cool9 Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Anyone ID the wah-wah that Bill Withers' guitarist Benorce Blackmon used? Very cool wah-wah. (Believe he was using a Gibson hollow body, too.) Great old funky tune. "Use Me" @4:10 (Carnegie Hall): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPFULOtlvDo http://www.rockbackingtracks.co.uk/images/categories/bill-withers.jpg We came here to entertain you, Leaving here we aggravate you, Don't you know it means the same to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 I'll assume( probably incorrectly) that since the tune was recorded in 1972, it may have been a "Cry Baby". Don't know how many other makers of this effect were around in that time. Yeah, a great old tune, and my favorite of Withers. Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesape Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 I think Jimi used a Dallas Arbiter, and a Vox, and he died in 1970.... Never a DUH! moment! Well, almost never. OK, OK! Sometimes never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lokair Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Sound to me like its a crybaby , but perhaps rolled back so it never advances to the nasal end. This is accomplished some times by changing the caps, or by changing the pot to a greater value. Some of my old Big Muffs do this with switches and knobs but I believe this recording predates them and the wah sounds less dramatic than a big muff so i say a modded crybaby(it could be some how after the preamp wich would also give it a less pronounced sound along with the consistent tone). Just my 2cents worth Lok 1997 PRS CE24, 1981 Greco MSV 850, 1991 Greco V 900, 2 2006 Dean Inferno Flying Vs, 1987 Gibson Flying V, 2000s Jackson Dinky/Soloist, 1992 Gibson Les Paul Studio, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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