Dunlop GCB-95

The wah pedal is very easy to use. The lack of an LED is a hassle and makes it tough to tell when the wah is on. The pedal has a buffer instead of a "true by-pass" DPDT footswitch. If you know a little about circuits and wiring you can remove install a DPDT footswitch. When you install the DPDT, you can remove the input buffer and add an LED. There is also a very easy modification that does not require any circuit changes. You can loosen the rocker bar and move the bar so the cogs line up in a differently with the pot, which changes the tonal range when you rock the pedal.

The base plate on my GCB-95 says it is Rev-H, but the circuit board on the inside says it is Rev-I. GO figure... When I opened the wah to to the mods I mentioned. I discovered to my amazement that my wah had a red Fasel inductor. What a shock that was, considering the GCB-95F is supposed have a Fasel inductor, while the standard GCB-95 is not supposed to have a Fasel inductor. That was a pleasant surprise!

At any rate, ease of use: 10

When I first got the Crybaby wah, the wah tonal sweep was to wide. Any small change in pedal position and there was too much change in wah sound. It was easy to adjust the position of the rocker bar (as mentioned in ease of use section). With that change, the tonal sweep was reduced and I was able to dial in some excellent wah tone.

At first, the pedal picked up the notorious "radio station." It was annoying to hear a radio station because of the wah. When I did the true-bypass mod and removed the buffer, I noticed that one of the electronic components in the buffer was a "transister." With the buufer removed and the DPDT switch in place for true bypass, the "radio station" was gone. Another thing, the tone of the wah changes when the buffer electronics are removed. It ias hard to explain, but the wah sounds much better with the buffer gone. It is now smooth, rich and the tonal quality is superb.

With the mods I have outlined, the sound is a definite 10. But I had to make the mods to get the sound, so I am rating the pedal a 9.

The crybaby pedal is heacy duty. It is solid. solid, solid. No backup is required.

I have not contacted support.

I play blues and some rock, from mellow to hard and heavy. After the mods the pedal can handle everything.. from a sweet sound to a searing scream.

With the true bypass mod I mentioned, I also added an LED. It is nice to have a visual aid to tell you when the wah is on.

I would replace this wah, but doubt if I could. After all, GCB-95 is not supposed to have a Fasel wah in it. If I were to replace it, I would add the mods (they make a big difference in the sound).

This wah is a keeper and after a few tweaks it is an excellent edition to my arsenal. Overal value after mods: 10 over all value stock: 9

The solidity of the pedal gives you full confidence to rock the treadplate as hard as you want. The motion is smooth and precise. Easy to use.

My 'go-to' setup: Gordon-Smith G60 > Cry baby > Laney all-tube with delay and chorus in the effects loop. Occasionally when recording the pedal output goes to a Line 6 PC interface

The pedal can be slightly noisy in the treble settings.

Out of the box, the pedal sound is poor - it has a really, really high treble boost - the sort that sets your teeth on edge. It is not true bypass and you do notice this. However I recorded both pedal-in and pedal-out chains straight to a DAW and compared the results - it wasn't too bad - I guess it depends on your guitar and chain.

I do recommend adjusting the pot to give a less treble output in the toe-down position - no soldering iron needed and really easy to do. The great thing about even the current production GCB95 is that it is easy to mod and there are plenty of insructions on the net to show you how to do it.

The sweep between toe and heel down is not wide - all the 'action' seems to appear in a small area between the two positions. To change this you will need soldering skills, however stock settings are not unusable and can actually assist when you do need a very fast sweep - for example, it's great when you want a percusive 'wakka-wakka' funk rhthym sound. I would definately suggest that this pedal is best used in a harmonic setting rather then lead guitar. (As I am typing this, Prelude Part 1 by Miles Davis on Agharta has just come on my iPod and guitarist Pete Cosey has exactly the wakka-wakka sound I mean!)

Don't buy this in the attempt to emulate another guitarist's sound - I bet that there is not one unmodded CryBaby on any professional's pedalboard. But do buy it if you can use a screwdriver and like the feel of a well-made piece of kit.

4 stars out of the box, 7 stars with the simple pot rack and pinion mod, rising to a posible 10 if you want to get your hands dirty.

