Walters,
You get the replacement pot for an old wah-wah pedal from a guy who makes and sells copies of the pedal.
Look in Google for Wah-Wah Pedal. A link has the history and an article all about them.
One guy wanted to get rich by making and selling new wah-wah pedals that sound exactly like the old ones so he tried pots from 8 manufacturers with all the tapers they made. The pots were different so he ordered some custom-made pots that were identical to the original old pots.
The guy who makes copies of the old wah-wah pedals might not sell just a pot. He wants to get rich so he will probably try to sell his extremely expensive entire pedal.
Then if you are rich and want to make and sell wah-wah pedals to become richer, you could order a few thousand custom-made pots yourself. :lol:
Quote:
"The subject of potentiometers also warrants another look. Numerous differently tapered pots found their way into use in the THOMAS/VOX wahs. These included, but were not limited to: Allen Bradley Type J, Allen Bradley Type EJ, Centralab (two different, non-labeled tapers), Clarostat EJ, Clarostat J, Clarostat NP, Ohmite AB, Alpha, ERT, ICAR, and FRT.
The unofficial "right" pot was the ICAR. This unit did not have a standard type taper. Because of this, the effect achieved while using an ICAR pot was unlike that achieved using a more standard (U.S.) pot. The ICAR was pretty much in a class by itself.
Interestingly, Centralab offered a pot in Europe that almost duplicated the ICAR, but apparently, they did not sell it in the U.S.
Since the ICAR pots have been unavailable for years, I've had a number of 100% accurate pots manufactured for my use in my tunable RMC3 wah."