Dunlop Crybaby

Pretty damn easy. Some people complain that you have to press down really hard to activate/deactivate the effect, but you can replace the small circular felt piece underneath the pedal that hits the switch with a piece of wood and it'll be much easier (if you don't want to do all that, tape a penny to it or something!).

My setup: Guitar -> Uni-vibe -> Memory Man -> Crybaby -> Amp
I've found that putting the Crybaby right before the amp is the quietest and best sounding. The effect sounds great, though I do hear some faint scratching and am thinking of replacing the pot (about $20). I haven't compared it to other wahs though.

I'd had numerous problems with this thing in the past: the action wasn't smooth, picked up radio sounds, scratchiness, the jacks were loose... but the good thing about the pedal is that it's very simple and all I had to do to get rid of all the problems is open it up and mess with it a lot. Now it works great. So I guess if you don't like tinkering with effects and just want something that works, this might not be the best toy for you.

Dunlop has a bad rep, but their website is pretty helpful (describes fixes to everything I mentioned above). I've also called them and talked to repair guys that were helpful and without having to wait on hold. The only bad thing is a non-warrany repair is $50 (compared to Electro-Harmonix which is $15).

It's fairly cheap, sounds good (when working properly), and is supposed to be the "real deal" (authentic vintage sound), so I give it the thumbs up! Still, if I were really picky about wahs I'd try out other ones...

If you can't figure out how to operate this, then you're a damn moron.

This pedal has a good classic wah sound to it, and no matter what your setup is (unless you have a crap-ass setup), you should be able to get some great sounds from it.

If the likes of Hendrix and Clapton could depend on these, then so can you. Hasn't given me a single problem yet.

Never dealt with them.

No matter what style you play, this pedal should be in your setup. It delivers that classic wah sound you're looking for...although I think Vox's wah pedals have a warmer sound to them. Either way, it's all in the ear of the beholder.

pretty straight forward, the only complaint is that you need to press the pedal with force to switch the pedal on/off

Not, too bad....i sorta wish that id tried other pedals before buying. I was choosing b/w a vox wah or this, i chose this cuz it had an adapter output. The tone is average, but the frequency sweep is too compact...the budwah is excellent but i cant get it at a good price in Australia

Solid as a rock, but the lead input has stuffed around a little bit now

N/A i should really ask about the lead input, but im too lazy

Good, no real complaints. You can modify it if you like a more warm and full tone by rotating the pod (i think thats what its called) but dont do it if you dont know how to do it

How Easy Could It Be? I've Had Mind For Over 1 1/2 Years and I'm Very Satisfied

I'm A 10 Year Old Guitarist From South Florida and I've Played With A Few Bands.My Setup Is A Squier Strat And An Epiphone Firebird VII With A TS-9 Tube Screamer,Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensamble Hooked Up To A '68 Fender Super Reverb or Crate GX-15R Amp.Try To Keep The Tube Screamer Down Cause You Could Get Some Annoying Feedback.

I Can Depend On This Pedal.It's Probably The Best Pedal I've Ever Had.

THIS IS A FLAT OUT EXCELLENT PEDAL!!!!!!!

How hard can it be? step on it and move your foot to and fro.

My setup is a Fender texas special strat with a red lace sensor in the tail position and a Marshall MG80RCD. The Wah from this pedal is the time proven funky wah we are all familiar with. It has remained (for the most part) unchanged. It is the standard.

Seems well built. I do not like the plastic mechanism with the grease all over it, but it does work. I guess it's some kind of "space-age nylon composite ergonomically impact resistant polymer" In a word, SHIT. I suspect it will last only breifly with moderate use. It has been solid thus far, so my complaint may be moot. I think for the coin these pedals command they could at least use metal.

I don't know, I hope I never do.

The sound is there, I can go from Clapton to goofy, Wicca, wicca, wow,wow funk in an instant. I love it. I just need to get my technique honed to take advantage of all I know it's capable of. I'm new to the wild world of wah, so time will tell. Buy it again? yeah, I suppose. The reviews here on the Morley offerings were not very inspiring. This Crybaby does it for me.

Man , very easy just use your foot and move it ,
I bought it 2nd hands ,so it didn't have a manual ,
and it actually starts easy to use but if you really want to do something special ,you won't just move it back ,forth ,back ,etc.
but you start to learn with you ear how it suits your stile ,
and actually this wah is perfect for all these styles out there.
but there are many ways to use it ,before distortion ,after distortion as a filter etc. but what i mean is the way you sweep , you can sweep it slowly , fast ,random ,accent your notes or licks ,and stuff , so if you want to use it in a good inspiring way ,
you should expiriment ,and not just wack it back and forth.

and some people below say that the switch is hard to push , if so ,you should put a piece of carton board or something on you switch,
to make it higher and so it is easyer to switch it on or off.

my setup is :
epiphone les paul(a bit noisy pickups)-\boss me-6 multi effects-\cry baby wah-\boston volume pedal-\peavey backstage 30

With my setup ,the pedle isn't noisy at all ,first it was though , cous my pott was old and scratchy ,but i replaced it and now it works like a charme!!

