Dunlop Crybaby

Very simple, almost anything sounds cool. You can't go wrong with a wah.

Sounds good, but nothing special.

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.

Like a lazy idiot, I did not fill out the warranty therefore I didn't bother the company about it.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Never had to deal with them, probably won't.

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.

Step on it.

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.

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.

Only time I ever dealt with them was to order some new rubber feet and rubber foot pad a couple of years ago.

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.

Very easy to use There is one switch and that is the rocker pedal Not hard at all

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

This is built almost as good as a boss

No problems besides the tone which isnt really a defect it is my disliking of the tone

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

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.

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.

Never tried to deal with them. For the cost and hassle to fix, may as well get another.

Initially it worked well and the price was very reasonable. Can't comment personally on its reliability vs. other wahs, though.

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

great highs... great lows.. what much more do u want?!

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!

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...

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)

You step on it, you rock your foot back and forth! Not too hard! =)

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.

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.

Never had to deal with them.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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...

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.

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.

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.

Never dealt with them, though I've heard bad things about Dunlop.

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.

Anybody can use this thing.....you step on it and that is about it.

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.

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

never had to deal with em'

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

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.

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.

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.

Never dealth with the company.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I DIDNT TALK TO THEM.

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.

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.

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.

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

Nope never delt with Dunlop before.

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

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.

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.

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.

Beats me, if it ever broke I would try to have it fixed or replaced.

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.

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

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?

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!

Never spoken to them. didnt really know where to start??

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!

Its a real complicated effect to use??????

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.

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

I have not had to deal with them

Its all good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1. place foot on pedal
2. rock forward
3. rock back
4. repeat

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

Onion in PO. Haven't dealt with them, mostly because I don't know if there's any in Finland.

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.

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

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!!

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??

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

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
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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

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.

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.

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.

never dealt with them.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Never dealt with them.

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.

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

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

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

can't do that don't have a phone

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

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

the sound is a little scratchy not real throaty but the tone is killer if used properly

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

never had to call

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

Very easy to use, no problem!

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.

Very dependable

To trebly, but a OK wah pedal!

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.

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 :)

Great..Made out of sturdy stuff.

Haven't dealt with them...

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!

As there are numerous reviews of how to use it, I'll just mention what I've done to improve it's performance. When I got it, it was hard to switch on and off because of 2 rubber feet that protect the switch. I cut them off with a utility knife and now it switches like a dream--no more stomping up and down on it.

The factory setting is very trebly, so I opened it up and rolled the pot back a little to give it a bit more of the middle chunky sound. I find it to be a bit thin and trebly anyway, I'd prefer something with a narrower range that I can set--maybe one of those RMC's.

Well, I've lost three of the rubber feet, which is a pain, and a capacitor fell out recently, although it was easy to re-install. I would consider losing a component to be pretty rare, but I know a lot of people who've lost those stupid feet.

I use it very rarely, if I needed a wah more I'd probably step up to something a bit thicker sounding, with a narrower range. If it were stolen, I'd probably go ahead and upgrade it. In its defense, I used to have a DOD Wah/Volume that made this look like the Holy Grail.

Freakin easy. Exept changing the battery.

Ibanez blazer series>Boss HR-2>Zoom 510>Crybaby>Zoom GFX-707>Rickenback amp. Isn't really that great. Not much mid range. Low position, I can't hear it, forward position, it hurts my ears.

If you every want to break this, throw it in a trash compactor.

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Doesn't give me the Kirk Hammett sounds I want, but it's ok.

Pathetically easy. And it isn't hard to turn on if you leg contains any muscles.

Fender>Fabtone>CryBaby>MilkShake(Chorus)>Princeton 65.
Awesome wah-wah lot like hendrix or Clapton.

It's friken a tank.

I play any type of rock and metal and this fits the spot perfectly!!!!

I find it hard to turn the damn thing on or off. you have to have a heavy foot to turn the switch on. it doesn't even have a light to tell you if it's on or not. Plus removing 3 of the rubber screws at the bottom of the pedal to access the battery is a bit of a hassle.

