Wah-Wah

[James Freeman]

Anyone likes using a wah and has one on their board?

Also, how to tastefuly use (not abuse) a wah?

 

[MirrorProfiles]

Also, how to tastefuly use (not abuse) a wah?

That’s like asking if it’s possible to tastefully attend a funeral with a massive dildo strapped to your forehead.

 

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Kirk Hammett enters the chat.

 

[James Freeman]

That’s like asking if it’s possible to tastefully attend a funeral with a massive dildo strapped to your forehead.

Not a big fan of wah?

Kirk Hammett enters the chat.

Exactly why I used the word 'tastefully', ie. not like Kirk.

 

[MirrorProfiles]

The best uses are when you don’t really notice it because it’s not distracting from the song. There’s definitely bands that pull it off, but a mark of their success is the fact I can’t think of an example off the top of my head. They’re out there though.

 

[RGB]

Our bass player used to come over and romp on mine while I was soloing...not very tastefully though

I almost never wah to the beat. I use it more like a vocal sounding effect, like what you would do with a talk box...also like to sometimes use the "cocked" wah effect like Schenker does.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Love wah. Tasteful is boring

 

[Baba]

That’s like asking if it’s possible to tastefully attend a funeral with a massive dildo strapped to your forehead.

The best uses are when you don’t really notice it because it’s not distracting from the song. There’s definitely bands that pull it off, but a mark of their success is the fact I can’t think of an example off the top of my head. They’re out there though.

I don't agree/think it's a matter of being distracting, I think the key is, using it sparingly. It's the kind of effect that you can/should, (IMO), only use on 1 song during a whole concert, or on 1 solo every 4th album or so.

It's just not an effect that can be used more often than once in a long while, without getting into "Kirk-territory".

Would you say that the wah solo in "sweet child o' mine" is distracting from the song? Or did you mean people using a wah during the vocal portions of a song? Even if during the song, there were quite a bit of disco/funk songs that featured a wah, rocking to the rhythm, in the background, that really added to the rhythm and backbone of the song.

 

[Blix]

I love Steve Vai's use of wah, very tasteful and musical, and it's not obvious. That's why I bought a Crybaby 95q like he uses. :)

 

[PLX]

Whenever he bends a string he looks like he's having a stroke.

 

[Chocol8]

Anyone likes using a wah and has one on their board?

Also, how to tastefuly use (not abuse) a wah?

I like a wah but they take up too much room on a board for how often I use one. I mostly have been using envelope filters instead. They are basically a type of auto wah that responds to the signal level rather than a foot pedal. So, set in the right balance, your picking attack operates the way sound.

My favorites are the Micro-Tron IV and a Mutron clone I got from some guy online.

 

[Baba]

I love Steve Vai's use of wah, very tasteful and musical, and it's not obvious. That's why I bought a Crybaby 95q like he uses. :)

I wasn't aware he stopped using HIS OWN wah? Just a case of the endorsement running out, I guess? I would imagine he could have a Dunlop sig wah with one phone call, yes?

Anyway, have we glossed over the fact that our own Pete Thorn is currently on tour with Satch and Vai? That's no small deal.

 

[Blix]

I wasn't aware he stopped using HIS OWN wah? Just a case of the endorsement running out, I guess? I would imagine he could have a Dunlop sig wah with one phone call, yes?

Anyway, have we glossed over the fact that our own Pete Thorn is currently on tour with Satch and Vai? That's no small deal.

He stopped using the Bad Horsie like a decade ago

I’m seeing SatchVai with Pete July 3rd, can’t wait!

 

[James Freeman]

I am gasing heavily on the Vox V846HW, I think I will.

 

[FuzzyAce]

I love a good nasty wah on a lead line, and filtering certain phrases instead of the more rhythmic thing. Cocked wah can be useful. Funk wah is awesome as an accent. Like everything else, just don't go overboard with it on every song.

 

[James Freeman]

 

[Dave Lewis]

I’m partial to a good WAH pedal and have collection of old and newer versions .
My latest brand new acquisition and favourite is this one
I’m not a fan of using a WAH /Volume or Modulation Pedals on Boards unless the boards are dead flat.

Also available in yellow .

 

[dk_ace]

I’ve been through a few of them. Currently my favorite is the Teese RMC10. It has a unique sweep that IMO nails the elusive thing I hear in recordings of vintage Vox wahs.

If I couldn’t have that, the old purple budda bud-wah was a pretty good one too.

D

 

[dbagchee]

Jerry Cantrell’s use of wah is

 

[la szum]

Big Ass Wah Thread here for anyone interested in more Wahfulness.

Thread 'Wah (t's) Going On? A Thread Celebrating The OG Effects Pedal.'

Sep 21, 2024

In the Beginning Was The Wah, and the Wah was with Us, and the Wah Was Us.

I am fascinated by the howling Mid Forward Madness and Mayhem of the Wah Wah
Pedal. Not in an obsessive-compulsive Kirk Hammett way, but something far more
nefarious and unclean.

Anywho, I just wanted to start a thread that was Wah-centric, Wah-focused, and Wahtastic!

Feel free to share your faves, your surprises, your tips and tricks, and even your "I forgot I left it
ons" (like I did last night and then ended up playing an hour exploring an accidental tone).

+10 points for any Pics posted here...

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