DUNLOP GCB-95 - Internet MOD´s

[MrOfekDeitch]

Nice demo! :)

How did you drill the holes in the enclosure?

[miltonmorales]

@MrOfekDeitch Just using a nice drill... it´s hard to do, but it´s just it...

[MrOfekDeitch]

@miltonmorales Ok thanks :)

[Covers4Christ]

Dude I'd love to know where you learned this stuff, maybe also see the inside of your pedal for a refrence?

[miltonmorales]

@Covers4Christ Dude, the best way to learn about "how to mod your wah" is in the links that I put in the video info... take a look... cheers...

[Covers4Christ]

@miltonmorales

Haha, WOW OW DID I MISS THAT? thanks, do they talk at all about how you put a pot there instead of a set resistor?

[miltonmorales]

@Covers4Christ I don´t know, but to put the pot you just need to put the wires on the board and on the pot... that´s it... where goes the resistor, you put the wires that will be "clued" on the pot... I hope it helps... cheers!!!

[ty2drew]

No, like what kind of resistor to use instead of the 1.5K.

[miltonmorales]

@ty2drew Dude, I use a 5k TRIMPOT... it´s the best choice, in my opinion...

[ty2drew]

What do you do to keep 99.999% of the sweep in the mids? (Tom Morello's wah stays in the mids like this)

[miltonmorales]

@ty2drew Dude, where in the video the sweep keeps in the mids? In this video, I use a lot of settings with the mods, so, everytime the settings are different...

[Necroborgie]

@miltonmorales Thanks A lot man.... I just changed it to a 47K and it sounds really nice. Its not too sharp, and its not too bassy either, its just right. THANKS A LOT!

[miltonmorales]

@Necroborgie Dude, nice to know that I could help you... rock on!!! \m/

[Necroborgie]

@MiltonMorales Which Mod is best to get rid of the Sharp Shrill Highs of the Wah when on clean, It really hurts my ears.

[miltonmorales]

@Necroborgie Dude, I don´t understand your question... Do you want more or less highs on clean stuff?

[Necroborgie]

@miltonmorales I want lesser Highs, Thanks.

[miltonmorales]

@Necroborgie Dude, the best MOD to get less highs is the 33k resistor MOD, that one near to the inductor, as you can see at the beginning of the video. In mine, I put a pot to change values between 0 and 100k. However, you can just change to a higher value, as 47k, like the Vox, wich give you less highs at the top end. Cheers!!!

[WolfX316]

What is your distortion pedal? I know this is totally off topic, but I loved the tone of it.

[miltonmorales]

@WolfX316 Dude, the distortion is a Marshall Jackhammer... it´s a really good pedal... ;]

[strat626970]

what type of toggle did you use for each mod amd where did you buy them thanks tony

[miltonmorales]

@strat626970 Dude, I used mostly DPDT switchs and bought in a eletronic store... on Small Bear´s web site you can find everything you need to do all the mods... cheers!

[Maicodanil]

Estou com uma dúvida, talvez vc possa me ajudar.

Fiz as mudanças no meu pedal:

Pot fazendo a variação de 33k a 90k em mod vocal

Pot fazendo variação de 270 a 500ohm no ganho.

troquei o resistor de 1k5 para 2k2

e o capacitor para 0,022

Na nota B está dando uma microfonia, distorce o som, será que foi a mudança no capacitor?

Obrigado.

[miltonmorales]

@Maicodanil Cara, pra mim não faz muito sentido uma nota (B em todas as oitavas ou apenas em uma oitava específica?) ter microfonia e as demais não... seja como for, é normal o wah, quando ligado, dar microfonia. Sobre a hipótese de ser o capacitor de 0.022uF, acho pouco provável, pois ele apenas muda o alcance dos graves do pedal. É provável que seja algo no pot. de ganho... procure não colocar muito ganho, pois isso pode dar bastante microfonia. Abraços!

[Maicodanil]

@miltonmorales Na verdade parece mais um excesso de graves mesmo, (nas cordas E, A e D) reduzindo o volume realmente não acontece, mas eu perco em médios e agudos, Vou voltar o capacitor antigo pra ver oque acontece e te retorno. Obrigado. abrasss

[zwiebackdude]

great demo of the available mods, thank you!

did i miss it or have you done the mid boost mod, too?

i have a jh-1b wah and will try the vocal mod, more gain and mid boost mod as described by stinkfoot.. but i don't know it this will add too much bass..

