Morley Sync-a-wah Mystery

[csbett2001]

Hi All,

While excavating stuff from deep storage the other day I came across an effect unit that I haven't used...or frankly even thought about...for years. It's called a Sync-A-Wah, and it was made by Morley. I believe I bought it from Musician's Friend sometime in the late 80's, but wouldn't stake my life on that. Anyway, I can't find any information on it at all, and would be interested in background info, info on when and how many were produced, and especially current value (if any).

It's a pretty nifty little device: a belt-mounted box about 4 inches square, with a metallic pick attached to the effect by a fine wire. Basically the pick contacting the strings completes a circuit and actuates the filter. Not as flexible as a wah pedal, but then again it didn't cost nearly as much either.

Thanks in advance for any tidbits of knowledge that come out of this. Happy playing!

Chris

[Sambo]

if you look at this page:

http://www.morleypedals.com/downloads2.html

Theres a couple of old manuals for things that look kind of similar... like a wah pedal with a pick attached?

Any use?

S

[csbett2001]

Thanks. I did find this site the other day. It seems to have the schematic for the Sync-A-Wah (thought they calll it the "Pik Wah Box" or something like that) but nothing beyond that. The other Pik-A-Wah they mention is, if I'm not misaken, an actual wah pedal with the pick controller, whereas what I have isn't a pedal...just a box that clips onto your belt/guitar strap/whatever.

Thanks for the tip, though!