I'm using an electric guitar (an ugly model so i won't specify it.) with a Bill lawrence humbucker (the one Dimebag uses)and a Dimarzio PAF, I have a Roland cube 60, and I use a BOSS DS1 with the crybaby. The pedal sounds very very good on the high end (it squeezes your sound to the highest frequency possible!) and sounds real low on the low end...so low you couldn't actually hear the sound of your guitar. This combination of Super high and low frequencies gives this pedal a good and complete "WAH" sound. This pedal sounds cooler when playing the wahka-wahka sound (muting the strings). I suggest you play lotsa hendrix and clapton with this baby!

The pedal uses a 100k potentiometer to generate the wah sound. unfortunately potentiometers wear out in time. you'll have to replace it and it wil cost you. Unlike digital expresion pedals, there are no moving parts. you gotta be a bit careful with this pedal coz of its potentiometer. although it has a sturdy case and it's kinda heavy so i think dropping it once or twice won't be a problem (don't try it though!).

I'm from the Philippines and we don't have a fuckin' jim dunlop store here. damn.

the sound that you get from this thing is great especially when playing the "wahka-wahka" sound (mute the strings with your left hand and strum like hell!). play it with distortion and you still get that crying sound that everybody looks for in a wah. It's pretty reliable but i just don't like that it uses a potentiometer. that's what you get when using analog. Bottom line: great sound, just take care of it.

You step on the toe, you turn it on. Notice I said STEP on it; it won't work if you're sitting down. Loses a couple of points because of this (but really, if you're playing a rock song with a bunch of wah, are you usually sitting down? Maybe if you're wheelchair bound).

This is where this effect goes wrong for me. The tone is harsh and tinny at the high setting, and goes pretty quickly to low and sludgy at the low setting. There's really not too much midrange to this pedal. I play a Squier Strat with Texas Special pickups through this, a Danelectro FabTone, an Arion Stereo Chorus, and a Peavey Rage 158 (which I don't think exists anymore, and for good reason). I've played the same pedal setup with other amps, including a Fender Roc-Pro, and had the same tonal problems with it. I read an article somewhere that a number of artists have had pressure pads put on the footrest, so that it turns on whenever they're standing on it, and this seems to me like the better deal.
By the way, for my two cents on the distortion/wah placement thing--my distortion WILL NOT WORK set before the wah. I don't know if this is a problem with the wah or the distortion, but it's going to be a factor when I shop for the next wah.
I will give it credit, however--for about three days, when the battery is fresh, it works like a charm. Beautiful sound, except for those really extreme high-low tones. I will try this with an AC Adapter before I chuck it out.

You can't break this thing if you jump on it to turn it on. And believe me, I've tried. I've gigged with it a couple of times before and it's never been a problem.

Never dealt with them, although I should try to get an upgrade (the thing still has the rubber-feet battery installation, and the circuitry is dirty with some gooey substance that was in there when I got it for greasing the mechanism--next time I get a pedal, I'm going to wipe it down on the inside).

I play blues, rock, prog, alternative, jazz--everything except country. I've been playing four years (three with this thing), and although I don't like the sound that much, I've never had a single problem with this pedal beyond that. If it were taken, I'd probably check out some of Dunlop's higher-end models (the 535Q comes highly recommended in a couple other reviews). If you're just starting out this is a good pedal to try; I've since learned some things and don't like it as much. The moral of the story is to shop around. My mother bought me this one after I told her I wanted it, but I didn't check it out first. Well, I was fifteen at the time, so I wasn't exactly wise in the ways of wah. If you play mostly clean funk, this is a definite match for you. If you're searching for some rockier wah sounds (i.e. Hendrix, Hammett, etc.) try some other, higher-end models first.

I've found this wah to be very easy to use, apart from the switch, which needs to be pushed real hard to turn on/off. Some people complain that the wah is too insensitive to the amount of rocking you have to do with your foot. But what these people don't think about is that in the above circumstance you can get the wah to do more things you want.(In between frequencies you can get great Kirk Hammett meets Carlos Santana screeches)

I mainly play rock and very sporadicaly metal and blues (Sabbath, Metallica). My setup is very cheap but very effective - Ibanez Tube Screamer/Crybaby/Boss Equalizer to a Leem 40W amp. Using an M-100 LTD ESP guitar. I must say the wah sounds shit(trebly) sometimes, but my Equalizer pedal fixes this.( People must remember this is the classic wah, it's all up to you.) It's still the great classic of all time, you can hear Hendrix in your soul with this wah.

