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For adding character to your bass tones, check out the MXR Bass Auto Q. It'll instantly funkify your riffs with authentic Crybaby wah and add a lush shimmer to sustained notes and chords. Turn the simplest rhythm and lead lines into complex textural effects, and take your music into uncharted territory. 5 knobs give you infinite control of the Bass Auto Q: Range controls the frequency floor of the effect; Q modulates the intensity of the wah by adjusting the bandwidth of the filter from a broad, subtle curve to a bright, sharp peak; Blend controls the mix between the wah and shimmer effects; Decay controls the transition between wah and shimmer; Rate controls the speed of the shimmer, from tremble to shriek; and Volume controls the overall effect volume. A rugged footswitch lets you bypass or engage the effect, and graphics glow in the dark to make this pedal easy-to-read on an dark stage. Housed in a virtually indestructible zinc box and powered by a single 9V battery or optional Dunlop ECB-003 AC adapter.

MXR M-188 Bass Auto Q Auto Wah Pedal Features:

  • Authentic Crybaby Bass Wah tones and Q control
  • Sensitivity circuit delivers effects at any volume
  • Blendable LFO shimmer goes from tremble to shriek
  • Fully adjustable transition from wah to LFO
  • Indestructible, die-cast zinc housing

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MXR M-188 Bass Auto Q Auto Wah Pedal Specifications:

  • Dimensions: 4-1/8"W x 1-1/4"H x 4-1/4"D
  • Weight: 2 lbs.
  • Grey

MXR M-188 Bass Auto Q Auto Wah Pedal

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Average of 9 User Ratings

Overall

Overall: 8.78

Quality

Quality: 9.00

Features

Features: 9.22

Value

Value: 8.22

Customer Reviews

Overall

Overall: 8

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 9

Value

Value: 8

Great box, but I prefer the BOSS AW-3
Posted by Jako from Cleveland, OH on Feb 20, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Multi-Instrument Musician >30 years
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock mostly (classic to modern)
I posted a review of the BOSS AW-3 (the pedal I kept) because I had done a side-by-side analysis of the two and found I liked the BOSS better. However, everyone's tastes are different, so this box is worth trying. Built like a tank. Costs more than the BOSS pedal and doesn't have the variations in sounds nor the same quality of sound in my opinion. The 6 knobs are spaced nicely and easy to access, but not entirely what I wanted. Had I not had the comparison, I would have kept this pedal.

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 9

Happy to own this on again
Posted by Bassgeoff8 from Illinois on Dec 7, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Professional Bass Player
Reviewer's Play Style: Funk, Rock, Jamgrass
The MXR Bass Auto Q is a great pedal for that super funky bootsy style bass playing. Hook up an Electro Harmonix Bass Balls for killer tones and effects mixed with the shimmer effect.

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 9

Happy to own this on again
Posted by Bassgeoff8 from Illinois on Dec 7, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Professional Bass Player
Reviewer's Play Style: Funk, Rock, Jamgrass
The MXR Bass Auto Q is a great pedal for that super funky bootsy style bass playing. Hook up an Electro Harmonix Bass Balls for killer tones and effects mixed with the shimmer effect

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 9

Value

Value: 8

MXR M-188 BASS AUTO Q
Posted by tdub from slc on Nov 26, 2007
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: ACTIVE MUSICIAN
Reviewer's Play Style: ROCK FUNK REGGAE JUNK
This pedal is the best wah pedal you can buy for the money hands down. The quality of its sound is amazing and it is built like a bullet proof tank. Every pedal on the planet should be made like MXR makes theirs. Does not lack anything period alright you gotta buy a power supply but thats it.

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 10

GET ONE, it blows the others away !
Posted by bestsaxon from St. Petersburg, FL on Mar 11, 2007
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Active Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock/Pop/ Oldies/ Covers/
Tried a couple of other brands, but this was WAAAY better. Strong, compact, controls easy to see on dark stage, wonderous effects, and a real solid boost to my sound. Use it all the time and would buy another.

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