Dunlop Crybaby

the wah wah what is there to it. i did upgrade i made to the unit that lowered the tone and made it less shrill sound great now.

great i have not heard a better wah

all exepest the bartty but hell that is what the ac cord is for

never had the need to use it.

damn good next to my ds-1 my favroite box(well i only have two so hay)

If you can't figure it out, you're probably wearing a diaper.

I actually love the sound quality with a good distortion, but don't try playing it with pedal distortion like a metal zone; it turns both the dist and wah to shit. One thing I don't like about it is the slight distortion you get on a clean channel when the wah is either in the middle or passing from one end to the other. I think its like a super midrange punch that just kills your ears at high levels, therefore I play with the wah mainly on the distortion channel (if not always).

No it would survive nuclear war bullshit, but it is made of extremly hard and durable die-cast metal.

wouldn't know

I play mainly Metallica, Pantera, Rage Against The Machine, and Megadeth type shit and you get a pretty good Hammett sound, but not really good dimebag representation, especially on "Live in a Hole", but it's still very good to solo or just fuck around with. I would not buy it again if it were stolen, however because I really want a wah that you can get less wah sweep from for certain occasions and a bigger wah sweep for others. Overal though, not a bad first wah purchase. I'm almost positive I'll get a 535Q or maybe a Bad Horsie next time around.

Press down to turn it on, press down to turn it off. If you can't figure that out you need help.

The best wah ever. I have tried many wahs, and nothing compares to a real crybaby. I read a review saying to keep the mid on your amp low, but I would have to disagree. I have the mid cranked on my amp, and it gives the wah a very fluid and natural sound. My friend said it sounded like playing water. One thing though, always have the distortion after this pedal. If not, you get a really bad sound.

I think I could drop it off my roof and it would be OK.

Never Dealt.

This pedal rules. It was the first effect I ever bought, and still the one I use the most. One word though, please practice with it to get a good sound. Rocking it back and forth over the spectrum over and over again is not cool. Try leaving it in one position when on, it makes some need sounds: a lot of feedback.

This thing was all trouble from the start. It took about 200 pounds of foot pressure to turn the piece of crap on. I also prefer the way that Morley pedals turn on instead of the Dunlop way. It makes it easier to turn it off when the wah is in the up position.

I'm using a les paul with an EMG-81 in the bridge, and a Gibson P-94 in the neck. It has the traditional Crybaby flaw, which is no sound change in the first two inches, a huge sound change gap in the middle, and then no more change after the gap. It also sounds like crap if you like distortion.

I hate to say it, but this thing is bombproof.

I dunno.

I play old, fast Metallica, and I write punk. Since they're both distorted styles, this wasn't the wah for me. If you only like to leave the wah all the way down, or all the way up, and in the clean channel, then I guess you could buy this pedal. I wish I would have tried other wahs before I bought this one. I would not buy another one if this one was stolen. In fact, I am already buying a better wah (Morley PWA) that would work better for heavy music.

It's a wah. Takes a moment to learn and a lifetime to master.

With an American Strat & Hot Rod Deluxe, I'm looking for blues and funk (if you couldn't guess), and this wah's set in the treble range
so it gets good and funky.

This wah actually is pretty adjustable if you take it apart, pull back the grooved rod and move the pot. I took mine back to get a bit more midrange and avoid some unnessary scratching sounds. (Note: Someone else said this a dozen reviews below and he's right, mark where the pot roller is before you move it around--you might want to go back sometime)

With the pot back a bit, this thing sounds pretty good with distortion, it's not quite Jimi, but you can't play like him anyways.

Yeah, it's got no bypass, but I don't notice a ton of tone loss. In my opinion, the Vox 847 sucks out a lot more tone.

Don't gig often enough to buy a second, and when I do, I don't use this pedal enough to justify having a backup. But I do fear pot failure. . . .

Heard horror stories. It's a big corporation with a webpage that makes these things look like toys, which doesn't point towards good
customer support

I've been playing 3 years and owned this pedal for 6 months. I've taken it apart 3 times and move the pot around and each time I think I've got the sound I'll want forever. If it were lost or stolen I'd probably look into a Snarling Dogs Blues Bawl wah.

There are better wahs out there than this one, but they all cost a lot more money.

Very easy to use. Has only one function and a bypass. No software, no upgrades, no need. Either rock it back and forth in rhythm to the beat, or use it to color your sound.

Sound horrible if placed after the overdrive/distortion. Can be noisy when rolled all the way to trebble. Can also create microphonic squeal that way. A must for Hendrix, Vaughan, Hammett, etc. Sounds bad with other wah-ing effects, like roto-vibe or Leslie.

They wear out after a while, but you can buy new parts. First unit broke after the warranty period, but I sent it to Dunlop for repairs. I expected a bill for services rendered, but instead got a brand new unit back in the mail--no charge! Ten years later, it is starting to wear a little. Needs fresh grease.

Like I said, I sent mine in for repairs AFTER the warranty period and they fixed it (replaced) anyway. At no charge. And with a note or something from the company. Try and beat that anywhere. New unit has been trouble free for 10 years.

Unlike most effect, this has no genre restriction. Blues, metal, pop, country, soul, alternative, funk... you name it. And, like anything from Dunlop it's built like a tank: heavy, ugly and unbreakable. If it breaks (could only be from wear) I'd replace it ASAP. I may even get another one just to try different effects. Don't know if the updated versions are any better--never had any reason to try a different unit.

You smash your foot on the front, it turns on. You press it, it "wahs."

