Guitar Journal: Loog P-Bass for kids and more
Lovetone tease two new pedals and Del Casher the inventor of the wah pedal has died
This week, we look at the latest Loog collaboration with Fender, which adds a 3-string bass guitar model aimed at children. Next we check out 90s boutique pedal brand Lovetone, which is coming back sometime this month with two new pedals. Finally, news broke over the weekend that Del Casher, the inventor of the wah pedal, has died, and we look at his influence on the world of guitar.
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Loog P-Bass
Loog has teamed up with both Fender and Gibson in the past to create instruments for children who want to start playing the guitar. This latest collaboration with Fender has produced a 3-string P-Bass-style bass guitar model celebrating the 75th anniversary of the design.
Expensive Starters
It is available in three finishes: Candy Apple Red, Sea Foam Green, and White Blonde. The idea is nice, but they are very expensive for a starter instrument, which a child can easily move on from. They also have a Butterscotch Blonde Telecaster model added to the line.
In practice, I have always found smaller half-size models to be a good bet (my kids all played a Harley Benton kids model, which is still going strong). I’ve listed the same HB guitar below that my eldest daughter started on 15 years ago. My youngest daughter also played the same guitar, which was handed down to her, and has recently moved on to a full-sized model.
At $229/£199 each, I think there are much better choices out there for young musicians. Especially as parents will have to move them from 3 strings eventually onto either 4 or 6 strings, so these Loog models aren’t great value for money compared to what is already on the market.
Lovetone Due Back Soon
Lovetone is coming back this November with the help of ThorpyFX. Dan Coggins of Lovetone has been working with Adrian Thorpe for quite some time, and the pair are now about to relaunch the much-loved 1990s boutique effects pedal brand.
Two FX Coming
They have teased via Instagram this week that two new pedals will relaunch the line. They are all hand-built in the UK. We know they will be smaller than the original line of pedals and have more features added, so it could be a great launch!
The Clones
Obviously, since the original Lovetone pedals now change hands for lots of money on the used market, many pedal makers have cloned them over the years, including the recent Behringer clones that use the original designs and names (a bit cheeky). Maybe we will see trade dress lawsuits as well?
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Del Casher
News broke this weekend that Del Casher, the acclaimed studio guitarist who invented the wah-wah pedal, died of cancer on October 1, 2026, at age 88. He was known for playing alongside both Elvis Presley and Cher, and for his inventions.
Wah Pedal
In the 1960s, he and engineer Brad Plunkett developed the first wah-wah pedal for Vox. Though Vox originally intended the effect for electric trumpets, Casher championed its use for guitars. He released the first record featuring the pedal in 1967, but sadly never received manufacturing royalties for his invention.
Hendrix & Beyond
As an avid wah pedal collector, I find it hard to see how he was forgotten (financially), and considering how much the wah pedal sound is part of the world of electric guitar, you would have hoped he would have been set for life financially.
His invention fuelled those Hendrix, Clapton, and SRV solos we all love, and started the memes which will haunt Kirk Hammett forever!
You would hope that Dunlop and Vox could maybe help the family out, considering how much money they generate from his creation.
GoFundMe
After facing financial hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic, Casher had to sell his instrument collection to survive. He left behind his 89-year-old wife, Eiko, and a GoFundMe (link below) has been established to help support her.
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