Wah pedal or autowah?

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Im a newbie to guitar effects...I've used chorus and flange and eq on bass..but..

what's a good one that works well clean?

ima use it with an acoustic guitar (seagull s6+ spruce) and an emg ACS mag pickup...no other effects...

the cheaper the better...but whats the difference between the autowahs and wah pedals?

excuse my dumb ass i've just never used one...lol..:D

thanks,

chris
 
With a Wah you kinda filter frequencies from your sound. When you have a normal one you can control it with an expressionpedal, an autowah just does it for you and simulates the wah effect you get when tapping with your foor on your regular wah.

Get a regular one is my opinion, autowah sux. Especially for the little extra money.
a wah is one of my most essential effects, youcan make tremendous variety in sounds with that. You can't do that with an autowah.
 
The crybaby by Jim Dunlop is the standard pedal from Hendrix days on forward.What you DON'T want to do is play "chickawacka chickawacka"in time with the beat.Listen to Frank Zappa for a primer on cool wah technique.Its like you have an extra hand and can change the tone control on your guitar as you are riffing.
Autowahs are just envelope followers like the classic Mutron.To me,that gets boring fast.
Tom
 
Tom Hicks said:
Autowahs are just envelope followers like the classic Mutron.To me,that gets boring fast.
Tom
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I thought an autowah was a filter(which is what any wah really is) with an LFO on it? So it just goes wahawwahawwahaw on and on and you can set the speed?
An envelope follower can be pretty cool when used the right way, adds more dynamics to your playing.

But a regular wah would be the first on the list indeed...
 
Any kind of wah effect is just a sweeping filter.

With a wah pedal, you control the speed, depth, and timing by moving the pedal back and forth. The intro to "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)" is the epitome of a great wah pedal sound.

An auto wah has adjustable speed and depth controls, and the "wah" is triggered everytime you play a note. The solo from "Shove me in the Shallow Water" (is that the correct title?) by Eidie Brickell and the New Bohemians is a perfect example of an auto wah.

Aaron
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"what i am" i think is the title..great song...

im getting the picture definetly of the differences...

i actually play voodoo chile slight return..srv style...on my acoustic now and that's one of the reasons i want a wah...:D

thanks guys
 
Roel said:

I thought an autowah was a filter(which is what any wah really is) with an LFO on it? So it just goes wahawwahawwahaw on and on and you can set the speed?
An envelope follower can be pretty cool when used the right way, adds more dynamics to your playing.

But a regular wah would be the first on the list indeed...
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My Auto-Wah (the Boss flavor) does both.
 
Both can be used in a similar way. I can't think of the brand right now, but there are some that have what is reffered to as an envelope filter as well. This adjustment allows the sweep to open more the harder a note is played. A soft pluck of the string will produce less of a throw on the Wah. A hard pluck will open the filter more towards the high spectrum. DOD made one for a while, but BOSS I am sure makes one as well. You can also set it up to act like a rotary as well where it just sort of rotates back and forth on its own allowing you to adjust depth and rate. For me, I like the CRYBABY. Cheap too. Good luck,

Fangar
 
Morley is supposed to be a good one though I have never played one. I like the Crybaby personally. Worked well and sounded good to me.

Fangar
 
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