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Dunlop Crybaby

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Price New Dunlop Crybaby @ Musician's Friend
Manufacturer URL http://www.jimdunlop.com/
Ease of Use 9.2 (253 responses)
Sound Quality 8.0 (257 responses)
Reliability 8.4 (244 responses)
Customer Support 6.4 (33 responses)
Overall Rating 8.4 (238 responses)
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Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: US $60
Submitted 03/26/2001 at 04:21pm by Anonymous

Ease of Use : 10
Very simple, almost anything sounds cool. You can't go wrong with a wah.

Sound Quality : 8
Sounds good, but nothing special.

Reliability : 3
Okay, first the plastic battery holder broke only a few weeks after buying the thing. Then the thing started not turning on/off every time (I had to step on it twice or more). Finally two very strange things happened at the same time: the pedal part (bent?) so that I couldn't hit the switch without using my hand and then the thing just stopped working. I've kicked myself in the head ever since for not filling out the warranty.

Customer Support : No Opinion
Like a lazy idiot, I did not fill out the warranty therefore I didn't bother the company about it.

Overall Rating : 7
It was an okay wah, worth the money I guess. I think the Vox wahs may sound about the same but look a lot cooler. I wouldn't recommend this device.


Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: US $75
Submitted 03/11/2001 at 01:08pm by Rory
Email: freakmonkey62<at>yahoo dot com

Ease of Use : 10
If you can't use this thing, then you're a sad excuse for a human being. I have the newer model with theeasy-open battery clip thingy, so there's no problems.

Sound Quality : 8
I run Gibson and Epiphone SGs into a Boss EQ pedal, the Crybaby and finally into a Crate GFX212. I can get a pretty close approximation of Kirk Hammett's lead tone with it, which is all I'm going for. I play metal and more metal, and I use it on almost all of my solos. It doesn't mesh so well with my amp's distortion, but it's good enough. The only time I've had noise problems with it is when I'm using high gain and not playing anything with the pedal in treble position. I had a few problems with harmonics, but the EQ does a good job at fixing that.

Reliability : 9
It's rock solid. I've kicked it, dropped it, thrown it around, dropped stuff on it, and it works fine. Only problem is very rarely, it won't switch all the way and will cut my sound, but that's very rare and another hit on the switch fixes it.

Customer Support : No Opinion
Never had to deal with them, probably won't.

Overall Rating : 9
I've had this pedal for a year and a half and it works fine for me. I can get a good metal lead wah sound, and I really don't use it for much other than leads. If it were stolen, I would check out a 535Q or Dunlop's rack wah, but I don't have anything against this. The other guitarist in my band had one, but the pedal got really loose and he just bought a Vox, which, in my opinion, is only slightly better than this. I could have paid $5 less at Daddy's but I decided to support the little stores instead. Good pedal for the money. I would NEVER get a wah pedal of lesser quality than this.


Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted 02/16/2001 at 12:40pm by steve

Ease of Use : 10
Step on it.

Sound Quality : 10
I play an Amer. Strat with stock setup > Crybaby > Marshall 602 60W combo with Danelectro chorus and echo pedals in the effects loop. Every now and then I throw in a Fuzz Face or Big Muff after the Crybaby. I always thought that it sounded better in front of distortion not behind it. This pedal and the Vox are the standards for classic wah. Hendrix and Clapton used both. I never use it on the clean channel, only for overdrive. If you want a Clapton sound, crank the gain on your amp to 10 and find the sweet spot of the Crybaby (about 1/2 way back) and turn down the tone of your guitar. Every good rock guitarist uses a wah pedal. You cannot wail without a Crybaby.

Reliability : 10
Bullet proof. I've had it for 26 years. There's hardly any paint left on it. This pedal has been through everything and still works beautifully.

Customer Support : No Opinion
Only time I ever dealt with them was to order some new rubber feet and rubber foot pad a couple of years ago.

Overall Rating : 10
I've been playing for 30 years mostly blues, hard rock and some jazz. This was the first pedal I ever bought 26 years ago. The Crybaby has become so much a part of my playing that I couldn't imagine playing without it. A truly classic pedal that I take for granted.


Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: US $40 used
Submitted 02/08/2001 at 06:10pm by brandon
Email: bmh0316<at>hotmail dot com

Ease of Use : 9
Very easy to use There is one switch and that is the rocker pedal Not hard at all

Sound Quality : 5
Well it sounds good on clean tone but if you put this thing under distortion you are going to wish you hadnt. This wah like most distorts you tone a lot so that it is very twany and it sucks you tone is so bright it ruins the sound of the distortion Dont expect much

Reliability : 8
This is built almost as good as a boss

Customer Support : 8
No problems besides the tone which isnt really a defect it is my disliking of the tone

Overall Rating : 7
Its an okay pedal if you are in the market shop around and try it before you buy it


Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: US $69
Submitted 02/08/2001 at 12:05pm by Anonymous

Ease of Use : 10

Sound Quality : 7
Gets pretty muddy and toneless at the bottom end, but that could be because its signal has declined over time (see below). The high end has never been too shrill or trebely, though. When I first bought the pedal, I would have rated it at 9. I liked it better than the most recent Vox wah at the time.

Reliability : 4
After three years of playing casually, jamming with friends, etc., it seems like there's a dead spot in the middle of the sweep. The quality/clarity of the bottom end has also gone south. It's been maintained well; I've only ever opened it to clean it with a swab (never use batteries, only AC adapter). A friend who has owned a Crybaby for a couple of years told me he has had similar problems. Maybe it's just the typical lifespan of the reissues.

Customer Support : No Opinion
Never tried to deal with them. For the cost and hassle to fix, may as well get another.

Overall Rating : No Opinion
Initially it worked well and the price was very reasonable. Can't comment personally on its reliability vs. other wahs, though.


Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: US free, man free
Submitted 02/07/2001 at 07:45pm by Anonymous

Ease of Use : 10
piece of cake.... put foot on, move foot up and down... easy, no?!

Sound Quality : 8
great highs... great lows.. what much more do u want?!

Reliability : 10
never had any problems with it.. well unless your gonna talk about that damn rubber foot grip thing... that bitch fell off... but its not needed unless your bear footed in the rain or something... ohh and its missing 1 of the 4 screws that hold on the bottom... hey not my fault.... like that when i got it!

Customer Support : No Opinion
man im not gonna call up dunlop over a damn rubber grip.... all they would do is put me on hold for 76 hours and then tell me to go to hell or to buy some krazyglue...

Overall Rating : 10
best damn pedal on earth... needs a new foot, paint job and a bottle of krazyglue for that damn rubber grip... other than that its the greatest... shes been through hell and back a million times and still no problems...(knock on wood)


Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: US $49.99 used
Submitted 02/01/2001 at 04:35pm by The Roadie
Email: none

Ease of Use : 10
You step on it, you rock your foot back and forth! Not too hard! =)

Sound Quality : 8
I play a reissue Fender Mustang, to the Crybaby, Rat2, Boss DS-1, Boss CS-2, EHX Small Stone, EHX Small Clone, Fender practice amp. This Wah doesnt seem to suck up any tone from my guitar at all. The Wah sounds pretty good, nothing spectacular. You can get a great Voodoo Child sound out of it, since Jimi did use a Crybaby. It sounds great with a little Rat2 distortion, but sounds really scratchy when I use my DS-1. I have my DS-1 up really loud, so it's not too graet with the Crybaby. I usually have my CS-2 on to smooth out my clean tones, to the Crybaby sounds great with it on.

Reliability : 10
Crybaby's are built great! As an added bonus, my model (a newer one) has a tab so you don't have to unscrew the bottom of this unit to get to the battery. It's made of solid steel and hard rubber. This thing will last a life time. Just keep it somewhat clean so your sound doesn't get too scratchy.

Customer Support : No Opinion
Never had to deal with them.

Overall Rating : 9
As my friend told when "every guitarist needs a wah to mess around with!" its so true! if you can get ahold of any wah for cheap go for it, even if you're a new guitarist or a pro. they are so much fun, and crybaby's are great! They are fairly cheap, even new! I have been playing for over 5 years, and this was my first wah pedal. I am very happy with it. If it were stolen, I'd definately get a new one.


Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: Greek Drachmas (32000)
Submitted 02/01/2001 at 06:16am by Rahsaan
Email: rahsaan at wfnk<dot>com

Ease of Use : 8
I agree with most people on this one: Extremely easy to use, but occasionally refuses to switch on/off.

Sound Quality : 9
I'm mainly a keyboard player so I use this with my Fender Rhodes and Hohner Clavinet. The Rhodes is plugged into an old Fender bass amp and the Clavinet goes directly to the mixing desk. I get amazing sound out of both, but at gigs I use it with the Clavi, cause it sounds shit without a wah! Our guitar player has the Jimi Hendrix JH-1 which he claims is much better with his Strat, but with keyboards I find that the JH-1 tends to mute the sound too much after about halway down.

I've also tried it with my Ibanez Axstar bass and I found the result quite impressive.

Use to produce a lot of hiss before I changed the factory treble setting.

Reliability : 9
I bought one, it refused to switch off on my first gig with it. I took it back to the shop and they gave me a new one which has been rock-steady for the past two years. I guess I just got a faulty model the first time round.

Customer Support : 10
I took the Crybaby back to the shop, the guy called customer support and they just gave me a new one. Perfect!

Overall Rating : 9
I play mainly jazz/funk and I find this pedal to be perfectly suited to the lo-fi sound I'm trying to get. I tend to use a lot of guitar effects (delay, envelope filter, overdrive, phaser) with my keyboard rig, but the Crybaby has become a mainstay. If it was stolen I'd go to my bass player's house and beat him on the head until he gave it back. At the time I bought it because it was the only wah-wah i'd tried out, but I've come to love it. I've heard good things about ther Vox wah-wah, but for the time being I'm more than satisfied. A tone control would be a nice touch...


Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: US $70
Submitted 01/06/2001 at 04:11pm by Tom Worboys
Email: none

Ease of Use : No Opinion
Any wah-wah is simple to use, yet very difficult (it's kind of zen). While there's nothing more to this pedal than on/off and rocking your foot back and forth for treble/bass, it's almost an entire instrument unto itself because of the subtleties involved.

Sound Quality : 8
My setup is Fender Strat w/Texas Specials -> Tubescreamer -> Big Muff -> Crybaby -> Fender Amp. It seems really important to have the Crybaby last in your effects chain. Otherwise, it sounds...well, bad. And my fuzz completely cloaks my wah if I put the wah first. In this order, it sounds fine.

It kind of gets hissy all the way forward and pretty muddy all the way back, but in the middle in sounds great. The extreme ends of the wah's range are still useful for playing funk and old porno music (boom chick-a WAH WAHHHH!).

I'm pretty sure that Jimi Hendrix used this wah. In fact, I'm pretty sure that most professional guitarists use either a Crybaby or a Vox wah-wah.

Reliability : 6
This is not as well built as my other pedals (Tubescreamer, Big Muff, and a veritable legion of BOSS and DOD pedals). I've had it 4 or 5 years, and it still works, but it's starting to get a little crackly, and I have to fiddle with the input jack sometimes to stop the sound from cutting out completely. It has an AC adaptor, which is strongly recommended because you have to take the whole bottom plate off to change batteries.

Customer Support : No Opinion
Never dealt with them, though I've heard bad things about Dunlop.

Overall Rating : 8
The wah-wah is probably the only effect pedal that is pretty much universally respected by all guitarists. No matter what style of electric guitar you play, the majority of artists in that genre probably use a wah-wah.

If it broke or got lost, I'd certainly get another wah-wah, but I'd probably compare the Crybaby to Dunlop's higher-end models and the Vox. However, I seem to remember the Crybaby sounding the best out of all the other wah-wah's when I bought it the first time, so odds are I'd buy it again. It's a good value for the price.


Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: US $79.99
Submitted 12/31/2000 at 12:18pm by Anonymous

Ease of Use : 9
Anybody can use this thing.....you step on it and that is about it.

Sound Quality : 8
i think it sounds pretty good on a Peavy Rage 158, and when i went to the store to buy it i plugged in on a Fender Princeton 65, man I want one of those bad. I think that there could be more bass, but it is the best i've played on so far.

