WD7 Weeping Demon Review

The most variable and controllable guitar wah you can get. The Weeping Demon's shrieks, cries, wails and seductive siren songs will have your audience screaming for more. The Weeping Demon features spring and normal footboard action, selectable wah range, fine tuning controls and more.

Ease of Use:	9.5
Sound:	9.1
Reliability:	9.4
Impression:	9.4
Overall rating:	9.4
Users rating:	8.8
Comments:	70

overall: 10

Featured review by: MastaBassist10, on july 18, 2005

Ease of Use: The most variable and controllable guitar wah you can get. The Weeping Demon's shrieks, cries, wails and seductive siren songs will have your audience screaming for more. The Weeping Demon features spring and normal footboard action, selectable wah range, fine tuning controls and more. // 10

Sound: This wah has a pretty awesome sound. I use it with whatever effects are in the room, but usually a distortion, chorus, and a Rotovibe. It's not noisy at all, except on the trebly setting, but that is to be expected. As good as the sound is, it tends to get really weak when the battery is low. I am currently using a 100 watt SWR LA15 bass amp. My guitar is a cheap Yamaha Strat, which I put two new EMG active pickups in. It also sounds great with a bass (only on the bass setting). I have a Music Man Stingray 5 string and a hand built 4 string bass. It's very versitile, and I like it way better than the Vox or Crybaby wah, mainly because I play mostly metal and the other two are to warm for metal, in my opinion. // 10

Reliability & Durability: // 10

Impression: My band plays hard rock, and I'm the bassist, but I put a lot of bass wah to add a funky tone to our stuff. Personaly I love metal so I plug it in with a DigiTech Metal Master, a Space Chorus by Line 6, and a Rotovibe by Dunlop. This thing is very versitile, and I love the tone it puts out. // 10

overall: 9.5

Reviewed by: Ibanezguy350, on november 06, 2006

Price paid: $ 100

Purchased from: sam ash

Ease of Use: In terms of ease, there's not much to say, you press the pedal and you get the sound. Parameter knobs and switches are super easy to control, all you do is press em and turn em. Very straight-forward operation for a wah pedal. The manual includes a list of settings to make it easier to get the sound you're looking for. // 10

Sound: I use this pedal through a Line 6 Spider II 112 amp with a 75 watt speaker and an Ibanez RG350DX guitar. The guitar and pedal were almost made for each other. The effects sound great most of the time unless you tweak it to certain settings, which can change the sound, but I find that all of the sounds I need come through awesome. It takes a lot of tweaking to get a good match to certain artists, but the manual includes presets that get you very close. I was able to get a "Cry-Baby" like sound of it to try and match Slash's guitar, alhtough it wasn't perfect. I was also able to reproduce a "Bad-Horsie" like sound to play like Steve Vai. // 9

Reliability & Durability: From a few years of moderate use, the pedal still looks and functions as good as new. There aren't even any scratches and I've stomped on it as hard as I could and the pedal still functions. You definatley wouldn't need a backup at a gig. It is very reliable and durable. // 10

Impression: I play a wide range of music from rock to softer jazz and blues, and this pedal can accompany all of my wah needs. The adjustable parameters allow for total manipulation of the sound to your specifications. I've been playing for six years and I own a Digi-Tech RP200A mutli-effects pedal as well. The RP-200A provides me with effects that I need as well as a wah pedal, which is pretty weak. The Weeping Demon fills in the missing spots and is an excellent complement to my effects loop. My favorite part about the Weeping Demon is the switch that lets you have the pedal snap back into the upright position, or lets you move it freely without it springing back, like an expression pedal. In this setting, you use the alternate little pedal on the side to activate it and trun it off. Compared to a pedal like the cry-baby, the Weeping Demon doesn't produce that classic sound that most artists like Slash and Zakk Wylde use, so I was a little disappoited. Overall, this pedal rocks, but if you want that authentic clasic sound, it's a little lacking. // 9

overall: 9.3

Reviewed by: bubsyg, on february 16, 2007

Price paid: $ 100

Purchased from: ebay

Ease of Use: any friggin sound you could ever want. the only wah ive played that comes close to the variety of tone you can get would be the crybaby 535. you can choose: overall level, q-level, low end bandpasses, overall range of the pedal, delay time for the pedal in the upright position, and guitar or bass sounds. you can also choose to have it activated by simply rocking it forward, which is completely unique in wah pedals and is my preference to the under-the-pedal switches, or to turn it on in a full sweep by the toggle Switch. pedal friction is another great feature you can fine tune to your liking. // 10

Sound: im using it with a BC Rich limited edition warlock, july 2004 model i think, its the doc murdock, with emg pickups (i usually just use the 81, but i also have a 60), through a gt120 Crate amp that is just standard, i need to upgrade that. my main distortion tone i use though is from my Line 6 uber metal which is right after this unit, and a few other stompboxes. i notice theres a bit more feedback when its on, but no biggie, it just wahs whatever hum was already there. th sound is incredible, porno sounds, soloing, weird stuff, and techno sounds are all possible with this pedal. mine squeaks, but thats just the pedal movement itself and cant be heard over my amp anyway. switching it from guitar to bass, opens up a whole new world of sound. i can get crazy jazz lines, lots of techno sweeping sounds, but the high end is understandably diminished when you have it on the bass setting and at the low end at the same time. my ONLY complaint/discomfort about this pedal is the general lack of range of sound that the wah sweep has. ideally, id like to go from the lowest possible sounds of the guitar setting (using the range control) to the highest sounds you can get using the same control. because of this lack of sweeping range, its very hard to get that vocal percussive sound of the crybaby line. but this does have a lot more features and sounds than the crybabys, so its a trade. // 8

