25 May 2021
Want to get more from your wah-wah? Here are 6 techniques to help you sound like Satch, Kirk Hammett, Matt Bellamy and more.
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When you think of a wah, the first thing that might spring to mind is a slow blues solo with the pedal used to give the notes a vocal feel; one of the most common reasons people go in search of the best wah pedals. Then again, it might be the explosive histrionics of Kirk Hammett, using it to accent a blizzard of notes, or Joe Satriani smoothly articulating his lead parts on
Surfing with the Alien. Or, perhaps it’s Matt Bellamy using it to thin out a guitar intro before the bass drops (a production trick commonly used in dance music). These are just some examples of creative ways to use a wah pedal, but there are plenty more to experiment with.