Reliability : 10
It is made of metal. How much more does a person need?

Customer Support : No Opinion
never had to deal with em'

Overall Rating : 9
i think it is a pretty good pedal. i play mostly blues and classic rock and it is really good.


Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: US $89
Submitted 12/12/2000 at 09:50am by Anonymous

Ease of Use : 9
Wahs are not your standard pedal operation and they can be tricker for beginners... push down hard on the front to click it on/off, rock your foot on the pedal to control the effect.

Sound Quality : 6
I play a '99 Fender American Deluxe Strat -> Crybaby -> TS-9 Reissue -> Tech 21 Comptortion -> Way Huge Aqua Puss -> '65 Fender Twin Reissue. Its noisey when on of course, how much depends on where it is in your signal chain and what other effects you are using with it. You can get that 'wind' noise out of it easily by putting it before an overdrive. It does effect your tone a bit even when its off, but its not overly noticable. Its a fairly weak wah in my opinion, but you can get useable sounds out of it.

Reliability : 6
I have had a few of these, the pots and the switchs tend to die, and their battery life is very poor, get an ac adapter and save money. I plan on upgrading to a fulltone or a teese shortly. Its really frustrating at times because sometimes the switch doesnt work when it should so you have to be constantly worried if its on or off, it makes a audible pop when switched on as well.

Customer Support : No Opinion
Never dealth with the company.

Overall Rating : 7
I play rock, alternative, and the blues and a wah is a requirement. I've been playing for about 8 years and this is one of the few wahs i have used, just because it is cheap and readily available. In combination with other effects you can get alot of neat sounds out of it. There are much better wahs out there, this one just seems to be the standard.


Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: $1128.00 (MEXICAN PESOS.)
Submitted 11/25/2000 at 08:13pm by CARLOS.
Email: none

Ease of Use : 10
ITS BEAUTIFUL!!!ITS SOFT AND EASY TU PRESS IT,AND IT DOESNT FEEL IN THE FOOT WHEN YA PRESS IT.THIS WAH IS BEAUTIFUL.THE MANUAL IS NON--NEEDED.

Sound Quality : 9
I USE A PEAVEY GUITAR WITH PIEZOELECTRIC SYSTEM AND A MARSHALL AMP BUT HERE'S THE PROBLEM.I USE A ZOOM 505 AND THEN THE CRYBABY AND I CAN LISTEN THAT THE ZOOM'S SIGNAL GOES DOWN IN A 15-25 %.I THINK I WILL PUT THE EFFECTS LIKE THIS:CRY BABY AND THE ZOOM 505.AND SOMETIMES IT SHOUTS BUT WITH THE DELAY AND THE PINCHED HARMONICS,THE CRYBABY DO GREAT SOUNDS,LIKE WATER AND ... I DONT KNOW THE SOUND IS KIND OF SUI GENERIS.

Reliability : 10
I TOTALLY DEPEND ON IT.IT'S DIE CAST CHASIS ALLOWS ME TO PLAY WITHOUT FEAR OF BREAKING IT.I WILL PLAY LOTS OF GIGS WITH IT.ONLY MY FOUR WEAPONS:CHORUS,AUTOWAH,ZOOM 505,AND THE CRYBABY,AND OF COURSE MY AMP AND MY GUITAR.

Customer Support : No Opinion
I DIDNT TALK TO THEM.

Overall Rating : 10
I PLAY METAL AND GOTH STUFF,AND OF COURSE THIS IS A GOOD MATCH,IF YA WANT CASCADES OF BEATIFUL SOUNDS OR IF YA WANT TONS OF ANGRYNESS.I ALREADY BOUGHT IT.I HAVE ZOOM 505,IBANEZ SUPER CHORUS AND AUTOWAH.IF IT WERE STOLEN I INMEDIATLY WOULD BUY ANOTHER ONE.I LOVE THE SOFTNESS AND THE LONG LIFE OF IT.I WISH IT HAD A VOLUME CONMUTER IN IT FOR THE SAME PRICE.IT HELPS ME TO MAKE MUSIC.I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THE PRICE MUST BE CEAPER,ITS DIFFICULT TO GET ALL THE MONEY,AND IT COULD BE LITTLE SHOUTER.


Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: US $70
Submitted 11/03/2000 at 04:54pm by Dan the Strat Man
Email: none

Ease of Use : 10
It's real simple to use. To turn it on all you do is, press down on the front.(or vise versea) I haven't upgraded it ever.

Sound Quality : 6
I play with a Fender Stratocaster,and I run through a classic 30 all tube combo. I like this effect but, whenever I turn it on, the volume jumps to a higher level. So the volume is loud. That's the only reason I give this category a 6.

Reliability : 10
I can depend on it. It doesn't eat up batteries. They hardly ever go dead.

Customer Support : No Opinion
Nope never delt with Dunlop before.

Overall Rating : 10
I play blues/rock/jazz. I have been playing for 8 years. If it had been stolen, I would buy it again.


Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: US $69.99
Submitted 11/02/2000 at 09:46am by John
Email: johnpatenaude<at>hotmail dot com

Ease of Use : 10
Incredibly easy, once I figured out how to turn the thing on and off it was great. And for those of you who complain that there isn't a light to tell if it's on or not then maybe you should have your hearing checked to turn your distortion down. The manual is pretty lame but if you bought one of these things you shouldn't need to consult the manual for anything.

Sound Quality : 9
I play an Epiphone Supernova and put the pedal after my two tube screamers, a TS-9 and TS-10, and then run it into a Ross Compressor, a Rapco A/B box and then into my Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb. I play a lot Phish and similar music if you couldn't tell. It's a bit noisy when I turn it on but I blame that on my compressor and when I crank the screamers it tends to cause the amp to howl and gives me some nasty feedback, but that's okay because I don't play many songs which require the screamers to be on while using the wah. It does have a really bright tone when rocked all the way forward but once you get use to it it's a fun toy to add a new dimension to your sound. It's also great for creating old fashioned porno movie music.

Reliability : 10
I play mainly in jam sessions with friends so I've never had to rely upon it for a gig. I've kicked it, dropped it numerous times and it even decided to jump down a flight of steps one day and she kept on truckin. Definitely worth the green it cost me.

Customer Support : No Opinion
Beats me, if it ever broke I would try to have it fixed or replaced.

Overall Rating : 9
Like I said, I play a lot of Phish, Dead, Zeppelin and although they don't fit in this category -- Oasis. It's great for when you want to get funky or you're the only guy in drum circle that brought his guitar instead of his drum. I recommend it for anyone who has hit a wall with where they want to go with their sound. I use to be a straight player, no effects, only slight distortion and minimal funkiness. It has definitely allowed me to go different places while jamming or just holding a funky rhythm.


Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: 40 (#) used
Submitted 10/26/2000 at 08:51am by Lee Gadget Boy Hodge
Email: leehodge<at>hotrod dot co dot uk

Ease of Use : 10
Very simple! had never used a wah before and with no instructions i still picked it up in minutes!

Sound Quality : 9
I play various guitars (Telecaster/Sheraton/Stratocaster/Gibson L-6s Deluxe) through it with a 4x10 fender blues deville amp and sometimes also with a Korg AX-1000G alongside. i think this pedal has that really nice wah tone! However.... it does seem a little on the quiet side? as soon as i switch it, I seem to get a drop in volume?

Reliability : 6
Well where do i start?!?!? i bought this secondhand, not sure how old it is i would say around 5 years. After about a week it started hgetting very twitchy and i had to keep opening it up and fiddling wiht the wires. In the end i gave up with it, especially after getting the Korg but really missed it. last night i got it working again and found out that it was corrosion on the Multi-link plug to the circuit board. Nice sturdy case though, it takes a right beating when i let my mates have a go at 'wah-ing' while i play!

Customer Support : No Opinion
Never spoken to them. didnt really know where to start??

Overall Rating : 10
I play allsorts of styles (rock/blues/metal etc) and woudl say that somewhere along the lines i have managed to kick the pedal into action. i htikn the pedals great and if it dissapeared i would probably end up buying another. only wish it could be a bit louder!


Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: US $60
Submitted 10/16/2000 at 07:19pm by Sean Killingsworth
Email: none

Ease of Use : 10
Its a real complicated effect to use??????

