Dunlop Classic Crybaby

The poti was dirty with to much of oil, so i cleaned it up, after that it was fine. Its a great wah pedal for roots-blues and classic Rock.
works best clean or with mild overdrives. Not a metal-alternative thing !!!
Its THAT classic tone we all have in mind when we talk about vintage sound.
But im not allways in that mood, so I try another Wah for my style.
For the "classic tone" its a 9, for the Heavy Rock thing its a 7.
seems like an 8.

The oily poti sucks. but thats all I can say about it after 2 years of abusing.

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In the studio for classic tones nice, but on stage its not the best.

Dunlop wrote the book on Wah pedals---VERY easy to use!

This is a GREAT pedal and for the price NO ONE compares.The Classic is WAY better than ALL the other Dunlop Wah's(and most of the others kick *** also!)My set up is: PRS Singlecut---Classic Cry Baby---Boss TU2 Tuner---Barber Tone Press---EX #1 Echo Delay---EX Small Stone Phaser---Xotic BB Preamp---Fulltone OCD---Mesa Boogie Lonestar 2x12 combo(It's a hell of a wonderful set up!!!)The Classic Cry Baby sings with Lush beautiful tones and if you use it very gently you can get fantastic volume swells.I am also able to get some great Jerry Garcia tones(I know he used an envelope filter). As other reviewers have said there is a slight dirty/scratchy sound when you first use it---Take some zero residue contact cleaner and give the potentiometer a quick spray,let dry for a few Seconds and then give another quick spray=Problem solved, this baby is VERY quiet!!It is fantastic with both clean and distorted tones and depending on how hard you stomp and rock back & forth you really are able to get an array of awesome wah/volume swell type tones.

Dunlop products are built really well.They have an outstanding reputation amongst musicians and for good reason! These things are built tlast,take care of it and it will take care of you!!

I have owned(over the years) SEVERAL Dunlop products and NOT ONCE have I ever had to contact them---which just goes to show you how incredibly reliable there stuff is!!
Given their wonderful reputation I am certain if I ever do need them they will be nothing but extremely helpful!

I play rock,Blues,some jazz,some harder stuff and a whole lot in between.I have been playing for 30+ years now.I have Gigged all over from the most beautiful of venues to the rowdiest of dives to the backyard keg party to weddings,school reunions,private functions--you name it and I've played it.Through out my entire career I have ALWAYS had a Wah pedal in my arsenal and through out my ENTIRE career it has always been a Dunlop---I have played and owned several diff. versions and I have to say the Classic is THE BEST!!There is something about that Fassel inductor not to mention true bypass!Yes there are MANY to choose from, I know a few guys who love the Fulltone Clyde and hey Fulltone makes great stuff(Like I said I use the OCD in my rig)but C'mon you want to pay over two hundred dollars for a Wah pedal?If it gets stolen or bites the dust or whatever you are out big bucks.If you want GREAT tone,Realiability,Dependability and for under $100.00 this is it.Get one and enjoy---Life is too short to wear tight shoes!!

Ease of use: it's a wah pedal. It doesn't get much easier than this. It does require a bit of pressure to turn on and off, but I actually like it because it prevents me from accidentally turning it off with "spirited" use. It does require rocking the pedal a bit to activate it twice; it would be nice if this weren't the case, but it's obviously a limitation of the button used. I wish they hadn't used a button that requires so much travel to release, but it's a minor complaint.

The 9V is on the left side, below the output jack if you're looking down at it. There's no excuse for placing it here. They probably did this for packaging and ease of manufacturing. The problem is that this sits at the end of my line of pedals, which are all plugged into a Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2, so I could really use a longer cord to plug the Crybaby in (Voodoo Labs is happy to accommodate any kind of need for power adapter cords, so this is simply a matter of calling them up and paying a few bucks for another one).

Pedal travel is good, I'd say probably one of the best I've ever tried. I briefly owned a Digitech Whammy reissue (tried it out for a few days before returning it) and this seems to travel about twice as far. I really felt like the Whammy did not have enough travel to allow for fine tweaking; the Crybaby in comparison feels just right (travel is not excessive, either). It also feels a bit looser than the Whammy (though, if I remember correctly, that might be adjustable on the Digitech), but again, it doesn't stray to the other side of the spectrum, as this pedal stays where I put it without being a pain to rock. I think that the feel of the pedal action is literally perfect. I'm not sure if any of these parameters are adjustable, as I have not had the desire to adjust them.

It stays put no matter where I put it: carpet, tile, wood, etc. Most of my other pedals aren't hefty enough to keep from moving a bit when laying on thick carpet.

For ease of use, I give it a ten. Plug it in, step on it, and play away. It doesn't get any easier.

Sound quality: let's start off with some gear. I've got a Squier Strat with a Seymour Duncan Hot Rails in the bridge, some various other pedals, a Peavey Classic 50 amp, and a small Behringer 15-watt practice amp. I mention the Behringer because I actually played the Dunlop with that amp for a while before I was able to pair it up with the Peavey.