[miltonmorales]

Man, I did the mid boost mod, but a little diferent... I put a 5k trimpot to choose a value with the best sound for me...

... the mid mod don´t put much bass in the tone... however, the gain mod put more body, so, be careful with this mod...

Cheers e good luck... ;]

[zwiebackdude]

@miltonmorales

Thanks =)

I think I won't use trimpots because I don't wanna mess with the wah enclosure. I'll do the mid boost and the vocal mod first and then hear if I need more gain/bass.

[MrANTONINOSTELLA]

Compliments!!!!! Great video, very useful!!!

[DeskalzoEstatiko]

nice shoes good mod

[miltonmorales]

Thanks, man... hehehe

[mcewanschampion]

Can anybody get near Tom Morrello's (Rage against the machine) wah tone?

[miltonmorales]

Man, I don't know very well how sounds the Morello's wah... however, in Be Yourself's solo it's possible to hear a skinny wah, similar to the cap. 8nf that I show in this video...

[mcewanschampion]

Thanks! Its an 1980's wah and it sounds brilliant. He plays it through the effects loop on his marshall. Strange because when I put mine there its terrible.. i put mine in front before distortion. I would love to know what he has done to it! cheers

[fluff191]

@mcewanschampion

He does not run any effects in his loop anymore. The wah has always been in front of the amp. And it's a bone stock early 80's Crybaby.

[GetCrunked10]

Tom morello has a standard crybaby but for some reason he said this random crybaby sounded way different from the rest.

[28monkeyking28]

man i never knew so many great mods for my wah. i always didn't like it. it sounded pretty bad and not smooth. im doing the true bypass and the led mods first. this is awesome. too bad the summer is almost over =.=

[shis12345]

Parabéns pelo vídeo e pelas mods, cara! Ficaram muito boas!

[Ifyousayso666]

is it possible to mod this with the following?:

Q control

toe frequency

heel frequency

and possibly sweep

thx man

[miltonmorales]

Dude, all the good stuff are here, in my opinion... you can hear the MODs and do what you like more with the instructions that has in VIDEO INFORMATION...

... Q control is the same that I did with de capacitors... and the best thing to frequency to me is put a 100k pot. on the place of the 33k resistor, that stays near of inductor...

... I hope it helps... cheers!!!

[XxrobbiexscottxX]

Just ordered one a couple days ago =] should have it today or monday

[XavierAJones]

How did you put the Red Fasel inductor in and have the Stock Inductor in at the same time?

[daz199md]

thanks for posting, nice demonstration

i'm going to be doing these mods today, so its helps to see what the changes will sound like

nice to see the difference between inductors, seems like the fasel is a bit more 'quacky'

[miltonmorales]

Thanks, Dude... ;]

[martin75gk]

What kind of pots did you use (linear, audio, etc.) and how did you hook them up: where the resistor is supposed to be?

[miltonmorales]

I use a linear pot... and the 33k resistor is near of the inductor... take a look in the links that I put on the INFORMATIONS tab, cause there you´ll find some pics that shows the exactly place of the resistor...

Cheers!

[bpitsenb]

Hi, im trying to mod my gcb 95. I am having trouble getting the 100K pot to work in place of the 33K resistor. There are 3 pins on the pot. I read that I only have to use the middle and one of the outside pins. checking with a multimeter the, unplugged pot reads between 0 and 100K like it should. When I solder the same leads to the pcb, the resistance value always reads 0 and it makes the pedal sound like crap. What am i doing wrong?

[martin75gk]

I am not 100% sure, but I think you have to ground it somehow (look on blogs or something). I usually don't work a lot with pots...

[bpitsenb]

Good idea... ill experiment and see what I can come up with. Thanks

[guth4n17]

do you need to put it this way: guitar -> distortion pedal -> wah -> amp??

[miltonmorales]

Dude, I don´t like how the wah sounds after the distortion... I prefer it before... ;]

Cheers!

[2rand0m]

what amp u using?

