{"id":861897,"date":"2026-09-27T00:18:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T00:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/861897\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T00:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T00:18:11","slug":"3-rock-songs-from-the-1960s-that-star-the-epic-wah-wah-pedal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/861897\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Rock Songs From the 1960s That Star the Epic Wah-Wah Pedal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wah-wah pedal was invented in 1966 and released in 1967. Shortly thereafter, the device became a star on the classic rock music landscape. Indeed, many guitar players made the see-saw-like pedal famous.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that\u2019s just what we wanted to dive into here below. We wanted to showcase three tracks from back in the day that displayed the pedal properly. These are <a href=\"https:\/\/americansongwriter.com\/3-songs-from-the-1960s-that-will-turn-you-into-a-classic-rock-fan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">three rock songs from the 1960s<\/a> that star an epic wah-wah pedal.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tVideos by American Songwriter\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVoodoo Child (Slight Return)\u201d by The Jimi Hendrix Experience from \u2018Electric Ladyland\u2019 (1968)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tPlay video<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790468290_853_hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Play\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It would have been wonderful to have been a fly on the wall the day that Jimi Hendrix discovered the wah-wah pedal. Did he jump for joy? Did he shout in exclamation? Perhaps no other classic rocker made the device so famous and so essential. Hendrix was already the greatest player ever. But to add this trick to his already deep bag\u2014wow. And if there was any wonder about his wah-wah prowess, just turn on the 1968 track \u201cVoodoo Child (Slight Return)\u201d and bask in its genius.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhite Room\u201d by Cream from \u2018Wheels Of Fire\u2019 (1968)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tPlay video<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790468291_740_hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Play\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the best classic rock songs from the 1960s has to be Cream\u2019s 1968 offering, \u201cWhite Room\u201d. Led by Eric Clapton, who is recognized as one of the greatest six-string players ever, the band\u2019s tune gets your heart racing. It\u2019s raw and rugged. And then when Clapton\u2019s wah-wah hits throughout the track, you realize you are deep into something special. It\u2019s tasty. Clapton gilds the lily with his talent, intermittently showcasing the wah-wah. He caps the track with a breathtaking solo that makes your mind twist and turn like a top.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDazed And Confused\u201d by Led Zeppelin from \u2018Led Zeppelin\u2019 (1969)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tPlay video<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790468291_625_hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Play\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A list of the best wah-wah rock songs often turns into a list of the best guitarists of the era, and Jimmy Page is no different. Along with Hendrix and Clapton, Page was a force in the 1960s. His supergroup Led Zeppelin shined thanks to lead vocalist Robert Plant. But the foundation of the band\u2019s music is really Page and his incredible guitar playing. Led Zeppelin\u2019s 1969 track \u201cDazed And Confused\u201d displays his general talent and, more specifically, Page\u2019s ability on the wah.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photo by David Redfern\/Redferns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The wah-wah pedal was invented in 1966 and released in 1967. Shortly thereafter, the device became a star&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":861898,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[24911,2617,88,216,2156],"class_list":["post-861897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-1960s","tag-classic-rock","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-rock-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=861897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861897\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/861898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=861897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=861897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=861897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}