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Del Casher, the guitarist who invented the wah-wah pedal, died on October 1 at the age of 88. Casher, who also composed for film and TV, died after battling cancer. Casher accidentally invented the wah-wah pedal in 1966 while consulting for Thomas Organ, the U.S. partner of British amp maker Vox. The foot-controlled pedal transformed the guitar’s sound by sweeping a filter across different frequencies while the player’s foot moved it up and down. The pedal was popularized by Jimi Hendrix, who used it on songs like 'Voodoo Child (Slight Return)' and 'All Along the Watchtower'.
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