I've always thought that the white plastic potentiometer rack and pinion look a bit flimsy but I have no evidence to suggest that this is the case.

There's just something about 95's that, despite all the shouting about their poor stock sound, still shout 'quality' and I feel as though they have a hand-made vibe about them (which isn't the case.)

In short this is a heavy-duty peice of kit that feels solid and smooth to use. It is testiment to it that you see so many old one's around. A solid 10.

N/A - I think you can definitely say that I 'voided the warranty' on mine the day I bought it and got my tool-bag out.

It's simple, it's effective. Like I said above, you will need to mod it but that can be fun and quite easy - a good introduction to the subject. I suggest the following mods in the following order:

- The potentiometer adjustment
- Fitting true bypass and removing the buffer
- Gain adjustments making up for the loss of volume due to the above.
- Fitting a Faisel inductor (if you really want a vintage sound)

There are planty of others you can do - thats the beauty of this unit.

Don't buy this in the attempt to emulate another guitarist's sound - I bet that there is not one unmodded CryBaby on any professional's pedalboard. But do buy it if you can use a screwdriver and like the feel of a well-made piece of kit.

4 stars out of the box, 7 stars with the simple pot rack and pinion mod, rising to a posible 10 if you want to get your hands dirty.

Easy as 1-2-3-4-5, just put your foot onto the pedal and rock up and down.

When I bought the GCB-95 used/new, I could not use it. My original tone would disappear as if someone had thrown a blanket over my amp; all I was left with was a muffled mess. I called Gary and explained to him what I was after, beside true bypass. Gary installed a new 200k pro pot, adjustable trimmers mounted on the board that give me the ability to tweak the Q (voice), midrange, volume, bass/gain, and a toggle switch for three different bass sweep options. I love the sound of this pedal. When it???s off, it???s off my original sound is there. The sound of this pedal is amazing; I had never known a wha pedal could sound so awesome. Also awesome in so many ways too, the expressiveness and vocabulary changes with every adjustment I make. Also, after I got the pedal to my liking with the adjustable trimmers. I still had the bass sweep toggle that took it over the top. The pedal goes from a deep rich thick bottom end, sweet midrange, to a warm hi spike. The pedal is never going to leave my pedal board. It???s an instrument in itself.

Gary???s work is clean and professional looking. I have had this pedal for over month , no issues.

Gary???s a great guy to deal with. He is vary easy going and respectful. Gary???s got skills and an awesome guy. I had a problem with the DC jack hole in the pedal housing. The hole was too small and the DC adapter input had been installed on the board crooked. Gary widened the hole and fixed the jack problem.

With all the mods installed I now have a truly flexible cry baby pedal of my dreams. Garmopatmods Rule!

Pretty standard pedal, but can be kind of sensitive, especially near toe down. Requires very precise control.

I wish it had an LED or something on the side to show whether it's on or not.

Effects chain:

Fender Stratocaster (Highway 1, 3x Alnico III single coils) >>> Analogman Comprossor >>> Pigtronix EP-1 Envelope Filter >>> Fulltone OCD >>> Sovtek Big Muff Pi >>> Dunlop Crybaby >>> Fender Blues Junior.

Kind of noisy when clicked on, even when I take the Big Muff out of my chain (I have a particularly noisy little bugger).

While the toe-down area is very responsive and has a pretty good little filter, I wish the range were a little higher, especially since heel-down is muddy, unusable garbage.

Built like a tank.

No issues so far. Bought mine off eBay.

A serviceable pedal, with a mediocre sound. I feel like some tuning of the potentiometer can bring a little more out of it.

I usually don't use it, and just stick with the velocity sensitive EF on my phaser.

About as simple as it gets.

Bought this in '90 as my 2nd effect pedal. I was and still am just a hobby player that on a rare occasion finds a friend that wants to jam a little. When I got this it was pure heaven. Hendrix licks, Sabbath - anything that had some type of wah in it was fodder for my average chops. To me the wah's sound quality is in the skill of the player. In the hands of someone that can really play mediocre gear sounds awesome. I've since moved on to an RMC3 with its 7 different tuning options but it's night and day for the cost difference and the ease of use.