Reliability & Durability: definitely. the pedal itself has a plastic covering, but its rugged and i dont notice any wear and tear and ive been using it for a little over 6 months, usually daily. the rest is metal. because of the tone lok, you never have to worry about accidentally changing your sound in the middle of playing. if you do want a drastic change in sound, its so easy to change, just flip a Switch or turn a knob and push it back in. no biggie. no backup needed definitely unless the battery runs out, i personally NEVER trust the little buggers, and use a power supply for all my effects. battery problems solved. // 10

Impression: i play metal, clean pretty stuff, jazz/funk, hiphop riffs, and lots in between, though metal is my main repertoire. if you like choice of sound in your wahs, it will come down to only 2: this or the 535 crybaby. both offer lots of variety, and i would recommend personally taking time with both at a guitar center or somewhere and making the personal decision yourself. as i said, my only beef is the lack of sweep, but the 535 looks more boring and doesnt have the "step on it and its on" feature which i think is amazing. this is one of the greatest wahs out there, guaranteed. // 9

overall: 9.3

Reviewed by: metzlerman567, on june 19, 2007

Price paid: $ 100

Purchased from: guitar center

Ease of Use: It's self explanitory, pedal, on/off switch and volume knobs ect. With in an hour of buying it I was using it with ease, experimenting, and figuring out how to come up with some brutal sounds. Problem is there are a million knobs, which is a good thing except the ones behind the pedal are small and hard to reach, and if you need this for a gig it's gonna be hard to change those seetings on the fly. // 8

Sound: I'm running a 1967 Epiphone Flying V SE and a Fender Frontman 25R. I also have a Big Muff Pi, but I literally bought it last night so I haven't been able to truly equate that into my system yet. Almost no static noise at all levels which is amazing because my amp it's ungodly noisy. However if you turn the level, G, or LG up to far (usually past 3 oclock) you get some feedbacky or very electronicy sounds. if you want stuff that does not sound like a guitar or very electronic crank these dials up. With all 3 of the main dials cranked up the wah produces it's own feed back when you just move it, you don't even have to play anything, this feature is awesome to me cause I can adjust the pitch, volume, and tone of the feedback all with the wah pedal and volume contorls on the guitar. You can also use a kill switch set up on the guitar to mess around some more. With the dails up high you can also get some crazy stuff out of harmonics and artificial harmonics. For example, a harmonic on the low E string at the 10th fret, and the wah dialed up, and stange stuff happens. in genral thers is a lot of sounds you can coak out of this thing. when the level G and LG are at more normal settings the demon still produces a great wah tone and sound. the clean tones from the wah are also great, it's not the crybaby sound but it's still great. // 10

Reliability & Durability: The thing is a tank, it's got amazing construction. only draw back is interms of reliability with batteries, this thing eats them alive. the first day I played it I went through 3 9V batteries. But then I went and bought a DC adapter (not the Ibanez one) and I plug it in and all I get is static, I then tried using the 9v battery adaptor that the DC adapter came with, and it works fine now, but it was a hassle. So if you buy weeping demon fork out the money for either the Ibanez power adapter or a diffent adaptor that comes with a direct 9v conection. // 9

Impression: Overall this pedal is amazing, it leans towards the heavies genres of music and probably wouldn't work that well for folk or blusy stuff. But for the alternative, prog, hard rock, clasic rock, metal, Muse (yeah they get there own genre) it's great. I've been playing seriously for about 4 years, and this thing is amazing and makes everything you play sound that much better. It's a dream to experiment with. I wish I had know about the power confusion that I went through. Defenitly worth the money spent. Absolutly love this thing, much better than the pricey crybabies. It's the best deal out of all the wah pedals I have ever tried. // 10

overall: 10

Reviewed by: geetarman3421, on october 04, 2005

Purchased from: guitar store

Ease of Use: There's nothing complex about the pedal. There are four knobs to control the type of wah sound, there is a button to turn the pedal on and there is the pedal itself. // 10

Sound: I am using this with a Gibson SG with Alnico 490S on bridge and neck and a Crate GT1200 half stack. The sound is great, I can easily get the Classic Wah sound of guys like Hendrix and Slash. It is also good for playing funk and getting that porn music sound. // 10

Reliability & Durability: So far the pedal hasn't given me any trouble with functioning. I use a 9V adapter so I'm not sure if it is a battery eater. I would use this on a gig because it has great sound and can last a long time. // 10

Impression: I play hard rock and heavy metal. I've always wanted Slash's wah sound which this pedal ewasily gives me. I've been playing for 2 1/2 years and if it were stolen I'd first find the thief and beat him with a baseball bat and then take his wallet as revenge for stealing the pedal. I love the comfort of the pedal and how I can easily rock it back and forth with no problem. // 10

overall: 8

Reviewed by: unregistered, on august 25, 2005

Ease of Use: // 8

Sound: I use an Ibanez 12 watt amp, an Ibanez guitar (no clue of model but the guitar looks like a Strat with a humbucker in bridge pos. and single coils on middle and neck position). I also have a DigiTech Grunge pedal (becuase the distortion on my amp isn't really as clear) and I've got a DigiTech RP80 because of the effects. The Weeeping Demon hums but a noise gate works good. It sounds cool if you wah the hum. But most of the time the effects are awesome. But sumtimes you can loose the wah. The wah is probably better clean because you can hear the wah curve. But most of the time, you can hear it with distorion. // 8

