How to Use a Wah Pedal

[skatefreak654]

i cant hear you

[TheJochem777]

he talks wah wah...

[TheTipsyHicks]

How to Use a Wah Pedal Neat

[TheHolyFonz101]

I'm liking the guitar :)

[Alexandros1777]

bad record buddy, do it again !

[1158marc]

sounds like you could use some help your self there buddy

[bassmike65]

@1158marc Thanks! I'm open to your suggestions and I'm sure everyone watching can benefit from them. So, go ahead when you're ready.

[E555killa]

@bassmike65 Could you remake this video? I sounds like a good tutorial but really can't hear which is a shame.

[SnakeMinced]

dude i cant listen you kkkkkkkkkk

[GamingJediPwns]

He needs a good mic.

[JAVARI1000]

cool guitar

[coops23beaver]

Is that guitar huge or are you small!? lol!

[MegaGuitarforlife]

@coops23beaver i think both :D

[theEddievanhalen]

@coops23beaver dude thats just cold.

[bassmike65]

@theEddievanhalen re coops-that's just some people's thing, you know. Hell, it's you tube.

[bassmike65]

To everyone: I am aware you can barely hear what I'm saying, as I noted in the description of the video. The reason is that when I originally recorded this, it was too long. I did not know how to make it shorter, so I played it back on a computer, and just hit record on my little digital camera and recorded what was playing on the computer. So, yeah, the sound sucks. It doesn't matter what I'm saying anyway--just listen to the playing!

[ColinPRS]

Can't hear what you're saying??

[hunt12887]

Im about to buy a wah wah pedal for my bass. What are the best ones, you guys think.

[FallenPrey]

That Jimmy Page tip is new to me, but I get it. Cool.

[bassmike65]

Yeah, dude, as an example, just listen to Rock and Roll; it's so midrangey and it sounds like a wah left in the mid (or so) position. I think I've read that in an interview with him as well. Sounds like he does the same thing for the two solos in In My Time of Dying, and I'm sure whereever else.

[l0u15by1n]

so does a wah pedal work by plugging directly into your guitar?... then get another lead to plug the wah into the amp?? cus i have a little yamaha amp that only has one input socket. do they work that way?

[zrokr]

u plug a cable from ur guitar to the wah, then another from the wah to the amp.

[l0u15by1n]

k cheers, luckily enough i already have two leads.

[velvetizerrr]

if you want to use another effect, it should work between your wah pedal and the amp.

so the wah pedal can react directly to you finger activities

[bogdanelove13]

u should think about using an extensible MIC..but anyways...nice vid..4/5

[volviendoalos80s]

not very nice sound. But you play very good the guitar and your pedel and guitar rock! they are simply coolll

[XxrobbiexscottxX]

do i pull it back all the way when rotatin or just a lil bit back and forth/

[velvetizerrr]

the "heeldown"-position makes the "whhhh"

and the "heelup"-position makes the "ahh"

so for a "wah" you have make the whole movement

[rock2live2rock]

god damn! that guitar looks bigger than you!

[ragefan4ever92]

i like ur guitar! good demonstration

[jorgekun12]

Wow old guitar

[BeastedX5]

I might sound stupid but realy i dont give a crap..

Ive switched my wah pedal on (Its a Dunlop Crybaby like yours Dunno what year)

Yeah..

How do i get it to turn off whilste im playing Parts with no effects? (Without turning it over obviously

[awaitlightning]

There is a button underneath the part which you put your foot on when using the wah. (if you look at your wah when it is 'open' you can see it). Push the pedal down so that the wah pedal is closed and push a little further with your foot and you should then touch this button. That's how you turn of a crybabay i'm pretty sure it's the same wiht most wah's tbh.

[bassmike65]

Yeah, I think most wah's operate the same way, except a Morley. there's actually a separate switch.

Just to clarify, awaitlightning means press down at the end where your toes go. The activator switch is under there. Press hard, you'll hear it.

[awaitlightning]

cheers for correcting my clumsy expression.

[BeastedX5]

Thanks man i needed that. Now i can cover enter sandman and I disapear =D

[BeastedX5]

OH NOES!!! I tried it now but that didnt work how hard shoul i press it?

I hear a click or two but it still acts like its on =( HELP!!!!

[Invader001]

are you retarded?

[awaitlightning]

you should press down quite hard on the front of the pedal, as if you were pushing it down to the floor. it just takes one click and it's off.

[BeastedX5]

Thanks Dude I realy needed that I was getting worried.

BTW Fuck you Invader001 Just because I needed a lil help with this Dosent make me retarded.Thinking slow does.

