Tone 401 - The Wah Wah
The wah-wah pedal is an expression pedal that changes the EQ of the guitar signal by a foot control. It takes the sound from totally brown and flat to full on nasal sharpness. Think Voodoo Chile by Hendrix. That’s the wah-wah.
It’s an incredibly expressive pedal that works great for adding a little boost to your signal and a vocal quality to your note shaping.
If you don’t already have one, go get one!
Two things to focus on when working on your wah-wah game:
Don’t get stuck in a foot rhythm, unless you want to
- Let the wah-wah lead your phrasing, meaning explore the total range of the pedal, not just add the wah-wah to your already existing licks
Lastly, mess around with the wah-wah in rhythm scenarios. It’s great for funk and reggae sounds.. and everything else.
Have some fun with it!