VOX V846 Vintage Wah Pedal Reissue.
The New Wah Pedal from the Original Creators
1967 is back in a big way with the V846 Vintage Wah Pedal from VOX, a meticulous recreation of VOX's second wah pedal. Delivering an intense, aggressive tone with a wide sweep range, just like the original, this new pedal sports true-to-spec components and a body molded from a 3D scan of the vintage model.
Painstaking effort was taken to perfectly reproduce the vital tool that drove now-legendary performances from artists like Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton. All the components including inductors, transistors, potentiometers, resistors, capacitors, and wiring are either newly designed to perfectly match the original specs or hand-selected to deliver the performance of a true holy grail unit. This pedal can operate either on 9V power supply input or a 9V battery.
Historic Pedigree
Introduced by VOX in 1967, the wah-wah pedal stemmed from the midrange boost feature of a VOX amp design and was initially marketed as a way to emulate Clyde McCoy's trumpet mute technique. However, an unintended but music-changing use with electric guitar turned the wah pedal into a vital tool for renowned artists such as Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, driving the creation of now-legendary performances and songs.
Based on the second wah pedal released by VOX, the V846 Vintage is voiced with an assertive tonal profile, with an extended frequency sweep and a strong emphasis on high frequencies—perfect for pairing with fuzz for classic rock tones and psychedelic rock. It stands as the definitive version of the widely recognized wah sound.
The Pursuit of the Ultimate Vintage Wah
The journey to the V846 reissue wah pedal was started by acquiring a mint condition vintage V846 wah from 1967, referred to at VOX as the Holy Grail—the epitome of the ideal unit. Exhaustive A/B testing was conducted, systematically comparing its frequency response against that of other more conventional vintage units. This exploration unraveled the alchemy inherent in vintage components that collectively shape the unique frequency curve characteristic of the holy grail unit.
The new V486 wah is unlike any wah on the market today, it's built with custom-designed parts to fully replicate the original. This includes newly designed inductors, transistors, and potentiometers, with hand-selected resistors, capacitors, and wiring to complete the circuit. This exact recreation extends to the exterior as well, with a body molded from a 3D scan of the vintage model, and a focus on detail down to the screws and font on the underside.
