How to get a wah tone — and 31 famous songs that use it, each with researched amp settings and gear you can adapt to your rig.
A wah is a swept bandpass filter — it's about the sweep, not one position. Rock it with the rhythm for the classic vocal "wah", or park it half-open (a "cocked wah") for a fixed honk like Kirk Hammett's leads. Before distortion = vocal and aggressive; after = smoother.
Famous songs that use wah include Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses, Fade to Black by Metallica, Money for Nothing by Dire Straits, Man in TheBox by Alice in Chains, ...And Justice for All by Metallica, Bulls On Parade (Live In Mexico City, MX, 10/28/99) by Rage Against the Machine — and 31 tones on this page have researched settings you can adapt to your own rig.
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