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Dunlop GCB-95

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Price New Dunlop GCB-95 @ Musician's Friend
Manufacturer URL http://www.jimdunlop.com/
Ease of Use 9.1 (180 responses)
Sound Quality 7.8 (180 responses)
Reliability 8.7 (168 responses)
Customer Support 7.4 (30 responses)
Overall Rating 8.2 (169 responses)
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Product: Dunlop GCB-95
Price Paid: 300 (NZ)
Submitted 05/28/2001 at 06:05pm by Aaron Allcock
Email: dive<at>ihug dot co dot nz

Ease of Use : 10
Just press down at the front to activate the switch and your off.

Sound Quality : 10
I don't have any definate set-up yet but i use pretty budget gear, i havn't had a chance to use it with my loco box analog delay yet but i can't wait to try it out :) ProAmp - Dunlop cry baby - PRoAxe Strat, mainly no named brands etc...
This is a great Wah-Wah pedel for the price i guess, the guy instore told me it would cost alot more for anything else so i brought this little puppy and i'm not sad to say it was worth it, this is a great pedel for the price, maybe it doesn't have quite as much range as i'd like it to have but it's great for adding texture to songs and really adds a great dynamic if used sparingly.

Reliability : 9
Well the switch broke in mine and i havn't had it for long, although i got the switch replaced for free so i can't complain.

Customer Support : No Opinion
Havn't had to deal with the company directly at all but the guy in the shop fixed it for free and it came with a warranty, but i don't think i'll have to ever deal with the anyway.

Overall Rating : 10
This is a great pedel if it's used wisely, it has a limited range but its great if you just want to add a great texture to some of your songs and interludes, i'd definatly buy it again if it were stolen unless i get a whole lot richer anytime sooner, then i'd probably buy a vox or a defferent brand crybaby.


Product: Dunlop GCB-95
Price Paid: $209 (Australia dollars)
Submitted 05/27/2001 at 02:06am by sammy leewillow
Email: gallowaysam at hotmail<dot>com

Ease of Use : 7
Everyone knows its an easy pedal to use,although it takes a bit of practice to make it worth your while ( or your audiences!!)

Sound Quality : 9
I had one of these a few years ago and it was terrible sounding.Also the on/off switch was near impossible to switch but the one i recently reluctantly bought ( i went for a morley but they only had 1 cry-baby in stock-d`oh!!)is really good.This time the switch is very easy to operate and its sweep range is enough for me.
I`m using a Mosrite copy with Gotoh p 90`s,a j.h.s amp,a Boss hyper fuzz set on 1/4 gain boost and a big muff.The cry-baby after the muff is a really nasty,sweeping whirlwind sound.Very psychedelic.I LOVE it!!It sounds very J.Mascis ( early Dinosaur jr.)I tried it with the wah before the big muff and you could hardly hear the wah at all but after the muff it put a smile on my face straight away!!

Reliability : 8
I think this thing will live longer than all of us but im concerned about all the other reviewers here saying about the short live of the pots.We`ll see.
i would definitely use it to gig (i only got it last week and im not in a band right now) it seems very dependable to me.

Customer Support : No Opinion
I havnt had the need to contact Jim Dunlop so heres hoping i never have to.

Overall Rating : 10
I play 60s psychedelic punk (think pretty things,elevators type with sabbath-size riffs) this pedal fits my sound like a glove.I was very aprehensive with this given my first encounter with a cry-baby but im very pleased with this one.I give this a ten because of the LOW PRICE.


Product: Dunlop GCB-95
Price Paid: #67
Submitted 05/26/2001 at 05:50am by Anonymous

Ease of Use : 10
Piss easy. Move your foot up for more treble, down for more bass. The manual (or as it should be called, "instruction card") is very brief, but you don't exactly have to be a Rocket Scientist to work it out.

Sound Quality : 10
Considering it's value, I would say it is very very good. I play Oasis mostly, and they don't use wah too often. But when they do, this is the exact same sound they use - combined with the correct effects of course.

The only noise you can hear is the sound of the wah in the background when you've got it switched on, but you're not playing anything, but you won't hear this in performance, so it doesn't bother me.

Reliability : 9
Heavy but extremely durable. I would probably gig without a backup, simply because wah isn't as essential as say a distortion pedal. Some people have had there CryBabies for years and they still work as well as they always did, so it must be quite reliable.

