flexibility since it has 6 wah ranges, a Q knob (controls how nasal sounding it is I think) and the dB boost (which is useful at times). It also has the standard JD crybaby housing, which is very reliable. I've had mine for over 6 years now and have never had a problem with it (not even the pots).

cons: I have the older 18V version with the pots underneath and I don't know if it is quieter than the current 9V version. But... it is still quite noisy esp with distortion. so beware...

i would rather go for the original jim dunlop

Hey, i'm sorry if the question i have for you, 535 owners, have been already answered, but i gotta ask

i bought myself a 535q and i plugged it, as it follows:

Guitar > 535q > Whammy > Zoom gfx 707 > Amp

the things is that when i plug my guitar and leave it quiet, the amp make a static-like sound. so i tried to change the line-up like this:


Guitar > WHammy > GFX 707 > 535Q > Amp

The noise disapear, but the performance of the Wha isn't the right one, more than a wha it seemed like a volume pedal instead...

Can you help me with this?

'k i have tried differens line ups, lets say that the problem its my zoom gfx, it seem that when i connected it with the wha, it makes that annoying noise, loud noise.

i'll check out with the local store whats the problem with my fx pedal.

if any of you comes with an idea, i'll be very happy if you can help me out

thanx

I've noticed the same annoying static sound with my 535q when plugged in to my JSX. I had the Guitar>535Q>DS1>Whammy>Amp chain going. I even noticed the same noise when I tried a Guitar>Wah>Amp formation. I was getting very frustrated with this. Then I thought about things. I have about 5 boss pedals and my 535Q plugged in together on a single 9V daisy chain. I then figured that the noise was indeed from the wah, so I plugged the wah in seperately (and in a different power outlet away from the rest of the effects). I found that this did quiet the sound interference that the wah was producing. For some odd reason the wah pedal was acting like an antenna for interference when closely comingled with my other effects. So I would try running power from a different source than where you plug your amp & effects in. (For example, I have my amp and effects plugged into a power strip on one wall, and i run a power cord for my wah from a different outlet on a different wall.) Or you could try running the wah straight off of a battery. These are just my suggestions for what has worked for me. Good luck!


js

wow, man, thats must be!

haha, cause i have power suply which has a lot of "outs" lets say, so from that power suplly i connect my FX pedal and the Wha!

Thanx man

however i knew the wha was working fine cause i test it with different line ups.

the thing its that i will have to take the Fx pedal to fix it, anyway. cause sometimes the Jacks inputs make like a false contact, so sometime i am playing, and when i step on the switch button, the sound won't come out in some cases cause of that false contact.

so i will take it to the pedals doctor. hahah

than js 1200!!! you are the man!

I have a 535Q but I can't stand it, I hardly ever play it. I've since bought a Budda Bud-wah and a Geoffrey Teese RMC Wizard Wah (which Satch is currently using).

Stock dunlops are complete waste of time in my opinion, and require some heavy modification to make them sound half decent. They're way too trebly and the sweep is way too short! Also, they don't compliment distortion well at all, it's like kicking in a ton of mosquitos!

I would recommend getting a Teese wah (RMC Picture or RMC Wizard wah, for retro or modern respectively), a Budda 'Bud-wah', and I've heard good things about the Area 51 and the Silver Machine wahs.

But seriously, ditch the new dunlops, they're a complete waste of time.