What would you change in this type circuit?

[moody07747]

I'm getting this guitar Wah pedal and am purposely getting a cheap one to modify and make a little better...here's the link to it.

https://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/RogueWP101WahWahPedal?sku=150052

no the reviews state that there's lots of "noise" in the circuit and the "range" is low....so those are the two things I'm looking to fix.

What would you look for first...then replace in this type of circuit?

BTW...when it gets here ill take the board out and take some photos.

 

[Jack Luminous]

There's a bunch of step-by-step wah mod tutorials out there. You could google wah mods and study those diagrams/pictures/instructions, then you will probably be able to figure out which components to change on yours. I modded my Dunlop GCB-95 with good results.
I'm not familiar with the circuit used in the one you are buying. There's not a whole lot to these wah circuits from what I've seen. I think you should be able to see enough similarities between yours and the ones depicted in the tutorials to get some handle on where to start experimenting.
Maybe there is an article on your specific one out there.

The "true bypass" mod is a great one to do. Here are some articles you can check out:
**broken link removed**
http://www.diyguitarist.com/DIYStompboxes/WahTrueBypass.htm
**broken link removed**
http://www.geofex.com/Article_Folders/wahmod/wahmod.htm

Another thing you might consider trying is to ditch the stock board/circuit altogether and solder together your own circuit which you can drop into the wah shell. There are a lot of good circuit diagrams on sites like generalguitargadgets.com, tonepad.com, etc... for building classic and sought after wah circuits. The inductors are the only difficult, costly part to procure. Aron from diystompboxes.com sells some.
...just something to think about for later.
I know a lot of people buy these cheap wahs just for the shells - since that is the most difficult part to make yourself.

 

[moody07747]

There's a bunch of step-by-step wah mod tutorials out there. You could google wah mods and study those diagrams/pictures/instructions, then you will probably be able to figure out which components to change on yours. I modded my Dunlop GCB-95 with good results.
I'm not familiar with the circuit used in the one you are buying. There's not a whole lot to these wah circuits from what I've seen. I think you should be able to see enough similarities between yours and the ones depicted in the tutorials to get some handle on where to start experimenting.
Maybe there is an article on your specific one out there.

The "true bypass" mod is a great one to do. Here are some articles you can check out:
**broken link removed**
http://www.diyguitarist.com/DIYStompboxes/WahTrueBypass.htm
**broken link removed**
http://www.geofex.com/Article_Folders/wahmod/wahmod.htm

Another thing you might consider trying is to ditch the stock board/circuit altogether and solder together your own circuit which you can drop into the wah shell. There are a lot of good circuit diagrams on sites like generalguitargadgets.com, tonepad.com, etc... for building classic and sought after wah circuits. The inductors are the only difficult, costly part to procure. Aron from diystompboxes.com sells some.
...just something to think about for later.
I know a lot of people buy these cheap wahs just for the shells - since that is the most difficult part to make yourself.

yea im starting to consider just making a new board...ill check out places to get those inductors