I too have retired my Dime Crybaby waw with one of these Clyde Delux models. I looked at the standard as well as the delux and I went with the delux for the extra power that I knew would be available with it. I used to place a overdrive in front of the Dime waw and it sounded very nice but the Clyde Delux needs no help from another pedal in front of it's input. Nor do I feel it needs a "Wawfull" in front of it either like Trower uses with his Standard. It has plenty of signal and the action is greater with it's range. I have made some beautiful custom pedal boards through the years but I decided this time to use batteries and just keep the units on the floor as opposed to velcro and Power supplies. With the battery for now anyway the unit is working perfect with plenty of signal that reaches out. And I mean reaches out unlike the other waws that you sometimes have to listen for to hear. The Dime waw was strong but this is better slightly by foot action and quite a bit better by tone+Power!!

Decided to put together a spare pedal board to put to use my large collection of unused pedals. Had several Overdrives, Fuzzes, Delays, Choruses, ect. but only had one good usable Wah, my Clyde Standard. So I tried every wah in town, found nothing that sounded as good as my Clyde except another Clyde. So I got a Clyde Deluxe cause it's the only thing better then what I already had. I use the Jimi sound the most but love having the Shaft and Wacked settings and the added Boost available. Now the Deluxe is on my main board and I retired my 9 year old Standard to my spare/lets go jam board. If you can afford one GREAT wah pedal that will last you for years of use ya can't beat a Clyde Deluxe... I tried.

Took the plunge on this, have used it a lot over the past 3 months. Upgraded from a Dimebag CB-from-hell. This thing is the real deal, and is worth every penny. I'm taking the time to write this, generally don't have time but want others to hear about this if they're thinking of buying it. First, two comments I've seen in reviews elsewhere are as follows.

1. "It's great, but I wish it cost less." I don't understand the point of this comment. Do people fail to notice the price until after they've willingly bought the thing? My view is that there is no better value than this wah. Don't buy it and whine.

2. "All the "wah" sound occurs in the middle section of the treadle's arc of travel, so a large percentage of that travel is useless". I understand the basis for this comment, it hit me that way initially, too. I figured out quickly, though, that once you learn to move your foot less you not only have access to the same sonic "real estate" as you'd get on other wahs (this is the area in the middle of the travel arc) but you get subtle "tails" on either end that don't exist on other wahs I've used. This is, in the truest sense of the word, an "expression" pedal. You can learn to manipulate this space, and make it part of your sound. Work with it a bit and new possibilities open up.

I stay in Jimi space on the wah, play through bridge pickup into various boxes and a Boogie, and get an articulate sound with lots of character, and it stays clear throughout its sonic range. No flubbing out at the lower freqs.

I've never played through a Teese or a vintage McCoy, but I can't imagine a better wah than the Fulltone.

Best wah you can get. Great construction, best sound (turns heads tone) have used with Fender American strat and Gibson SG, one of the best pedals on my board! I tend to stay on the "Jimi" setting.

...and I tried SO many of them!I bought this in July 08 cuz I needed a new Wah for some clinics I played,and I am glad I got this one.All 3 presets have their merits,my favorite being Jimi (vintage-style Vox sound) and Wacked (more modern,deeper,more extreme).Between the presets,you can get both vintage and modern sounds,and they fit to many styles of music,from old school stuff to heavy metal.Its very durable,and the option to add a boost so your volume wont drop when you use the Wah is awesome.Its a bit expensive,but worth every penny,one of the most musical,best Wahs I have heard so far!