Reliability & Durability: // 8

Impression: I play metal and alternative but I like to mix things up to get a different feel than wat everyone else plays. The wah is ok with most solos but sumtimes, the wah dies out. I've been playing for about 2 and a half years now. I wished I couldve tried out sum other wahs before gettin this one. If it was stolen or lost, I would definetly buy another wah but try out other ones first because I had nuthin to compare the weeping demon to. I love how it looks. And it's so durable. The thing I hate is that the wah dies out when you're holding out a note. My favorite feature is how you can customize almost everything. You can customize how much tension the pedal has so you can make the wah loose or tight. And you can customize how fast the spring pushes the wah back when you have it set to turn off when you take your foot off. // 8

overall: 9

Reviewed by: knollenberg, on july 16, 2007

Ease of Use: Its easy to get a variety of sounds out of it. The manual doesnt't say much, but it give you the basics to get started. It only tok me a few hour to get used to the feel and be able to incorprate it into most music. To get a good sound out of it I would recomend looking at what the manual has to say. // 9

Sound: I'm using a Schecter Gryphon on a line6 spider 3, and it sounds great. It was pretty simple to get a lot of rock and metal sounds out of it. I found that for pinch harmonics and shred guitar it was very easy to get a usable sound that sounded good. I also play a lot of Clapton, Hendrix, Zeppelin ect. and it is very versitile for tones such as these. The one down side I saw was that it had no distortion or chorus or anything like this (I have a amp that has all that though). // 8

Reliability & Durability: It has never given me any trouble but I've only had it for a few months. If I was using this at a gig the only thing I would do would be to bring an extra battery. I would say that for only a $100 bucks it's worth every cent of it. // 10

Impression: I like everything about this pedal and for the price I would not cahnge a thing on it. I play everything from oldschool blues to heavy medal, and everything in between, this pedal is a great match for what I play. I compaired this to a Dunlop Vintage wah, which is about $60 and for the extra $40 it was well worth it. // 9

overall: 8.8

Reviewed by: kool98769, on july 06, 2007

Price paid: $ 100

Purchased from: GC

Ease of Use: Pretty simple to use. It's got 3 tone type settings-fine tuning, Q, and Lo. It also has auto delay for when you use spring loaded, and a level control. It also has the most convinent battery chamber in a pedal that I've seen. It also has 2 different modes, 1 for bass and one for guitar. it's concept is simple, a wah you can tweak without modding circuits. If you read the manual, which is very brief, it should take you no more than 5 minutes to figure this thing out completely. // 10

Sound: I'm running this through some pretty shoddy equipment, a Squier Strat, and a frontman, but it sounds alright. My complaint with it, is that it doesn't sound very good at all when distortion is applied. With a high gain setting, the wah effect is close to non existant. The sweep is pretty good compared to crybabies, which seem to be the minimum standard for wah pedals currently. This pedal sure shines on the cleans though. It can produce almost any sounds for funk that you could think of. The Q setting is pretty tweakable, but the Lo feature is almost useless. It has very minimal effect on the sound. The wah effect almost dissappears on the 5th and 6th string on the guitar setting however. If it wasn't for the distortion part holding it back, this is a very nice funk pedal. // 7

Reliability & Durability: This pedal is made out of metal, it is pretty solid. I would definitely gig without a backup with this thing. It's durability could be compared with that of Boss stompboxes. The reliablility is there, and the durability even more. The only thing that could make this better, is to have bulletproof armor on it. // 10

Impression: I play classic, psychedelic, progressive, and southern rock for the most part. I have almost been playing for about 2 years now. If you can, see if you can compare it to different types of wahs. See if you can compare it to crybabies and voxs before you buy it to see what you like better. This is a hit or miss pedal. If it was lost or stolen, I would go buy a Vox wah instead, because a Vox would fit my style better than this, but overall it's not a bad pedal, especially if it's your first wah. // 8

overall: 9.3

Reviewed by: HandT, on january 05, 2008

Price paid: $ 120

Purchased from: Local Music Store

Ease of Use: Straight out of the box, the Ibanez Weeping Demon is an easy to use and understand Tool in creating a certain sound. There's an innovative spring function that can be turned on and off that makes the pedal cut off when not in use and retract to default position to allow you to accent a note with some short, sweet wah. It also works well on bass. I play on a Crate ElG01 and on a Crate TG10R amp and it still sounds good, so you know that this is special. // 10

Sound: I hear that it does not have the warmth of the Crybaby, but I have no complaints with tone. There is minimal buzz. The effects are great and standard 12 o'clock settings. Standard settings offer a funky sound that works well on clean or light distortion. High and low can be cranked up to create a killer prog/techno sound. More options can be adjusted under the pedal to fine tune your sound. No matter what you're playing though, the spring function allows you to imbue wah into your sound on the fly without cutting it on and off manually. I play it hooked up with a Smash Box SM7 and the sound is pure evil. Going back to the spring function though; there is an almost imperceptible pause when cutting it on that becomes noticeable if you use this function in the middle of a sustain. // 9