This is one of the many redeeming virtues of this wah. I've actually dropped it twice on a concrete floor plus many times on my floor. It still works as good as the day I bought it. I think you can bench-press with this thing. Would definitely gig without a backup.

Have never dealt with them, cause this wah is so reliable

This wah is the classic. If you are into the Hendrix/Hammett style of wah this is your pedal! Built like a rock, Great emotional sound (that sound that makes you want to cry and tears you up inside). It can get a bit trebly though sometimes, but this adds to the great sound. No intimidating knobs or stuff like that, straight forward. If this wah was stolen, I'd get the FBI and CIA to hunt the guy down, beat him up, and give me my wah back. I'd definitely buy the exact same wah again if it broke, even if I had all the money i could dream of. Stick with this wah, everybody!

Extremely easy.

Good sound quality, except some slight hiss.

Seems sturdy.

No need for customer support yet.

I'm playing disco and funk, and it suits my needs perfectly. The pedal is very rugged, and has nothing useless. Simple and good sounding, legendary stuff. Recommended.

You push the pedal up and down to get the sound. Once you full around with it for a while, you'll get the hang of it.

Sounds pretty good. You can't hear the wah efffect as much wah effect if you have distortion though. My setting goes Ibanez RG-170 ---->Crybaby Wah-----> Ibanez amp. It doesn't add any extra noise when you turn it on, but makes a lot of feedback when the toe side is down. I play a lot of Kirk Hammett's solos, this wah is ok for it, but it doesn't have good variation in tone.

I rely on it. I've had it for about 2 weeks and haven't had any problems. I haven't giged with it yet.

Haven't dealt with them.

Overall this is a good wah pedal for classic rock sounds. If you're trying to play something heavy with distortion, try another pedal like the Crybab 535Q. I think the Q switch would give you more variation in the wah sound. Overall, this isn't a bad pedal.

Push down on, push down off. Sounds like someone with a degree in some fancy university NASA thing invented this...

Right now I'm using this pedal with a Peavey WolfGang Special and a Peavey Special 212 amp...yes I heard most of you sigh when I said the amp. It does suck...the amp I mean. The pedal is very nice. I actually find that it seems to make solo passages sound alot smoother that just using normal distortion. As far as it making you sound like everyone else I'd have to say it's all in how you use it. I don't think that when I use it I sound like everyone else. It comes from your technique, your fingers. Could be a smidge deeper of an effect though. And when you use it on a clean channel the trebble will just about make you pass out. To shrill so you just have to get the hang of only opening it up as far as you need to instead of just whamin' it back and forth. I find that mine has a nice transition from mud to treble...smooth...makes tapping sequences sound almost like you're using a flanger if you do it slowly enough.

No problems here and I bought it used too. Something can always go wrong though.

Never talked to Jim myself acutally...

I tried out a bunch along with this one in the store I bought it from. I was happiest with it over the others obviously or I wouldn't have bought it. I like the way it sounds and the way it plays. I imagine it'll be the wah I keep for life. Nice sound, smooth and gives you a nice range of style when you use it. Does 60's and 70's and does newer well too. You can go from Hendrix to Van Halen to Metallica by changing your amp settings and your technique. I recommend this Wah highly.

you just press down how hard is that?

using it with a dod fx-51 juice box to a pro-tone fender strat

backup- yes better safe then sorry but I would have another crybaby

I am a blues player and this pedal fits nice it also sounds great when I play hendrix.

Jeez... I know 4 year olds that can use this. It you can't, you should seek professional help. No Knobs. Step on it... rock it... Easy.

Sounds good. I tried it with a nice guitar and a junky piece of crap and it sounded great with both of them. People say it makes everyone sound the same... but I don't agree.

If you have trouble using this pedal, you're a frickin' idiot.

Sounds awesome.

I've had mine forever and it still kicks ass.

Anyone who says this is difficult to use (like hard to press or whatever) must be retarded. This pedal is sweet, and that's all there is to it.

I knocked 1 point off 'cuz it's a little bit hard to click "on". Especially if you're sitting down. If you're sitting down, it's impossible.

