Charles Saufley is a writer and musician from Northern California. He has served as gear editor at Premier Guitar since 2010 and held the same position at Acoustic Guitar Magazine from 2006 to 2009.

Few effects in the history of rock guitar are as instantly recognizable — or divisive — as the wah pedal. You know it when you hear it. From aching, explosive bends to scratchy, percussive funk licks, ...

The wah-wah pedal became a star in classic rock. Indeed, these are three rock songs from the 1960s that star an epic wah-wah ...

A native of the Pacific Northwest, Jordan grew up traveling the country as the son of theater technical directors and speech instructors. His exposure to the performing arts early on helped foster his ...

Every electric guitarist should have a few pedals in their arsenal to help shape their instrument's tone, boost its dynamics or sonic capabilities, or perform practical duties to ensure they always ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Heck, the EC95G Eric Clapton looks like it has been made out of the shin of C3-PO, the sort of ...

The wah-wah pedal. It’s the foot-stomping device guitarists used to add the signature spice, a taste of toe-tapping funk or cosmic psychedelic noodling, to a host of classics beginning in the 1960s.

Few effects in the history of rock guitar are as instantly recognizable — or divisive — as the wah pedal. You know it when you hear it. From aching, explosive bends to scratchy, percussive funk licks, ...