Reliability & Durability: This thing can withstand a lot. It is heavy and sturdy. No backup would be required at a gig. I've had no issues with it. Someone would need to intentionally bash this thing to damage it; it seems to be a reliable pedal. The spring of the pedal is durable and smooth and the tension can be adjusted for anyone's preference. // 9

Impression: I play a little bit of everything and this pedal doesn't fail on any front. I've been playing for about a year (although I picked guitar up rapidly with previous experience in music). This pedal sounds professional in my honest opinion and I would recommend it to anyone except for the greatest of blue purists who want that extra ounce of warmth that the crybaby should provide. It's a nearly perfect wah pedal that I highly recommend. // 9

overall: 9.8

Reviewed by: unregistered, on may 26, 2008

Price paid: $ 90

Purchased from: Musiciansfriend.com

Ease of Use: Very versatile wah, it has a lot of cool usable sounds that allow it to work with any rig. It takes some tweaking to get "your" sound for "your" rig out of it, but it WILL get that sound. Despite the claim in the manual, it is not true bypass. The way you can check is to take out the battery, unplug it, whatever, make it have no power, then try to play anything with it in your chain. If there's no sound, it's not true bypass.
There is a SLIGHT absence of top end in your signal with this thing in there, but it's not that noticeable. // 9

Sound: When I first got the pedal, I was running an Ibanez S470DXQM into an Epiphone Blues Custom (Vox AC30 copy). I could get anywhere from a clean sweep, imitating "Breathe" by Pink Floyd, to a rowdy Bulls on Parade tone. Now, I'm running my Dean From Hell into a Peavey XXX, and it is insane, I love the tonality of it. I did have to tweak it again to make it sound good with the amp, but I'm at least glad I CAN tweak it.
I have it set so that on low gain, it will give a honky Clapton-esqe tone, while on the Ultra channel it will have a Godsmack-style solo sound. // 10

Reliability & Durability: It is pretty much indestructible. The only thing I've had to do is re-tighten the screw that is the 'axle' of sorts for the pedal. When you play "Bulls on Parade" twice a day, any wah would need rescrewing. I love the auto-on feature, where just moving the pedal will turn it on. I never have it on Switch mode, mainly because the Switch isn't under the toe, it's off to the side. As an added bonus, the auto-on feature has tension on the pedal, bringing it back to heel-down when your foot comes off. Brilliant. I would gig anywhere without a backup for this wah, but I always have my Boss GT-8 as a total pedal backup. // 10

Impression: I play metal, all kinds, from Evanescence to Pantera to Chimaira. I also play blues, rock, and funk. This thing does it all. And it does it well enough to make me wonder why it only costs $100. With all the stuff this thing does, and how good it does it, it should be more towards $150, like the inferior Crybaby from Hell. If it was stolen, I'd grab another one in an instant, it wouldn't be hard, because it's easy on the wallet. The only thing I don't like, like said before, is that it's not true bypass. If you want true bypass, go get a Bud-Wah, it's a good wah, but has ZERO tweakability. Other than that, it's MY wah, and it helps me get MY sound, not the crybaby sound, or the Vox sound. // 10

overall: 9.8

Reviewed by: metal jello, on january 28, 2008

Purchased from: The Music Store

Ease of Use: It is very simple to use, but it has a bunch of features. Getting good screaming tone out of this thing is like breathing, it just comes naturally. It has a Q, pre-delay, low or high frequency selector, volume boost, and a knob (I don't know what it's called) that lets you Pick if when you step on the pedal if the wah starts sooner, or if the wah is more abrupt. It has a selector that lets you either use it as an auto wah, or like the Bad Horsie, as you step on it, the wah Q increases. You can even adjust how smooth or hrd it is to push the pedal down! // 10

Sound: I use this with a Gibson Explorer and a Crate VTX65. It is a little noisy, but if you know how to use a wah pedal, then it can get pretty quiet. The effect is pretty good, it is less of a wah and more of a modern Vahh. It also sounds like their is a bit of top-boost. That only makes this thing cut through a mix like never before. You can get Steve Vai, Metallica, Hendrix, and even Guns n Roses tones. Very good pedal. If you play the same chord over and over really fast, and startto step own on it slowly, it makes a cool demon screaming sound. // 9

Reliability & Durability: Totally dependable. No backup is needed, you can use a battery, but I like to use the AC adapter. This thing is made to withstand abuse. It is built like a tank. It is practically indestructable. It is like an unbreakable comb that isn't a comb. but it is unbreakable. I wouldn't like throw mine at walls or drop it off a building or anything. // 10

Impression: I play heavy metal and hard rock. It is a perfect match. I've been playing for 2 and a half years, but almost every day for hours at a time. I wish I would have tried out a Bad Horsie first, but I love the pedal and as you step down on it, the Q increases. If it were stolen or lost, I would probably get the Bad Horsie. I love this pedal though. I love the pedal, and that isn't much I don't like about it. I just wish it was more of a beefy "wah" sound a opposed to a "vah" sound. // 10

overall: 9.8

Reviewed by: Samnung, on february 19, 2007

Ease of Use: First off, really good pedal, compared to the zakk wylde crybaby this pedal is just better. The pedal has good pushing and it's easy to figure out. Flexable controls for adjusting the sound, and the floating mode is very useful. The adjustable Tension Spring also comes in hand now and again // 10