Ibanez->Ibanez DE-7->Dunlop Crybaby->DOD VGS-50->Matrix 50 watt amp. Not noisy, only a little bit when it's clicked "on". I've heard 2 totally different stories. Some people say it's crappy when it's before the distortion & some people say it has to be before the distortion. I can bust out some R.A.T.M. on it.

I'll put it this way: If an elephant stepped on it, it would sound the same as it were brand new.

No problems

Good

Easy. push on the treble really hard to turn it on. tap your feet to the beat.standin up on in a seat you make a crying fleet of notes.

YOU MUST LEARN THIS:

distortion must come from between the guitar and the baby or its sh*tish. Between the amp and the baby and its not smooth and has alot of feedback

its a tank. play catch or baseball with it.

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funky

The only reason this didn't get a 10 is that I took off two points for the following:
1) You have to push the little button damn hard and it sometimes can be frustrating to get the thing to turn on.
2) What they don't tell you, and what many people don't know, is that you can't plug it in pre-distortion or you get virtually no wah-sound.
Other than that, just rock your foot back and forth to get Gary Hoey, Jimi Hendrix, and all those other guitar gods sound "wow wah" sound.

Right now I have a bass amplifier (an old Roland) <- Crybaby <- Metal Zone MT-2 <- Ibanez Talman. All my equipment sucks, yes, but I've tried the Crybaby without distortion, with my friend's amp, and my friend's guitar. He has an old Peavey amp, and a Washburn something or other. I'm not really sure. In any case, I didn't notice any noise from it, but I do have a few complaints. First of all, since you have to push the thing forward to turn it on, you always get the treble end of the wah first. I don't know if all wah pedals do this or just this one but I don't really like that "feature." Second, the treble end will shatter your ear drums if your amp is cranked. Third, you can't "fade" from open to closed, it kind of goes: open, open, open, half-open, closed. In other words, it's not very sensitive to movement. I'm sure with some kind of treble equalizer you could fix this, but you shouldn't have to. In any case, it IS a wah pedal and does work (sort of).

Well, if I ever did a gig and if I needed wah that desperately, I would bring it without a backup. I used the same 9-volt battery for a few weeks before it quit on me. As far as dependability, I've had it around six months. It's been dropped, stomped on, shaken up, and I haven't noticed anything different. The thing must be made of cast iron. It's heavy enough to be.

Haven't dealt with customer support; haven't needed it fixed.

I believe I've said all I need to say. If it were stolen, I'd track down the man who stole it and thank him. Okay, probably not. But I wouldn't lose any sleep over it, that's for sure.

Very simple to use, it's either on or off. Only problem: no indicator light to tell if it's on or off, and with heavy distortion, it's real subtle and hard to tell if it's on.

I use a Fend. mex Strat, big muff pi and a few random effects into a Peavey Classic Thirty. A little noisy, though I've heard worse. The sound is more old-school than newer wah's.

Mine broke after 2.5 years: the pot needed replacing, which would cost the same to fix as replace. It had this "shush" sound as I rocked it. For this reason alone, I wouldn't buy this pedal if I were you.

Past warranty when it broke, so customer support doesn't matter

If it were still working, I'd love it. But it sucks now. Don't buy this pedal.

Its a wah pedal, pretty simple to use, however, getting a good *sound* out of it is up to you. I find it a little more difficult to use than say a Morley Wah, but I like the sound of it better.
Manual is short, I don't need it really.

Im running a PRS standard 24 through a TS-5 tubescreamer, then the Crybaby, into a Fender Princeton '65. I didn't find any noise or distortion at all..the Wah effect is a little less bold than some others but very nice. Good Jimmi sound, good for most things. It isn't as good as a morley with distortion..but It is more than acceptable. Just don't put it after the distortion.

This thing is very very sturdy. It does not slide on the ground at all and I don't think I could break it if I tried.

Never dealt With them, haven't had to, I suppose this is a good thing.

This is a classic Wah pedal that sounds great. I wasn't sure If I really wanted a Wah pedal when I got it, but now that I have it is indispensable. Once you get used to using it its easy to get a cool wah tone out of it. I would definately buy it again if it we're stolen or lost. I'm glad i have this pedal to help me play what I like. However, if you've got the dough, 160 will buy you a Budda Wah, I've heard some great stuff about those.

