Thanks for the vid! I have just cleaned the pot on my 90s original CryBaby. I did have to take the cap off the pot though, so I can give the pot a full turn. Took me about 3-4 minuets to clean it with a contact spray. I almost thought this pot was gone already but after five minutes of almost violently turning it back and forth, the dirt was out.. I already bought a generic pot before so had nothing to loose-and it worked. I did however had to re solder the pot, which wasn’t that clean-but it looks strong enough for now. I wish I could detach the pot from the pedal without desolder it, like on your wah..Oh well.. Thanks again.
Thanks. I think this will help me with the Crybaby I just found at Goodwill for $10. A tip - it's not very helpful to look at your back while you are cleaning/fixing the pedal or the pot.
Following the instructions on your vid just rescued my newly bought 2nd hand Vox Wah that was scratchy as hell, sounds like new now!!! So happy, I thought I'd bought a dud.
Im Very glad to hear you were successful in fixing your pedal, thanks for checking out our video and i hope you consider subscribing if you haven’t yet done so - Kevin
I have a new gcb95 and the black thing on the potentiometer doesn't come of i struglled a bit but found out spraying the axis while holding it vertical can fix the problem since the fluid can fall into the potentiometer. (Writing this so that others don't have to struglle with this pedal)
How long do pots last on average? Theoretically forever with proper maintenance or is the time always ticking on em? I just bought a Clyde and it started going scratchy on me already- im assuming it sat in the store for a while and I didn't catch it when I was trying it out there
There Could be a small bit of dirt... if the pedals brand new give it a shot of contact cleaner like shown in the video and really work the pot it should be good as gold, the pot shouldn’t have a time expectancy but where the pots are so exposed anything can get in there... you can buy heavy duty pots which have guards on them to prevent anything getting in but if you can fix it thats best - Kevin
I have a Jim Dunlop JH-1 and I'm thinking I might need a new potentiometer. It's getting a kind of scratchy interference even when it's not being turned. I'll spray some Deoxit in there and work the heck out of it and hope for the best but I'm thinking that pot is toast.
Wasn't the potentiometer at all. It was the plug onto the board. Just slipped it off and cleaned the terminal and the plug and it sounds like a million bucks again. Thanks for the video anyway. It made me get my butt in gear to open it up and fix it. 😎👍
this seems to be same as my problem right now but mine is more worst than that... I've been using my Wah since 10 years ago I think it is so dirty.. do you recommend me to try this or should I buy a new replacement pots?
The white lithium grease I got came in an aerosol can and isn’t a paste - will that still work? Or do I need to get the paste version of that? Thank you for posting this video!
I would suggest using the paste but if you are using an aerosol can just test out how much comes out and use a small nozzle to control the flow to ensure your not overdoing it by painting the pedal with grease... a little goes a long way - Kevin
So, my wah if it is in the back Position (all the way "up" so it sounds closed) it just starts randomly screaming like hell, to a point where it hurts your ears, any help for that?
have you tried moving the lever guide to change the sweep of the pedal, also there may be a grounding issue if that doesn't help, what wah model are you using? - Kevin
Kevin: Thank you very m much for the tutorial. I followed as best I could. But the Vox Was does not have the same internal setup as the Dunlop. There is no opening in the pot to allow the contact cleaner.
I own two Different Vox Wahs V847 & V845 and both have openings… sometimes they will plastic caps on the potentiometer which most times slips off… if its a fancy potentiometer it mite be hard fitted - Kevin
