Harley Benton Space Wah / Volume

The Harley Benton Space Wah / Volume is a combined wah and volume pedal in one treadle-style enclosure: rock the pedal one way for wah sweeps, and use the volume side for swells and boost. Harley Benton calls it "a recreation of the 1960s wah sound with a modern twist for today's players"¹, and it launched on 6 August 2026 alongside two companion pedals, the Space Wah and the Space Volume¹.

The wah side sweeps from 400 Hz with the heel down to 2 kHz with the toe down, through a vintage-tuned potentiometer that Harley Benton says delivers "vocal-like sweeps, funky quacks to searing rock leads"²¹. The volume side is a modern volume pedal with a boost of up to +10dB, set by a rotary minimum-volume control ranging from 0 dB to +10 dB¹. It is built for guitar or bass².

A 1960s-style wah with a volume side

Harley Benton positions the Space Wah / Volume as a classic '60s wah circuit paired with a modern volume pedal, "so you can swing from sweeps to swells all with the tap of a foot"³. The wah sweep runs from 400 Hz to 2 kHz with vintage-tuned pots, a range Gearnews described as wide when the pedals launched⁴. An adjustable rocker clutch is included, which lets you set how firmly the treadle holds its position³.

The volume side works as a straightforward volume pedal for swells, but the rotary minimum-volume control (0 dB to +10 dB) means the heel-down position can sit above unity, turning the pedal into a foot-switchable boost of up to +10dB "when you need power"¹. For players comparing options, this dual function puts it alongside other combined units like the Morley Power Wah Volume and the Hotone Soul Press II, rather than a dedicated volume pedal such as the Ernie Ball VPJR.

Power and connections

The pedal runs on a 9V battery or a 9V DC mains adapter through a 5.5 x 2.1 mm center-negative barrel connector; the adapter is sold separately. Current draw is 5 mA, low enough that battery operation is practical¹. Connection is simple: one 6.3 mm jack input and one 6.3 mm jack output¹.

The housing is robust aluminum¹, and the whole unit measures 252 x 105 x 70 mm including buttons and weighs 0.83 kg¹. The true bypass design, which Harley Benton says "keeps your tone honest"², was also confirmed by Gearnews, which noted both wah models in the launch are true-bypass⁴.

The Space family: which one is which

Harley Benton launched three pedals in the Space series on the same day³:

The Space Wah on its own is a wah pedal². The Space Wah / Volume is described by Harley Benton as a "combined classic wah and modern volume pedal"¹, so a player who wants both functions in one unit gets them there. It runs on a 9 V battery or a 9 V DC mains adaptor, which is not included, and draws 5 mA¹. It measures 252 x 105 x 70 mm including buttons and weighs 0.83 kg¹.

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