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Topic: The Boo-Wah Pedal
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Grant Johnson
Member From: Nashville TN
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posted 22 October 2004 10:37 AM
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I have heard this term before, but never sussed it out.
Is this a pedal that would be a half step raise from a 6th to a 7th, making a chord go from a "swingy 6th chord" to a "bluesy 7th chord"?
i.e. In an E chord it would raise a note from C# to D?
Experts, please let me know if I am on the right track.Thanks,
Grant------------------
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Steve Hitsman
Member From: Waterloo, IL
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posted 22 October 2004 10:49 AM
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No, that would be a pedal that lowers the 10th string on your C6 neck a step and a half so that it goes "boo-wah". |
CrowBear Schmitt
Member From: Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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posted 22 October 2004 10:54 AM
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i understood the Boo Wah pedal to be the one that lowers the C to A on string 10 on the C6 neck[This message was edited by CrowBear Schmitt on 22 October 2004 at 10:55 AM.] |
Roger Shackelton
Member From: Everett, Wa.
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posted 22 October 2004 11:06 AM
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Grant, Pedal 8 on the C-6th tuning raises string 7 to C#, lowers string 9 to E and lowers string 10, 3 frets to a low A, creating a sound similar to BOO-WAH. Hence the name Boo-Wah pedal.Roger[This message was edited by Roger Shackelton on 22 October 2004 at 11:11 AM.] |
Grant Johnson
Member From: Nashville TN
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posted 22 October 2004 11:34 AM
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Cool.
Thanks fellows.
[This message was edited by Grant Johnson on 22 October 2004 at 11:40 AM.] |
David L. Donald
Member From: Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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posted 22 October 2004 01:19 PM
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It's main use is to turn I into VI
but can work to turn VI into II
V into III
or revoice a I up 3 frets for a bluesier feel
it also works witrh the C to C# lever.Good for say in Key of F Play I at fret 5
then up to IV at fret 10
back to fret 9 w/ P6 for a VI
back to fret 10 w/ P8 boo wah for a II
then to fret 12 no pedal for the V
and finish w/ P6 fret 12 for I I don't use P8 a ton, but it is very nice to have.
And better than a C pedal on E9 for me. Buddy Cage has his on the left,
and I kind of like that logic.
He has his almost like a Day set up for C6. [This message was edited by David L. Donald on 22 October 2004 at 01:25 PM.]
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Gene Jones
Member From: Oklahoma City, OK USA
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posted 22 October 2004 01:22 PM
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I hate that "Boo-wah" designation! It diminishes the important contribution of that pedal and infers that it is a "lick" pedal...when it is not! www.genejones.com [This message was edited by Gene Jones on 19 April 2005 at 07:01 AM.] |
David L. Donald
Member From: Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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posted 22 October 2004 01:24 PM
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Hi Gene, glad to see you're mellow today LOL.  As you could tell, I see it as a chording unit,
not a cheap effect unit.
[This message was edited by David L. Donald on 22 October 2004 at 01:26 PM.] |
Gene Jones
Member From: Oklahoma City, OK USA
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posted 22 October 2004 01:37 PM
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David...you are a sweetheart...! www.genejones.com [This message was edited by Gene Jones on 22 October 2004 at 01:38 PM.] |
CrowBear Schmitt
Member From: Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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posted 22 October 2004 01:48 PM
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the drop on "Hold it" is a good example of that BooWah sound
naw, it ain't a lick, just a drop  |
Jimmie Martin
Member From: Ohio, USA
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posted 22 October 2004 02:08 PM
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is that like diddy diddy doo. yeh |
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