Plugged into the solid state Behringer, it sounded as awesome as a solid state practice amp could. I was very satisfied with the purchase and I thought it sounded better than many other wahs that I've heard.

But then I plugged it into the Peavey tube amp, and became a little disappointed. Don't get me wrong, it sounds pretty decent, but at high volumes it seems quite a bit harsh on any setting. When set to the heel, the low end seems a bit flatter than I'd like. When set to the toe, the highs seem a little too loud. And whenever the pedal is on, it pumps up the volume significantly. I'm going to look into possibly modifying the pedal to see if I can improve the sound.

I used to keep my BBE Sonic Stomp on the end of my pedal chain, as it seems to improve just about any pedal I can plug in before it, but the Crybaby sounds even worse before the Sonic Stomp. It multiplies the harshness of the pedal. Just moving it behind the Sonic Stomp was a big improvement.

Don't get me wrong, there are some wicked sounds that come out of the amp when I turn on the Crybaby along with my Synth Mangler pedal, but I'd prefer a little bit smoother sound when I don't have the fuzz pedals on.

For sound quality, I'd rate this a 6. In my opinion, 5 is average, so this is above average. It sounds as good or better than most wahs I've played with, but I'm confident you could find a better one if you spent some time and a bit more money. More of a 6.5, really.

Reliability: feels very solid. Nice heft to it, without being excessively heavy. I've had it for about 6 months now and use it almost every day. I've never had a problem with it. Seems very sturdy and I doubt it would ever give me any problems.

Customer support: never tried it.

I bought this new, I think, from Guitar Center for 80 bucks. I say "I think" because Guitar Center didn't give it to me in a box, they just pulled it out of their display case. The sticker on the bottom says "List $210.30", but I find it hard to believe they would list this for such a high price. Still, I'd probably pay at least $100 for a sturdy wah that plays this good and sounds this decent.

The biggest pluses about this wah are that it's cheap, it sounds pretty good, and it's simple. I really wanted a GigFX Kilo-wah... and I would still love to try one, but after buying this pedal, I was glad that I saved some money and got something simple. This pedal looks good, feels good, and sounds pretty good, and there's no complications or settings to fool with (this might be bad if you like options, but I prefer simplicity as I'm usually left fiddling with things forever if I have too many).

Overall, I don't think it's perfect, but it's very much worth the price I paid, if not even a little more.

Easy on/off switching when compared to the Vox V847. Other than that it's just a matter of getting used to the sweep. If you want to set the wah at a certain point in the sweep, it will hold it's place and not slide on it's own.

This is a great sounding wah, depending on what you want. I ran this wah right beside the Vox V847 to compare. The Classic has WAY better low end response if you want your wah tone to growl and have some power. The VOX was more "chirpy" with a much higher frequency range. For the the Classic won out because of the better bass response. It can be a little muddy at times and for the the sweep could go a little higher but it sounds amazing for almost every style of music. I'd say better for dirty blues than funk though. The sound fits into a mix nicely. When the pedal is off, I noticed no tone sucking at all. Very quiet and no mechanical noise in the signal. I have no idea if the Fasel thing makes any difference. Doesn't much matter to me as long as I like it.

So far so good. I would think it would be difficult to break the frame of this.

I generally use my Classic for blues. It hits both rhythm and lead parts nicely. I play a Strat through a TS9 into a Deluxe Reverb and it sounds great. More of a subtle sweep than other wahs which I enjoy. It doesn't completely take over your tone. Again, a slightly higher sweep range would be good at times but it's perfect for almost everything. Both this and the V847 are great wahs. Try them both and pick the one that suits your sound.

Straightforward to use. No adjustments. Very poor placement of the AC adapter jack that is next to the amplifier jack on the left side panel. They missed on this one. Poor design. Requires alot of foot pressure/a good stomp to engage/disengage the pedal.

Decent sound although this is my first, last, and only wah so I have no other wah for comparison. Sounds fine enough to me. Somewhat signal robbing when engaged and pedal is back. My search for a wah is over as I'll keep this one. Perhaps I'll send this one to Keeley for his enhancements.

Must be reliable since I bought it used and it works just fine.

Good wah pedal especially for the price I paid for it used. Plain, good, and simple to use. I checked out some custom wahs that were hundreds of dollars more than this one. IMO way too much $$$ to spend on a wah pedal.

This pedal is nice because no adjustments. I rather be playing my guitar than having to continually fuss around with controls knobs and adjustments. The used guitar equipment market is great because of the many folks with G.A.S. who endlessly buy, try, and then sell away perfectly good almost new guitar stuff for less than the going street price.

It's a dunlop wah, not really practical to use, you have to push forward until the pedal clicks. The AC input isn't centered so i had to remove a part of the case so the cable would plug.

I bought this because i thought the normal crybaby sounded very simple, and yes this one sounds good... but that's it. I think the bass end is very limited, and this one's good for accentuate the mids and highs and that's it. When you turn it on, the highs in your signal get boosted and that's a little bit annoying but lets you know when it's on. If you want wah tones like metallica's Kirk Hammet i think this one is what you're looking for.

