Wah-wah guitar (very little Porsche content!)

alfacat · Post by **alfacat** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:29 am

Hello Everyone
In an attempt to encourage my nephew (maybe he'll restore my car, if he makes it big in Japan) in his guitar playing, Jim Dunlop Cry-baby and distortion pedals (that will please my sister) are winging their way too him for his birthday.
"Now whats that got to do with DDK?t" I hear you ask, well some of us drive cars from the 70s, some of us still listen to music from the 70s and some of us still dress like its the 70s (but lets gloss over that last one), so can anyone think of some great tunes (featuring wah-wah guitar) to inspire the lad, now I've "bagz" Parliament's "Up for the down stroke" and "Gotcha" by Tom (Starsky & Hutch) Scott, so come pull on your flares, think funky and let me know your fav raves!

All the best

Ian F.

PS. It doesn't have to be funk, but it must be funky!!!!!

left4dead · Post by **left4dead** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 11:56 am

Isaac Hayes - Shaft. Great for playing along to (and therefore learning guitar 'chops')

That's as funky as I get

Mike Usiskin · Post by **Mike Usiskin** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 12:01 pm

'Superstition' by .....well you know don't ?

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Nige · Post by **Nige** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 12:03 pm

Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground?

Nige · Post by **Nige** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 12:04 pm

You snook in before me!

Mike Usiskin · Post by **Mike Usiskin** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 12:15 pm

lol, well done Nige

also how about a little sly and the family stone? i don't know say.... 'Been myself"

Nige, you going to CLM?

911hillclimber · Post by **911hillclimber** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 12:43 pm

Encourage him to be innovative!

String together his own tunes, own techniques, and he might string together his own fortune which he might share with you! (soon)

Copy a tune to encourage for sure (most 6 stringers can do the simplified Stairways to Heaven, great for the ego and impresses the girls) but from there if he has interest and talent he will innovate.

Good luck to him and you getting a share of the money!

Nige · Post by **Nige** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 1:10 pm

Mike Usiskin wrote: Nige, you going to CLM?

Yes dude, the whole gig, camping, etc. Do you want to hook up

pb911 · Post by **pb911** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 1:39 pm

superstition / higher ground - actually a hohner clavinet / mini moog !!!!

chic great for learning rhythm - nile rodgers timekeeping legendary so maybe a metronome for next birthday !

and of course mr hendrix

paul

Post by **Bootsy** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 1:43 pm

Look at George Clinton's output and go back a bit further than Parliament and you'll find stacks of wah wah in Funkadelic numbers.

smallspeed · Post by **smallspeed** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 3:18 pm

not particularly funky, but if he can master voodoo child by jimmi then he's pretty much mastered pedal work

Mike Usiskin · Post by **Mike Usiskin** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 4:28 pm

lol, I was going to say the same, wah wah is deceptively difficult IMHO, I prefer setting it half open and using loads of overdrive. But then I'm using old valve amps which give a different sound to your modern stuff.

911hillclimber · Post by **911hillclimber** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 6:54 pm

Are there many guitar nutters in/on DDK?

I have 6 strummers (and valve amps RULE) from cheap to rare to pricey.

Why are all my hobbies expensive?

scalino65 · Post by **scalino65** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 8:19 pm

oh yes, I'm a confirmed gtr nut.
Even have a baby Taylor I was thinking of taking to CLM, or maybe not....

mullerice · Post by **mullerice** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 8:43 pm

Also a guitar nut

Latest purchase is a fender jaguar - it's nearly as beautiful as my '12

Don't listen to these guys much these days, but anything by joe satriani/steve vai has loads of wah!