joe diblasi played the guitar and wah-wah pedal on "is there anybody out there?".
joe diblasi played the guitar and wah-wah pedal on "is there anybody out there?".
who played the guitar and wah-wah pedal on "is there anybody out there?"?
joe diblasi
there are two excerpts from the tv programmes "gunsmoke" and "gomer pyle, u.s.m.c." overlaid in the background of the track.









































the "gunsmoke" excerpt is from the episode entitled "fandango" (first aired: 11 february 1967); dialog starts at 32:54 of the show; the dialogue is as follows:









































the "gomer pyle, u.s.m.c." excerpt is from the episode entitled "gomer says 'hey' to the president" (first aired: 20 october 1967); dialog starts at 1:45 of the show; the dialogue is as follows:









































section::::personnel.









































bullet::::- david gilmour – whale/seagull sound (guitar and wah-wah pedal), backing vocals









































bullet::::- roger waters – lead vocals, bass guitar
is there anybody out there?
a wah-wah pedal (or simply wah pedal) is a type of electric guitar effects pedal that alters the tone and frequencies of the guitar signal to create a distinctive sound, mimicking the human voice saying the onomatopoeic name "wah-wah". the pedal sweeps the peak response of a frequency filter up and down in frequency to create the sound, a spectral glide, also known as "the wah effect". the wah-wah effect originated in the 1920s, with trumpet or trombone players finding they could produce an expressive crying tone by moving a mute in and out of the instrument's bell. this was later simulated with electronic circuitry for the electric guitar when the wah-wah pedal was invented. it is controlled by movement of the player's foot on a rocking pedal connected to a potentiometer. wah-wah effects are used when a guitarist is soloing, or creating a "wacka-wacka" funk-styled rhythm for rhythm guitar playing.
wah-wah pedal