The first wah pedal was created entirely by accident by Brad Plunkett at Warwick Electronics Inc./Thomas Organ Company in November 1966. It came about as a result of the redesign of the Vox Super Beatle guitar amplifier. Plunkett designed a circuit that could change the frequency of notes by simply rotating a potentiometer. Then, something unexpected happened.
Friday, November 06, 2015
Cry Baby: The Invention of the Wah-Wah Pedal
In the 1960s, the wah became “psychedelia’s non-psychotropic aid,” bridging the gap between music and the human voice. How did it become such an iconic fixture in popular culture?
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