It might be the most legendary pedal ever. Sound quality isn't really a question. I don't like it when I press it all the way to the treble side and get that hissing noise, though.

It gets great battery life and I would easily take it on a gig w/o a backup. There's one thing that's always been a problem for the crybaby, though. Once you push it too much, the little piece of felt on the bottom of the pedal wears thin and then when you try to activate or deactivate it, it won't click. A friendly guitar center fellow told me that many people tear out the piece of felt and put a piece of wood in to replace it and that this solves the problem.

Haven't had to deal with Mr. Dunlop and his company yet.

It's great. The premiere wah pedal.

This is a standard wah pedal, but don't trust all these reviews that give 10's and 9's, this is an instrument in itself, and you must learn to control the bass and top end of this, if you just simply rock it back and forth, you will sound horrible. A one seems very harsh to rate this with, but to truly become good with this, it takes alot of time.

The sound is very good........IF..............it is used with the right effects and settings. I don't try to be cocky, and I am not famous, but I do have a signature sound, to get a good wah, I feel that you have to have little or no mids on your amp setting, this way keeps it when you roll all the way open on the pedal, it wont kill your ears cause it sound so sharp. And use this with an overdrive or clean, distortion sound like crap and has no definition.

For $70, it's built like it is worth 1,000.....it's soild. But with all wahs, sometime it needs replacin'

I have never dealt w/the company.

I play a blues rock style, with a santana like solo style, and I have a SRV tone, if only I could get a big break Ahhh...............
I have only been playing for about a year now, but I have something, something most people will never have, something inside of me, I play like i have been playing for 30 years. I'm only 16.
If this was stolen, I would replace it as quickly as possible, but that's me, I use the wah alot, but for someone who uses it only sparingly, I wouldn't reccommend it.
I love it's vowel-thick sounding wah when rolled properly with a little overdrive, this isin't a new model, it's a little older, so it has better sound quality. The new ones just are missing something.
I don't really care that it doesn't have an LED, I have near perfect-pitch so I can tell when it's on and off.

This is got to be one of the easyist pedles to use, other than a distortion. Push it down to tern it on, then wah-away!

This peddle has a great sound...i have it with a DeArmond M-65c and then comes this peddle then a 1962 fender blender! The only problem with this problem is that usually if you put a fuzz/distortion/overdrive before it then the sound is ugly and faint.

I don't think this thing would ever break on me...it's been running for almost two years and it's still in mint condition.

I can't answer this cause like i said before this thing hasn't broken so i haven't had to phone them.

I play an alternative style like foo fighters and a lot of other bands... i would buy this thing in a second if i lost it or if it was stolen..i love it i use it mainly for solos but it sounds nice with chords. If you don't have one...buy one!

Everyone knows how to use this.

It's a wah,it delivers what you'd expect.

Yeah,it's die cast. It'll never break. The only thing I had to replace after three years was the potentiometer,which started scratching,but that's normal. I bought the new version,which is supposed to last at least twice the time of the old version.

never dealt with them.

Wahs are great for all styles of music. This one is the standard. And it's built to last.

Just step on it, how hard is that

Pretty good, best clean with distrion after its not so noticable, distortoin before its better sound good though good little thing to have I use a litlle Marshal Lead 12 but it puts out some noise ill tell ya than and if you want some nice feedback put your guitar on your bridge pickup and push the petal foreward with mucho distorto aand whala

Actually i found a flaw, well mine squeaks it doesn't matter cause when im playing you cnat hear it over the ammp but its annoying at home

i sent in the warentee???

Must have

It's easy, just rock it back and forth, nothing else. To turn it on and off, you have to put your whole weight on the front of the pedal, but that's not really a problem.

I'm using this with a mexican strat and peavey rage 158. The change is nice and gradual on both clean and distortion channels. However, if I place a distortion pedal (danelectro fab tone) after it, the change is very abrupt. When placed after the pedal, you get a really weird wooshing sound.

I play classic rock and early 70s metal (black sabbath), and it's really nice for those. If it were stolen or lost, I'd save up money and get the newer crybaby 535Q.

you press one button not alot of work.

best wah pedal I've ever heard use it with my ergodyne bass and with my Ibanez RG270DX guitar and sounds really good. good with distortio, chorus and every other effect I've put it with.

hadn't broke yet, i've had it for about 4 or 5 mos.

I wouldn't stop to consider before I went out and bought this again. this thing is wonderful and its pretty cheap unlike that other wah pedal everyone has. VOX or whatever

Clap on. Clap off. errr, stomp on. stomp off...ride the wave!

Surgeon General's Warning: This product is highly addictive to users and instruments. Continued use leads to painful detox when it is taken away. Wah does its job well.

My last one's stomp button broke so I returned it for a new one that seems to be working fine. I only weigh 150 pounds, seriously! I would gig without a backup but if it broke in "media res" someone would literally be CRYbaby'ing it in their beer cause I would be pissed.

went back to place of origin, not Jimbo Dunlop

Led Zep, Hendrix..... good replicator
BOTTOM LINE: EVERY ONE NEEDS A: WAH, FUZZBOX, MARSHALL TUBE AMP,MARSHALL 4X12, LES PAUL, AND DIGITAL DELAY
GET ONE NOW!!!!!! EVEN IF IT ISNT A DUNLOP

Press to turn on and off. My dog could do it.

Very good with clean sound and light distortion. If you use a lot of distortion (placing the pedal before distortion) the effect will loose range and amplitude. If you place it after heavy distortion you will get a cool "woosh" phasing like sound. Placing it in one posision is also cool for long sustain leads.

