http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wah_wah_pedal



really interested in seeing good uses of this pedal, aside of jimi and ron asheton.

i remember a very good noise guitarists using it slooowly as a filter, with lots of distortion. sounded awesome. never played with one tough.

so, the wah, crap or not crap?

total not crap. see king crimson from "lark's tongues in aspic" through "starless and bible black" and even "USA" for other examples of fantastic wah-wah usage by fripp.

It's crap, except for Hendrix, and a couple of others. It's really overused, and comes out sounding like hair metal, or Alice in Chains.

I had a particularly long argument with a friend, my side was it's more over used than distortion, but I generally don't count Distortion as an effect in the same category as chorus or wah. Distortion will always have a place, because it's such a versatile sound, from thick, to fuzzy, whereas wah is just "wah".

Two more great guitarists who use the wah-wah pedal are J. Mascis and Helios Creed. Those early Dino Jr. and Chrome albums have lots of wah-wah splattered on 'em.

Of course, Ron Asheton is the king of wah-wah!

I like how Mono uses wah pedals.

I have a cheap, shitty bass wah I fix in a certain position that I use with fuzz.

I like it on Prince's "Kiss." Slinky and sexy.

Hendrix and Eddie Hazel could use it right. The things Eddie Hazel does with it on "Maggot Brain" are amazing.

Other than them, I only like it for blaxploitation rhythm guitar.

Benny wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wah_wah_pedal

i remember a very good noise guitarists using it slooowly as a filter, with lots of distortion. sounded awesome. never played with one tough.
so, the wah, crap or not crap?

The only way it has ever interested me in using a wah.

Not Crap.

I took mine apart and stuck the rate pot from my dunlop tremolo
and stuck it inside. So now i have a tremelo whose rate i can effect wif' me feets!

Ala Snakerdriver by the JAMC.

It's a tool. It can't be blamed or praised for it's usage by others. It's just another paintbrush.

I like them, and have a Cry Baby, which I like very much to use sparingly.