[hendrixfan677]

thats not the GCB-95 because i have one and it doesn't have all those switches but the wah he has still sounds great

[miltonmorales]

Dude, of course this is a GCB-95, but with some MODs, as informed... this swicthes are the MODs...

[Zuberzuber]

buying it today :)

[alikiboom]

how much is a cry baby

[polar600prox2]

awesome

[miltonmorales]

Thanks, dude... ;]

[peruvianslash]

Buen tono!! y buen estilo al tocar!!

Tendré un GCB95F (el que viene con Fasel Inductor) sabes algo de la modificación al True Bypass?

Saludos

[mmcintraesilva]

Saludos, amigo... olhe os sites que indico na parte de informações do vídeo, pois lá encontrarás sites com informações para fazer true by pass... só por curiosidade, o GCB95F não é o modelo da Dunlop que possui acionamento óptico? Se sim, não sei nem se ele já é true by pass, nem se é possível transformá-lo em true by pass... abraços!

[HarvesterBob]

Great sound and guitar playing 5/5

[miltonmorales]

Thanks, man...

[TheDarDar1]

EXCELLENT video my friend! This is really going to help me. I appreciate you posting Amigo!

[miltonmorales]

Thanks, man... cheers!!!

[GianRhoads]

Boa noite meu velho!

Aonde eu poderia levar pra fazer tal modificação?

abraço!

[miltonmorales]

Cara, qualquer técnico em eletrônica pode fazer esses MOD´s pra vc... e nem precisa ser um técnico também, pois se tiveres um conhecido que saiba trabalhar bem com solda, está feita a coisa, pois o trabalho todo se restringe a soldar e dessoldar, salvo se quiseres colocar chaves e etc. no pedal, que aí é preciso furá-lo...

Abraços!

[Juneca26]

Fala Milton beleza? Muito bom seu vídeo sobre essas modificações...meu crybaby está com o Big Louis pra ele modificar algumas coisas também e deu pra ter uma boa idéia...queria mudar alguns componentes pra deixá-lo menos estridente e mais vocalizado, meio na linha do JH-1.....você acha que rola?

Abraço Juneca

[miltonmorales]

Grande Juneca, tudo certo? ;]

Cara, dá sim para deixar o timbre mais vocalizado... o teu wah é o GCB-95? Então, se queres algumas dicas, acho interessante 3 MOD´s em particular: 1) colocar uma chave com capacitor 0.022uF (que é o valor do JH-1); 2) colocar o pot no lugar do resistor de 33k perto do indutor; 3) um trimpot de 5k para médios...

... são os que acho mais interessantes para amaciar e vocalizar, além, claro, de colocar um FASEL... sempre ajuda... hehehe

Abração!

[luchin542]

una consulta,como es el orden:

guitarra-wha-distorsion-ampli

o

guitarra-distorsion-wha-ampli

???

de todas formas felicitaciones ..

saludos!!

[miltonmorales]

El orden es:

guitarra-wha-distorsion-ampli

Gracias... ;]

[1pick2sticks]

Did you have any problem with noise or hum with the extra wires in there? also what brand pots did you use? Thanx. And what. no Led? ha ha.

[miltonmorales]

My friend, I don´t have problems with noise or hum. There is a GAIN MOD that can bring you with noise, but just if you put the pot at MAX. About the pots, I don´t remember the brand I bought, but was the cheapest in the market... hehehe...

... ah, an there is a led, but in the other side of wah... \m/

[1pick2sticks]

yeah, I was reading about that. what was said was to replace the 33k with a trimpot. Whay not put a 100 k there and drill a hole to the outside. nice.

[miltonmorales]

Thanks, man... hehehe ;]

[laerteandrade]

Outra coisa cara, no final do vídeo aparece que a tua equalização preferida usa o wah range de 0,22uf, não seria 0,022 Uf? A mod pro wah do Hendrix? Abraços

[laerteandrade]

Cara, me diz se entendi bem, todas essas tres chaves da esquerda são referentes a trocas de valores do capacitor 0.01µ do original? É isso? Fiz a mod para colocar escolher entre ele e um capacitor de 0,022Uf, gostei pra caramba, da uma gama de timbres novos.

