Jeff from MI
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It's good but not great
Quality:
It's well built and if anything like previous Boss units, it should last a long time.
Sound:
I can only comment on bass not guitar but it feels weak. Loses a lot of the bottom.
Reliability:
Had it for about a year, works flawlessly so far.
Overall:
It's typical Boss. Great product, well built, easy to figure out.
Playability and Feel:
Tone:
Weak bottom while playing bass through the bass input.
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Skill Level:
Intermediate
Do you own this product?:
Yes
Date submitted:
1/31/2011
 
The Drone from PA, USA
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Not Bad
Quality:
Boss has been doing this for a very long time. I think they have the quality issue thing down to solid science.
Sound:
Sound depends a lot on your preferred settings. However, different guitars mattered less for altering the sound than any other AW I've tried of late. That could possibly be a good thing.
Reliability:
It's a Boss. Nuff said!
Overall:
AW's, in general, are a weird animal. I've tried quite a few and all leave something to be desired. Nothing I've heard can totally replace the old school rocker model for authentic wah sound. But the AW3 isn't bad at all. In fact, it is a cut above others in its price range. Even with its few downsides, it sure beats the archaic foot-pumping alternative.
Playability and Feel:
NA
Tone:
Here is where this thing falls a bit short. It will choke down your volume and thin out your tone, considerably. Not too much to be done about its thin sound but experiment with it in various places in your pedal chain. Find your sweet spot and leave it there. I tried it in every spot and for me it works best in front. Otherwise it chokes off the added levels of my boost and distortion pedals. YMMV so experiment.
Finish:
Looks good on the pedal board.
Action:
Action? It's the lack of needed action that attracts us to AW pedals in the first place. Well, you get the point.
Skill Level:
Semi-Pro
Do you own this product?:
Yes
Date submitted:
03/10/2010
 
rich.eubanks@graybar.com from des moines iowa home town of slipknot
rich.eubanks@graybar.com
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wah tastic
Quality:
very rugged
Reliability:
have not had it long
Overall:
awesome tone plays wright out of the box
Playability and Feel:
does not apply
Tone:
does not apply
Finish:
great finish
Action:
does not apply
Skill Level:
Semi-Pro
Do you own this product?:
yes
Date submitted:
05/13/09
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