Sound: Sounds really good. The range of genres this pedal is compatible with is endless. I use it mainly for metal but rock and blues and alt. are just as good if not better than what it sounds like with metal songs. And the sounds shaping controls are great too. There's level for changing the volume of the Wah, the Q control gives or takes away the Wahs intensity, and the LO which shapes it's low frequencies. There is also The Range which changes it's Frequency Range, there are 2 settings in this option. The first is Normal which is good for normal guitars and then there is Low which is better for Seven String guitars and basses. // 10

Reliability & Durability: I've had this for a few months, no problems at all. No lose parts very sturdy, the only recommendation I have is to get the adapter for it because batteries don't last long at all. Also the foot mode switching was locked when I got it and it was very frustrating to unlock since it wasn't in the manual. // 9

Impression: I play metal and rock and it's very good for that, but I can honestly it's a very versatile pedal. If it got lost or stolen I would buy I new one without even thinking twice. Again only thing wrong is battery life, or maybe it coming with the adapter. The foot mode switching comes in handy at times so I also recommend playing around with that option and not taking it for granted. // 10

overall: 10

Reviewed by: scorpion618^, on april 22, 2006

Price paid: $ 80

Purchased from: guitar center

Ease of Use: The Weeping Demon was uber easy to get good sound out of. Even if you don't mess with it at all it sounds good. The manual was easy to understand, mainly because it is not a complex pedal. I like the fact the to activate the wah, you step on the side instead of pushing down 'till a click. I love the spring function. That was the first thing that attracted me to this pedal. // 10

Sound: I use a Ibanez Jet King through a Line 6 Spider II head and a B-52 cab. It sounds amazing. I can get an amazing soloing tone, or just tweak it a little bit and get a great funk tone. It sounds good with distortion. I sometimes use a Danelectro Fab Metal distortion with it and it sounds insane. I usually have it plugged into my pedalboard, but when it isn't plugged in and the battery runs low, it sounds bad, almost like with an overdrive. But, just put in new batteries and it sounds better. // 10

Reliability & Durability: It is sturdy and I've dropped it a lot and abused it, but it still isn't broken and it sounds great. I use this at every gig I play without a backup (I do have backup batteries, though). // 10

Impression: I play everything rock: from punk stuff to Creed to Metallica to Killswitch Engage. Whatever I need it for, it delivers. My favorite feature is the spring function, where the wah activates when you move the pedal and has a spring that pushes it back to the bass end. I compared this to the Original Crybaby, and the Crybaby from hell and others in the two years I've been playing. Also, it's called "The Weeping Demon" that, in and of itself is awesome. I would definately buy another one if this were stolen. I highly recommend this to anyone Who is interested in a wah pedal. // 10

overall: 10

Reviewed by: Garci, on march 31, 2007

Price paid: $ 90

Purchased from: Guitar Center

Ease of Use: This thing rocks. It has so many knobs that finding the tone you want is the easiest thing to do. Level, Q (for high frequencies), Lo (for low frequencies), Range Switch (from Guitar to Bass), Range Fine tuning (the frequency of the deepest pedal point, you know, "full wah"), auto-off delay, what more could you ask for? // 10

Sound: I am currently playing an Epiphone Les Paul Standard through a Laney HCM10, and even with this small, practice amp it sounds great. It's a bit noisy on the treble setting unless you turn some knobs, then it's not noisy at all. Luckily I bought this with an AC Adapter, so dying batteries and weak sounds are not an issue. It easily replicates many wahs, you can go from a very funky wah to a Vintage wah in a snap. // 10

Reliability & Durability: It's a tank pedal. I could probably jump on it all day (not saying I will though) and it wouldn't break. It's almost entirely made of metal, except for a rugged plastic part which doesn't look like it might break. I would definitely use it without a backup. // 10

Impression: I play blues, classic rock, prog rock, metal, and this pedal has no problems in any of those styles. I've been playing for almost 4 years and this is my first wah pedal, I've owned it for six months or so. If it were stolen, I would definitely buy this pedal again, you can't beat it in price, you can't beat it in tone, you can't beat it in flexibility, it's great. // 10

overall: 9.8

Reviewed by: dcoslo, on january 04, 2007

Purchased from: Guitar Center

Ease of Use: The settings on the Weeping Demon when it comes out of the box is like a standard wah-wah sound. The manual is kind of hard to use because you see more diffrent languages than englash. But when you look at a section in the manual, the first language is english. There are a bunch of things you can change as far as settings and sound settings so it's kind of confusing. // 9

Sound: I'm using it with a Squier Strat, and a Squier amp. It is only noisy when you put the level on 5 and the others on 10 with the range on high. I think they always sound good but on one setting it is kind of weak. I can get the sound of Jimi Hendrix out of it, even though he used a Crybaby classic. // 10

Reliability & Durability: Yes, because I've had it for a while and nothing has gone wrong with it yet. It is all metal and looks pretty tough. I haven't dropped it or anything yet so I don't know if it will break if that happens. If I was good enough at guitar to play a gig I would use it without a backup. The sound has never faded it's always sounded good whenever I played it. // 10

