Wah vs. Auto-wah (and why I like auto-wah more)

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- Ernie Ball Prodigy Picks 2.0mm
- Ernie Ball Paradigm Slinky Strings, 9-42
- Charvel DK24 Pro Mod HSS
- Ernie Ball patch cables
- TC Electronic Polytune
- TC Electronic Ditto Looper
- TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb
- Fender Deluxe Reverb Tonemaster (Blonde)

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Hello!
I am a musician from Toronto! I like making music and building+experimenting with cool guitar effects. I share bits of guitar advice and philosophy with those looking to level up guitar playing and music creation. I also enjoy building up smaller artists with my indie artist feature series and curating Spotify playlists to spread their music/other music I enjoy. I use my online presence to spread a sense of wonder about guitar and the endless possibilities of sound. Hope you enjoy!

- Jordan :)
LINKS!

- Ernie Ball Prodigy Picks 2.0mm
- Ernie Ball Paradigm Slinky Strings, 9-42
- Charvel DK24 Pro Mod HSS
- Ernie Ball patch cables
- TC Electronic Polytune
- TC Electronic Ditto Looper
- TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb
- Fender Deluxe Reverb Tonemaster (Blonde)

Send me an email!

Hello!
I am a musician from Toronto! I like making music and building+experimenting with cool guitar effects. I share bits of guitar advice and philosophy with those looking to level up guitar playing and music creation. I also enjoy building up smaller artists with my indie artist feature series and curating Spotify playlists to spread their music/other music I enjoy. I use my online presence to spread a sense of wonder about guitar and the endless possibilities of sound. Hope you enjoy!

- Jordan :)

[cqpzg]

Isn't Autowah the capital of Canada??

[jckjcky]

The wah said "WAHHHH" the AutoWah said "BuahhBuaahhh"

[wtftelex]

Cons: its not really a wah bc you cant control the expression as you play. its an enveloper, which is cool in its own right but different.

[wilmoney]

Shreding on an autowah sounds like a bubbly bathtub fart

[jye_]

The entire point of the wah pedal is to get the tone from sweeping the wah, then holding it as a filter and playing normally to then use it on stuff like bends

[krloz]

Wah : cat speaking
Autowah: Donald duck speaking

[swissarmyknight]

I mostly use my wah as a filter, I don't rock the pedal back and forth much. I use it like a crazy powerful tone control that I control with my foot. Really makes certain types of lead lines pop. Auto-wah makes me feel trapped in a world that stinks of patchouli.

[klasrem]

Kirk Hammet deciding between all the guitar pedals he could choose from:

[orryfishburne]

I personally like having the control with my foot

[Highoneevryday]

“Kirk Hammett will break in your house and try to steal it” 💀

[floridianrailauto]

Cons: auto-wah is like an automatic transmission; you can't directly control it

[hankwerner-johnston]

Major con with auto wah is you lose all character of your tone and it will be stock.

[KosmicKarma]

The people need to know: which envelope filter / auto-wah are you playing here? :) the custom paint is sick but the tone is also great! I’m curious!

[Adrijabhattacharya]

that's such an iconic Hendrix tone 😭🤍

[Andoroid]

Cons -
Duck noises, which isnt really a con but it's still a thing

[blastbeatthefolf]

Fun fact: if you keep the Wah pedal in the down position and play like a hard rock riff, the riff sounds like the studio version

[lordnootnoot]

As a bass player i love the auto wah. Mostly cause i use it with distortion and it makes the quick transition better. ( and i have tried both)

[SohamBhattacharya]

Two different effects, if you ask me. Its like saying "why I like flanger more than chorus". Yes, they are similar effects but not the same.

[noah]

If you want this search for envilope filters or dynamic wah Auto wah is an LFO wave that sweeps the filter

[djcoolcliff]

Man my uncle Wah Wah Watson is rolling in his grave on this one!! Shout out to the GOAT. RIP Melvin Ragin aka Wah Wah Watson.