# Del Casher, Guitarist Who Invented the Wah-Wah Pedal, Dead at 88

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/del-casher-guitarist-who-invented-the-wah-wah-pedal-dead-at-88/
- Published: 2026-11-08T19:13:11+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T20:40:10+00:00
- Original publisher: Rolling Stone
- Original article: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/del-casher-guitarist-invented-wah-wah-pedal-dead-obituary-1235654482/
- Topics: Health, Medicine

## Key points

- Del Casher, inventor and guitarist, has died aged 88.
- His wah-wah pedal became a landmark instrument effect.
- Zappa, Hendrix and generations of guitarists helped popularise it.

## Summary

Guitarist and inventor Del Casher has died aged 88, after a battle with cancer. He helped create the wah-wah pedal, a device that became a defining sound in rock and other music, influencing generations of guitarists.

Born Delton Kacher in Indiana, Casher conceived the idea while playing with the Vox Ampliphonic Orchestra in the early 1960s; Thomas Organ engineer Brad Plunkett built the device. First marketed as the Cry Baby in 1967, it gained wider recognition after Frank Zappa introduced it to Jimi Hendrix, and was later used by artists including Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and David Gilmour. Casher also worked with Elvis Presley, contributed to other electronic instruments and composed film scores.

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