Impression: I play like '80s stuff like Rush, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, all that kind of stuff, I think it's a good match because they use wah wah pedals. I have been playing for three months. But I played before alot. When I was younger I played for a year and quit. Nothing I wish I asked before buying it. I love the look. I hate nothing about it. My favorite feature is the auto Switch mode. There is a spring on it and it holds it back when your done rocking it back and forth and turns off automaticly. To use the auto Switch mode you have to flip a big lever on the left side of the pedel. If it were stolen or something I would buy a new one because this thing is amazing. I compared it to the crybaby and I chose this one because it looked and sounded better than the crybaby in my opinion. it's got everything I wanted in a wah-wah pedal. // 10

overall: 9.3

Reviewed by: mister_crowley, on june 19, 2006

Purchased from: eBay

Ease of Use: Depress the pedal and you get a blisteringly good sounding wah, simple as. It can be modified with the turn of a screw to make it easier to press down, it has a fine tuning for the wah range and it also has a low pitch wah setting for different sounds. It can be an autowah or a pedal type wah depending on the setting it's on, a stupid baby could use this. // 10

Sound: I use it with an Ibanez gio for super dropped tunings and an Ibanez S520EX for standard and drop D, also with a Line 6 Uber Distortion and a Boss DD-6. Through a Laney pro tube lead, AOR Series with custom electro harmonix tubes. I get the Zakk wylde/Jimi Hendrix or Joe Satriani wah sounds with the twist of a few tonelok knobs, genious! this needs a fully charged battery or mains system to function at its maximum potential however currently I'm using a very low life battery and its still giving out a weak but noticable wah sound. // 9

Reliability & Durability: It's built like a damn tank, I'd throw it off a skyscraper without a backup, if that makes any sense. But I found out it eats batteries in a matter of about a week, very expensive. // 8

Impression: I play metal, perfect for that. I was torn in choice between this and a Dunlop Crybaby, but I think I prefered this because of its variety of sound. It I lost it, I would find it. If it were stolen, I'd waah a bit then I'd buy another, it's a must have for my playing now. // 10

overall: 7.3

Reviewed by: Axeforblank1, on october 23, 2006

Price paid: $ 99

Purchased from: Guitar Center

Ease of Use: It's kind of hard to get used to this pedal at first, but once you do, it is fairly somple to use. the product doesn't come with a very good manual. the small sheet of paper that it does come with only explains the bar minimum needed to understand how to correctly plug it in and turn the knobs. I am not using editing patches, so I do not know how well it works in that area. I do not know the firmware version either, and no, the product is not upgraded. // 8

Sound: I am using a Beringer v-tone amp and a Jackson DKMG dinky guitar. the products is not very noisy, but there is a small prblem with the volume. the volume cuts in and out depending on how far the pedal is down. if you press a little bit, the volume goes up, a little more, it goes down, a ilttle more and it goes pack down. I haven't quite figured out all of the features yet so I can't get the sound of my favorite artists, but I'm sure I will be able to. // 7

Reliability & Durability: I think I can depend on the metal construction and casing of this pedal. It is very lightweight however, and it doesn't look too sturdy, but once you feel it, you can tell that you are holding a monster in you hands. I would us this product at a gig without a backup, mostly because of it's credibility from other owners that I have read reviews from. // 7

Impression: I play metal and I like how this pedal sounds when I solo. I have been playing for 3 years and this is the best wah I've ever tried, but yet again, I haven't tried that many. I wish I had been able to try this product before buying it, because I mightve gotten something a tad better. I would probably try something else if it were lost or stolen. I love the variation of the wah that you get. I don't like all of the confusing sontrlos, and the volume cutting out. My favorite feature is the footswitch/auto feature. // 7

Comments

[EricSewellAUS]

this thing looks kick Ace!!... all the reviews were helpful... except the first... copy and paster boy...

[METMAN]

I have one man that thing kicks major ass i love its durable as hell and mine defonently dosnt die out iv been playing for about four years now i play mainly metal and rock the wah is wicked i use a ibanez rg470 and various other guitars and a behringer gmx212 amp. myself im a big fan of just about all ibanez equipment if someone stole that peadle id defontly go buy another i love it

[fonzicus]

hmmmmm, i'll buy it then

[the spiker]

The one thing I hate about pedals is u have to buy the freakin power supply unless u wana waste major buckage on batteries. Powersupplys ought to be included!!!!!

Great Pedal btw. (I'm an ibanez beeeatch)

[The Spoon]

Yay! I wanna get one

[Canfudil666]

Is good pedal you can gig with it and the price is good, and there many sound you can have with it

[guitar extra]

Ibanez Weeping Demon or Jim Dunlop Cry Baby?

[Ierius]

the crbaby is plug and play, the weeping demon you can adjust it's sound.

[metallicax]

looks like im gettin' a demon

[joe8]

definetly worth buying a power supply for any pedal. looks like a great versatile wah

[NeedSumPractice]

What about a morley?

[schwedengitarre]

The Ibanez is really cool! so variable.

[jamie_acdc]

i have a weeping demon, and yes, at first it is really is an un easy feeling and you do soon mould yourself into what sound you get.. im still trying to find the perfect sound though.

[garfunkleskater]

I want this sooo bad

[rocknroll420]

it blows i cant stand it i was throughly disapoointed with wah feature

[Supra26]

its incredible, the best wah pedal out there

[Jawshuwa]

I have this pedal, and that reviewer wasn't lying about how it eats away batteries, nor about it being built like a tank.