Iplay a lot of metallica ,hendrix ,oasis ,iron maiden ,and it suits all these bands perfect ,i like the high ends , the low ends ,everything is just great ,even the sweep range is good , before and after distortion .
and the higher i put my distortion ,the better it sounds ,
don't put your dstortion to weak though ,it will make the wah less contious of the distortion.
so if there are people out there who think their wah sounds bad,
you should just expiriment with it , other wise it might sound bad , and that's a shame for such a great pedal.

sometimes it just suits so perfectly with my distortion ,that it really mixes in great ,you can really hear it scream.
really cool

it is made of steal ,very reliable !!
i never had a problem with is so far ,
only the paint is starting to come off ,butt hey , who cares.
and the battery last really long ,in my case and i use the pedal every day a lot .

my pot was scratchy ,but that is natural ,
so i let a friend replace it .
now it sounds the same ,and that pot lasted really long ,couse i got it 2nd hand , and that man had already used it a lot ,and then i used it for a year ,and it started to scratch.

With the styles i play , like metallica etc. it really kickes all babys' asses!!
i would really buy a new one if it broke!!
i have been using it for 1,5 year now ,and it really rules.
and if u are a real metal fan , i suggest you bring in some more mids to make it sound fuller ,maybe bring the mids up to 5!!
I don't hate anything about it , it is the best effect in the world!!
I did compare it to the morley bad horsey wich also is a great pedal ,
but i still like this one more becouse the feel of it ,not only the sound but also the fact that it is made out of steel.
it really helps bringing more colour in your playing ,if you use it the right way ,i promise you you will like it!!

Hmm. Rock your foot back and forth......

I know people have been saying it buzzes and stuff, but mine has no problems, and i've used it for 2 years. It works great with distortion too. However at high volumes it gives a bit of feedback if you leave it in 1 position for too long.

I'd never use anything on a gig without a backup.
You can depend on it to an extent. You really need to make sure you press down the on/off switch, or it might not work properly.

Never needed them

I play metal and this is perfect for it. You can always get a great sound out of it, u just need to get used to it, and that takes time. It kicks any other wah's ass. The only thing i'd change is the switch. It needs to be easier to switch on and off, coz sometimes it gets caught in between.

Dirt simple. Doesn't require a ton of effort to turn it on/off. Wish I didn't have to remove the bottom plate to get at the battery!

Good when it works properly.

This is the most undependable pedal I have owned, except maybe for the Snarling Dogs Whine-O. Battery jack is shit. I'm assuming you have to clean this thing somehow because mines makes a horrible crackling sound when you rock back and forth. Don't buy one unless you like either fixing cheap pieces of crap or enjoy smashing things. I guess the $69.95 price should have told me somthing.

Didn't bother. Maybe the more expensive Crybaby's are a little better...

Don't buy one!!!

The easiest, without knobs, only on/off under the pedal. Sometimes on/off button is hard to press, but it's just OK.

I use with Fernandes & Fender strato guitar, Marshall & Rolling amps. Great wah, but noise will occure due to the treble boost. Best to use without distortion, or use it after distortions to get the strong wah sound but will increase the sound volume. Could be used to aprroach a little bit of Hammett, Slash wah, etc.

Good and rigid case. But after 5 years, "clack-clack" sound will occur. Seems like ash and dust are sticking in the pedal rotary and the grease was gone. I should add some grease again (i use car grease!) and it works good again. For keeping up it work well you should keep it in its box or often clean it after use it (your boots surely make it dirty).

Never dealt with them. I've ever dealt with Roland/Boss and they're friendly by sent me a manual. But I donno with Dunlop.

I play rock/metal/blues. Good sound from Crybaby that I got. I've been playing since 90. If it lost, I will cry with my own eyes because I have no money to buy again (now US$=Rp10000 so the price is 4x!!!) I love it because it's very simple. I hate a little because the sound's not a killer one. I wish the price of effects will decrease.

It's a wah pedal. Unless you have no legs, it shouldn't be a big deal.
The manual is totally lame and unnecessary. I don't know why, but Dunlop ships one of these wah manuals with every pedal they make (Fuzz Face, Phase 90 etc.) instead of a manual for the product that you actually purchased. Why? I hate Dunlop.

If the sound of cattle farting while wearing tight jeans rocks your world, this pedal will really put you in the ZONE. With all the good wha's out there on the market today, why anyone would bother with a standard Cry Baby is beyond me (I can only hope the more expensive Cry Baby models sound better).

The Cry Baby pedal I have is gutless with a super harsh high-end and a really tubby low-end. Sounds OK clean when I use it with the compressor from my Route 66 pedal, but not great. Sounds like shit with distortion both before and after the distortion/fuzz/overdrive pedal.

Do yourself a favor. Save the pennies and go buy a good wah. In the long run you will be better off if you plan to use it regularly.

Its sturdy. I don't use it so it should last forever. I'll probably take it out of commission by getting it modded with the RMC1 mod rather than sell it to some poor sap.

Never had to deal with them. Hopefully It's better than their product.

I'd rather have a rectal exam from a proctologist named Dr. Fisto than use this piece of crap. What lame excuse for a wah.