You could run a truck over it and it would still be working. Bateries last for ever...

never had a problem with it

I play in a Metal/Ska/raggae/pop/jazz/blues? band and this pedal covers it all! I've had it since i started playing 4 years ago. If it was stolen I would certainly buy it again. It's the best pedal i've got.

This petal is so easy to use, a bassist could get a good sound out of it! The onl hard thing is if you're sitting down, it is hard to turn off. That is the hardest h t this pedal.

Sounds great with my Washburn BT-3 and Marshall Half Stack. It is only gt alttle crackel if yo don't know exactly hw to use it.I mainly us it with my Marshall or a Fender Pricton Courus.You can sound just like Hendrix with a little help from a Fuzz.

This thing is so reliable, it has been kicked off a stage, steped on by around 5 people, and works better than ever. I have tripped or kicked this thing so many times, it's not even funny, but it will never stop working. I would use it without a backup any day.

I've never had any problems with the pedal.

It is perfect for alternative and heavy metal. I also have a Boss DS1 distoron, and an Alesis Nanoverb Processor. If it was stolen, first I would go straight to Mars to buy another, then find the person and hurt them.

This is the original Wah. It's not the "Q" model or anything, just the Wah-Wah. It's very easy to use. Put your foot on it, rock back and forth for the wah. The thing thats a little annoying is that when your jamming on the edge of your bed, you can't turn it off as easy as you can a BOSS pedal. Other than that, its extremely easy to get great wah's from it.

I hook my Crybaby up to a small 20 watt Fender amp. I use a Fender Standard Strat. It's only noisy when you keep your foot on it for very long, it makes a crackling noise. That can be avoided by stepping on it lighter, and not pushing on it when its closed so hard (that was annoying me at first but now it doesn't happen). The Wah on this thing is great, its my favorite pedal. It also sounds really cool when you use a Flanger pedal with it. You can sound like Hendrix and Clapton from the 60's, or like Dimebag Darrell. Thats what I love about this thing.

This thing is strong as hell. It's made with very high quality material, you can jump on this thing a hundred times and it'll sound good as ever

Never had to deal with them.

I play and listen to Korn, Limp Bizkit, Deftones, Godsmack, Pantera, stuff like that. It works great when I have to use it for that, which isn't often. I like to use it to make my own music... The bands I like don't use it that much, really. I've been playing for 8 months. I have the crybaby wah, a boss flanger, fender amp and standard strat. Im a minimalist. I'm going to buy a Delay/Pitchshifter, and thats about it. Too many pedals is terrible, three or four really great pedals is enough. if it were lost, id buy another one the hour after. I love playing a lot of notes over one long wah, Kirk Hammett does that sometimes. (I read it in his GW article, its a great trick). I compared this to the Morley, Bad Horsie I think. (Steve Vai's). This one is alittle bit better than the bad horsie. This is a GREAT pedal, I suggest you go out and buy it now. The 70 or 80 bucks is worth the investment.

Easy as turning on your computer. Plug it in, put your power pack, stomp on it and wha your way back to the 70's. But it's a bit of a bitch trying to turn it on or off when your sitting down.

it's great for just hamering along to anything off the top of your head. It sounds good for soundgarden and Powderfinger stuff. But unfoutunately it dosen't sound too good with heaps of powerful distortion (ie.Marshall Drivemaster) But good with clean tone

The best in the world. Thick Die cast Metal.

None haven't tried

The best wha on earth. If it was stolen i wouldn't need to buy another one because i would find the son of a bitch that took it and rip his head.

its very easy to use. People said they have a problem turning it on. I fixed the problem with mine, but i warn you doing what i did takes the re-selling price down very much. So don't do it and then hold me responsible because i am just saying this as what i did. I took my wah, examined it, and found it was two legs on the inside that when you press down cause the problem and make it hard...blah blah blah. I removed the legs with an exacto knife. This solved the problem and made it VERY easy to use. I got used to it, like my two other friends who did too. It felt weird at first but its so easy now to turn it on and off without accidently hitting it off when its on.

it sounds very very good. sometime though with my humbucker it sounds really bad. But It sounds very good. I can get that pretty noose from soundgarden sound off it, and i can get alot of other stuff. Limp Bizkit's Pollution sounds perfect with the wah in the down position. Its a great wah for soloing or whatever. you can really express yourself in your music with this.it basically sounds good with any effect i have ever had on it, flange, chorus, dist, harmonizers, delays, ect.

its very dependable. Its very nicely built. I wouldn't want to drop it though and see how dependable it is though.

this is great. for chili peppers, soundgarden, pearl jam, stone temple pilots, and tons and tons of other stuff. Its a great wah. If someone stold this i would hunt them down. And if i lost it i would fall into depression because i love this pedal.

It's very easy to work with. You just have to step on the switch and have some fun. The rocking motion is very smooth.

I gave it a 9 because I think the range of wah on this pedal isn't is big as it could be. It should be built with a greater range.

It's really tough, I mean, the thing is just a hunk of steel. It's been built for some heavy duty stomping by anyone.

Never had any problems with it yet, and i don't see any in the future.

Overall, I think it's a very good pedal for the amount of money. You could call it a "all around" pedal, meaning it's good for just about anything you cand play.

For the most part it's very easy too use. Just rock the pedal back and forth to get the effect. I gave it a 7 because it is really hard to turn on! You have to put all your wait on the thing to turn it on.

Great sound!!!!!! that's all there is too it. The only thing is that it doesnt sound very good with distorition it sounds much better clean, but I can live with that.

no problems

I play real hard music and this fits well... You can get the sound of about any guitarist in any band. THIS IS A MUST HAVE!!!!!

