In my First Impressions article on the VOX Big Bad Wah, a reader commented that “I think this looks like the one Vox Satch pedal that they got right.” After playing with it for the last couple of days, I heartily agree. With both the voice, UK/US inductor and wah mode switches, the Big Bad Wah opens up a ton of possibilities with respect wah tone. So far, I’ve been happy as a clam with the Wah I mode and the US-style inductor (Voice and Drive don’t become active until you activate Wah II). I’ve been playing with Wah II a bit, and it really kicks butt. I dig the Drive knob that adds up to a 10dB clean boost, so you can get a nice gain boost for solos. I still have more experimentation to do, but so far so GREAT!
Having a really great wah pedal makes all the difference in the world to me. I used my Original Cry Baby only sparingly because it was so quirky, and because it was a bit noisy – even when disengaged – I sort of refused to use it on recordings. Well, with the Big Bad Wah, that’s going to change. The sweep on this pedal is perfect. It’s nice and even, which makes it incredibly controllable. It is really a joy to play.
In any case, here’s a clip that I made this morning. It’s a little minor jazz-blues tune. With this clip I wanted to feature Wah II with the darker, more “vowelly” voicing. No boost in this because I didn’t want the amp to break more. Signal chain is: Squier CV Tele –> Big Bad Wah –> Boss CE-2 Chorus –> VOX Time Machine Delay (for a little slap-back). BTW, the Big Bad Wah really plays nice with other pedals. I’ll have some other clips when I do my full review of it. But for now, here’s the current clip:
Guitar Gear 
How does the Big Bad Wah sound with a fuzz like the big muff? I find most wah’s do not sound good with a fuzz unless they have some kind of fuzz friendly technology like the foxrox wah retrofit
I have to admit that I don’t have a fuzz, so I’m not sure. Wish I could be of more help.
The BBW which I had and now miss and wish I had not kept looking for the master wah. Great pedal and kids this is not a true bypass pedal, Satch has it first in chain to serve as a board buffer. Not sure most Fuzz would like it, I usually use wah before dirt but you can try the Fuzz after.
Funny… I use my BOSS TU-2 as my board buffer. đŸ™‚ I run the BBW after all my dirt pedals. I’ve considered selling it numerous times, but never do. Not that I play wah much, but when I need it, it never disappoints.