Vox V846 Model Wah-Wah Pedal Effect (1973), made in Italy, serial # 1629946, chrome and textured enamel finish. In 1966, Vox' American distributor Thomas Organ released the 'wah-wah' pedal, attributed to Clyde McCoy: not a guitarist, but a trumpet player! The pedal was intended to achieve a similar effect for guitar to the warbling effect of a muted trumpet. The pedal centers around a relatively simple circuit running off a 9V battery and a 500mH ferrite core inductor with the filter of the wah controlled by foot. Fans may recognize this model as Jimi Hendrix' most employed wah.

As Vox transitioned the target market for this effect to guitars and not amplified brass instruments (if you can believe it), Vox got rid of Clyde's name and shifted to something a little more industrial. As production chugged on with these increasingly popular pedals and Vox continued to move factories and affiliations, the sources of the components began to vary and can help us place Vox V846's in time and space; this particular example features the "trash can" inductor, meaning we can seemingly trace this one's production to the Italian JEN factory where these inductors were used after transitioning from the "halo" inductor but which was still actively manufacturing in 1973 when this one was made.
 
Length is 10 in. (25.4 cm.), 4 in. (10.2 cm.) width, and 3 in. (7.6 cm.) high., 2.96 lbs.

This example is overall quite clean with shining chrome and little costmetic wear save a small amount of dings and scratches on the bottom. The original ICAR pot still resides inside, working smooth and unscratchy, and the circuit inside appears unaltered (even the battery snap appears very old if not original). All four original rubber feet are in tact. The foam keeping the battery snug and the bit of material above the stomp switch to have been replaced, the original foamy material likely dried up and crumbled with time. This pedal also comes with its original leather carrying bag. Overall Excellent Condition.