This is my second rewiew of this pedal. It's very easy to use, what could be difficult, just rock your foot forward and backward and you got a beautiful wah sound! It should've gotten a 10 here if it wasn't for that STUPID FUCKIN' on-off switch that's really hard to hit!

My setup is: Fender Strat -> Crybaby -> MT-2 -> ZOOM 505 -> Marshall 4x12. At first when I tried the crybaby I hated the way it sounded distorted, it didn't sound much at all! After playing around with my settings on the ZOOM 505 I realised that the gain was so high that it drowned the crybaby's tone. After lowering the gain I got the most awesome screaming solo sounds, I just fuckin' loved it! And those who said that this isn't for metal heads, FUCK YOU ALL!

Of course you can depend on this baby! Solid as a rock! Use an adapter though or you'll be left not knowing what the fuck happened on that gig! This little thing EATS batteries!

No idea!

I play grunge, STP, AIC, Soundgarden etc, Gary Moore, Metallica and just about anything that sounds good! If it were stolen or broken I'd get one right away. I compared it to other wahs and this one way the best! I just wish it had a better on-off switch! It helps me a LOT to get that awesome solo sound that melts the walls!

easy to use, just step on it and you're off

I have mine set up as follows: from guitar to crybaby to boss mt-2 to stage 112se (satellite amp in preamp) hooked up to a fender 412 cab. The crybaby sounds excellent this way, but not after the distortion.

Solid metal, if you break it, you should be put away where you can't harm anybody.

never tried it.

does what I want it to do, I'll give it a 10.

Well, there couldn't be any problems using this whatsoever! Plug it in after the guitar and simply put your foot down and you'll have a wah sound! Hard? Don't think so!

I chain it after my fender strat and then from the crybaby to a zoom 505 and then to my marshall 4x12 amp. Well, the reason a only give it an 8 is that it seems to be VERY weak runned along distortion. I HATE that!!! In clean mode the wah is really strong and full, from a very bassy fat sound to pierce and crisp treble! In clean it's a 10!

Use an adapter and you're safe! Built like a bulldozer tank it CAN'T break ;-)

Never talked to 'em!

I play grunge, classic rock and much more and this one suits med pretty good! If it were stolen i'd probably buy another one but that doesn't mean that it's bad, except distorted!

Its a wah, nothing particularly hard bout using it. It had the design flaw that all crybabys have, its stupidly difficult to switch from bypass to effect, and vice versa. I just trimmed the rubber feet beneath the foot pad and voila, that problems solved.

In bypass mode it has no effect on my tone, when its on theres a slight hissing but thats cause the pots were a bit dirty. With some cleaning that too was gone. Nice range compared to a lot of voxes I tried.

This things very dependable, I could run over it in my car and nothing would happen to it. Things built like a tank.

never dealt with em

I play blues , its nice for adding some spice to leads here and there.

It's a wah pedal.... stomp and then rock.... weeeeee!!!!

I can nail down a Hendrix or Jimmy Page sound... which is why I got it. But I've also modified it. Stock out of the box, it sounds great, but there is a bit too much treble for my liking, so I just pulled the pot out rolled it down a couple of notches and put it back in. Bang! Dead on Hendrix... simple as that... This thing REALLY wahs not the Morley version of "wah" which sounds like "aaaaa". My setup goes like this. Les Paul Copy -> Crybaby -> Nobels DT-1 -> Marshall Valvestate 8080. Sounds best BEFORE distortion, not after. And for all you metalheads or alterna-wannabe's go get something else, don't look at this thing.

Built like a tank.... seriously. I've never seen thicker metal on an effect! Jim Dunlop says that the pot is sealed and get gather dust and therefore can't be cleaned. LIARS! When the pot gets scratchy spray some WD-40 on the pots shaft where it meets the body of the pot, rock the pedal a couple of times and voila a clean pot again.

Never needed it. Got it used

I play classic rock. It fits right in. If I lost it I'd hang myself

I've been trying out a bandmate's Crybaby wah wah pedal. I play a Gibson SG special through a Fender Twin Reverb. It had an annoying scratchy sound which disappeared after I cleaned the pots with WD-40. I don't like the range of the pedal. It seems small. It also seems like the it gets way too much high end. The low end sounds too quiet. As others have said, it sounds pretty good with a clean sound but not as good with distortion.
The particular pedal I was using totally robbed all my high-end frequencies when it was in bypass mode. This really sucks, because when you do kick it in, then it is way too trebley.

Outside of the scratchy noises from a dirty pot, I could depend on it.

pretty easy, lean on your toe, turn the son of a bitch on, and you're set. Of course, I hesitate to give anytying a ten so...

well, I use it with an ibanez s470 through a fender princeton chorus. the crybaby is after a boss flanger, metal zone and danelectro daddy-o for those good ol rock sounds. It sounds a little- no, very shitty through the MT-2, i dont' know how to describe the sound, but the bass is very quiet. the danelectro is cool, if you mute the strings and rock it back and forth, it gets a cool funk sound like you hear in those cop intros. although, I must say the best application for it is before my amps distortion. (I have the gain on 10, limiter on 1 and presence on 10) it's perfect for all those alice in chains grungy wah effects and all that cool shit. I think that one song, man in a box, maybe, is what it really sounds with.

hell yeah, I bet I could hit it with my volvo and it would still crank out that nasty shit

never dealt with

rock, jazz, blues, funk, all kinds cept for country, oh, and of course metal. I've played for about 2 years.. it if were stolen.. I dunno, I migh tlook for a wah with more bass response (louder() and one that sounded good before my distortions.

