For anyone in search of enclosures for DIY wah

thewintersoldier said:
I know everyone is looking for cheap wah shells but I really dislike the cheap aluminum shells. They are cheaply made, have a shitty feel, construction and tolerances and doesn't feel as good under the foot. I got my recent wah build as a used crybaby gcb95 at guitar center for 48 dollars used out the door. I used the cheaper one on my byoc build and it doesn't have the weight, the smoothness and the solid feel under foot. For around the same price you can get a used crybaby and reuse the pot, jacks and you get an inductor you can use in other pedals.
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Yeah, that's exactly what I did too.
 
I think a used Crybaby is the way to go now. I built a wah in the enclosure small bear had, and it was decent enough, but I got a crack around the hole for the rod that the rocker pivots on while pressing it in with a vice. IIRC, the threads for the bottom plate were tapped on that one. I think it was like $40.

A wah comes with everything else you need too, like the pot, jacks, and inductor. And of course all that can be swapped out. Those inductors especially are still handy for other circuits.
 
Big Monk said:
I was considering the Aluminum shell when I was going to put a gang of controls on it because I figured it would be easier to drill. Reading reviews I found many similar stories to yours. Yes, the Dunlop enclosure is a bitch to drill through but “thems is the breaks”.

I’ve now settled on an external Q and Mids and a short toggle for engaging the “Birds”.

I’m moving the “Birds” volume to the inside on a trim pot.

I’ma keep the Crybaby shell and just get a new bottom plate and have a logo plate made.
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What are the “Birds”? :0
 
Bricksnbeatles said:
I sent a request to Tayda asking them to look into carrying Wah enclosures with powder coating options. I’d recommend y’all do the same because hopefully if they get an influx of people asking for them, they’ll be more likely to do it.

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What about the rest of the parts, i.e. gears and tension brackets?
 
Feral Feline said:
Needs to be higher quality than the AliExpress/Taobao wah enclosures.
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I heard the mammoth ones used to be great (plus you could get them powder coated, though it wasn’t cheap)

It’s a shame that was lost when mammoth shut down, I believe they were a bit cheaper too— only a bit more than the AliExpress ones but not as much as the AliExpress ones are after shipping costs 😂
 
Bricksnbeatles said:
I heard the mammoth ones used to be great (plus you could get them powder coated, though it wasn’t cheap)

It’s a shame that was lost when mammoth shut down, I believe they were a bit cheaper too— only a bit more than the AliExpress ones but not as much as the AliExpress ones are after shipping costs 😂
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Mammoth was pretty awesome. The beginning of the end was when they had that Black Friday sale. I bet they sold at least 10x what they thought they would. Some shipments took as long as 6 mos, some even longer.
 
Ali shipping is kinda high, by the time you add that in it's cheaper for me to get from CE Dist, which is the wholesale version of Amplified parts. IF you have a business license, apply at CE Dist and they'll open an account for you.

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