Chapter 3: Exploring Rigs 39
Wah Effects
Black Wah
Black Wah is a standard wah pedal effect, offer-
ing a sweepable resonant filter that lets you add
animation and special timbral effects to the gui-
tar signal.
Like the Volume Pedal, wah effects (such as
Black Wah) are particularly useful when con-
trolled with an expression pedal or MIDI foot
controller.
Shine Wah
Shine Wah works and sounds similar to Black
Wah, but with a vintage-style filter circuit and
sweep response.
Distortion Effects
Tri-Knob Fuzz
The pedal that inspired Tri-Knob Fuzz was a
transistor-based unit, originally popular with
lead guitarists searching for ever-higher gain in
the 70s. It shone again in the 90s grunge rock
scene, probably pushed further into woolly
grind than its makers would have ever antici-
pated.
Volume Sets the overall output volume of the ef-
fect.
Sustain Sets the gain of the fuzz circuit.
Tone Changes the tonal balance of the effect,
from deep and full of sub-bass to high and shrill.
BlackOp Distortion
Inspired by an 80s-era op-amp-based distortion
pedal, BlackOp Distortion offers massive crunch
and power. Its hard-clipping drive can squeeze
aggressive rhythm and lead tones out of soft-
sounding vintage amps, and create surprisingly
hard-edged tones when paired with more mod-
ern amps.
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