It's going on 19 years old and once the dust and carpet lint were cleaned off it looked like it was 2 months old. I never put it to the test gigging but my guess is it would be something very reliable. I also have a problem with people "stomping" on these pedals and complaining about their dependability. You could buy a 3 really top end pedals and that would be 3/4 the cost of a boutique amp. Quit stomping and take care of your and you wouldn't need a backup which is just 2x the money.

Never had to deal with them. That's a huge plus in my book because even if you get great service you're still wasting time calling in on problems.

Since I think a wah's sound is directly related to the playing ability of the user this is a really nice pedal.

It's a wah pedal with a switch and a pedal to tweak the wah's tone; what more is there to do?

Ibanez SZ320 -> DOD 250 Preamp or Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive -> ART 442 right ch 15 band -> Dunlop GCB-95 Original Crybaby Wah -> Rocktron Silver Dragon -> Peavey Rock Master 120w head -> Laney 2x12" and Ampeg 4x12"

It's noisy if my amp or EQ have the too much highs or presence. I also do not run my EQ or DOD 250 preamp too hot. I boost the level from zero [it has a +/- 5] on my EQ, probably to +0.5 to +0.8, and my DOD 250 level is 10, but the gain is between 2.5-3.5. By the way, if you have an EQ and what to make everything sound sweeter, spend some time and work on sprucing up the mid frequencies, and don't just scoop them. Really carve out a great tone!

This feeds a nice signal into my Wah pedal, giving it a bit of a 'hot' input. The toe down position can be a little noisy with a lot of gain. If I lean down to my pedals on the floor, and I'm not playing, the wah can feedback [even when off]. I'm thinking of getting a boss noise surpressor and maybe putting it in the efx loop or after the wah.

Seems dependable, but I would keep my wah over by my amp or something. Backup's depend on space and funds.

I emailed them about a power supply I had. They were prompt and polite.

I play metal, and use this for solos. I love to solo with both pick-ups now. I've been playing 5-6 years. If this was broken, stolen or misplaced, I would probably by another crybaby, but it wouldn't have to necessarily be an Original. I love that I can do wah solos now, and use my neck pickup to solo just as well as my bridge pickup. I dislike that I need to get a noise surpressor, but I need one anyways to clean up some amp power noise [all tube amps have it, as far as what I've heard] and feedback from the wah, which I can control. I compared it with a vox wah, and I got this because my Ax3000 has a few vox wah sims on it that are good enough. I wish it had Kirk Hammett's foot on the pedal working it while I solo for me. This helps me make music and is a very musical pedal.

Very easy to use.

Sound is OK when using it for solos or even chords but not great. The switch can be very noisey. I would not use this on stage.

Broke after using it ten times. Feels sturday but very cheap. Switches are a common problem with Dunlop. A buisness can save money by using cheap parts and driving customers away I guess. GET A VOX.

They have not gotten back to me yet.

Bought it new, sounds ok but unreliable. Get a VOX...

This is a pretty decent pedal. Just like a bass drum pedal, if you sit on a stool, but if you sit its harder to turn it off. If you stand, its easier to turn off for you have your body weight to push against it. Although, I weigh about 128 lbs so doing something like this while sitting is more than typical.

This pedal sounds very decent. The only problem I have with it is when I push it down to activate the wah, it receives incoming radio signals from radio stations. Its not very noticeable so I don't really care. I use it with a Fender G-DEC Junior amp which has its own built in distortions such as flange, reverb, etc along with other distortions such as metal, british, hot rod, etc. The pedal sounds great on all except the acoustic setting which does not even register on the amp, but I'll save that for another review.

I bought this used, so it looks kind of old. But it hasn't much wear and tear on it except for the battery cover was missing when I bought it. Otherwise, with a little tape, this thing will probably hold its own to being run over with a truck.

I bought this at the Dexter Music Center, the employees were very friendly and allowed me to use one of the amps and one of their guitars to try it out. They were pleased to do business and I'll always be very glad to patronize their business.

I play just whatever I want, punk, metal, rock, etc. Even though I've only been at it for a few months, I can still play various things. If I were to lose this pedal, I would probably buy a new one, it does sound pretty nice and it IS rather flexible and is great for playing rock, metal, blues, metal, you name it.