It produces hiss everytime, running or AC or batteries. And sometimes, it grabs radio stations and you can hear them. I have tried with 3 different set ups and the same problem in all.

I've had this wah for 2 years now because i can't afford another one. It sucks. First of all, sometimes when you turn it on, you'll lose your signal. Why? Don't know. You just get a hiss and you have to turn it on and off until it's fixed. This is very annoying and it has happened to me live, ruining songs. Everybody tell me to throw this one away but i have nothing to replace it with...
The AC jack is defective and i had to remove a part of it so i could plug an AC adapter. But well the first reason is enough to not use it live.

There isn't customer support in my country.

This wah was cool when i bought it until i discovered the many flaws it has. I got it because some package company lost my MXR blue box and in exchange the store offered me this or the original crybaby. What a mistake, i should have taken the money and go for a morley wah. I was also thinking of a Crybaby Q but now i know how dunlop products are defective i won't buy anything for them ever again.

Easy Peazy, On or off no confusion with settings

A real sexy sweet tone, you can achieve the wah effects heard on the songs Dave Berry the crying game or breads guitar man. along with heaps of other classics. The wah has a kind of b in front of it, like Bwahhhh. sweeet.HERES A TIP when i got it out of the box there was this slight dirtiness in the clean mode a little crackle amplified with the use of overdrive, after a spell of disappointment with my new toy, i got some inox (like WD40 or any other contact cleaner.) and gave the pot (thing that moves and creates the electronic wah effect)a jolly good spraying, and after that, a completely smooth effect. I do also experience a low in the neck pickup position that vibrates the monkeys out of my amp but apparently you can adjust the position with the pot, ill give that a go.

so far so sweet

haven't needed them

Great pedal for any style of music particularly blues and 70's porno sounds

Very easy to use.
Although some kind of function for on/off would be nice.

I think there is no better for the price i paid.100 dollar.
Shure there is Buddwha and the others but this is so sweet after the "mini-mod" you just open the back of the wha and set the slider one notch back ,and you wont believe the sound.
Smoother, sharper, less harsh.

Its made of steel, i think i can depend on it.
I would use it without a backup yes.

I've tried Morley and Behringer to no avail. Always looked for that rich, deep wah. This baby has it. Fasel inductor - must be the secret. Is a little bit of a tone sucker when ON but that's my only complaint. Really easy to use.

As mentioned, this unit has a really nice wah effect. Your tone gets very trebly when its ON but the wah effect is cool.

Had it for a month - so far so good. Battery life is excellent.

So far this is the best sounding wah that I've used. Great pedal for the price.

Easy to use, I like the sweep range because it's not too wide, not too narrow. It has nice peak to it, and thankfully free from the "vomit" tone.

I felt compelled to write this review after my experience ripping out the guts and trying a drop in dyi kit from an online company that I will leave nameless. When I first bought this pedal, I figured I don't really use a wah too much and it was good enough. I thought it really sounded pretty good. I had only one complaint which I still do, and that your sound seems to get a tad small when you kick it on. Strangly, you don't notice this at all until you shut if off. Anyway, this kit sounded like crap, those nameless guys need to go through their circuit do some major work. So put the guts back in this one and felt like I was back home again. It really sounds good, with a very vocal, very voodoo chile approve tone. All this despite the creepy surface mount technology. The by-pass is supposed to be true hardwire by-pass, but I still feel it somehow alters my tone. However, in my particular rig, it alters it for the better. The kit I tried also had a DPDT switch but ate gobs of tone in by-pass. So my theory is that despite the DPDT switch I think the signal still runs around some traces on the board on the way to the output jack in by-pass and some slight weirdness happens to it from capacitive coupling effects etc. Maybe I'm wrong.

Jacks are mounted to the board which is a fact of life in mass produced stuff these days. My advice is use a right angle jack to plug in if it's all the way on the right of your pedal board. Oh and my little invention I wanted to share for mounting a wah on a pedal board, forget velcro. Go to a hardware store and get longer bolts to replace the ones that screw into the feet. Run them right through the bottom of your wood pedal board into the wah, leaving the rubber feet on. They act like lock washers and the pedal feels SOOOO solid when you kick it on and use it. So as for reliability, I haven't had a problem with the pot yet or anything else. So I give it an N A

I've e-mailed dunlop before and got fairly fast responses to tech questions. I think these guys are pretty good despite all the flak they get as huge mass-production company.

I would probably try something else if it was stolen, probably get a real vintage one so I could have some fun tinkering. But overall, I think this is a terrific wah and was very well voiced and designed. I guess there must be something to that fassel inductor, because it's hard to feel like you get any mojo out of microscopic surface mount components. I'm giving it a 9 only because I'm sure there are no shortage of boutique wahs out there that would sound better. But again, if you want a great sounding wah which just the right amount of quack and tight response, and don't want to descend into vintage mania, get this and be done with it. I tried my friends slash wah which I thought was really lame compared to this so I really think this one is very, very good, especially compared to other mass produced cheap wahs.