Fuzz-wah
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 BOSS PW-10 V-Wah combines wah-wah and other effects like distortion in a modern version of the classic pedal. | |
| Distortion Tool | |
|---|---|
| Classification | electronophone |
| Developed | 1968 |
| Related instruments | |
| Fuzz, Wah-wah pedal | |
| Musicians | |
| Jimi Hendrix, Jerry Garcia, Cliff Burton, Eric Clapton | |
A fuzz-wah pedal is an effects unit containing both a fuzzbox and wah-wah pedal in series, allowing the user to distort ("wah") and use "fuzz" sounds as aesthetic effects on electric guitar or bass. They were developed to combine the sounds of psychedelic bands of the late 1960s–'70s.[1]
The "fuzz" concept was accidentally created in Nashville in 1961 by a malfunction in bassist Grady Martin's amplifier during a solo on a track.[2]
The Wah-wah pedal started out as a knob that was created by a British engineer and guitarist Dick Denney in hopes that the guitar would be able to imitate certain aspects of the human voice. Later on in the 1960s, guitarist Del Casher was introduced to the sound the knob could create and thought to make it into a pedal. This made it easier to use and manipulate while in the act of playing guitars, since it no longer required a hand to be used.[3]
