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Wah as extra tone control

Discussion in 'Effects [BG]' started by Vox Populi, Nov 26, 2005.

  1. Nov 26, 2005 #1
    Vox Populi

    Vox Populi Reggae Loving Honkey

    Jan 27, 2004
    Poulsbo, WA
    My neighbor left a bunch of his guitar gear at my house today, so I decided that was reason enough to experiment around with it.

    I normally don't play my bass through any effects. He had a crybaby wah in his bag, so I plugged it in. Remembering that Frank Zappa used a wah as a kind of "extra tone control" I decided to check out that possibility.

    WOW! It worked great! There was one specific setting that just blew me away, it added so much punch and clarity to the tone of my Peavey Grind NTB. It achieved tones I can't get just by fiddling with the onboard tone control. I really liked what I heard. I'm going to have to get one of these now.

    Anyone else do this?
     
  2. Nov 27, 2005 #2
    MuzikMan

    MuzikMan Guest

    Feb 21, 2004
    Bristol, Connecticut, USA
    I have and it works well but you can achieve the same effect more easily with an active parametric mid control on your bass.
     
  3. Nov 27, 2005 #3
    Joe P

    Joe P Guest

    Jul 15, 2004
    Milwaukee, WI
  4. Nov 27, 2005 #4
    chaosMK

    chaosMK

    May 26, 2005
    Albuquerque, NM
    Too much hip thrust
    Ive tried to use my Wah in that manner, but it doesnt quite put out the right sound. Mind you, its a crybaby bass wah (not the best IMO).
     
  5. Nov 27, 2005 #5
    Vox Populi

    Vox Populi Reggae Loving Honkey

    Jan 27, 2004
    Poulsbo, WA
    On any of the active basses I've played and owned, I've never gotten this tone with my mid controls. This is just a cooler tone to my ears.

    Thanks Joe P for that link. That's a cool effect, I might have to pick one of those up.
     
  6. Nov 27, 2005 #6
    Jazz Ad

    Jazz Ad Mi la ré sol

    Mar 16, 2002
    Langueux, Brittany, France
    The Jacques Trinity also has fix wah settings.