Time to sort the wahmen from the nahmen.
Have you got a wah?
Is it a mainstay on your board?
Are you capable of using it without involuntarily starting to pull odd faces and making funny mouth shapes?
I occasionally use wah when a tune demands it, but it's not a board mainstay, so I have a simple Vox wah which does the classic sound. That's enough for me.
I previously had a Morley wah which is my least favourite of any pedal I've ever owned.
I think I like wah best for the Michael Schenker trick of moving it around somewhere in the mid range.
Comments
Not wacka-wacka wah. Slow sweep wah. God Machine sort of thing.
Not waka....waka...waka but slow sweeps with an analogue delay.
Puts a smile on my face.
Sorry, just realised its what Sporky has just said.
These days my wah is on the Helix, but I approve wholeheartedly of the with-delay thing. Also wah with really, really slow phaser (and delay, of course). You can get some nice interactions between the two sorts of filtering.
It's good for rhythm parts, little licks here and there and great for solos....wouldn't be without it.
Some people over use it though....Kirk Hammett definitely springs to mind!
Honestly, I think wah is great if used sparingly. If it becomes a fundamental part of your sound, it just gets boring and tends to obscure what you're playing altogether (see: Kirk Hammett, Slash).
I like it when its not overused.
Cannot use one myself though, complete lack of coordination!
I've got a Fender fuzz/wah which is OK but I'm a bit of a spazz when it comes to using it.
1) Schenker -- just cos that honk is never old
2) underwater wah from the depths! -- cos it's fun!
https://soundcertified.com/speaker-ohms-calculator/
The recent revelation has been auto switching, which the AxeFX provides. It's not just that you don't have to remember to turn it off. You can stab it on for a short phrase without pausing in your playing, or end a song by going Whaooow.
The only song where I use wah throughout is our version of Superstition. The rest is all spur of the moment stuff. In a quiet verse I might hit a chord and rock the pedal in time with the music. If we need to string out a song with an extra solo I might use wah to provide variety. Occasionally I'll give a single note the Whaoow treatment. If the singer cracks a bad joke I might use the wah, along with finger slides on the 2nd and 3rd strings, to do a wolf whistle.
The Helix does most of it now, and following the trend I like to use it as a slower effect.
If I want quicker then I'll use an envelope filter.
https://soundcertified.com/speaker-ohms-calculator/
Worst I ever used was a Morley power wah, utterly useless range, for me.