The Ibanez No. 58 Standard Wau Fuzz is a vintage guitar effects pedal that combines a wah with a fuzz in one unit, part of Ibanez's first series of numbered pedals. It was produced from 1974 to 1980 and has never been reissued, so any example a player comes across today is an original from that run1.
What it does
The No. 58 is the Ibanez No. 58 Standard Wau Fuzz, a vintage guitar effects pedal that combines a wah effect and a fuzz in one unit, as its "Wau Fuzz" designation suggests. Ibanez produced it from 1974 to 1980, and it has not been re-issued1.
For a player today, the practical picture is of a collector's pedal rather than a current product. TONEHOME, the independent Ibanez reference, rates its collectibility as high and its availability as good, which in combination means originals come up for sale regularly enough that a determined player can find one, even though the pedal left production decades ago1.
The No. 58 has not been reissued. Players looking for a current Ibanez fuzz will not find this circuit in production; the closest modern Ibanez fuzzes are separate designs such as the Ibanez FuzzMini or the Ibanez FZMINI.
Price history
TONEHOME records the pedal's original list price in Deutsche Marks across its production period, showing a steady rise as the run went on1.
| Year | List price |
|---|---|
| 1974 | 149 DM |
| 1977 | 156 DM |
| 1980 | 159 DM |
Those prices are given in Deutsche Marks as recorded at the time, and no US dollar list price is recorded for the pedal1.
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Questions
Was the Ibanez No. 58 Standard Wau Fuzz ever reissued?
No. TONEHOME records the pedal as not reissued, so the only examples available are originals from the 1974 to 1980 production run. That has made it a collector's piece: the same reference rates its collectibility as high, while noting that availability on the used market is good, meaning originals do surface for sale from time to time.
What did the Ibanez No. 58 Standard Wau Fuzz cost when new?
TONEHOME lists the pedal's original German list price as 149 DM in 1974, rising to 156 DM in 1977 and 159 DM in 1980. Those are the prices as recorded in Deutsche Marks at the time; no US dollar price is recorded for the pedal.
Sources (1)
- TONEHOME, TONEHOME, 1974