[awaitlightning]

No worries mate, i don't mind helping other guitarists at all. We all have nightmares with gear at some point.

[METALLICAFANATICZ]

nice playing /use of wah how would you say the jh1 is compared to the vox V847A im going to get one of the two

[bassmike65]

I have not tried the new JH-1s (which I think are called JH-1B). Mine is from the late 80s/early 90s, and I've screwed with the pententiometer (made it worse, I think).

I have tried the Vox and I don't know, it just misses for me. Seems like it can't really "scream." The Bhudda Budwah is decent; believe it's made by Dunlop. I think BBE just came out with one, and I might try it. Go online and look for Area 51; they sell wiring that you can put in a Dunlop, and it's supposed to be OEM.

[SkillerGuyVids]

you got a huge guitar lol

[rickyjshiznit]

LOL

[ternalator]

can sum1 help me?i got a wah pedal but it doesnt sound very effective. so is their any kinda things i hav to adjust like the guitar/amp settings or the wah electronics?

[h0ck3yguitar]

try a new battery, or maybe one of the chords has a broken wire

[Archm0sh]

i have those chairs too! XD

[rivertown6]

you tube fucking goddamn rocks!!!

[guitarmen66]

amezing guitar , and good playing

[keikokaare]

Nice Played

[00mamut]

hey tocas muy bien...

solo que el audio apestaaa!!

[Destructorator]

stagg

[rebelfury123]

audio sucks

[marklakeham17]

:O You're amazing

[Campe991]

Nice video man, good playing. Dont listen to all the haters, there just jealous :P Keep rockin =]

[Brembo]

u suck man.

[bassmike65]

Oh well, I guess I needed someone to tell me that. Come on, dude, it wasn't all that bad. Do you play guitar, too?

[MatiBtodo14]

you play really well

[caseymonky583]

i cant here you at all kinda bad camra

[Destructorator]

i think guitar is cool, just i think mine is nicer!!! :P

[bassmike65]

Cool. What kind of guitar is yours? They're all works of art in their own right, no?

[Mist3rJAcK94]

omfg i hate your guitar. im sorry

[bassmike65]

Wow, that's too bad. How can you hate a guitar? All guitars are sacred, dude.

[Mist3rJAcK94]

im sorry its a nice guitar but its just not like "my type" of guitar. nice vid tho

[vilarevoX]

i agree w/u man they r sacred!

[almudjk]

i seem to be having trouble turning my wah on. no matter how i stomp it

[geeterman98]

i had that same problem,look under the pedal itself.there should be a felt pad that presses against the on/off button,it wears out after awhile.my fix? i superglued a penny on the pad,its been working for the last 3 yrs.mine is a very old CryBaby from i'd say '69-'71.hope this helps.

[shein30]

can't hear shit of what you're saying -_-

[bassmike65]

Yeah, I apoligize for that. The audio (except for the playing) didn't come out loud enough. Keep meaning to fix that, but haven't found the time.

[Northernsoul12]

Hey thanks, you're video helped me out alot. nice guitar

[skyflashings]

Hi, nice video! I see you are using the dunlop jh-1. I am thinking of getting this wah myself, so what is your opinion of it compared to others?

[bassmike65]

The JH-1 I am using is from the early 90s (I think). Not sure how today's model sounds. I don't love it-it's ok. Compared to others: Vox 847A is nice for certain things, but doesn't seem to scream. Clyde Mccoy Vox reissue(848) is shrill as hell. Budwah is nice, but heard it's Dunlop on the inside.Homebrew has a nice one, sounds like Woh instead of Wah. Dunlop Cry Baby Fasel is pretty good. Have not tried any of the Dunlop artist's series (e.g. Zakk Wylde, etc.)

All just a matter of taste.

[SRVisthebest]

What amp are you useing?

[bassmike65]

I am using a 1968 Fender Super Reverb. That's the name of it. Fender has a number of amps with "reverb" in the name (to respond to your earlier post/question), the Twin Reverb, Deluxe Reverb, Super Reverb, Vibroluxe Reverb, and I'm sure some others. I assume this is to distinguish them from earlier amps that simply did not have the reverb effect built in. Thus, there existed prior the Twin, the Deluxe, both of which Fender within the past few years has reissued and which are awesome.

[SRVisthebest]

what is reverb?

[SomeGuy111119]

reverb is a type of effect. it makes everything 'echo' but not like a delay does.

sorta more spacey than a repetition.

and the reverb he's on about is his amp lol

[lordakamai]

you play very nice and you have an awesome guitar the only thing is i can't really hear what you're saying, but still you rock