Whoa! Anybody ever seen a MOS-WAH?

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Whoa! Anybody ever seen a MOS-WAH?

Postby Deke Dickerson » Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:25 pm

I did a search on the forum and on google, and I don't think we've ever discussed this before....and can't seem to find any info about it online....

Anybody ever seen a Mosrite MOS-WAH WITH FUZZ pedal? I just noticed it in the 1973 Mosrite catalog. It's crazy looking! Mosrite top hat knobs on it....anybody know anything about it? I've never seen or heard of one. Similar to a Rosac Nu-Fuzz or Fuzz-Wah I'm guessing?

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Re: Whoa! Anybody ever seen a MOS-WAH?

Postby dorkrockrecords » Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:43 pm

That's fantastic! I see the German carve and I assume it must have a sidejack, but what, no binding?

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Re: Whoa! Anybody ever seen a MOS-WAH?

Postby brutus » Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:23 am

Wow! What a discovery!

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Re: Whoa! Anybody ever seen a MOS-WAH?

Postby Veenture » Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:41 am

dorkrockrecords wrote:That's fantastic! I see the German carve and I assume it must have a sidejack, but what, no binding?

:lol: ...that is very witty Adam, thank you for that!

Deke,
thanks for sharing this new discovery! WoW, couldn't 've been that many around I guess (hmm...1973...now, where did I park that DeLorean?...) :shock:

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Re: Whoa! Anybody ever seen a MOS-WAH?

Postby zarfnober » Fri Jul 24, 2009 5:58 am

I have a mint condition copy of this exact catalog that I got at a guitar show, just look at those low low prices!

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Re: Whoa! Anybody ever seen a MOS-WAH?

Postby Dennisthe Menace » Fri Jul 24, 2009 6:22 am

I wander how many were actually made-or how many still exist..... :roll:
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Re: Whoa! Anybody ever seen a MOS-WAH?

Postby Mr. Bill » Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:11 am

That must be the rarest of all pedals out there, if they ever went into production. I can't imagine what a "direct drive pot" was.

Also read the description for the "newly designed" Fuzzrite with the "natural distortion of tube amps".

Really cool info!

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Re: Whoa! Anybody ever seen a MOS-WAH?

Postby Veenture » Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:36 am

Mr. Bill wrote:...//... I can't imagine what a "direct drive pot" was.

perhaps it meant that the spindle of the potentiometer was turned 'directly' (whatever that meant) by the movement of the pedal, without making use of a pulley, band or coil-type of spring etc. (remember those 'hightech' record turntables that had a "direct drive"? i.e. no pulley or rubber-type band functioning between the spindle of the motor and the turntable's outer edge). Just a thought. :?

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Re: Whoa! Anybody ever seen a MOS-WAH?

Postby 101Volts » Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:14 pm

I've necver heard of that before. Wonder how it would have sounded? Oh and look, There are also... Mosrite toggle and by-pass switches? What are those for?

Edit: I think they are to the Mosrite mark I reproductions, Now that I saw the picture. What were they used for though?
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Re: Whoa! Anybody ever seen a MOS-WAH?

Postby dorkrockrecords » Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:54 pm

101Volts wrote:I've necver heard of that before. Wonder how it would have sounded? Oh and look, There are also... Mosrite toggle and by-pass switches? What are those for?

Edit: I think they are to the Mosrite mark I reproductions, Now that I saw the picture. What were they used for though?

The toggle is just the ubiquitous 3-way switch. The "By-Pass Switch" is the black push-button switch used on the V-II, Bluesbender, Brass Rail, etc. I think you might just be confused by the name; they seem to be wired for phase more often than they are to bypass the tone control.


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