Just click and rock or sweep. Easy as that, no knobs or anything. Unless you broke your leg, you can't complain about the ease of use for this, or you shouldn't be playing. Doesn't require balance lol.

Let start with a positive comment for once so, no sound if produced through my chain.

Many cons to this pedal. First off, i hate how this pedal clicks. I'm not just talking about it clicking , but the clicking noise is amplifed when you turn it on. The worst part is, when my delays(s) are on and then I turn the pedal on, the click noise echos so thats so annoying. Espically during the middle of a songs.

In addition, this pedal won't pick out on single notes. It's terible at that. Only can get the "WAH-WAH" sound on harmons, bends, pull offs, etc...

So I use this pedal for more of a sweeping effect than a WAH. For sweeping, the range is average, not over the top, or limited. Could be extended more though.

Also, when the crybaby is locked in one possition and you play (espcially when the pedal is half open) most Wah's give you a a beautiful filters sound. WIth this, you'll get a extremely muddy, filtered sound. And a huge volume boost, which could be good when you do a solo but bad when you're just sweeping gently on it.

Broke TWICE, yes 2 times in a period of 7 months. I had to get it repaired at the store. I forgot what they said but something kept coming loose.

I got it repaired at the store, not by dunlop so IDK.

Would pefer the VOX Wah in this price range. DEfinatly going to get the Fulltone Cyde Deluxe Wah later. If you have the money, I suggest you get the Cyde Wah, if not, get a VOX wah. I DO NOT recommend this pedal. MAybe I got a flop but I'm sure not the least satisfied with it!!!!!!!!

You know Wah is Wah , plug it before some distortion step on it and you get crying baby. Don't worry ,it's so strong you could never break if.

Sound great either clean and drive sound , It crying in front of my Amp. I can get pretty close to Voodoo Hendrix's wah and to modern sound of Vai's wah.

So strong. But for mine ,the top rubber is peel off ,I just glue them in again . No problem.

Don't know

WAH WAH GOT TEN.

you'll know it already. the pedals way is short but can be operated exactly.

this is why i am writing a review. several things could be done to mod it. i tried a few of them and mostly disliked the pumped sound and reset everything to original but - incorporated a 6-way rotary switch with capacitors like this: 2.2n, 4.7n, 10n (original), 22n (used by the jh-wah), 47n and finally 68n (the bass-wah). especially used with a fuzz (three-knob colorsound tone bender) or athe tube screamer in front of it i was very pleased. the not recommended smaller capacitor values are going to make me feel, too. those bite!

wonder why this thing sells for such less money.. ah - i know. the pot might be renewed once and this is to pay later on.

no idea.

a 9 cause it should be used as a volume pedal, too. i tried it by switching the 4.7uF capacitor and it was quite well, but a little volume was remaining though. hey - i didn??t wanted to peplace the switch..

its very easy to use. and is easy to turn on thank god.

this can get the sound from Jimmie Hendrix to Kurt Cobain it is not noisy at all and the wah wah is just amazing but the bass is nothing special im using this through a orange crush 30r amp and a X400 Washburn and it sounds great.

very dependable and i would use it on a gig any time.

N/A

THE BEST WAH WAH out there i play mostly rock lots of guns n roses and Hendrix and this fits in with every band. pick one up if possible.

Just plug your guitar, make sure it's powered by a fresh battery or power supply adaptoe and your all set...how hard can it be?
you can chain it in your rig as the first stomp box...

it won't be named the classic/legendary wah for nothing...
i'm using a les paul type guitar, i mean 'type' cause it has different brand name but has the same les paul features...through a GT6 multi-fx and boom!!!
the GT6 wah is good but i'm really looking for that vintage feel...and the way you can stand on this wah w/o worrying of breaking it...w/ the GT6, i feel like breaking it whenever i step to engage the wah...
it isn't noisy at all, and the sound is transparent...if your hearing differently, pick-ups and type of of guitar do really affect the overall sound...

this is one feature that makes this stomp a legend...you can stand on it w/ the weight of your whole body and you won't break this little gem...add to this the legendary wah sound...
basically indestructible and road worthy!!!

never needed one...

