wah wah: filter or pedal?

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hi all guys :smiley:

well i have no experience with real wah wah pedal like crybaby or similar…so i would ask if for a good wah wah synth effect is more advisable work on filter cutoff and resonace or take a good guitaristic wah wah pedal effect :mrgreen:
What’s your opinion?

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They can sound quite different, largely because wah pedals are bandpass filters whereas the classic ‘synthy’ filter sweep comes from a low-pass filter (although many synths have other filter modes as well). If you really want a ‘wah’ kind of sound, it’s certainly worth trying the pedal.

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Ok! thanks for share your experiences :smiley:

wich pedal do you use with LP?

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spin,

Had many in my time playing guitar exclusively, and the best (and only one I still use) is the Morley wah. Robin Trower, I’m told, used it. I used to play “Day of the Eagle” in this one band, and the Morley was indespensible for it. Get a hold of a copy of “Bridge of Sighs” by Trower. You won’t be sorry.

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really thanks for your suggestion! :slight_smile:

and little phatty’s users which wah wah pedal have in their arsenal?^^ :mrgreen:

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Dunlop JH-1 here… Although, if you don’t already have an expression pedal for your phatty, I would start there. It’s cheap and gives you a lot of options.