Your Favourite Wah Wahs on Record

Springywheel

Eddie Hazel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Hbr778CD3M That solo from 2:17 is groovy as hell

Also this 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11_h2WHkswo

HAL9000

Cols said:

HAL9000 said:

chrisj1602 said:

White Room

Also, Tales of Brave Ulysses and Badge which, like White Room, are Eric Clapton. He manages to get a more vocal feeling to his wah work than those who just rock the wah peadal in time to the beat. 

I’d also add the wah bit from Hendrix’s All Along the Watchtower for exactly the same reason.

I could be wrong, but I don’t think Clapton used a wah on Badge.  The only effect I can hear is a Leslie cabinet on the arpeggio part.

I think you’re right. I seem to recall having seen a video where Clapton used a wah on Badge but since I can’t find it I suspect I had it wrong.

ThePrettyDamned

I like the wah buckethead uses on Live in Bucketheadland. It's a wah with a really nasty ring modulator. 

dilbert

Keyroh

King Gizzard are some great modern wah users

Grumpyrocker

I've always liked the Wah on Enter Sandman. But god Kirk has overdone it since then. 

Cols

Grumpyrocker said:

I've always liked the Wah on Enter Sandman. But god Kirk has overdone it since then. 

Best one line review for The Black Album:

”Kirk Hammett got a wah wah pedal for Christmas”

LastMantra

Love these guys, they use lots of wah wah whacketty wah.




And just furra larf here's me wahfting 

https://m.soundcloud.com/davemc-2/vanilla-kush-rough-improvised

shaunm

I always enjoyed the way that the guys used a wah pedal on Urban Hymns. Various songs on there have it and it’s kind of subtle. 

Other than that it’s really only Jimi that made me want one. 

PolarityMan

I think it might be autowah but |marilyn mansons version of sweet dreams has awesome wah 

Fez

I think I will go with Tales of brave Ulysses but there are so many great wah moments on records. I love Steve Hillage, Clapton, Schenker, Whishbone Ash etc the great thing about wah wah pedals is that everyone does something slightly different with them like its a signature.

Babones

A lot of Pride & Glory - before Zakk went all biker. Great rhythm section on this record. Wah solo overload from 2:30.

drofluf

One of my favourites is on Luther Ingram’s “If Loving You is Wrong”

exocet

Who played the guitar part on the theme from the 70s TV show The Professionals? Great bit of wah action.

MagicPigDetective

Here's a good example of wah being used to great effect, but not in the obvious way. After 5 minutes of wistful indie loveliness, the song takes a darker turn with a lone acoustic, then in comes the band with white noise being fed through a wah (I assume!). I've always thought it conjures up the image of battling through a snow storm. 

equalsql

BGG said:

Anything by Brian Robertson.

Brian's the first person I thought of too. His use of wah in his solos on tracks like Don't Believe A Word and Rosalie were just a masterclasses.
A heads up for Pat Travers and Robin Tower as well. Brilliant exponents of the art.

ryanverbena

I thought Slash was quite tasteful on the Wah when he joined Velvet Revolver. The Slither solo in particular was really nice

PhilKing

I like the way Mick Box kicks in the wah on Salisbury, you hear the click before he starts.

jpfamps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFlsufZj9Fg

johnhe

My favourite is Love Thing by Joe Satriani. I love how it makes the guitar melody line seem so vocal.

https://youtu.be/RMqjimTRYg0

SRV playing Voodoo Chile was very impactful when I heard it first.