I have a Dunlop CAE wah I love which I use in my tube amps rig. Was looking into picking up a Mission expression pedal to use with the QC but now I’m debating whether or not to just get another CAE wah to use with it. Anyone prefer using an external wah vs the built in wahs or vice versa?
I had a Vox847 wah, and I have a boss EV-30 expression pedal.
I never could get anything I like from thr QC wah even when my vox pedal broke.
I bought another Wah, I know they’ll make them better eventually… but I think the issue is part of the sweep, an EP has more sweep range than a wah so it’s … different
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Great! Thanks for the input!
I have a JP Wah which I like the sound of, it has a long sweep, I just hate mashing the toe to kick it on. I like the functionality of the QC Wah but can’t get the sound I want.
Have you tried the crybaby 95Q? It’s switchless and been my go to for years. Mostly studio though now, so I haven’t used a wah live in ages.
Personally I’ve been really digging the Bad Horsie model in the QC (using a Boss EV-30 expression pedal). It’s nice to have the auto-on feature & to also have a wah effect that’s bullet-proof consistent & doesn’t pose a risk in terms of amplifying interference/noise from the surrounding environment. I feel that real wah pedals are more hassle than their worth tbh.
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can you tell me how to setup an external wah to the unit please?
@juliostratfranco Run your external wah pedal straight into the QC input.
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Do you know how to add an external wah straight to the QC? Could you please help me out? Thanks!
Just connect Guitar to Wah Pedal and Wha Pedal straight to the QC input.
I was using my Mission Engineering pedal. To do so as a switched Wah/Vol I had to create a scene in each patch with the QC Was and turned on due to current MIDI limitations. I have Cry Baby mini and their switchless one but the new Hotone Soul Press 2 caught my eye and really liking it. You can use it as an EP too but I’m using as my Wah/Vol on my pedalboard where I also have some favorite OD’s I also use in front of the QC.
@NigelGBR I want to thank you so much for the idea you gave me…you made me happy to play with wah again.
Since I went digital I had a lot of difficulty using every expression pedal I tried as a wah, because of the too long sweep compared to my old cry baby… maybe with the only exception of the 200€ Mission ones.
I always thought of calibration simply as a fine tuning process between different pedals, but when i read your post from Smoother Expression Control:
…a light went on in my head, I added two small shims to my ridiculously cheap M-audio EX-P, one at the heel and one at the toe, I recalibrated and…wah-w…in one fell swoop I eliminated the dead spots at the beginning and end of the travel and, most importantly, I regained the feeling of playing with a real wah.
Thanks and thanks again!! 
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