Wilson Effects Ten Spot II V.3

The Wilson Effects Ten Spot II V.3 is a wah pedal that builds on the WH10V1 circuit, the design behind the vintage Ibanez WH10 wah. Wilson Effects describes it as a faithful reproduction of that pedal, one known for its funky, unrivaled quack, with the watery quack and sweep players associate with the original, plus a set of new options the WH10V1 never had¹.

Those options are what separate the V.3 from a straight reissue. Where the original WH10V1 had a fixed voicing and a notorious output boost, the Ten Spot II V.3 adds a volume control, a depth control, a Guitar/Bass Q switch, and two banks of internal six-position frequency switches that let you reshape the frequencies of the wah sweep¹.

The controls

The pedal keeps its main adjustments on the outside of the enclosure, so the day-to-day shaping happens without opening the box up¹.

The volume control addresses one of the most common complaints about the original circuit. Wilson Effects notes that the WH10V1's boost is something many players find overpowering, and the Ten Spot II V.3's volume control tames it so the pedal sits at a workable level against the rest of a rig¹.

The Depth control works on the character of the sweep itself, fine-tuning how intense the wah effect is. Set shallow, the sweep is subtle; set deep, the quack comes forward¹.

The Guitar/Bass Q switch is the control that makes the pedal a two-instrument tool. It adjusts the wah's focus for different instruments, so a bass player and a guitar player can each get a sweep voiced for their range rather than sharing one setting¹.

Internal frequency switches

Inside the pedal are two banks of six-position frequency switches, which Wilson Effects positions as the deep tone customization layer of the V.3. With them, you can alter the frequencies of the wah sweep when the pedal is switched into bass or guitar mode, moving the sweep's center and shape beyond what the external controls reach¹².

The starting point is the original pedal's voicing:

• Engage switches 3, 4, 5 and 6 on both banks, and you get the stock WH10V1 bass and guitar settings¹².
• From there, disengaging or engaging other switch positions in either bank moves the sweep away from the stock voicing in both modes².

For a player who wants the vintage WH10 sound, the stock settings are one switch configuration away. For a player chasing something else, the two banks give a wide grid of combinations to work through, and the changes apply separately to bass mode and guitar mode¹².

Black and Brushed Aluminum versions

The Ten Spot II V.3 comes in two versions: a Black Version and a Brushed Aluminum Version¹. The brushed aluminum build is the finish Wilson Effects uses across several of its wahs, including the Brushed Aluminum Freaker Wah V.3 w/LED and the brushed aluminum Wilson Wah V2 variants, so the Ten Spot II V.3's aluminum option matches the rest of that family in appearance³⁴.

The Brushed Aluminum Ten Spot II V.3 w/LED was available for purchase on the maker's site as of October 2026⁵.

Where it came from

The Ten Spot II V.3 is a development of the vintage Ibanez WH10 wah rather than an original Wilson Effects circuit. Wilson Effects frames it as building on what it calls the legendary WH10V1 circuit while fixing the original's shortcomings. The designer's own account of the pedal's development¹:

Wilson Effects product page on the Ten Spot II V.3¹

That work on the bass mode and the guitar-setting tweaks is what led the designer toward the Funk Factory, a related pedal in the Wilson Effects line that grew out of the same development¹.

Buying, shipping and returns

The pedal carries a one-year warranty on parts and labor, excluding friction-based components¹. Returns are accepted within 7 days of receiving the pedal; shipping costs are not refunded with the original purchase, and return shipping is the customer's responsibility². All items ship via USPS Priority Mail².

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