Customer Support : No Opinion

Overall Rating : 10
As I've said before, I play Oasis mostly, and when they do use wah (ie not very often) this produces exactly the right sound. If it went missing, I would replace it without hesitation. It's excellent considering its value, and I would expect no more or less from it. I haven't written any songs which involve wah yet, but it's doubtless I will.

If you want a decent wah pedal, but don't have enormous amounts of cash, you could do far worse than buy this pedal, and you couldn't do much better either. I'd thoroughly recommend it.


Product: Dunlop GCB-95
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted 05/23/2001 at 03:46am by Anonymous

Ease of Use : No Opinion

Sound Quality : 8
I was getting a wah, and compared this to Vox V847 Reissue, and
the Vox was much better, in my opinion. In a way thicker, smoother and with od/distortion, the Vox can be heard pretty good, opposite
to the GCB-95. Not too good, but not too bad either I quess.

Reliability : 7
Pretty reliable, although Crybabies have some kind of reputation for bad pots.. My friend has gotten one for years, and the pot is fine, but it makes some strange noises.

Customer Support : No Opinion

Overall Rating : 7
If you want to play Hendix, buy the Vox, it's the one Jimi used to use, altough his one was somewhat modificated. When discussing about wahs, I quess Voodoo Chile comes to everybody's mind, and this wah is not that good for that. Too weak and too small sweep range. Overall still a pretty good basic wah. But if ya have the money, by something better at once.


Product: Dunlop GCB-95
Price Paid: $150 (Canadian)
Submitted 05/08/2001 at 04:20pm by Chi

Ease of Use : 10
Its Pretty Easy to Use. Just Step on it!!! I like the fact that it can be powered by an adapter or a battery.

Sound Quality : 7
The sound quality is pretty good. It has a big sweet spot making it easy to get a fair wah wah sound. I find the wah sound a little weak though. It also won't sound as good if used with a lot of distortion.

Reliability : 6
It is fairly reliable. I once broke the switch that turns it on.

Customer Support : 7
The customer support was ok. The warranty is 1 year parts and labour i think. They repaired my wah but it took quite a while.

Overall Rating : 7
This is overall a pretty good wah. I've seen better one's but this wah performes pretty well. It is not very durable, but it is extremely easy to use. But I think it was a bit overpriced. Good wah for beginners to intermediate level.


Product: Dunlop GCB-95
Price Paid: US $79.95
Submitted 03/10/2001 at 09:14pm by Anonymous

Ease of Use : 9

You have to almost stomp on the pedal to hear the "click" to know the wah-wah is activated. Otherwise, it's just move the pedal, play, and you're on the way. It will take a few days to get used to it, at least it took me anyway.

Sound Quality : 8

Sounds alright, I have to relisten to songs by Clapton, Hendrix etc and check with pedal to make sure I'm getting the right "tone" so to speak. I was expecting a dramatic "wah" sound, but you'll have to earn them by practicing for a few days. I'm using a Epiphone Les Paul Studio w/ a Peavey amp, I just wish I bought an AC Adapter so I don't have to buy batteries for both the wah-wah and the fuzz box I'm getting in a month.

Reliability : 10

This thing weighs like a couple bricks and is built like an armored car. Just don't drop it on someone's foot..

Customer Support : No Opinion

Overall Rating : 9
I've been playing for about a year and I'm mostly playing Clapton stuff (Cream, Derek & Dominoes etc.). This wah-wah pedal will really kick when I pair it with a fuzz box! I wanted to buy the fuzz box first, but there's just something about the wah-wah pedal that's just plain cool.


Product: Dunlop GCB-95
Price Paid: US $89.00
Submitted 03/03/2001 at 06:21pm by jeshwild
Email: none

Ease of Use : 8
Is easy to use, however it is something that is control by feel, so it may take a while to get the sound you are looking for. For that was around 4 days.

Sound Quality : 9
My setup is American Std Start to Compressor(sometimes I leave the compressor out), CryBaBy, Blues Driver, Chorus Enssemble (This one too is out sometimes), Noise Gate to Classic 50 2X12.

Sounds great with and without overdrive/distortion. I tried after my strat in the beginin of the F/X Loop and before the Noise Gate. I like better at begining because I feel it gives me a wider frecuency range there.

Reliability : 8
Looks Sturdy, I have it only for 2 weeks so no deep feedbak I can give here.

