This improved version holds at step #1 when in bypass mode, and starts in time when turned on. I make another pedal called a seek-wah, but this new one does everything that one does and more. It has a random/seek stomp switch that lets you jump between the seek-wah sound and this new random mode, which sounds a little like random sample-and-hold driving a bandpass filter. If you don't know what that is... listen to Frank Zappa's "Ship Ahoy" as an example.I know it may be confusing, but just relax and let the ooh-wah guide your tempo. When you turn it on, it will probably be playing a pattern already. If the lights are all going in a row, that's seek mode... step on the random switch to put it in random mode. Put the leftmost knob in about the middle, and turn a couple of the other eight knobs to the left. There's a little notch in each knob so you can tell it's position, and an LED by each wah control that shows which is active and by it's brightness, the wah setting. Put the tiny switch in the MIDDLE position. That sets it to 8 steps. Strum a chord and let it hang, and listen to the tempo of the unit. Bob your head to the tempo, and strum again... If you want it to be a little faster turn the leftmost knob (speed) to the LEFT, and if you want it to be a little slower turn it to the RIGHT. I know, I know, all the knobs are backwards... If you find that the band is slipping out of time after you have the speed set just right, turn the unit off and on again at the beginning of a measure, and it will start up in time again! This feature is only available on the Ooh-Wah II.Basically, the ooh-wah is sort of a combination of a tremolo and a wah wah pedal. If you're familiar with seventies synths, it's exactly like an analog sequencer/random sample-and-hold controlling a mellow bandpass filter. You have a choice between 4, 6, or 8 steps/channels for your wah. The 6 step positions work

The ZVex Seek Wah II is a true anomaly in the world of guitar pedals. It is unlike any pedal you will ever use, sounding sort of like a deviant hybrid of a tremolo and a wah pedal. The Seek Wah II contains a 60's wah pedal inductor controlled by an analog sequencer, with up to eight separate steps available, controlled by eight separate knobs, and separate speed control to match the tempo of the song. There is also a tiny three-way switch so the user can choose between 4, 6, or 8 steps in the sequence. The on/off switch is True Bypass, like all other ZVex pedals. Each of the 8 mini-knobs is notched, allowing you to determine its setting by feel and also by relative brightness of the tone. Each of these 8 tiny knoblets also has a corresponding LED to let you know where the pedal is at in the sequence, to show you the tempo of the sequence, and to blow your mind with a hypnotic, undulating light show. The ZVex Seek Wah II is handmade and hand-painted in Minneapolis, Minnesota with the highest quality components. It is True Bypass and is utterly silent in operation, with no hiss, hum, or ticking noises. Each one is unique and slightly different, and each Seek Wah is warranted to be free from manufacturing defects for as long as Zachary Vex is on the planet.