Any experience with an Electro Harmonix Wiggler?

[john b]

This looks like a pretty cool vibrato/tremelo pedal. Has anyone checked it out? I'm wondering if it has alot of useable sounds vs. crazy EH stuff that is cool for a (short) while. Is it worth the $? The Holy Stain has tremelo also and sells for almost 1/2 the price. Any opinions on that? Thanks.

[ruger9]

I loved that pedal. My favorite trem pedal. However, it had a hum that would not go away. I used the EH wall wart, plugged it into different outlets, found some tricks to try on the various forums, nothing got rid of the hum. I sent it back to EH for repair and they said "it's not any noisier than other Wigglers coming off the line". That's not good enough for me. It's a shame EH has so many noise issues with their pedals, because there effects are great otherwise.

FWIW, I ended up with a Guyatone Flip Trem (also tube-driven), and really like it. It's sounds almost as good as the Wiggler did to me. And it's dead quiet.

[Lolaviola]

Too bad about the noise issues, was it noisy all by itself?
I beleive it's really just a crapshoot with noise--with pedals from Japan, US, China whatever, plus vintage pedals all going onto one board...if they work together its miraculous.

The wiggler looks very cool though.

[ruger9]

It was noisy when engaged... a low hum. Some forumites suspected a ground hum, and I did all the tricks to remedy it, even talked to the original designer on one forum, he tried to help me & he said it should NOT be noisy, but we couldn't get it quiet. Then I sent it to EHX & was told "it's a noisy as all of them." Gee thanks. I recently purchased a Holy Grail+ with baited breath, expecting to plug it in and have noise issues. It's quiet... IF you use the EHX walwart. DC Brick = noise. I've read the PP2+ with it's isolated outputs can handle the HG/HG+.

What is it with EHX & noise issues?!?! Someone here once put it wonderfully... "EHX holds the patent on noise issues."

[kangcore]

i've had a bandmate use one for ages. it irritated the heck out of me - it did have a decent trem sound going on, plus the usual EH weirdness. And yes, the noise... but i always felt that it was the weak link in his signal chain, tonally speaking. it really sucked a lot of tone. he argued that the tubes "warmed up" his tone, and for a long time refused to do a true-bypass listening test. after taking it out of his signal chain and listening to his newly un-wiggled guitar tone, the pedal stayed permanently off his board.

try it, and if you like it get it. but definitely not something i'd consider imho.

[Pizang]

I have one that I really like, but the other day the volume started dropping (while I was playing!!!) and now - when engaged - it has no volume AT ALL!!!
has anyone experienced such problems? I use the original wall wart, btw. I have no idea what to do!!!