It might not be so hard to turn on and off if I stood, but I don't. But otherwise it's simple.

I use a PC-88 keyboard with the left side through the Crybaby then a Phaser. The right side is dry to the Roland KC-500. it's great for getting cutting backup clavi sounds, but it just can't seem to get the subtly of the backup keys on Herbie Hancock's 1973 hit "Chameleon" (but I don't play that part anyways). Also, it's made for guitars; I guess that's why the low end of the keyboard is so soft compair to the ear splitting wavering high notes that are out of reach for guitars. I like noise, this can give off a little if overdriven.

I don't have enough money to back it up, why would I? the AC adapter doesn't work. Advice for every person everywhere: always have 9v batteries on hand.

yeah, funky, but it's good to have a dry line to bypass it 'cuz it might throw off a little noise.

Press down you get wah...simple as that!

My setup is Ibanez RG470-->Crybaby-->Zoom 505-->DOD Grunge-->Fender Automatic GT 25W. This pedal is great! It works ok with heavy distortion like my grunge, but it sounds great when theres a light distortion through it, more like a overdrive. Its not THAT noisy just a little. its a strong sound. im giving it a 9 because i know there is a lot more better wah pedals than this but for this price range its the best. with this wah i was looking for a tom morelo sound like on bulls on parade or something and i got it...exactly. If ur looking for a wah that works good in solos, this isnt it. Im not the kind of guy that plays solos thats why i like this pedal. I play Rage Against the Machine, KoRn, Deftones, Nirvana...ect. This pedal is great! Everyone should have it but i prefer to wait till christmas season for a sale at ur local guitar shop like me because i got mine for more than half off.

Since this thing is really heavy..i think if you dropped it down the stairs it would break. Its reliable but not like DOD or BOSS pedals. If i gigged i wouldn't have a backup.

Never dealt with them

Great wah! It fits into any kind of genre of music like funk(not me), Metal, HEY, it could even flow in jazz(yuck). This pedal could be for anyone and if it were stolen or broken i would buy another. The only thing that i dont like is that you have to press like half way down to start to get wah but then after that its really sensitive.

Getting a good sound out of this is a little tricky. Sure anyone can rock it in tempo for the usual wah sound, but it takes practice to learn to manipulate this baby.

Using a customized Ibanez EX170, with 3 Dimarzio's (x2n/fs-1/super2). Only noisy with high-gain and your pickups off. Very strong wah tone, but I modified mine by setting the pot for full trebele. If you want to know how to do this mail me. It goes Geetar>Crybaby>Ibanez Delay>Peavey Special 212. Can get certain Hammett sounds. He uses a rackmounted wah with it's own eq so his changes song to song.

It's a crybaby enough said.

Never had to see above.

Use it for alot of stuff. Mainly solo's, but it can do so cool stuff for rhythm. You just have to practice with it alot. Been playing a good while, and really did this pedal. Best wah out there except for $700 rackmount gear. Would definetly get a life sentence and another pedal if it were stolen.

Very simple to figure out. Sometimes when you're in a hurry to change effects it's a kinda hard to press it down hard enough to turn it on and off, but nothing major. It kind of a nuisance changing the battery.

I use a Gibson SG and an Ibanez Talman. The wah is hooked up in the effects loop of my multi effects pedal (Ibanez PUE5) so that I can just leave the crybaby on at all times and don't have to press it down really hard to turn it on and off all the time (it gets to be a pain after a while). I use the crybaby moving it up and down while while playing all the strings muted in clean mode to get that funky sound, and when using distortion I like to leave it in one place and use it as a tone control to get different sounds. Using distortion, I also love playing a line repeatedly with it down and gradually moving it up (adding treble) and then turning it off, using only distortion, which creates a powerful intro into songs.

This thing just won't break. I'm sure you could bust it up if you really to, but under normal use, it's indestructable. You can drop it, kick it, jump on it...it won't break.

I never had to talk with the people who make this fine pedal, but I think they'd be helpful.

I don't use it for every song and I wouldn't say that I'd panic if I got to a gig and realized I forgot it, but it is an extremely fun pedal to play around and experiment with. If you have the money, I think everyone should own a wah pedal, even if they don't use it very much because it makes playing so much fun and this wah pedal is probably the cheapest good/useful/nonworthless wah pedal available.