I think mine's dying though. =( ... I'll probably buy a new one if my lead guitarist doesn't buy his own.

[badguitarist13]

from what ive heard cuz i dont own one is that its ok but there are others that are better. they complained of the dying out batteries problem like Jawshuwa said and that they figured the Cry Baby was better but if u like this, buy it. but i dont think i will.

[-spayed-]

i hav that thing. the 2nd i tried it out at sam ash, i was like....**** you dime bagg wah. lol, yeh this thing is the shit.

[Ewanbrucey]

I used to have one and then bought the Slash wah It wipes the floor with the demon
Slash is the king!!!!!

[Jawshuwa]

Well, upon buying an adapter, the pedal is much, much better. No more worries about dying batteries.

[DOOdooroCK]

i got one and its great but how do make that seductive sirens sound?

[Jondy]

this pedal owns dude. i had wanted to buy the morley tremonti based soley on the fact that it had step on activation, but there were none in stock. the guy showed me this one, which is far cheaper, and has the ability to change between step on activation and stompt activation if you want to start halfway down or something. and the delay setting is awesome, ranges from instantly turning off to... i dunno, i never mess to far with the other side. but this pedal is very adjustable customizable and versatile, good from anything and everything.

and the most suprising thing is the battery life. holy **** the battery lasts a long time.

[Ben S]

this pedal is incredible!

[markisouvlaki]

"It is also good for playing funk and getting that porn music sound."...:|

[youreowned]

This pedal is my most prized possession, and I will forever be finding excuses to throw it in when I'm playing. One problem I have however, is there is a difference in sound when it is off or on, or when its at its heel position, when the sweep is closed it should sound clean so you can leave it on for entire songs but it sounds somewhat cloudy. A little fiddling with the knobs could fix this but I have yet to get it perfect.

[pac_man21]

Ive only ahd this pedal for a little over a week but im dead impressed with it. It seems solid enough and is really easy to use. I only payed £87 for it which was a bonus.

[IBANEZ-RG350EX]

i have a Ibanez RG350EX model with a Marshal 230dfx amp and i know that Tom from Rage Against the Machine uses a Whammy pedal for Killing in the name, but is there a way to get that sound from this? i have the pedal but i want to know if i can get the sound...

help me

[metzlerman567]

tom uses a digitech whammy
but if your refering to a wah pedal because you poseted in a review for a wah pedal...he uses a cry baby..and are you sure you dont mean "bulls on parade"?

[rednightmare]

Have any Britsh peoole got the power supply for this? The guy at Sound Control said there'd be a problem wit the power supply cos it's American. Anyone know anything about this?

[danielrobbyshor]

you can also choose to have it activated by simply rocking it forward, which is completely unique in wah pedals

not true. theres a few Morley wah pedals that use this.
and did it before Ibanez made the weeping demon.

and i'm a big ibanez fan

[ZedgeZ]

i havent got a clue how to work this ****er

[Nightfyre]

^rtfm? (read the f-ing manual)

[last_biscuit]

IBANEZ-RG350EX wrote:

i have a Ibanez RG350EX model with a Marshal 230dfx amp and i know that Tom from Rage Against the Machine uses a Whammy pedal for Killing in the name, but is there a way to get that sound from this? i have the pedal but i want to know if i can get the sound...

help me

No because whammy concerns the pitch, whereas a wah pedal messes with the midrange of the sound, creating that distinct sweeping effect.

[Kutanmoogle]

The best reason to get one is because Samnung has one. And Samnung has crabs.

On a more serious note though, the pedal is a really good buy if you're not afraid to tweak around to get your desired sounds. If you're more of a plug-n-play kinda guy, then I pity you because you're not seeing the potential of this cheaper wah.

Also, just so everybody knows, you can remove that silver sticker on the bottom of the pedal to get access to two trimpots. Each of the trimpots (they look like screw heads) controls the overall range of the pedal, with one of them extending the frequency with the heel down, and th eother with the toe down.

It's an easy way to get way more range out of the pedal.

[Jivejames67119]

ive wanted this for so looong but im always saving my money for something else..arg

[JerkyChid]

A friend of mine has/had one and it really is extreamly variable. I wouldn't know about the durability but you barely have to touch it, it works so well; you'll love the spring action. I was always thinking about getting a ZW Wah til I got the same then better tone out of this thing. The durability question is why I haven't got one yet. I don't want to get something thats $100 and accidentally break it.

[TheDisturbed78]

i prefer the weeping demon over the crybaby

[stef123]

whats the best crybaby out?

[stumtk]

^^^Dimebag crybaby from Hell. I love it. It sounds so powerful. My buddies got one of these weeping demons and i find that they have a very electric and unnatural sound to them. The Crybaby from Hell sounds more natural and powerful.