Sound Quality : 10
I have found that you should try out as many of these things as you can cause they all sound ALOT different.sounds good to me. I run it through a DSL50 strait into the amps input then i run my other effects through the effects loop.I just think it sounds better this way. If you use distortion pedals run the wah in front of it(and any other effect).Got a Ibanez RG520 and a strat. sounds kinda tinny with the strats single coils but that shloud be expected.

Reliability : 10
I don't think you need to worry about it. It is made of metal.

Customer Support : No Opinion
I have not had to deal with them

Overall Rating : 10
Its all good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: stolen (aust) used
Submitted 09/18/2000 at 05:40pm by Anonymous

Ease of Use : 10
1. place foot on pedal
2. rock forward
3. rock back
4. repeat

Sound Quality : 4
using a standard strat into a guvner distortion into crybaby into fender twin reverb. also use other effects but it doesn't matter here.

i find the effect thin and lacking in depth. the scope between bass and treble is kinda narrow. the only way you can get a half decent response is by running through fuzz or dist first, which is obvious to say but i'd prefer a wah that can latch onto the signal without something to beef it up first.

Reliability : 4
well i can't really depend on it because it doesn't work anymore. it's built sturdy but that doesn't seem to have protected the circuitry. it's only ever been used at home, but i just plugged it in one day and _________________________ nothin. oh well.

Customer Support : No Opinion
i've never contacted dunlop because they're not listed in the phone book. i don't own a manual either but i guess if i looked for their number would probably turn up. let's face it, whenever something is broken, the last place you look for is the manufacturer, unless you are prepared to wait 10 years for them to do anything about it.

Overall Rating : 3
i swiped this from someone i don't like and i'll probably just leave it in his mailbox one day with a note saying sorry. i won't bother getting another wah pedal mainly because i associate them with the blues which bya nd large sounds passe and naff these days (i wonder if this will make me any enemies). the way zeppelin and hendrix played the blues is being lost and/or imitated and i won't have a part of it. anyway, this pedal is no longer functional (admittedly, a new pot would probably fix it) but it frustrated me just as much when it was working, so.... if anything beats this it's the vox wah (looks cool, sounds fatter).


Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: 250 (FIM) used
Submitted 09/18/2000 at 03:26am by Risto
Email: Ristosi at hotmail<dot>com

Ease of Use : 9
As easy as using any wah. Some have had problems with switching the thing on/off. When I first got this pedal, bought it used, I experienced the same as so many others. No matter how hard I pushed it seemed like the pedals own will was stronger than my foor. I adjusted the on/off swicth's hight and have had no trouble switching since. It's easier to get in by opening the door rather than going through the wall, take some time in adjusting your gear to your standards you'll find playing a lot easier. The adaptor get's disconnected quite easy and the lack of DC does not only take the wah sound off, but doesn't let any sound through the wah to the amp. This may create an interesting,artistic,acoustic turn.

Sound Quality : 8
Washburn N-4>crybaby>NS-2(TR-2,PQ-4 and SD-1 looped)>ME-5>Marshall 6100. This wah works really fine with the 6100's 2nd channels '45 and JCM 800 settings, the gain at about 5. I use the '45 and crybaby for playing Hendrix. The clean channel and crybaby adds up a funky wibe, great for 70's disco and Soul. With lower gain settings this thing works like a dream but as the gain increases the problems get bigger. The JCM 900 and LM channel with the crybaby sound pretty bad when using the neck pickup. The notes on the lower strings (E,A,D) get quite muddy and there's little separation whatsoever. If there's a lot of gain involved I use the neck pickup and this pedal mostly for adding depth to riffs or coloring tapping.
This pedal has very wide range, which is pleasing for expression and makes Crybaby versaitile. This coin has also a backside, when you switch the pedal on or off you have to sweep trough the treble boosted frequencies. If you have to change the wah sound quickly to something else a nasty squeek is performed to the audience. This happens to every wah pedal I've played but crybabys wide frequency range makes this problem worse.
You can get interesting intros by playing something with the pedal at treble positions and then switching it off.
Some tricks work some don't, one has to find out which he thinks do.