It's a Wah pedal. It's simple. You move your foot back and forth and it works. I bought mine used and the power-on action is a little stiff, which I think is a good thing, I can't see it accidentally being turned off while Im jamming on it.

Im using it with a Danelectro Nifty Fifty Amp, and a Mexican 4 year old Fender Strat, with Rosewood fretboard. My wah action was smooth throughout the whole travel. There is no discernable change in the first two inches of travel from up to down. The wah is standard fare. There is no distortion at the high or low levels. The high level wah sound is almost ear splitting.

I think I could definitely attribute the nuclear bomb analogy to the wah pedal. It's die cast medal with a fat rubber pad on top of it. I can't fathom HOW you could break your wah pedal aside from lighting it on fire and melting the electronics. If I ever was good enough to gig, I would get a Snarling Dogs Wah.

I haven't dealt with them, and I never will.

I play nothing, I am worthless at playing guitar. I bought the pedal for my future forays into Funk and Disco. I've been "playing" for 3 years. If it was stolen or lost, I wouldn't care. If it was stolen I would use the $40 I spent on it to pick up another one. If I lost it, I would be out of $ and screwed.

Oh come on! If you don't know how to use a wah, you most definatly can't play a guitar!

Tends to be a little on the treble side. The bass end lowers the volume of the effect, making it a semi volume pedal. Contrary to other's reviews my crybaby makes almost no noise at all. I use a Marshall VS30R with a Ibanez GRX40, and a Boss MT-2 metal zone. Kicks ass for doing Kirk Hammet's (Metallica) solos, like the solo from THE THING THAT SHOULD NOT BE.

Built like a tank and all that shit that everyone says.

I play metal, specifically Metallica and Motorhead. The Crybaby is great for that kind of thing even though its supposed to be a "vintage" effect.

On a side note, Dunlop has fixed the problem of having to unscrew the bottom panel to replace the battery. It has been replaced with a small plastic tab on the bottom.

Easy? To use, yes. To use well, I don't think so. It takes a lot of practice to get a great sounding sound with it. I got mine used, so I'm not the one to ask about the manual.

I play an Ibanez EX standard -> Big Muff pedal -> Dunlop Crybaby -> Rocktek Phaser -> DOD FX50-B Overdrive -> Rocktek Vibrato -> RMS Volume Pedal -> Crate GXT-410 amp. I used to use a Zoom 505 in there, minus the phaser, Muff and volume pedal and I think I lost some serious high frequency hearing. This setup produced nothing but feedback when I used the wah. Finally, I made a patch on the 505 that cut the highs and boosted the lows. I haven't experienced this since I got rid of the 505. I think it was just too much for it. I had a problem once where the pedal totally cut out when I kicked it on, but then I realized the adapter had come undone slightly. Oops. My bad. I think this can do a decent imitation of some Hendrix and Stevie, but, few can do justice to those guys.

Well, when the adapter isn't unplugged, it works pretty well. I haven't pushed it to the limit. I bought it slightly used. The sticker on the top is still legible and very stuck on. I'm pretty sure I could depend on it. If a car were to hit it, I think the pedal would be fine, though, you might wanna get a new car. Kids, don't try that at home.

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I like to try different stuff. I play the intro to Voodoo Chile on this. I've noticed that wah is making a slight comeback. It seemed people weren't using it as much, at least from what I'd been witnessing. I've enjoyed this pedal a lot, though I might shop around before buying another one, if this one were stolen. I've heard great things about the Morleys, but I don't think I could quite go with the switchless wahs. I like being able to get different sounds with the pedal on, but not rocking it. I played other crybabys. I checked out a fuzz-wah, but hated how you had to turn it over to adjust. Just get a separate distortion! For pizza's sake!

you push down the pedal and move it. you get "wah"

im playing it through a fender blues deluxe and a martin stinger w/ 2 single coils and 1 humbucker. it has excellent mid and treble sounds but in the bass it tends to get "fuzzy" this is a cool effect in itsself but also can be annoying

you can drop a nuclear bomb and it would be the only thing left

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great effect. especially for "hendrix" type of music, but very versatile