When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Richard Sibbald Alex Lifeson’s Lerxt Amps brand has expanded its range of guitar effects ...

The wah pedal is a much-maligned effect; dismissed by many as cheesy, the sole preserve of '70s police shows and porn soundtracks. However, there are few pedals as intuitive or expressive. Moreover, ...

The Rush legend's gear brand expands its pedal lineup with a limited edition optical wah offering a wide range of expressive filtering sounds, available exclusively through Reverb When you purchase ...

Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, George Harrison — none of them would sound quite like they do without Del Casher, who lives in Burbank. Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, George Harrison — none of them would ...

In late October 1965, Vox designer Dick Denney visited the Thomas Organ Company, who distributed Vox in the US, to advise on the design of a new line of US manufactured solid-state amplifiers. One of ...

A version of this piece orginally appeared on The Week. Jimi Hendrix making his guitar "talk." Peter Tarnoff/Retna Ltd./Corbis The wah-wah pedal makes a guitar sound as though it's singing "wah, wah, ...

Endlessly addictive and pretty synonymous with the electric guitar, it’s funny to think that Vox initially insisted on the wah-wah pedal being marketed towards trumpet players. Regardless, it was ...

Del Casher has done a lot of impressive things with his guitar over the last 50 years. He has performed with Gene Autry, Lawrence Welk, and Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. He’s appeared, ...