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Article: Gizmo Alert Z.Vex Wah Probe.(guitar accessory)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
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- Guitar Player
- Article date:
- June 1, 2001
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Stompbox designer Zachary Vex had tongue firmly in cheek when he devised the Z. Vex Effects slogan, "Crazy Effects for Rich People." But while you needn't be insane or wealthy to appreciate Vex's over-the-top noise machines, it helps.
Take his latest fever dream, the Wah Probe ($350). Like its predecessors, the Fuzz Probe and the Trem Probe, this unique wah pedal lets you control its effect via an electrosensitive copper plate. It's a bit like a theremin, only the closer you place your foot, hand, or any moist or metallic object to the plate, the twangier the wah effect.
And a cool wah effect it is. You get the same vibrant, vocal filter used in Vex's ...