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Post subject: Why does my wah pedal make my guitar sound better?
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:43 am
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When i use my wah pedal, i get a bunch of different sounds just from moving it up and down. (of course, duh) but what i'm trying to say is that i like to push the pedal down to a spot where i like the sound, and leave it there while i play. it seriously makes my guitar sound better.

also, i can do artificial harmonics, which i wasn't able to do before. i have a squire with three single pickups. why does the pedal make it sound better? and give it mopre power? just wondering.

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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:19 am
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Define better.

what sounds good to you may sound like crap to another guy, so i can't realy answer your question.

but if you think it sounds cool play that way, Jimmy Page used to play with the Wah pedal like that quite often in the early days....

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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:39 am
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In this opinion, you are using it as a variation of a tone control and have found a sweet spot, for your ears.


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Post subject: Re: Why does my wah pedal make my guitar sound better?
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:42 am
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j_rockr91 wrote:
When i use my wah pedal, i get a bunch of different sounds just from moving it up and down. (of course, duh) but what i'm trying to say is that i like to push the pedal down to a spot where i like the sound, and leave it there while i play. it seriously makes my guitar sound better.

also, i can do artificial harmonics, which i wasn't able to do before. i have a squire with three single pickups. why does the pedal make it sound better? and give it mopre power? just wondering.


Probably the increase of high-end. Try a treble booster (but just if you have a tube amp, I don't think they sound good with SS). Would be interesting to know whats your gear! Good luck!


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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:50 am
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Wanna try something REALLY cool? Try using 2 wah-wah's like Stevie Ray would do in the studio, he did it on the song 'Say What', talk about get some sweet sounds!!! :P


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Or try a Wah pedal and a Whammy pedal at the same time. Wild.


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I like the half cocked wah sound too. It sounds particularly nasal when you use 2 pickups but zero the tone on one of em.

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Post subject: Re: Why does my wah pedal make my guitar sound better?
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:26 am
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Probably the increase of high-end. Try a treble booster (but just if you have a tube amp, I don't think they sound good with SS). Would be interesting to know whats your gear! Good luck!


Yeah i have a Fender Hot Rod DeVille amp. Just got it for Christmas and i love it!

other than that and the wah pedal, i have no other gear.

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