Reliability : 7
The adaptor get's disconnected quite easy and the lack of DC does not only take the wah sound off, but doesn't let any sound through the wah to the amp. It'll be nicer to switch from wah to non-wah than from electric to acoustic. Otherwise my Crybaby has been working OK.

Customer Support : No Opinion
Onion in PO. Haven't dealt with them, mostly because I don't know if there's any in Finland.

Overall Rating : 9
I bought this pedal used and at relatively low price ($40) and it has proven to be a goldmine. As I've learned it's boundries and capabilities I've got more and more out of it and I think the vain is not going to be dry any time soon. Though I get real shit out of it sometimes I really love this pedal. Quality compared to price would be something like12.


Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: 95 (english sovs)
Submitted 09/07/2000 at 01:25pm by rob
Email: raveypavey at aol<dot>com

Ease of Use : 10
Hmmm... you put your foot down on it clicking it on and then rocking
it back and forth, express yourself maaan!!

Sound Quality : 8
The sound is generally very good although when you rock it back it seems to go silenyt, you can get a fair
whackawhacka out of it and some nice filter sweeps and swarthes which sound monstrous, use your imagination and express yourself maaaan!!

Reliability : 9
I stubbed my toes on it but it is very tough, so I don't think it's going to keel over yet do you??

Customer Support : 7
I bought it from a local shop, whacked the money on the desk, took the thing home and played on it, simple as that, no problems what so ever, it has a year's guarantee

Overall Rating : 9
I play metal and hardcore every minute i am in my room as well as rock, blues, ambient

My set up


Encore Custom Model Guitar
|
Boss GT3 Multi -FX
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Crybaby
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Fender Squier 15 Watt Amp (not a Mesa Boogie)

It is a top piece of euipment which I use sparingly, there is nothing to hate about it except they could've included the Q dial from the 535 model in the first place instead of having to cash in on bringing out inferior updates and reissues
It does it's job with no messin' around
Oh yeah, you can use this to play the SHAFT THEME TUNE


Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: US $60.00
Submitted 08/27/2000 at 07:11pm by Mike Neff
Email: wildthingmike at hotmail<dot>com

Ease of Use : 10
It's a wah pedal...not to difficult. Despite all the little babys that say "this thing is hard to turn on," or " You need a heavy foot to turn it on," I find it quite easy to turn on and off.

Sound Quality : 3
I use a US Strat to a Fender Twin or my vintage '62 Bluesbreaker (that's right...VINTAGE). It sounds kinda bad compared to the 535Q wah. The treble will damage eardrums while the bass well...uh...won't. The bass is terrible. I can't even explain it. Trust me, it sucks. I love Clapton and Hendrix...it is a sin to use this wah while playing any of their songs.

Reliability : 10
It's made out of steel. It's pretty tough, I don't use it much though. If I wanted to use it for a gig, I'm sure it would be fine.

Customer Support : No Opinion
never dealt with them.

Overall Rating : 5
I play blues and classic rock. I, personally, don't like this pedal. I would not buy another if it was stolen. I hate the sound of it. It sounds cheap. The only reason I gave it a 5 is because it's build tough.


Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: US $69
Submitted 08/13/2000 at 07:07pm by Anonymous

Ease of Use : 9
I have had my crybaby for about a year and I love it. You can really get a good sound out of it if you know what you are doing. For goodness sake everybody that says its to thin don't rock the pedal from one end to another. To get a good sound out of it find your tonal spot and just barely give it some rocking motion and you will see what I mean. I give it a nine just because I am not skilled enough to make it do what all it can.

Sound Quality : 8
I use a SG through a Marshall amp(valvestate). The only time I find it noisy is when I am standing right in front of the amp. Step back a few steps and the noisy thing is gone. I usually run the wah always with the disortion on. The crybaby is a classic wah pedal and as a matter of fact I believe that this same exact pedal happens to be Kirk Hammetts favorite wah pedal. I can get close to his wah sounds but I believe with some active pickups and a better sounding overdrive I would be a little bit closer. You can also get a good lead sound out of it if you throw some chorusing on it. Gives it a creamy kind of sound. Overall I think this pedal is very good. If you like wah get the classic, a crybaby.

