ZVEX Vexter Wah Probe

The innocuous-looking Cock Fight Plus from Electro-Harmonix is, in fact, three effects in one. It’s a crying wah, it’s a talking wah, and it’s a classic fuzz pedal. Separate filters handle the heavy lifting for the first two effects—a traditional wah pedal filter for the wah sounds and a formant filter produces the vowel sounds. The fuzz section opens up a wide range of tonal possibilities; you can choose to add it before or after the filter section or just cut it out of the equation entirely.

The cocked wah sound is a staple of the rock genre, and with the Cock Fight cocked talking wah from Electro-Harmonix you can easily add it to your own arsenal of effects even if you don’t actually have a wah pedal. It’s basically a crying wah and a talking pedal in one, with a grinding, growling fuzz effect on top. A comprehensive set of control knobs and toggle switches provides a wide range of sound-shaping options, plus an expression pedal jack lets you take more precise control of the pedal’s effects.