Ultimate Rhoads

Digitech was wanting to produce a DIGITECH Randy Rhoads Wah pedal.

The prototype WAH pedal is all polka dotted with Randy's signature on the side. EXTREMELY COOL lookin, but will never be produced.

Ms Rhoads didn't think the pedal sounded close enough to Randy's sound.

The prototype artwork consisted of a cut out standee of Randy jammin about 1 ft. tall. Randy wearing early Blizzard attire. Polka dotted vest with the Les Paul.

I wonder what the pedal sounds like ? ... LOL ...

AlienSatch

AlienSatch wrote:I wonder what the pedal sounds like ? ... LOL ...

I'd guess it would sound like a a guitar and a tubeamp,
with a little fuzz, distortion and wah in between

A wah pedal? I would have thought a distortion pedal with Randy's name would have been a better idea. A lot of Randy fans try out the new MXR distortion pedals but complain saying they aren't anything like Randy, surely if they made a pedal closer to his distorted sound it would make more sense. To me Wah wasn't really a big part of Randy's sound.

Could you please possibly post a picture if you have one?

Knowing me, id have bought it just because it said Randy Rhoads on it

skezza wrote:Knowing me, id have bought it just because it said Randy Rhoads on it

Same, I probably would still buy it if it was complete rubbish.

Sorry no pics. I'm just relaying what I saw.

Kinda funny, it would be kinda weird to base Randy's total sound on just a wah pedal anyways ? ... No wonder it didn't sound like him.

Randy had a complete network of pedals, his board was huge ! ...

Also, I would have bought it too even if I dont play with a wah. The thing looks awesome...

Ell wrote:To me Wah wasn't really a big part of Randy's sound.

well he didn't exactly use it in a traditional sense.
he used more as a booster ala Michael Schenker

Thats too bad, however I'd rather see Dunlop take up the project, since he played a Crybaby..

skezza wrote:Knowing me, id have bought it just because it said Randy Rhoads on it

Same here, but like someone else said, why a wah? Theres only a handful of songs you could use it on, and its mostly just for fills. You'd think a Randy Rhoads signature mxr + would make more sense.

SixPounder wrote:Thats too bad, however I'd rather see Dunlop take up the project, since he played a Crybaby..

I heard he played a VOX one .. not a Dunlop one.

Metal Matt wrote:

skezza wrote:Knowing me, id have bought it just because it said Randy Rhoads on it

Same here, but like someone else said, why a wah? Theres only a handful of songs you could use it on, and its mostly just for fills. You'd think a Randy Rhoads signature mxr + would make more sense.

Definately, A distortion + with Randy's name on would be a better idea. More Randy fans buy one of them because Randy used one than the Crybaby because he did. People are also always complaining that it sounds nothing like him, they could make one that sounded closer. They would probably make it polka-dot as well which would be pretty cool.

Yeah, I totaly agree I don't think that a Wah pedal would be a great idea, much rather some distortion pedal

We should ask them...

Also forgot to mention...The only way to get the tone for this pedal to sound like Randy would be to put the guitar in his hands and let him work his magic.

I'm sure Randy would sound like Randy using even a signature empty can of cheese curls for an amp and using a dead rat for a wah...

Now I've gone and made myself hungry... ... for cheese curls that is...not dead rats.