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General => Open Discussion => Topic started by: raulduke on May 21, 2015, 03:29:38 AM

Title: Harley Benton Wah Wah
Post by: raulduke on May 21, 2015, 03:29:38 AM
Anyone tried one of these?
http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_custom_line_wp_60_wah.htm (http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_custom_line_wp_60_wah.htm)

(http://www.thomann.de/thumb/bdbmagic/pics/bdb/348032/9738015_800.jpg)

If it is a metal enclosure (like a Dunlop) then it is a bargain at £41.

Thinking it could make a good donor enclosure to house my weener wah...
Title: Re: Harley Benton Wah Wah
Post by: marmaliser on May 21, 2015, 03:37:59 AM
Loads of wah's on eBay turn up for much less than that.  If you want new you can find the Vox 845 for similar money.  Someone would probably buy the guts of the Vox wah as well
Title: Re: Harley Benton Wah Wah
Post by: Muadzin on May 21, 2015, 04:51:07 AM
Isn't Harley Benton basically a rebranding of stuff made by Jo-Yo? On behalf of Thomann?
Title: Re: Harley Benton Wah Wah
Post by: drolo on May 21, 2015, 05:19:31 AM
Quote from: Muadzin on May 21, 2015, 04:51:07 AM
Isn't Harley Benton basically a rebranding of stuff made by Jo-Yo? On behalf of Thomann?
Yep
Title: Re: Harley Benton Wah Wah
Post by: luks999 on May 21, 2015, 05:49:41 AM
for my wah builds i bought second hand crybabys for 20€-30€
41 pound is not a bargain when you just need the enclosure...
i recommend searching ob ebay or some online marketplace for used wahs

btw: uk-electronic sells now wah shells for 30€ too
Title: Re: Harley Benton Wah Wah
Post by: Luke51411 on May 21, 2015, 05:56:39 AM
Quote from: luks999 on May 21, 2015, 05:49:41 AM
for my wah builds i bought second hand crybabys for 20€-30€
41 pound is not a bargain when you just need the enclosure...
i recommend searching ob ebay or some online marketplace for used wahs

btw: uk-electronic sells now wah shells for 30€ too
You can't go wrong buying a used crybaby on ebay, I look for broken ones for sale really cheap. With crybabys you know what you are getting and there is at least a chance you can reuse the pot, inductor etc, who knows what the quality is like inside one of those.
Title: Re: Harley Benton Wah Wah
Post by: luks999 on May 21, 2015, 06:06:49 AM
yes, all of them i opened had the hotpotz inside, which is a decent pot for sure ! in most shops i saw it for at least 15€ or more
so yes definitely bargain :)
Title: Re: Harley Benton Wah Wah
Post by: raulduke on May 21, 2015, 06:51:11 AM
Fair does and fair points.

I have an aversion to ebay but I'll keep my eye out  8)
Title: Re: Harley Benton Wah Wah
Post by: luks999 on May 21, 2015, 07:19:58 AM
if youre in europe this could be interesting
http://uk-electronic.de/onlineshop/product_info.php?products_id=3860&osCsid=71e9ce41f5734659803c5f5781fdb0c4

i like this shop, has some great stuff imo
never tried those enclosure though