Harley Benton Custom Line AW-5 Auto Wah

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Effect Pedal For Electric Guitar & Bass

  • Boutique-style analogue envelope filter / Auto Wah
  • Classic 70 "funkadelic" Sound
  • Stage-useful "Heavy Duty" housing
  • True bypass
  • Controls: Drive, Q Control Mode Switch (Low Pass - Band Pass - High Pass)
  • On / Off switch with LED status
  • Input and output: 6.3 mm jack
  • Powered by 9V battery or 9 V power supply (not included - e.g. see 409939)
  • Dimensions (W x H x D): 120 x 56 x 95 mm
  • Weight: 0.380 kg
Available since March 2015
Item number 348069
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Effect Types Auto-Wah
Wah Wah Pedal 1
True Bypass 1
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Great sound with one design flaw
AlexMerk 13.05.2020
First, a disclaimer: I play guitar as a hobby only, so I haven't compared this pedal extensively with other models and/or how it sounds live or in a studio. I use it with my small practice amp only. I turn it on when I'm too lazy to mess with my "manual" wah pedal.

Pros:
+ Overall, it does what it's meant to be. The sound is good and you're getting your funky stuff in place.
+ High versatility. The knobs offer enough range, so I could get from subtle to aggressive wah sound.
+ Very responsive to your playing dynamics. Of course, it might be the con at the same time - you can't just turn it on and forget about your right hand's strumming.
+ Obviously, the price.

A big con for me is knobs design and placement.
Due to the "broad" format of Harley Benton pedals, the knobs are located too close to the on/off switch. Moreover, they knobs themselves are rather large and are pretty easy to move (compared to BOSS, say).
As the result, when you stomp on the box, it is relatively easy to accidentally change the knobs' position as well, which can totally mess up your sound. It happened to me several times, if I had to quickly turn it on/off in the middle of the song and used the middle of my foot.
Yes, it helps to place the pedal carefully on the board and pay more attention how you press it, but obviously, this distracts you from playing. Another solution is putting a larger topper on the switch button.
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VERY good auto-wah
jonastielemans 27.01.2019
I ordered this pedal as a bit of a gamble for me, as I couldn't find a lot of demos about it and I was searching for an auto-wah which stays really clean and doesn't give unwanted drive. It turned out very good, it is better than I expected and stays very clean. It sounds very organic and full and it's very versatile. A little con is that on my model the rotary switch doesn't align with the text. Keep in mind that it does boost some volume and high frequencies, but I guess that's the case with all auto-wahs. Would recommend!
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Great pedal
Milberry 13.03.2021
I like this pedal very much. It does the job and there is nothing to complain about. As a very minor "con", I'd say I'd personally prefer a more compact form as I intend to use it in a pedalboard with a smaller footprint. However, I assume there might be those who, on the contrary, dig exactly this bigger size.
Very importantly, this pedal produces almost no white noise as compared to another pedal that I tried. And it does not lower the signal level of your instrument when engaged. Nice!
I'm totally satisfied with this product.
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Great pedal
RomadDan 03.11.2019
I run this pedal before distortion/ overdrive pedals to the front of the amp and it sounds great.
I don’t notice any noise or signal lost and the wah effect is super versatile and is a great addition to my pedalboard. Would diffidently recommend
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