It's a standard wah not hard to use!!!

I hate the sound this thing has. There is no bass response to it and it has a very weak signal. Maybe I'll change the pot to something lower or stick a capacitor on it to make it fuller.

Aside from the evryday up keep (i.e. dirty pots, Jacks, etc...) it's very reliable.

no experience

I use a PRS standard 24 and any amp in my grasp. Of all the amps I have plugged this thing into it still sucks. Once modified it might sound good. As long as your treble is ear piercing, the wah will have some sound, but if you look for a bottom end distorted sound, buy something you can configure yourself other than rely on this to be the perfect wah for your needs. I do like the wah used only by itself it does have a good sound for a clean guitar but other than that I would't recommend it!!!

On a basic level, just rock it back and forward to get the wah sound, but it's a bit more difficult to get the really cool effects.

I use a Strat into a cheap practice amp, but it actually sounds quite good on the clean channel. The pedal provides a basic straightforward wah effect. With pedal fully in the treble position, you get a lot of hiss, but I recken that this is just boosting the natural high frequency pick-up noise so I don't think that this could be helped. Also in the mid or neck pick-up position, with the tone turned low, if you paly a chord (g major esp) you get a sort of resonant, vibrating noise coming from the amp. Again I suspect that this really to do with my amp rather than the pedal.
My only major fault is that ont on the main reasons I bought it was to get the sound John Squire had on 'Waterfall', but it doesn't sound nearly powerful enough for this. I later he used an auto-wah on that track anyway. Stil a pretty good effect though.

To start of with, it was difficult to change between effect and bypass with out getting silence, but this seems to have been sorted out as the workings loosened up. I also push a buit harder now. I think taht it would be all right to use without a backup.

I've never dealt with the company, but I found that the warrenty regestration form had to be in within 14 days, and as I live in Ireland and bought it over Christmas, I hadn't a hope in hell getting it in on time. And there was no online regestration, like some companies have.

Overall I think that this pedal is pretty good. I can' get really it to do what I originaly wanted it for, but I can do loads of other really cool stuff with it. Good for Hendrix. If it was lost or stolen, I would buy again if I could get it at this price, but if I had to pay the RRP, I would probibly go for a Morley or maybe a Coloursound Fuzz/wah.

This thing is easy to use! All you do is step down on it and it's on. Also, many people think they have to use a screwdriver to replace the batteries, but you don't. If you just twist the little traction stubs on the bottom, they unscrew easily.

I use a Squier Strat (I know, sucks), into a Squier Frontman type amp (I know, sucks) but this pedal can make it sound great. Sometimes, though, I wonder why when using it, it sometimes gives hardly any wah at all? Many times when I try to use it on other pickups other than the humbucker, and it gives hardly a sound. But when I turn on the distortion on the amp, it gives a very nice wah sound, if even a bit noisy.

I use this pedal whenever I play a solo in a concert for school. I don't have a backup and I don't think, even if I COULD have one I would. This pedal is sturdy and takes forever to use one battery. I've had it for almost a month now and I still have not replaced it.

Don't know, never used them.

I like to play old classic rock tunes and this pedal works great for all of them. If at anytime I have a solo, I use it. It sounds great and always works perfectly. Except for the thinness on other pickups, it is perfect. Also sometimes I do not think it is "quacky" enough, like the VOXs are.

Very, very easy - stomp it and go.

I've found that using batteries that are "dead" out of my wireless system work great in the unit, giving it a much warmer sound.

Metal casing - it'll last for years.

I've never had any trouble with it, so I don't know.

I love it. If I had it to do over again, I'd get the same thing. I've used many different brands, and I choose this one again and again over all of them.

The switch is a pain in the ass. Why didn't they make the switch separate instead of having to step down real hard on the pedal?

After my band mate enlightened me on how to hook it up (guitar-wah-distortion-amp), I get a great sound out of it for distortion. Before i went guitar-distortion-wah-amp, and i got a terrible sound out of it. Great clean wah sound.

If it wasnt for the foot switch, it would be the best.

I play a variety of different styles, mostly metal. It comes in handy for the cover a a typical song that uses a wah. However, the wah is an easy effect to abuse. My band used it on all of the songs that we put onto our demo tape. I used it for a gig once, and it sounded great. I had switched the effect manually though, not a big problem though. My band mate likes it too. He had a vox, but it broke. It takes alot of practice to uses for lead playing, like my band mate does. I like to use it rhythmically for songs like rage's bulls on parade and such.

easy enough. the switch is pretty crappy though.

so so. kind of thin at times. not a lot of freq. sweep though.

the f---in pot. craps out all the time! they charge up the ass to fix it too.

they're ok. except for what they charge for a repair.

alright, i guess. I bought it because I wanted that "Hendrix/SRV/Satriani" wah tone. But since then I have heard that all those players had their Crybabies specially moded. So I was s.o.l.

It is a wah pedal. Enough said.

I use this with an older strat and it sounds great for getting that intro to Crazy Train, or Stevie Ray does Voodoo Chile. I wouldn't recomend this pedal for Kirk Hammet style wah use, or even Satriani. That is why I also have a Morley NSW for those styles. It is pretty noisy pedal, and sometimes doesn't click on or off, but a silent in between.

It's dependable, but I would only use it in the studio, never live. Live I would use my trusty Morley with this as my back-up. Simply because of the problem mentioned above. That would be pretty embarassing to have my signal kick out live.

