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Claypool Wah Effect

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nathan

Jul 16, 2004
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Does anybody know what effect pedal or pedals Les Claypool uses to get his Wah-ish sound like he has on "Buzzards of Greenhill" or songs like that?

I'm not saying I'm trying to sound exactly like Les--that's impossible. I do really like his sound though and it would be pretty cool if I could fool around with something similar to that. Just for kicks does anybody have a picture of his pedalboard or anything?

I just saw him a couple days ago. He blew me away. I saw him once before but he had a broken pinky. That show was pretty disappointing. This one far exceeded all of my expectations though.

Thanks!
 
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niftydog said:
Total guess, but I think he's kinda partial to the wah (or envelope filter) in his Korg AX3000B lately.
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That would be the one. I used to have the 300b and was able to cop most of his envelope sounds by pushing the input gain on the unit to simulate his high output EMG pickups. It takes a little dialing in but its not too hard to figure out if you mess with the auto wah parameters. For some of his envelopes he pushes the auto wah with the onboard distortions to get a more exaggerated response.
 
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