Jen 'Crier' Wah??
morrison
nearly identical to a Crybaby and sounds quite good. it has the white
piping around the bottom cover and is marked there 'Manufactured in Italy by
JEN electronics POBox 242 PESCARA. The front of the pedal says 'CRIER'
where you'd normally see Crybaby. Experts........please comment. Early
70's? Desirability? It's a great wah... I think I'll be keeping this one.
thanks
Kevin Morrison
Atlanta
TimTube
<ultr...@mindspring.com> writes:
Yes, early '70s. One thing that all those pedals with the white trim around
the bottom cover seem to have in common is the Fasel inductor, which makes it
instantly desirable.
Tim
A great amp can make a lousy guitar sound great.
A lousy amp will make a great guitar sound lousy.
A great player will sound great with anything.
Kate Ebneter
under different names in England and the States that are basically the same as
the CryBaby and Vox wahs. Probably early '70s. Geoffrey Teese can tell you more.
Do you know what kind of inductor it has?
Kate Ebneter
Collector of Noise Toys
morrison wrote:
>
> I just picked up a nice wah today...... an Italian made Jen 'Crier'. It's
> nearly identical to a Crybaby and sounds quite good. it has the white
> piping around the bottom cover and is marked there 'Manufactured in Italy by
> JEN electronics POBox 242 PESCARA. The front of the pedal says 'CRIER'
> where you'd normally see Crybaby. Experts........please comment. Early
> 70's? Desirability? It's a great wah... I think I'll be keeping this one.
>
> thanks
> Kevin Morrison
> Atlanta
morrison
inductor. I've only had the chance to play this wah a little bit but it
sure sounds good so far with a nice, biting treble and a sweet upper mid.
Today was a great pedal hunting day.....I got the Jen wah for $25(!) in
great shape and an orange Ross phaser for $40.
back to play along with 'Some Girls' now......
Kevin Morrison
Kate Ebneter wrote in message <38D80705...@ix.netcom.com>...
TimTube
<ultr...@mindspring.com> writes:
>
>Thanks for the answers Tim and Kate. I dont know how to identify the
>inductor. I've only had the chance to play this wah a little bit but it
>sure sounds good so far with a nice, biting treble and a sweet upper mid.
>Today was a great pedal hunting day.....I got the Jen wah for $25(!) in
>great shape and an orange Ross phaser for $40.
>
>back to play along with 'Some Girls' now......
>Kevin Morrison
>
You did have a fine day...especially on the wah, Italian wahs have really
jumped up in the few years. Like I mentioned, all the pedals I've seen with
white trim on the bottom plate have had Fasels...It will be a plastic cylinder
on the upper left corner by the instrument jack, I have seen red, white, and
yellow varieties, and most say Fasel right on them.....Turn up the speed on the
phaser and do Shattered!
Peer B
to Thomas and from Sound City to Elka.... They usually are all the same
except for the nametag -and to many these are supreme wahwah's (and boy,
they 'honk'!) The Fasel inductor is usually easy to spot: a bright red
little thing that looks like candy and says 'Fasel' on it. Contrary to other
inductors it is set perpendicular to the board -usually on a yellowbeige or
red plastic stand. Usually, cuz Ive seen white Fasels and own a 'naked' one.
These wah's also come with Tropical fish capacitors in all sorts of colors
and a ERT pot.
You will never sell it...
wail away!
morrison <ultr...@mindspring.com> schreef in berichtnieuws
8b9dk4$av3$1...@nntp9.atl.mindspring.net...
> Thanks for the answers Tim and Kate. I dont know how to identify the
> inductor. I've only had the chance to play this wah a little bit but it
> sure sounds good so far with a nice, biting treble and a sweet upper mid.
> Today was a great pedal hunting day.....I got the Jen wah for $25(!) in
> great shape and an orange Ross phaser for $40.
>
> back to play along with 'Some Girls' now......
> Kevin Morrison
>
>
>
>
morrison
the board marked 'Fasel'. As cool as this wah is, I'm more excited about
the Ross phaser. This is probably the 4th Ross I've owned and it sounds
great....really chewy and MXRish. Better tone than any of the script MXR's
I've owned and seems quieter too. It's Orange but is made in Taiwan. My
guess is that it has the same guts as the black cased ones but it sure
sounds better than 2 of the black ones I've had. Gotta love the variability
of the older analog circuits and components.
Kevin
TimTube wrote in message <20000322003248...@nso-cu.aol.com>...
>In article <8b9dk4$av3$1...@nntp9.atl.mindspring.net>, "morrison"
><ultr...@mindspring.com> writes:
>
>>
>>Thanks for the answers Tim and Kate. I dont know how to identify the
>>inductor. I've only had the chance to play this wah a little bit but it
>>sure sounds good so far with a nice, biting treble and a sweet upper mid.
>>Today was a great pedal hunting day.....I got the Jen wah for $25(!) in
>>great shape and an orange Ross phaser for $40.
>>
>>back to play along with 'Some Girls' now......
>>Kevin Morrison
>>
>
TimTube
<ultr...@mindspring.com> writes:
>
>You're dead on, Tim. There's a big, honkin' red guy on the upper corner of
>the board marked 'Fasel'. As cool as this wah is, I'm more excited about
>the Ross phaser. This is probably the 4th Ross I've owned and it sounds
>great....really chewy and MXRish. Better tone than any of the script MXR's
>I've owned and seems quieter too. It's Orange but is made in Taiwan. My
>guess is that it has the same guts as the black cased ones but it sure
>sounds better than 2 of the black ones I've had. Gotta love the variability
>of the older analog circuits and components.
>
>Kevin
I also have a Ross phaser, but it is black with orange letters (not sure of the
country, the bottom plate is gone)......I also have the tan Distortion (US) and
a couple of the big red AC powered Flangers (one Taiwan and one US)....I love
the wacky cases with recessed knobs...Great stuff!