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Wah Wah pedal Wah-wah Waist Whammy bar Whammy bar bend Whole bend Whole step

 
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

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