HANGAR18 Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 What foot do you use (as in Right or Left) to operate a Wah pedal, and how do you think that compares to what which foot you think the majority of other players use? example... I use my __________ foot to operate a Wah and I think most players use their __________ foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big bob Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Either one, if I use the wah a lot sometimes I will switch back and forth. I suspect most use their right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthpawGuy Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 I'm left handed and right footed, so my right foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redsand Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Is this from an early 80's Mad Libs® book? You guys remember those, right! example... EX 1: I use my _breakdancing_ foot to operate a Wah and I think most players use their _Bullriding_ foot. If not....Allow me to answer your original question. example... I use my _____Right_____ foot to operate a Wah and I think most players use their _____right_____ foot. *I think a players "wah-foot" is typically going to coincide with their dominant hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulk1 Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 That is SO weird. I do use my breakdancing foot for the wah. You're blowing my mind, dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HANGAR18 Posted September 19, 2013 Author Share Posted September 19, 2013 Is this from an early 80's Mad Libs® book? You guys remember those, right! example... EX 1: I use my _breakdancing_ foot to operate a Wah and I think most players use their _Bullriding_ foot. If not....Allow me to answer your original question. example... I use my _____Right_____ foot to operate a Wah and I think most players use their _____right_____ foot. *I think a players "wah-foot" is typically going to coincide with their dominant hand. I didn't read books in the 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koula901 Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Right for wah - and that's because the wah is on the right side of my pedal board. If it were on the left side, I'd be using left foot. I think most people use right foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billgelder Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Right, Right. The pedal on my Line 6 HD 500 is on the right side. Same as koula901, by the way I like your new hairdo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidsmoke Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 right/right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitfiddler Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Lefty that plays Righty guitar...but Left Footed Wah-Wah player. Does that make me bi-polarized? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billgelder Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 I would think most players use their right foot because that’s the foot we uses on the gas pedal when driving a car. It is a similar procedure or technique. But what the heck do I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
111518 Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 The good foot. (Which for me is right --my left foot is seriously unfunky.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidsmoke Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 i'm a lefty playing righty, and like Koula (a lefty) the wah is first in the chain....to the right, hence right footed wah. But, Left isn't wrong....right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitArtMan Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 I use my rightr foot to operate a Wah and I think most players use their right foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horace Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 I'm dyslexic, write with my left hand and play guitar (and most everything else) with my right. I always keep time with my left foot and so the rare times I play a wah I use the left foot. The car accelrator answer makes good sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffB Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Any one ever just stop using wah? One day mid wah you thought, "I can hear no more wah. Not from me, not from anybody. Wah be gone" Right foot - Right foot. Even if its on the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurph1 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Right/Right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockabilly69 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Any one ever just stop using wah? One day mid wah you thought, "I can hear no more wah. Not from me, not from anybody. Wah be gone" Right foot - Right foot. Even if its on the left. No wah for me, but if I did, it would be with left foot, as I want the stronger leg supporting me, just like when I play my bass board that use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobmeyrick Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 I'm guessing that most, if not all, effects pedals have the input jack on the right (as seen from above) and the output on the left, so the signal goes from right to left. Most players are right handed, so it makes sense - the signal comes out of the guitar on your right side and goes to the right side of the pedal(s). As most people would have the wah at the front of their signal chain, the wah would be at the right hand side, so I'd guess most players would use their right foot. In my case I have the wah at the right of the pedals and the volume pedal at the left (at the end of the chain), so if I use the volume pedal it's with my left foot. As for my own dexterity/sinistrality, I'm predominantly left-handed, though I write with my right hand and play guitar right-handed. Do the lefties here have a problem with the guitar lead crossing in front of them as it goes to the first of the pedals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 For the wah, I use my right foot if I want to accelerate, and my left foot if I want to change gears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 What foot do you use (as in Right or Left) to operate a Wah pedal, and how do you think that compares to what which foot you think the majority of other players use? example... I use my __________ foot to operate a Wah and I think most players use their __________ foot. I use my _wife's_ foot to operate a Wah and I think most players use their _partner's_ foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HANGAR18 Posted September 20, 2013 Author Share Posted September 20, 2013 I use my _wife's_ foot to operate a Wah and I think most players use their _partner's_ foot. hahahahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koula901 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 The good foot. (Which for me is right --my left foot is seriously unfunky.) This got me off on the right foot for the weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koula901 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Any one ever just stop using wah? One day mid wah you thought, "I can hear no more wah. Not from me, not from anybody. Wah be gone" Right foot - Right foot. Even if its on the left. yeah, honestly, I haven't used it since I bought it. None of my band material calls for it. The only thing I could imagine using it, is if we were doing anything by Soundgarden or Audio Slave, but, not there yet. So, I have the wah on the board, just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redsand Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Any one ever just stop using wah? One day mid wah you thought, "I can hear no more wah. Not from me, not from anybody. Wah be gone" Right foot - Right foot. Even if its on the left. I quit using a wah about 6 years ago (coincidentally) around the same time I quit drinking booze........and (coincidentally) both my playing and personal life became much more stable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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