$299
Reviews
This is a summary of the reviews of the Wahoo in various Magazines, blogs and and online review sites.
Premier Guitar
Using a Fender Stratocaster and silverface Fender Bassman,
I set up the Sonuus Wahoo side-by-side with a Crybaby
Classic. The first preset on the Wahoo is dialed in to
simulate the latter, and moving the rocker to the toe-down
position activates the pedal with clickless engagement. To
my ears, the Sonuus seemed the more precise and sensitive
of the two units, with a broader range of sweep and
brighter tone. The sensor technology is surgically
accurate and actually feels touchy if you’re used to the
clunky dynamic of a standard wah. 
The Sonuus Wahoo captures the spirit of simple synthesis,
the vocal responsiveness of a great wah, and both classic
and unusual modulation effects in a single robust design.
What’s more, it’s extremely functional and easy to
navigate, considering its depth.
Sound On Sound
With such a range of modes, so many parameters and so much
scope for adjustment, not to mention supplementary
features like the built-in noise gate and the filter drive
control, Sonuus do seem to have thought of everything —
including, in the form of the pitch-controlled modes,
something that nobody else has thought of before.
Wah enthusiasts will love how they can so easily conjure
up a unique wah pedal precisely tuned to the resonant peak
of their pickups and tweaked to drive the amp in just the
right way. This alone would be enough to convince me of
the Wahoo’s merits, but it really is just the tip of the
iceberg. For fans of all manner of filter-based effects —
and particularly guitarists and bass players who like to
explore synth sounds and create interesting sonic textures
— this pedal is one you simply have to try for yourself.
Ultimate Guitar
This review features a lot of great sound samples!
Of all the pedals I've reviewed and demoed, I have never
been as impressed as I am with the Sonuus Wahoo – and the
software makes 'getting neck deep' involved fast and
easy. I own several types of ‘big name’ wahs, and
they have become obsolete in the presence of the black and
chrome Sonuus Wahoo. A real ‘looker’, this pedal is
incredibly diverse, easy to use, and offers so many usable
pre-sets that you may not be tweaking right away.
I usually find a few weak spots when reviewing a product,
but the Wahoo offers such enormous versatility and clear
sound, that the only complaint might be to include a power
adapter (not that I would need it with the USB option).
Likewise, there is no one particular feature that stands
out – Sonuus considered everything, from sound quality to
its diverseness... and including the software, the overall
package is quite inspirational to one’s playing.
guitar moderne
This review has some nicely thought-out sound samples showing some of the modes of the Wahoo.
The first factory preset is called Standard Wah, but
“standard” doesn’t do the sound justice. It oozed
gobs of “Shaft” goodness and growl. Though there are wahs
available that offer a few choices of Q and maybe some
output control, nothing compares to the tweakability of
the Wahoo.
In an era of companies, small and large issuing yet
another version of the “same old same old”
(Electro-Harmonix excepted), this is one of those rare
entries into the effects market that is truly new. It is
worth the price of admission even if you never use it for
anything but a great sounding, extremely versatile wah and
envelope filter. But, more important, this is a pedal
that will allow creative personalities to come up
with sounds hitherto unheard.
Wahoo indeed!
Bass Guitar Magazine
In the January 2013 issue of Bass Guitar Magazine (the UK's Number One Bass Guitar Magazine), editor Joel McIver enthuses about how good it sounds.
This British manufacturer reckons that you should splash
out 250 notes plus postage on a Wahoo for two reasons.
One, it offers a customisable tone interface with more
options than any other standalone pedal at this price
point. Two, it has sound shaping choices that are entirely
new. We'd add a third advantage: the Wahoo is built like a
tank.
Cleverly, the Wahoo has two analogue filters, which Sonuus
claims create realistic vowel sounds and a more authentic
70s filter tone. Now, these claims depend on the user's
ears and record collection, so we can't substantiate them
for everyone - but we can say with confidence that the
clear, expressive sounds on offer are astoundingly good.
It's rather a lot of options for one smallish box, and
indeed, the more you learn about the Wahoo, the more you
realise that £262 isn't that much after all.
Sonic State (Amped)
This review features an in-depth video showing the Wahoo
from a bass-players perspective. Best listened to with good
headphones so you can hear all that lovely low end.
An excellent sounding and incredibly well designed pedal
that offers a unparalleled amount of adjust-ability that
is more in line with analogue synthesisers than
traditional guitarists stomp boxes. Don't let
that put you off though as it is very easy to use and the
clear layout means that even when the pedal is on the
floor, you can see exactly what is going on. The
software editor is the icing on the cake in this
department as it is extremely well thought out and allows
for an excellent editing experience. A highly
recommended unit that should give the user many years of
wah and filter action of the highest calibre!
Guitar Interactive Magazine
If you can imagine a filter sound it can almost certainly
be achieved with the Wahoo!
The
really
great thing about the Wahoo is how inspirational the
sounds can be - I can fully imagine using some of these
sounds to write entire riffs or songs and after all, what
else do we use effects pedals for if not to inspire us to
be more creative? In this respect the Wahoo is highly
successful and I very much recommend that you check one
out!
If you can't access the article (it uses Flash), you can get it here:
Gear-Review.co.uk
There
are
many effects pedals, out there with all sorts of
variations on classic effects others, also try and improve
upon these into new formats altogether. The Sonuus Wahoo
breaks the mould and introduces a game changing pedal and
combines classic analogue warmth with the convenience of
digital control.
Construction of the unit is superb reminiscent of a small
tank, solid aluminium is used in black and chrome and the
unit certainly looks like it will be apt for live use.
Most importantly Sonuus have replaced the classic
potentiometer found in most wah pedals with a precise
position sensor which they claim will never wear out.
In summary a very interesting and groundbreaking pedal
from Sonuus.