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Forum Ringside => Tech => Topic started by: Twaddlefish on March 14, 2009, 11:22:10 PM

Title: Wah pedal placement
Post by: Twaddlefish on March 14, 2009, 11:22:10 PM
Right, so my pedalboard goes:

Amp/Computer -> Tuner -> Reverb -> Wah -> Overdrive (H&K Tube Factor) -> Guitar

I'm wondering if I have the wah in the 'right' place. When I use my overdrive pedal, with the wah turned on it seems to kill the signal quickly if I put it more than 40% back or so. Compared to using Gearbox amp simulators, which give me a fantastic response. Should the signal be being 'wahed' before it's overdriven?
Title: Re: Wah pedal placement
Post by: Adam.M on March 15, 2009, 03:06:30 AM
Yes.
Title: Re: Wah pedal placement
Post by: badgermark on March 15, 2009, 10:21:22 AM
Generally wah should be first. Putting it after distortion tends to give it a very small quacky sound, instead of a big deep wah sound. Hendrix used his wah after a fuzz i think, but he could make poop sound good.
Title: Re: Wah pedal placement
Post by: Twaddlefish on March 15, 2009, 11:36:26 AM
Heh, I thought so. But then someone over here told me that it should go after the overdrive (and he's generally quite good at this stuff) but I'd never run the two different modes side by side.

I shall switcheroo accordingly. Thanks guys!
Title: Re: Wah pedal placement
Post by: Will on March 15, 2009, 05:00:46 PM
Try it both ways, when I had a wah the instructions said to find where you prefer it
Title: Re: Wah pedal placement
Post by: Twaddlefish on March 17, 2009, 07:12:53 PM
I switched and it now sounds like wearing leather is a prequisite for using this pedal. It's the Zakk Wydle Wah, and it's amazing now it's in the right place.
Title: Re: Wah pedal placement
Post by: m0jo on April 01, 2009, 09:40:38 PM
Hey I built a pedal for switching a pedal between 2 positions in the chain and called it  ... (wait for it) .. "The Switcheroo"  :D Stop infringing my copyright! :x  :lol:
 
Well chosen by the way, the Wylde wah rocks major ass!! :D