The humble wah-wah pedal is probably one of the most underappreciated effects in the electric guitar universe.
Its most vocal legions of detractors usually point to its clichéd use in vintage porno movie soundtracks and a few too many Kirk Hammett solos, but wah effects have graced so many classic tunes – from Jimi Hendrix’s Voodoo Child (Slight Return) and Isaac Hayes’ Theme from Shaft to David Lee Roth’s Yankee Rose and Alice In Chains’ Man in the Box – that it’s pretty hard to truly hate the wah.
