This is just as easy as replacing a resistor in a Crybaby as most
boards now have the holes pre-drilled to fit the Fasels that you can
buy. There are quite a few of inductors on the market these days, and
you could make your own if you felt brave enough. I bought a red
Fasel inductor and I am quite pleased with it. The tone when switched
from the standard Crybaby inductor to the Fasel was very noticeable
in my opinion, some people seem to find them pretty much indifferent,
I beg to differ. I ordered mine from a US seller on e-bay (a seller
called gktex
for $23 including shipping which boiled down to about £13).
Types of inductor;
Dunlop currently sells two re-issue inductors the yellow and red
I have personally not tried the yellow Fasel, they are supposedly
thin sounding and very responsive. The red Fasel in my wah sounded
much more fluent than the stock one and I particularly noticed when
the pedal was in transition it gave off a very recognizable mid pitch
that can be found in quite a few wah solos. I was quite surprised
that you could hear this! All in all, at £13 it is well worth
the upgrade.
The only other inductor that I would consider putting in my wah is a
Halo replica from Stuart Castledine at http://wah-wah.co.uk.
These inductors are modeled on the ones that were put in older
Italian wahs such as the Vox Clyde McCoy. I have no doubts that these
inductors sound better than the Fasels, but I had already put mine in
before I was aware of Stuart's. In the future I may end up buying
one.
Image copyright Stuart Castledine
Where to buy inductors?
I recently have found a nice looking website that sells components
and inductors although I haven't used them yet as I tend to stick
with Small Bear Electronics, but for inductors in the EU perhaps they
are worth a try; http://www.banzaieffects.com/home.php?cat=446
On to installing an inductor
Other mods:
-True bypass
-Standard Crybaby cliips
-Vocal modification<
-Sweep mod
-Midrange modification
-Turner mod
-Information on inducctors
-Replacing an inductor
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