Quais mods voce realmente acha que valem a pena? Será que vale a pena colocar outra chave pra escolher entre a resistencia de 33K para 68K? (vocal mod) Abraços cara, e parabéns, maravilhoso esse vídeo e de muita ajuda.

[miltonmorales]

Olha, se colocares uma chave para trocar o resistor de 33k pelo de 68k, só poderás transitar entre esses dois valores, enquanto que se colocares um potenciômetro de 100k no lugar do resistor de 33k, terás como ir de 0 a 100 para escolheres a frequencia que te agrada mais... essa é a minha sugestão...

... em tempo, obrigado pelos elogios ao vídeo... fico feliz em saber que está ajudando... ;]

Abraços!

[brunobramos]

Você teria os esquemas para me passar?

[miltonmorales]

Cara, olha nas informações do vídeo que tem vários link´s que mostram como fazer os MOD´s... abraços!

[brunobramos]

Vlw!

[SteveFEn7DER]

hey how much does it cost?

[miltonmorales]

If you do the mod´s, not so much...

[tnlcooper]

There's a modded Crybaby on eBay UK now. Check out item number 160260181842

[tnlcooper]

There's a modded Crybaby on eBay UK now. Check out item 160260181842.

[SedoSan]

at least wear a good looking shoe :P

[miltonmorales]

Hehehe... thanks, man... cheers!

[bruningolturbo]

porra mano , que fodástico esse seu pedal ... diz aí , vamos falar de grana , quanto tu gastou pra comprar pedal + os mods ? eu li que foi seu amigo que fez pra você , mas tem noção do custo dessa mao de obra ? e outra , essas coisas que capacitor e potênciometros , no que influencia , diminuir ou aumentar seus valores ?

o camarada fez todos esses mods e adicionou esses swithchers aí na lateral do pedal e quando quiser mudar eh soh selecionar ?

simples assim ?

[miltonmorales]

Cara, vou te responder por tópicos:

- paguei o wah novo por R$399,00... quanto aos MOD´s, não me recordo o custo de todos eles;

- não tenho noção do custo da mão de obra, nem sei se ele ainda faz esse tipo de trabalho;

- cara, aumentar e diminuir os valores de resistores e capacitores modificam o som como podes ver no vídeo, dando mais ou mais graves, ou mais agudos, ou etc., enfim, tudo que está vídeo;

4) sim, é simples para selecionar, basta ver como faço isso no vídeo.

Abs!

[PutItAway101]

Thanks for this great video.

[laerteandrade]

Muio bom cara, mas quando voce diminui a resistencia de 390 omh não passa a distorcer se voce usa o captador da ponte? nomeu distorce, tive que deixar em 390 mesmo. Vou fazer a mod do capacitor tambem, foi a que mais gostei. VAleu

[miltonmorales]

Cara, felizmente não tive nenhum problema de distorção no som aumentando o ganho do wah com valores menores que 390... no seu caso, chegaste a tirar o buffer dele? É o mais recomendado ao colocar esse MOD de resistência, embora, vou te dizer, esse seria um MOD que eu não faria novamente, justamente pq quando mudava o valor, era muito pouco... abraços!

[MetalRockKid]

I'm very impressed by your wah sound. But can you explain to me how you did the red fasel mod? I know how to put it in, but I don't know how to combine and switch between the red and the original inductor. Thank you very much :D

[miltonmorales]

Man, a friend of mine made this MOD for me, so, I can´t explain how to do cause I don´t know how to do. However, I have to tell you, I have other wah and I just put the FASEL, cause I never use the original inductor. I think FASEL really better. Cheers...

[stienabolt]

dude i cant believe how many mods you loaded that pedal with haha. love the switches etc.

[rorygamble]

AWESOME video. Love the way you go nuts at the end. Am currently planning mods for mine, and have been searching for a video/sound clip A/B-ing the different sounds that each change makes. This is perfect. I'm planning to mount controls on the outside too. Do you have a photo of the internals? I'd love to see how you fitted everything into the enclosure. If you could email me one that would be great. email is my username at gmail. Thanks.

[miltonmorales]

My friend, thanks for your words. Unfortunately, I don´t have any pic of the internals. I can search, but I don´t remember has taked any picture. On the internet you can find the "how-to" and some pics that can help you. Cheers...