Never dealt with any company.

It's a good studio wah pedal, if you don't mind the pop of turning it on and off. It sounds good, and has a solid feel. I wouldn't recommend it for live use.

Rocking is easy if you practice. However, you have to stand on the edge of it to swith the effect on and off.It's hard to swith in the middle of a song.

Very noisy with a buzzy backing I don't need. The wah is great. I use a washburn and Cool Cat pedal to a Crate amp. Excellent sound of tape mixing with latter Beatles songs.

I've dropped it. Slammed it against the car...Kicked it off the stage! It worked. The pot and hinge get very squikey after 10 minute of constant use. Unlike most pedals, battery lasts forever.

Great pedal for the original wah sound. I can get beales great out of it. Useing a steady rocking motion you can get a nice modern lead/rhythm strum effect. If I lost it I'd try out those pot-less Morleys....I hate changing the Pot. And greasing it. And cleaning it.

All you gotta do is smash the fucking pedal and move it up and down, but it is kinda hard to do sitting down

very easy, you only get feed back when you mix it wiht distortion. I am using a Fender Champ 110 wiht a Fender Strat. you can get a very good Jimi hendrix sound wiht this.

try kicking it, works for me

never had to call them

kicks a whole lotta ass

Huh.. it's a wah pedal. Kick the front to turn it off and move your foot.. OOH.

It sounds good, not really "harsh" and "in your face" enough for my metaly type shit, but for some more old school shit it works fine.. using with Peavey amp and Schecter 7-string guitar.. it's a wah.

It's like 4 years old and still works fine. beat to hell.

ech, no idea.

I just needed a wah so i bought it and it worked. Whooppee.

what kind of idiot won't be able to figure this one out. strum strings and move foot back and forth.

it sounded great - i've never heard another. I have however heard Ibanez Auto - Wah, which has no character in it at all. This pedal sounds so cool - when i first got it (about a year ago) i got dizzy from the sound. but it has so mcuh character. with the pedal held foward u get a raw sound with it held backwards it sounds like a weak harmonics depending on ur distortion level.

from what i've seen its heavy - duty like a tank. but i do have a minor problem with the on/off switch. when ur sitting down its really hard to turn it on or off, unless u are on a high stool or something - but standing up is no problem to switch it on or off.

never had to use it.

if u can find it for the price i did its an awesome bargain versus the usual $150. but even at $150 its worth it its a great pedal. of course don't get it if u just want some sound FX.

its a regular wah wah pedal; step on it and move it up and down. step on it again to turn it off. not that complicated. its kinda hard to turn it on, though . its a pain in the ass.

i play a Epiphone LP Standard through a Peavey Bandit 112. it made a TERRIBLE screaming sound. i couldnt have it in the down position for a split second without it screaming. but i think it's my crappy pickups (stock). but i got a noise suppressor which took care of the problem almost completely. it still does it sometimes but im almost sure its the pickups. other than that, its great. it loses some wah when distorted but, its not that bad. great wah sounds.

you'd have to run it over with a tank to break it (or maybe thats what you need to turn it on without a hassle).

never dealt with 'em

if it were lost or stolen (and i had money) i would buy a new one (im 14 and i have no job). its a fine wah, great for $75!

It's very easy except the switch is dificult to activate when sitting down. I'll probably cut down the rubber feet to make the switching easier.

I'v played this before my Boss MT2 Metalzone in the effects loop, after the MT2 in the loop and before the loop all together. The only way I haven't had it is after the MT2 but in front of the amp. I found the tone was too narrow, when using a battery it seemed to lose volume but when using the adapter it was ok. When using the adapter and placing the wah after the distotion it boosts the signal far too much, becomes very pearcing and cutting. I only really found useful sounds when using it with a clean sound. I have to admit that because of this, I don't use it very much and when I do use it, I don't use it very well...need more practice.

Seems to be reliable, I've had it for a year and no problems so far, though it squeeks a bit, needs to be lubricated I think.

Never dealt with them

Over all the pedal is ok, I think I'd enjoy it more if i could use it well. It's sound seems a bit thin though, going from the straight sound to the wah sound you lose a lot both in volume and tone.

It's a wah pedal. Set your foot on it and go nuts...or be REALLY cool about it and do subtle stuff. Can it be any easier?
Well, actually, it could. The switch is damn hard...you've got to really push down on it to get it to switch on. Don't try gigging with it when you first get it, or you're going to screw up because you're not used to pushing down hard. But once you're used to it, it's okay...I guess the point here is to make sure that when you go to switch it off, you don't switch it off and back on by accident.

I use a Fender Standard Strat (Mex. made) with a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe. This thing sounds great with them. Playing clean gives you a classic funky wah...pentatonic scales have become more than blues stuff to me since I got this pedal. Using my amp's overdrive, I get some nice, distorted wah...you can get some cool acid rock sounds. With more drive on my amp, it just gets really noisy. Pretty useless at that level, though it does work if you want to make a song come to a noisy end or need to do some avant-garde stuff, it can be done. And don't forget...you can use this thing as a tone pedal if you don't rock it with your foot.
As far as noise goes...it's a little hissy when full forward, but that makes no difference since you'll be playing anyway and it'll cover it up. When it's off, there's no noticeable noise in the line...even if the amp's idling.
Compared to the other wahs I've tried (a few Morley models and a Vox reissue), I like this best. The sound is just more "solid" to me. Nice sweep, unlike the Morleys, and low noise, unlike the Vox.

