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masterofpuppets · 10-06-2006 04:18 PM

I'm saving up to buy a wah-wah pedal. I really don't know anything about them, other than how they work. I was wondering if any of the guitarists here could give me some suggestions?

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The Great Pig in the Sky · 10-06-2006 05:04 PM

You can't go wrong with the Dunlop Cry Baby GCB-95, which is the most basic Cry Baby out there. The Crybaby is the best selling effects pedal of all time, and for a good reason. This is only (I think) $70 at Guitar Center. You just press it forward to click the button on and rock it back and forth, no dials or knobs or anything. It's noisy when it's on, and it's not true bypass so some people will bash it, but it has a super sweet tone. Everybody uses a Cry Baby. If you have more money I'd recommend one with Fasel inductors. Whatever you do, don't get a fuzz-wah. A Vox wah pedal or a Morley aren't that bad, but a Dunlop Cry Baby is the standard, the one that all other wah pedals are judged by.

I'd also highly recommend, after getting a wah pedal, putting it at the beginning of your effects chain (ie Guitar > Wah pedal > any other effects > amp). Putting it at the end makes the wah effect so prominent that it just a huge swooshing wah sound and it makes no difference what notes you play.

Have fun rocker

masterofpuppets · 10-06-2006 06:03 PM

The Great Pig in the Sky Wrote:You can't go wrong with the Dunlop Cry Baby GCB-95, which is the most basic Cry Baby out there. The Crybaby is the best selling effects pedal of all time, and for a good reason. This is only (I think) $70 at Guitar Center. You just press it forward to click the button on and rock it back and forth, no dials or knobs or anything. It's noisy when it's on, and it's not true bypass so some people will bash it, but it has a super sweet tone. Everybody uses a Cry Baby. If you have more money I'd recommend one with Fasel inductors. Whatever you do, don't get a fuzz-wah. A Vox wah pedal or a Morley aren't that bad, but a Dunlop Cry Baby is the standard, the one that all other wah pedals are judged by.

I'd also highly recommend, after getting a wah pedal, putting it at the beginning of your effects chain (ie Guitar > Wah pedal > any other effects > amp). Putting it at the end makes the wah effect so prominent that it just a huge swooshing wah sound and it makes no difference what notes you play.

Have fun

Thanks for the advice. Upon doing some reseach, I think I'm gonna go with the Cry Baby. Thanks again.

paguitarist · 10-06-2006 06:03 PM

Yes I would go with a crybaby, or if you want a variety of tones you could get a digital modeling wah (yes they exist) like the one made by roland/boss or digitech. I know some people don't like digital but it has come a long way and sounds real good. The one thing I have to disagree with though, is where to put it in your signal chain, I think it is all personal preference. (I have it guitar > distortion > wah > effects > amp, on my multi-effects board.)

EDIT: Nevermind it seems your going with a CB.

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pinkfloydfan1 · 10-08-2006 05:36 PM

The Great Pig in the Sky Wrote:You can't go wrong with the Dunlop Cry Baby GCB-95, which is the most basic Cry Baby out there. The Crybaby is the best selling effects pedal of all time, and for a good reason. This is only (I think) $70 at Guitar Center. You just press it forward to click the button on and rock it back and forth, no dials or knobs or anything. It's noisy when it's on, and it's not true bypass so some people will bash it, but it has a super sweet tone. Everybody uses a Cry Baby. If you have more money I'd recommend one with Fasel inductors. Whatever you do, don't get a fuzz-wah. A Vox wah pedal or a Morley aren't that bad, but a Dunlop Cry Baby is the standard, the one that all other wah pedals are judged by.

I'd also highly recommend, after getting a wah pedal, putting it at the beginning of your effects chain (ie Guitar > Wah pedal > any other effects > amp). Putting it at the end makes the wah effect so prominent that it just a huge swooshing wah sound and it makes no difference what notes you play.

Have fun

i agree althoguh the vox is brilliant aswell

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