“To me, the wah-wah is a lot like the human voice. It isn’t so much about the ‘wah-wah' sound, it’s being able to manipulate the tone however I feel it in that moment," said Hammett in an interview ...

Metallica's Kirk Hammett recently explained that he doesn't use the wah pedal when writing his guitar solos, something he said is true of his solos from the songs on the band's 1991 "Black Album," the ...

The wah pedal has been responsible for some truly iconic moments in electric guitar; that 'talking' sound you've heard from players including Jimi Hendrix and Richie Sambora on classic songs. Listen ...

Thin Lizzy have inspired scores of metal musicians over the years, in ways both positive and negative. This story is not about one of their positive influences. In a new interview with Metal Hammer, ...

Surprisingly not anything Jimi Hendrix-related. Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett has been the butt of an infinite amount of jokes about the amount of wah pedal he uses. Clearly it's worked out for him ...

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Kirk Hammett has been getting flak for his use of a wah pedal for decades at this point, and it's finally gotten to him! Hammett has now announced he's giving up the pedal in favor of… nothing. We're ...