Wah wah

A wah pedal is a guitar effect where you change the tone and frequency of the guitar signal with your foot. You mimic the human voice by moving your foot up and down. Technically, you move the peak response of a frequency filter up and down.

The effect originated in the 1920s and was discovered by trumpet and trombone players. Moving a damper in and out of the instrument created a very expressive effect.

The wah pedal came about by accident. In 1966, Vox was developing a new amplifier and experimenting with an alternative tone circuit. This circuit was mounted in a volume pedal to test one of the potentiometers. Initially it was intended as an effect for a saxophone, but one of the engineers present suggested connecting a guitar.

Since then, the wah has been inextricably linked to the guitar. Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, who doesn’t have a wah pedal on their pedalboard? Even in the disco/funk genre, the pedal is still incredibly popular. Some consider it an indispensable effect in this genre.

Below you will find a collection of pedals that will give you the iconic effect under your feet. They are pedals inspired by well-known versions such as the Cry Baby and the original Clyde McCoy.