Dunlop Crybaby
Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: US $60.00
Submitted 12/26/1997
at 07:31pm
by Jon Seaver
Ease of Use
:
10
if you can't figure it out you should die
Sound Quality
:
6
I use a Jag-Stang and a Marshall VS100R and this isn't a bad effect clean, but distortion sucks. It doesn't even sound like wah. I was very dissapointed with this effect. If you turned your amp up halfway, this thing goes crazy. It starts screaming nd humming even when you turn your volume down. i was not impreesed with that. It is a good effect only without distortion
Reliability
:
5
Mine is kinda messed up and i have had it maybe 6 months
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
never called them
Overall Rating
:
4
If you are going to buy an effect. THink twice before buying one of these. Don't get me wrong Dunlop makes some awesome pedals like the uni-vibe, but you should look at another effect if it is one of your first. Especially if you want it to last. The only thihg that isn't bad is on some songs if you want a solo KIND OF like zero by the smashing pumpkins you can sort of get it by going crazy. If you are looking for warm overdriven wah, this is not you r pedal. Email if you have any questions
Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: US $68
Submitted 12/15/1997
at 09:37am
by Anonymous
Ease of Use
:
10
Just press it down and rock. Can't get much better than that!
Sound Quality
:
9
No complaints with this one. It gives you more variation if its patched through your effects loop.
Reliability
:
5
This is the only area I've had problems. I was playing on stage, went to turn it on, and the stupid switch broke. I had to play the rest of the set with no wah, which sounded like shit in parts I specifically wrote for it.
Customer Support
:
9
They have a very fast turn around time if you need to mail order parts. I ordered a new switch (came to $15 after cost and all the charges), and I was up and running again in two weeks.
Overall Rating
:
10
Great wah, without any of the flash or useless features thrown in many others. If it wasn't for some switch problems, this would be the greatest wah ever made.
Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: US $69
Submitted 10/06/1997
at 08:57pm
by Todd Rabideau
Ease of Use
:
10
Like the others say- easy as hell. Just click and rock it back and forth. Fun to get a feel and get your groove on.
Sound Quality
:
10
Sounds great- good enough for hendrix.
Reliability
:
10
No problems after months of abuse.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Never had to.
Overall Rating
:
10
Would buy it again- one of the cheapest in the group, yet still has a classic sound quality. Great fun to mess around with the multiple sounds you can get.
Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: US $80
Submitted 09/21/1997
at 08:29am
by Anonymous
Ease of Use
:
8
Pretty easy to use just step on the pedal real hard to activate it. Only thing I found is when you click the pedal on you get this loud POP but other then that its kewl
Sound Quality
:
7
The pedal only works good on a clean tone on the amp. IF you run distortion through it, it sounds very bad. The only other then I dont like about it is when you play it through a clean tone with a alot of trebble on it and you step on the pedal all the way down it makes my amp pop really loud and you have a chance of murdering your amp.
Reliability
:
8
Yeah you can depend on it. Its built pretty good. I like to use it for Zydeco sounds. Im from Louisiana and its basically just french music thats the only thing I use this pedal for.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
I have never had to deal with them before. But Im sure they would be very helpful if I had a problem
Overall Rating
:
8
I would buy it again.
Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: US $65
Submitted 09/01/1997
at 03:50pm
by Joe K
Ease of Use
:
10
very basic, step, and move your foot around. I don't like that thing morley does now, with springs
Sound Quality
:
9
Sounds great, a lot stronger than the Vox. One commplant is that every time i turn it on i hear a click. Its not a big deal, though
Reliability
:
6
Its very sturdy. The only thing is that every time you need to change the battery, you need to unscrew the back, and expose the guts of it. Its good if you want to find out what pots and resistors it uses.
Customer Support
:
10
Amazing, Amazing, Amazing. My first one started to squeak when after a year and a month. I brought it to a dealer, and they found that some other stuff was wrong. I asked Dunlop if i could use my warrenty even though the year was up. The said yes, and i had a new one in 20 days!
Overall Rating
:
8
I love this pedal. If i had to do it again, i would buy this one. The only one that would compare is the Crybaby 535. But it cost a little more and i'm not sure if its worth it.
Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: US $50 used
Submitted 06/25/1997
at 03:24pm
by Anonymous
Ease of Use
:
9
Yeah, I know it's easy to operate a wah. But the switch on this one works properly only about 90% of the time. I've heard other reports of bad switches, but I'll see what I can do about this one.
Sound Quality
:
9
Sounds great when you can dial in the exact range you're lookin for, but I think it has too much bass--at least, mine does. I'll have to try the gear mod.
Reliability
:
10
This would survive a nuclear blast. Just clean the hairs out of the pot every once in a while.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
N/A
Overall Rating
:
9
The Crybaby varies from pedal to pedal so try out the one you're looking to buy. Mine was $50 used, so I'm happy with mine. Used ones are, for some reason, hard to come by in my area. Great value. Buy one.
Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: US $70
Submitted 06/20/1997
at 10:11am
by Anonymous
Ease of Use
:
10
a few months ago i was in a real bad car accident and was rendered brain dead but the one thing i could still do was play with the crybaby, well not really but thats how easy it is click on rock back and forth, no knobs nothin
Sound Quality
:
9
amazing, but only if you put it in BEFORE the distortion, it gives real smooth wha, its not quite as wide as a vox but i use it as a smooth filter. no bad noise like i was getting when i tried out the jimi hendrix wah, this is clean, of course if you put up all the way and leave it there it will clip clean stuff and add feedback to distorted stuff(also works as a feedbacker) all in all it sounds great, i plug it in before my t3 preamp and it sounds great
Reliability
:
9
Mine was recently enlisted to fight in the gulf war, after a few scud missile hits it still had enough to take out enemy tanks and that IS true, this is built like a tank and since november i haven't had to change the battery once but some times, if i'm sitting down, when i click it on it only goes halfway on so i have to work it to get it on but otherwise it always works fine
Overall Rating
:
10
i'd buy it again and again and again... it will work with any still of music and it just plain sounds great, it won't do the wide talkie effects of a vox so i might want to get one of those when i get the $$$ but i'll still keep this for reall smooth stuff
Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: Pound Sterling 89
Submitted 06/08/1997
at 06:44am
by Anonymous
Ease of Use
:
9
Just slap in the cords and play! First time round I got the wires the wrong way round, and got a cool screeching sound.
Sound Quality
:
9
Depends where it is placed. I use a crap RAk distortion box, and the distortion on the amp as well. At the moment the crybaby is placed first, as this way the pedal can be turned on without loss of volume.
Reliability
:
9
Ya zz cool
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Never had to ask them anything
Overall Rating
:
9
I don't have much experience with pedals and things, but this one sounded like slash on Sweet child o' mine and that suits me fine!
Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: US $59
Submitted 06/02/1997
at 01:26pm
by Anonymous
Ease of Use
:
10
Simple to use. Plug it in a rock your foot back and forth. It's that simple.
Sound Quality
:
9
I use on a Kawai K11 Keyboard and it is great. It gives out a very unique sound. You won't hear very many keyboards with a Wha Wha. But it can give out a sort of feed back sound sometimes. I have found that I can not use it on some PA systems.
Reliability
:
10
Very dependable. I never bring a backup, there is no need to.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Never had to.
Overall Rating
:
9
I would buy it again. Sure. I wish it would be at more of an angle so my ankle would not get so sore after a while. I think more keyboard players should use them for their keyboards. They would find it to have an awesome sound! You might need to adjust the switch. They have it low when you buy it, there for it hard to push down on.
Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: US $75
Submitted 05/30/1997
at 08:49pm
by Matthew Grassi
Ease of Use
:
8
simple just plug in two wires and rock your foot back and forth! -2 points for the hard to change bypass switch
Sound Quality
:
8
Sounds great! A bit to trebly though! I don't like the bypass to much it changes the tone of the original signal too much! I wish it had a true bypass, and an LED light.
Reliability
:
10
Depenable!!!!! Made of steel! don't need a backup.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Never Delt with Dunlop!
Overall Rating
:
9
I would probably by this pedal again because I use it a lot and it is really cool! It's even fun to play with if you know what I mean!
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