Wah Guitar Pedal Tips

Video Transcript

"In this example, what I'm going to do is kind of a slow wah effect over just a couple of minor chords: A minor and B minor, on the fifth and seventh frets, respectively. And I'm just going to basically play a simple beat. And just observe my foot in the smaller screen--what I'm doing to capture that type of effect that you can implement in your own playing, and also make your own variations of. And with the drums it'll sound like this. And what I'm doing there is just keeping a steady strum and gradually bringing my foot up. And you'll know by your ear if it's in time with the beat, and also to your own taste of how you want to manipulate the wah effect. So what I'm doing there is just simply...then bringing it back down for the next chord to start the next sweep. And so what you're having there is just--what you want to do is keep in time with the drums, and you'll know by listening to the drums how to manipulate your pedal to keep in time with the drums."