Reliability : 7
This thing weighs about 4 to 5 pounds and is made out of steel. The only rubber thing on it is the top of the pedal. I believe you could throw this thing down and run over it with a car and still make it cry. Never gigged at all.

Customer Support : No Opinion
Never dealt with them.

Overall Rating : 8
I play a lot of Metallica and Alice in Chains. I'd say that this is a good match because Kirk and Jerry use the same thing. I have been playing for over 2 years and right know I am fixing to get a Boss Metal Zone disortion pedal because my digitech Rp-6 distorion SUCKS!! My SG is fixing to get some EMG's. A emg81 in the brigde and emg85 in the neck. If it got stolen I would buy another one. I love everything about it. I hate the battery thing, and really I need to get a power supply for this thing. Like I said if you like Hendrix, Hammett, and Cantrell and like their wah-wah sounds you need a crybaby.


Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: US found
Submitted 07/27/2000 at 08:40pm by Anonymous

Ease of Use : 3
there is no ease of use. you got to apply 5000 pounds on it to turn on then if does turn on you got to watchout for it to not turn off. then you can rock it. but that takes time to master i rather spent my time mastering guitar

Sound Quality : 5
it sounds like a wah wah. yea i can get the sounds of my favourite artits i can play hound dog by elvis

Reliability : 4
i can depend on it. i wouldn't get backup cuz don't have backup (why would i buy another wah wah pedal)

Customer Support : 1
can't do that don't have a phone

Overall Rating : 6
i play mostly elvis and z.z top and some chuck berry ive been playing for about 1 year now if it were stolen i would forget about it. my favourite feature is that it can make this kool wah wah sound


Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: US free
Submitted 07/19/2000 at 12:17pm by shawn from ohio
Email: BLUEZDUDE27<at>aol dot com

Ease of Use : 10
well ive did my shopping around on this and for the money by far its the best out there,ive owned a morley and tradded it in for this one i love it

Sound Quality : 9
the sound is a little scratchy not real throaty but the tone is killer if used properly

Reliability : 10
u can beat the dogsh#% outa it,throw it across the room and plug it back in and still finish your solo

Customer Support : No Opinion
never had to call

Overall Rating : 10
the best wah-wah for the money although if i had my choice id still get another one i liked the tone of the morley but hated the on-off switch and it wasn't hot enough so i ended up with this one and will never change(BUY THIS PETAL ITS AWSOME)i have mine ran through a ts-5 dist.petal and a marshal 2 channell amp with a FENDER STRAT OF COURSE,i thought you'd like to know that


Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: 1000 (DKR.)
Submitted 07/05/2000 at 05:24am by Funky K
Email: kenneth_post<at>hotmail dot com

Ease of Use : 10
Very easy to use, no problem!

Sound Quality : 8
Im using a Gibson SG 79' and a Marshall amp. I think the crybaby have to much trible. It's a bit noisy sometimes, I don't know if it's my amp... A single coil guitar is the best whit a Crybaby! It's the best wah pedal I have tryed.

Reliability : 10
Very dependable

Customer Support : No Opinion

Overall Rating : 8
To trebly, but a OK wah pedal!


Product: Dunlop Crybaby
Price Paid: US $69
Submitted 07/02/2000 at 01:27pm by Mike Williams
Email: Mike139591 at aol<dot>com

Ease of Use : 10
This is extremely easy to use. Made out of good stuff..Mine is also VERY easy to turn on, as opposed to what others have said.

Sound Quality : 10
VERY Good, even though it is not true bypass. Now keep in mind, i also have a 535Q, which is GREAT, and I actually like this a little better :)

Reliability : 9
Great..Made out of sturdy stuff.

Customer Support : No Opinion
Haven't dealt with them...

Overall Rating : 10
This is great stuff. If before the distortion, like i have mine, it makes solos a little better..and if after distortion, like i have my 535Q, it is godly. Here's my setup...

American Standard Tele(Or another)--Digitech Whammy--OriginalCrybaby--Metal Zone--535Q Wah--DD5 Delay--BF2 Flanger--DOD EQ--Boss TR-2 Tremolo--Amp(Soon to be marshall half stack, i think a JCM800 WHOOO)...And it all sounds GREAT!

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