This thing would need to be ABUSED to break. It's all metal, quite heavy duty (I left it on the floor of my room one night and tripped over it when I got up the next morning...nearly broke my toe!). You'd have to fling it out a window onto concrete to break the casing...and I mean you'd have to fling it HARD. The electronics look delicate, but unless some freak is going to sneak into your playing area, unscrew the bottom plate, and dig at the innards with a screwdriver, you'll be good.
Batteries...well, I've had this for five months now and it's still on the original battery, and it doesn't sound any weaker. Why bother with an AC if it is economical? Just be sure to unplug your cables from it when not in use.
Note on the pot: people say it gets scratchy. You can extend the life of the pot if you put it back in the bag it came in and put it back in its box when you're not using it. And a pot only costs about $20 or so, anyway...you shouldn't need to change it for a few years. Which is damn fine for a good wah like this.

Never dealt with them. They're website has a FAQ and that's served me all right.

Great pedal. I'd definitely reccomend it.

it's a real wah (as opposed to what morley calls a wah)

too high... way too high

I had 2 and the first one just quit one day and the 2nd one's button to switch it on and off grew weaker and weaker, every time you tried to use it, it would randomly switch on and off during use.

I got rid of both of em

it's nothing compared to a vox

Come on! It's a friggin' wah pedal! If you can't use it, you shouldn't have a guitar in your hands! But seriously, what's great great about this pedal is its simplicity; no bells and whistles, no knobs or LEDs... Just step on it and go! But that's my style; I'm a purist. Oh yea, it requires a 9 volt battery too, which I've heard so many people complain that it's "hard to replace or get too." Come on, If you can't undo four screws, then you're just goddamn lazy!

The sound quality is great. It's the standard crisp, nasaly, "crying" sound that is one of the industry standards. The only other wah pedal that I can think of as an "industry standard" is the Vox wah pedal, which is a very good pedal, with it's own unique, warmer sound, but is about $40 more! So, for practically, this pedal rocks, buck for buck. Some people have dogged the pedal's low end, bass sound (heel down,) saying that it "loses volume, overall punch, etc..." I don't hear this. I find that the pedal stays pretty consistent throughout its entire sweep, from a warm bass end, to a nasaly treble end. Also, your guitar's signal doesn't suffer hardly at all through this pedal when in bypass, and there is no added noise that I can tell of. It's a very clean circuit. One note: the pedal will generally sound better if is the FIRST pedal in your chain of effects.

Built like a tank! I've only had mine for a couple of days, but I've seen countless others stand the test of time, with the only thing going bad being the pots, which is completely understandable considering the constant twisting and torquing that it undergoes.

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I play your standard rock n roll style music: lots of vintage style Zeppelin, Beatles, etc. and also more modern day rock. It fits in wherever you want to put wah in. I play through a Les Paul Custom and Peavey Classic stack and a Marshall JCM stack. I get beautiful tones from both rigs with the wah pedal. I would most definitely buy it again. I compared this pedal with others and like I said, the only other wah pedal that competes with it is the Vox.

Come on it's a freggin Wah pedal step on it to turn it on and the rest is up to you. I read about these panty wastes saying, "Oh it's so hard to step on, wa wa". First of all it isn't that hard to step on, unless your sitting douw which you shouldn't be, and second of all if it didn't take a little muscle to turn it on, it would turn off if you didn't watch how your foot goes (witch you shouldn't, because you should be so into your playing, you shouln't have to worry) So putting a little pressure down is good.

This pedal kicks ass! Wether you listen to music that has Wah in it or not, I suggest to any guitar player to pick this up. It is the most fun I have had (guitar wise). It's a great way to spice up your leads. This is a real wah pedal ladies a gentlemen, not the those crappy Morley pedals. Morley pedals make a swishing sound, but when you play with a Dunlop it makes a "wow" sound. Which is what a wah pedal is all about. It sounds great with any effect except acoust effects. But who uses a Wah with an acoustic sound? I use 3 Boss Pedals right now: BOSS AC-2 Acoustic Simulator(not with wah) then a BOSS MT-2 Metal Zone and then a BOSS CE-5 Chorus ensemble then the Wah. It sounds great, but I hope to get a BOSS GE-7, BOSS Compression Sustainer and one more for a BCB-6 Case.

Built like a tank. I suggest using an adaptor, not just with this pedal but any pedal.

Never Delt With Them.

I play Hard rock/Metal. Maunly Metallica, Pantera and Sevendust. I would definatly buy it again, but from the looks of it I don't think that I would have to.

My god! Is this thing for real? Just plug it into your amp and give it some volume! You can't do anything wrong with this thing, but of course, it was used by Jimi!

The sound are great! I'm using it with a Eric Clapton strat and a Epiphone Les Paul, but my buddies have test it with their guitars, and they think it sound great!

It's only foolish to write something here!

It have never breaked!

Most Jimi and Metallica, but it goes to everything!

The hardest part is plugging the thing in... how simple is that? Slam on it to turn it on, wah some, slam to turn it off.

Okay, I'm using a left-handed cream white strat(I'm actually left-handed, I'm not doing some JIMI thing), thru a Fender Automatic SE. Use the manual suggestion of the path going fuzz, wah, anything else. With this it definitely whoops serious ass... you can get that perfect wah on any Rage Against The Machine, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Navarro stuff, as well as Cream, and Hendrix. This thing is only bad when you use it in front of the those death metal pedal things, which I don't, so it works great for grunge rock. It sounds just too cool in clean mode too... it kicked the Morley wah's ass, and sounds just like a VOX.