Customer Support : No Opinion
No idea if they do have C.S.

Overall Rating : 9
I play rock from SVR, Hendrix, Santana, Zeppeling, Sabbath and originals. I really love this pedal so far. My word of advice is to read other feedback for other manufactures of whawha's I spend 2 days browsing the different categories and manufactures and it was very help full. Last but not the least test it before buying it with a setup as close as what you use when performing. That,s the only way to know.


Product: Dunlop GCB-95
Price Paid: US $60
Submitted 03/03/2001 at 08:15am by Andy
Email: supra118 at angelfire<dot>com

Ease of Use : 10
Very simple Just move your foot back and forth! simple as that!

Sound Quality : 9
My setup goes Gibson Les Paul Special SL w/ humbuckers or Fender standard Strat to Crybaby wah to DOD stereo phaser to DOD super sonic stereo flanger to Boss CH-1 to Boss OD-2 to Boss DS-2 to Peavey renown 112 amp. It is a very good sounding pedal, I only wish it would have a longer wah sound example: instead of this-wah it should go like this-waaaaaaah. But otherwise it is a great pedal. I have the limited edition white wah, sounds exactly the same just looks cooler. I play alot of Nirvana, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles and much more.

Reliability : 10
Hell yeah, I drop it out of a car once by accident and all it had was a small dent, like a rock

Customer Support : No Opinion
NOPE

Overall Rating : 10
10, as good as wahs get, this is the original wah wah it is great!


Product: Dunlop GCB-95
Price Paid: $209 (Australian Dollars)
Submitted 02/28/2001 at 03:01am by Greg Tao
Email: hugginkiss10 at hotmail<dot>com

Ease of Use : 9
it is kind of easy to use if you know how to use it, the problem with every wah wah on the market is that you need to rock it back to front to make a wah so if you want alot of fast wahs, you better have practice or you are gonna be the laughing stock, or gonna get a very sore ankle, but it's ok to use, very nice!

Sound Quality : 10
This baby (you get it?? Cry BABY)has the best sound ever, although this guy from my school say that the hedrix is better, well i stuck the hendrix up his arse!!, ok, getting back to business, well i play at school and the first time i played it everyone loved it and asked me to play it again!so it's very very good

Reliability : 10
i depend on it and i has never let me down, although it is very heavy, like carrying a brick around all day, but it was worth it the crowd loved me and i love to see the crowd happy! that is the happiest moment of being a guitarist, making people feel happy

Customer Support : 10
i did get it fixed once but it was busted befor i bought it, the battery clip was broken and i got another one for free but it wasn't Jim Dunlop's fault it was the DELIVERY GUY'S FAULT!!

Overall Rating : 10
it is the best pedal you will get worth the money, when i told everyone it costs $209 AUD they where shocked and told me i blew the money on some stupid pedal, but when i showed them what the pedal can do on my guitar, their mouths was on the floor, some started to save up for one, some just kept on bugging me about when is my next gig was and sometimes i had to bring a pocket knife to school when i brought my pedal for a gig or a practical, this pedal is legendary


Product: Dunlop GCB-95
Price Paid: #75 (Pounds)
Submitted 01/06/2001 at 09:40am by Phil Rich
Email: philrich<at>ukgateway dot net

Ease of Use : 9
The Cry-baby is really simple to patch in and then use, I found no problems when using wah for the first time.

Sound Quality : 9
I use a USA Standard tele through a Marshall VS100 amp. I generally find the clean sound really funky, if a bit trebley, so I tend to stick with a neck pickup. Distorted, the pedal tends to effect the signal less (this is natural methinks) but you can still get some phat Rage style power chords etc. It's also great for experimenting with mad distortion sounds - adjust the pedal and just leave it there - guess it's like using it as an EQ pedal....

Overall, I reckon it sounds well good and is pretty darn versatile...

Reliability : 7
It weighs about as much as a brick, so it's pretty hard....I have had one problem with it however. Sometimes when I would plug in, the pedal would give out a strange high pitched chirping sound....dunno what that was about but it cleared up in the end...

Customer Support : No Opinion
Never dealt with Jimmy D....

Overall Rating : 9
I tend to use the Crybaby for funk, blues and sometimes for just experimenting with stange sounds etc. Great sounding pedal....

I would like the on/off button to be a bit easier to press however as when playing sitting down, it's very difficult to get the thing on or off!

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