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| Wah | A guitar effect that alters the tone of the sound. Wah is used via a pedal to allow sudden or fluctuating changes in tone. It gets its name from the sound that can be made by wobbling the pedal back and forth. Syn - Wah-wah |
| Wah pedal | A pedal that is used to apply wah |
| Wah-wah | Another term for wah |
| Waist | The middle part of a guitar body that curves inward. On acoustic guitars the waist separates the upper bout and lower bout. |
| Whammy bar | Another term for vibrato bar Full article on Whammy bar techniques |
| Whammy bar bend | Another term for vibrato bar bend Full article on Whammy bar techniques |
| Whole bend | A technique where the string is bent until the pitch is one tone higher (equal to two frets higher). Syn - Full bend |
| Whole step | Another term for tone |