This thing will probably live forever, how the hell could it break???!?! The only thing I would ever possibly worry about is spare 9-volts, but you should carry those anyway. Bring an extra wah if you need it for maybe a coaster for a beer, but not as a backup.

no idea... read someone else's...

This thing rocks... if it ever got stolen, I'd kill the bastard who stole it... it the bastard was immortal, then I'd probably get a Crybaby 535, those are most expensive, but definitely worth it if ya got some extra cash(it has a knob on the side to adjust the wah frequency)... but I honestly love to spice up any solo, or to bring you way above the mix.

It's a basic wah - very simple to use. The manual isn't too descriptive, though using a wah is a matter of personal style and taste. My only complaint is its activation switch, which has to be REALLY hammered to work. I suppose it's fine when you get the hang of it, but it's a little difficult to deal with in the middle of a guitar solo. I've heard of people modifying their pedals to make the switch easier to use, but I'm not brave enough to try it.

I use it with a Boss Metal Zone, which I have after the wah. The wah effect is less pronounced this way, though I experienced volume problems when the wah was placed after the Metal Zone. In either case, the Metal Zone is at fault - it's parametric EQ and high distortion tend to stop the wah from functioning properly. Dunlop talk of this in the manual. When used clean or with lower distortion, however, the wah really sings.

Apart from the switch problem, little can happen to this pedal. So far, I've had to clean the pot and lubricate some of the moving parts - which you should do to all pedals anyway. There's a neat feature to this pedal - if your AC adapter malfunctions (rendering the unit powerless), the pedal switches to dry signal. This is unlike Boss pedals, which obstruct signals when they don't have any juice.

I've never contacted Dunlop via phone or snail mail. However, I have E-Mailed them on numerous occasions, and their advice has been very helpful and accurate. Still, I wouldn't expect them to send me anything for free or even service the pedal. Realistically, that's something for a local dealer or repair shop to handle.

I play heavy metal, which requires a high level of distortion. The Crybaby doesn't work well with high distortion regardless of where it is in your effect chain (trust me - I've tried it on many set ups through the years). Other wah pedals may have a more pronounced effect with distortion (eg, the Rockman Optic Wah or Morley's Bad Horsie) but they just don't sound "right" to me. The Crybaby is "THE" wah; everything else just tries to copy its unique sound. I take my Crybaby to gigs without a backup and it hasn't failed me yet. Just make sure you have a spare AC adapter; if anything will malfunction it's that.

It's a wah, fer God's Sake. Getting one of these suckers under your boot is like learning to play a new instrument, which i suppose it is. Very tactile. Not for the impatient.

BWAHAHA! Ooooh Yeah! Is this the coolest pedal ever made? Can scream like a banshee when closed and make your tone so bassy it's two dimentional when open. Used as a filter its great, but the real magic comes out when soloing, accent individual notes or sweep slowly over a passage. Either way, it'll make you dribble with glee, and annoy fellow band players, cos you wont stop soloing out of the sheer joy of the way this thing sounds. If you are going to buy a Wah, find a good one, like this one or a Vox or something. The difference between a good one like this, and a cheap one is unbeliveable.

Looks like a brick, Smells Like a Brick, Tastes like a brick. Crybabys have one weakness, common to all Wahs. The pot gets dirty, and the thing crackles and hisses when you move it. Get a new pot, and your problem is solved. However, for general purposes, this thing is indestuctible.

The aforementioned pots are quite hard to get your hands on, and you'll only get one through a reputable guitar dealer. I've never tried to contact Jim Dunlop, however, so No opinion.

This is a FANTASTIC pedal. It's my favorite at the moment, and every time I step on the sucker, i feel inspired. Makes you feel like Jimi (grab one and try not to play "Voodoo Chile") and improves your range of sounds like no other pedal i've ever heard. Not bad for what is really just a tone pot. If it ever got taxed i would follow the thief to the ends of the earth an do things so vile to them as to make this review unprintable if put into writing. A joy and an Honour to own.

Easy to use: just plug in and play like Jimi. No manual, but any idiot can work out how to use it. Easy to get good sound. Toe down: bassy; toe up: trebly. Takes a while to get it going nice and smooth. Remember to plug it in the right way, otherwise you get a horrible distrorted scratchy sound.

I use a crappy Park 25W w/ reverb amp, but it sounds OK. it is hardly noisy, but it drains the battery quick. You can leave the pedal in certain positions to get mid boosts etc. It always sounds great, but occasionaly i pick up radio stations on it like some other people. It takes a god player to get a sound out of it like Hendrix, but practice makes perfect. It doesn't sound too good with distortion, best clean.

This thing would survive a meteor strike!!! Tough as well. I don't need a backup pedal, only a backup battery. I think it's very reliable. Would take a lot of beating to even scratch it.

Never dealt with 'em but I imagine they would be very good.

I think it is a wee bit pricey, but it is a wah. It only sounds like Hendrix after you have it perfected. Don't be disappointed at first, because to get it sounding good it takes a bit of practice. I have never had anotheer wah, but if this one broke(don't think it ever will), i'd probably buy a vox instead, just to see what it is like. The pedal is a bit sticky, and unsmooth when new, but after you have played for a while (e.g. 6 months) it feels great. One bad thing is the battery draining, but the unit would never break. Doesn't have many features, just the pedal itself. If you want wee knobs to play around with spend a bit of extra money on the 353? It is a bot trebley, and i heard the vox isn't, but you can supposidly change the cog inside it to make it less trebly, i don't know how though. It does help you become more expressive in your playing, and helps you invent some new things. I only use it for lead though, it makes solos more interesting. Overall, a good pedal.