The wah wah pedal was introduced in the 1960s. Now, almost half a century later, Electro-Harmonix has solved many of its inherent problems by creating a gorgeous wah with absolutely no moving parts and the sweetest tone.
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Guitar World magazine writes about the new Crying Tone Wah Pedal in their April issue and says: “Best of all is the stellar tone… sounds uncannily like Jimi’s wah on ‘Burning of the Midnight Lamp.’”
We’re really pleased to announce that our new Crying Tone wah pedal was selected as the ‘Best Floor Effect of 2012’ in the 27th Annual Music & Sound Awards announced at Winter NAMM 2013.
The Music & Sound Retailer Awards are, “...the only award based on a poll of every American dealer… the only award that is NOT selected by an editorial board or influenced by advertising revenue.”
That’s pretty heady stuff and the fact that music retailers chose the Crying Tone wah as the best floor effect of the year is lavish praise, indeed!
We broke all the rules with the Crying Tone to bring the design of wah-style pedals into the 21st Century. There are no moving parts to break and they don’t use optics or magnetism. The Crying Tone and all of our Next Step Effects offer flawless, lightning-fast response, and instant, silent switching. Their unique patent-pending design, rugged torture-testing construction and musician-friendly prices have attracted players in all styles and genres.
Guitar Jar, a UK based, “online magazine and community for guitarists,” reviewed the new Crying Tone Wah Pedal. They said, “It’s amazing that a pedal of this tonal quality and futuristic build quality is priced so reasonably…”
Sharing all the attributes of the ground-breaking Crying Tone Wah and Talking Pedal, our new Expression, Pan and Volume Pedals have no moving parts and feature the same, smooth, rocking chassis for exceptional control and durability, plus bypass switching that is completely silent.
We are very pleased to inform you that Mike Matthews has been nominated for Vintage Guitar Magazine’s Hall of Fame. The category is “Innovators” and this is an unabashed solicitation for you to cast your vote for Mike, a guy who truly is one of the most innovative characters in the music equipment biz.
A hollow boast? Hardly! Here is a short list of just some of the innovations Mike Matthews has been responsible for in his career at the helm of Electro-Harmonix:
First product to introduce the age of overdrive: LPB-1 Linear Power Booster
First portable, battery powered, guitar amp; Freedom Amp
First to introduce feedback with a phase shifter: Bad Stone
First electronic flanger: Electric Mistress
First with an analog delay: Memory Man
First inexpensive digital delay: 2 Second Digital Delay
First to pioneer an electronic looper: the 16 Second Digital Delay
First to introduce inexpensive sampling: Instant Replay, then the Super Replay
In Mike’s 45 year history of relentless product innovation, he’s also been responsible for iconic effects pedals like the Big Muff Pi and the POG2 Polyphonic Octave Generator. More recently, he continues to redefine the landscape of effects with products like the Freeze Sustainer, Ravish Sitar Pedal, Superego Synth Engine and the ground-breaking Crying Tone Wah Pedal with no moving parts. His successful battles against violent Russian mobsters only spiked his creativity!
Voting is easy. Just go to http://www.vintageguitar.com/hall-of-fame/
Log in and cast your vote. Oh, there’s an added benefit to you. Voters are entered to win a beautiful new D’Angelico guitar, so do it now! And many thanks for your support.
Naysayers have said the new Crying Tone can’t get a “cocked” wah sound. WRONG! In this episode of EHX Tone Tips, guitarist Bill Ruppert shows how. Join the first call, session ace as he shows you how get sounds out of the Crying Tone wah you might not have thought possible.
As an Associate Professor at the Berklee College of Music teaching courses like Funk-Rock/R&B Guitar Soloing, Thaddeus Hogarth knows a thing or two about wah wah pedals. The two-time winner of the Independent Music Award for R&B/Blues just got himself a new EHX Crying Tone Wah Pedal (yes, they are shipping to music stores now!) and took it upon himself to write about it in his blog. Read his impressions here.
The wah wah pedal was introduced in the 1960s. Now, almost half a century later, Electro-Harmonix has solved many of its inherent problems by creating a gorgeous wah with absolutely no moving parts and the sweetest tone.
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