[Dirt Bag Boy]

i have this and i think it is the greatest wah ever!! my buddy has a crybaby which i used a couple times but it just didnt have wut i was lookin for
ibanez know wut they r ****in doing

[Dirt Bag Boy]

i have this and i think it is the greatest wah ever!! my buddy has a crybaby which i used a couple times but it just didnt have wut i was lookin for
ibanez know wut they r ****in doing

[JD Blue Venom]

These Ibanez pedals do rock, i acccidently hit a lampost walking back from a gig one night and the WD7 in my bag did more damage to the post no joke! it is a chunky, heavy mo fooker, its got quite a kool effect if u wack the level and Q up and leave the Lo in the middle is u play any riff and press it down very slowly that gives off a swish kinda pitch shifty effect and i like the digital sound it gives off take the overall level etc effect down it makes it more vintage, i have an adapter for this u need these for the big makes in pedals because ibanez pedals drain juice like nothing and the 9V's are useless lol i recomend this it needs a lot of experimentation to craft ur own settings over time but i love it the more i play it!

[kool98769]

youreowned wrote:

This pedal is my most prized possession, and I will forever be finding excuses to throw it in when I'm playing. One problem I have however, is there is a difference in sound when it is off or on, or when its at its heel position, when the sweep is closed it should sound clean so you can leave it on for entire songs but it sounds somewhat cloudy. A little fiddling with the knobs could fix this but I have yet to get it perfect.

Either you are a: too lazy to put it on spring
or b:realizing that its not true bypass

[currymonster]

I own this pedal and i think it's very great with having the low and normal wah level and also being able to have it auto and the footswitch i would reccommed this to anyone

[A7X666]

i dont like this pedal as much as i did, at first i thought it was great, better than my original wah which was in a multi effects unit but as i matured, got into different bands and opened my mind to boutique and vintage and the rarer i found this pedal lacked. the dude who posted up there is right, its not true bypass, its anything from it, it hums also i have the proiblem where if i turn the level anything past 0 it jus starts giving out a horrible high pitched noise; if thats my fault or a fault in the product i dont know. ive recently tested a colorsound vinatge wah n it was gorgeous, similar price, boutique, true bypass to hell n it sounded great even through a shitty amp.

this pedal has it charms but once u get more experienced and once u listened to players with other equipment u (like me) will be looking for something that keeps ur entire tone, btw dont jus use a noise gate to cover it up coz that reduces tone unless u get the best noise gate out there, its cheaper to get a bit more expensive wah than a cheap wah n a cheap noise gate

[jo3myster]

BUY THE DUNLOP 535Q WAH IT ENIALATES MOST OTHER WAHS

[Guitar Sletten]

I NEED HELP! I've got this pedal, but how the **** do i set the knobs to get that Kirk Hammett kinda sound?!

[Greg Harper]

My brother had this pedal. Not very adaptable.

[Nick-182]

it looks cool

[Lancefloyd]

just bought it, I like it so far. Need to play with it more though.

[warlockking]

I'm going to get this thing as soon as i get my Metal Muff and pedal tuner, i'm either going to get this or the 53Q. i'd kind of like to try them both out first, but theres no place near here to go to do that.

[EndOfNothing656]

dude does anyone have any good settings they like on this? i cant find a good setting and the presets dont sound all great with mine either... help appreciated

[EndOfNothing656]

Guitar Sletten wrote:

I NEED HELP! I've got this pedal, but how the **** do i set the knobs to get that Kirk Hammett kinda sound?!

im with this dude, (sry to double post) but htf do you get a good sound like tht with this pedal? im curious to know as well...

[metal jello]

EndOfNothing656 wrote:

dude does anyone have any good settings they like on this? i cant find a good setting and the presets dont sound all great with mine either... help appreciated

I turn level and Q up all the way, the 3rd knob all the way down, and range and off-delay down all the way.

[metal jello]

It gets a close enough sound for Hammett type stuff and even more modern rock.
HAMMETT IS GOD!!!!!

[cHIZZX-00]

this thing is amazing! it beats the **** out of my buddy's crybaby any day

[rajandmaria]

this cry baby rocks. if u play around with it u get amazing sounds. i rate ibanez as one of the tops brands out there. they know what we want.

[rajandmaria]

the beeee-atch can cry, and i mean cry

[synestershadows]

i have a line 6 spider 3 30 watt amp, will this pedal work with my amp.

[CigarKid]

There was NO Manual with mine. The Dumb Azz sales guy at Daddys didn't put it back in the box after he showed it to me. Does anybody know how I can get a copy of it.
Thanks, Steve

[mikeoxsbig]

i might have missed this and maybe not read carefully but i play heavy metal/death metal would this pedal be a good sound for a metal/death metal type soloing or should i go with a different pedal and if so what would you recomend?

[Kyle_Daoust]

Thanks IbanezGuy! i have pretty much the same gear that you used and it helped in my desicion to get this pedal.

[guy_tebache]

jo3myster :
BUY THE DUNLOP 535Q WAH IT ENIALATES MOST OTHER WAHS

Most? Thats a shining endorsment. Dunlop wahs in general kick arse over most others anyway. But I'm thinking about adding an ibanez wah to my dime sig crybaby- either the WH-10 or this one. It looks good

[Mr Jeb]

i love it, works really well for me =]

[LD_Luke D]

well it looks sweet if thats enough for ya

[sergiotall]

Do you have to click it down for it to work or is it like the Bad Horsie free style.

[Jhachey22]

complete and utter sh*t tone.

[Jjones]

Fully adjustable to get exactly what your after. Fairly wide wah range too. 10/10

[filthylittleboy]

uh... on the ibanez website they spell weeping wrong... as wepping...

I could have cried.

the sound samples sound really nice though