i play rock and alternative (GNR, GIN Blossoms, Dishwalla, Collective Soul, Goo Goo Dolls, etc) and have been playing for 10 years (on and off)...i used to own a Boss SD2, DD3, PSM5, LS2, BD2, GE7, ME30 and they're all great...right now i'm using s Boss GT6 + GCB95 + Dame Guitar setup..if it were stolen i definitely would still buy another one because it's an integral part of my setup...just can't do without it...
i love it's tough metal design, the classic wah sound and ease of use...i wouldnt want any other feature...i tried the fuzz wah version, but i was not using the fuzz effect, just the wah...
you can create songs w/ it or enhance a composition...just be creative w/ it and know it's capability and limitations....
for those who feel that this is crappy soung or it's too thin or for any reason at all, check your setup, your gear...coz if it's not the sound you expected or wanted to hear, maybe your looking for a different wah...then try the other wahs available in the market...

As long as if you were born to have a foot it shoudn't be that difficult.

It's a pretty average sounding type of wah the high end is a little bit thin but not quite as bad as the bad horsie wah.Its at least good enough to be considered to call itself a wah pedal it'll put a little fire into your solos with the toe down posistion for that bright cut.

i once used this pedal at band pratice never a gig considering that it stopped working after 1 or 2 months after i bought it.Unfortunately i couldn't return it i lost the receipt so i ended up fixing the wah myself somehow.I opened up the back adjust the screws put the tone pot back on track to hear the full wah effect.The only diffrence is now i have to slam my foot on the pedal it doesnt click at all.It only clicks when i press the effect off so this particular pedal isnt manufactured that good but i still have it even though i got to tightened up the mechanical parts every now and then.

I prefer the hendrix and dime dunlop wahs over this one.The hendrix has more/better bass range which adds extra character to the wah effect and the dime with it's 535Q circuitry to extend the sweep from lows,lows to high'highs and everything in between.But whats great about the crybaby is that you can make adjustments to improve or alter your sound. With the gcb-95 i twist the tone pots just a little bit to take some of the excessive highs off for a more heavy bluesy type of rock feel.

It's very simple to use this pedal: you step on it to turn it on and step again to turn it off, really easy.

This pedal has a awesome tone, I'm surprised! I use it through a Yamaha Pacifica(Strat like), a Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion and a Meteoro Thor Plus(a brazilian amp). I can get any kind of wah sound I want, from Hendrix to Joe Satriani, and everything in between, it's also very good for rhythm stuff(funk, reggae, etc.). The only complaint is that it gives a little saturation when you play it clean, but this is not a problem. Very good sound, period.

I totally depend on it, I don't think I nedd a backup for this pedal, it's very well built, it's pretty heavy though.

I'm a professional musician, play all styles of music, and this pedal gives me everything I need when it comes to wah sounds, I recommend it to everyone, really good pedal.

The most easy pedal one can find

Just step on and wild your tone.

It's just gcb-95 tone.

Like it or not.

Rock and metal as I play, i use this pedal for the best tone and control.

Well-built as a tank.

cheap but best

Very simple to use. Press it on and move the thing up and down and you'll get the effect, press again and it will bypass the signal. I bought it new, and I found out that it comes with no manual. I mean, you don't need one (since everything is very simple) but it would be nice to have one. This model was upgraded some time ago and now you don't have to remove the whole base in order to change the baterry. Now you just have to open the battery little door.1

It is my first wah pedal, so I don't have much experience with others. I really think that there are better wah pedals, but this one works fine for me, at least for know. The effect in general is fine. If it is turned off, it doesn't bother, but if you turn it on and leave it, and then you start playing, you'll find out that it makes some humming. The humm will be different, depending on the position of the pedal. My setup is: Epiphone Les Paul Special II >> Wha pedal >> Laney LG35R.

Let's make something clear: this pedal is a tank. You won't break it, you won't wear it. The fact that I'm not 100% happy with the sound or the humming is another thing. This is not a wah pedal for studio recording, but for a gig is all you need. If you are in a quiet room you'll hear the little humming but in a gig, all the little humming gets lost. So yes, I can depend on it, and I would gig with it without backup.

Never dealt with them.

I play rock and some blues. It is a good wah pedal for jumming around. If it were stolen or lost I'd try something different. I love the quality of the pedal, it is very dependable, it look like you won't be able to break it. I hate that buzz that appears when you turn it on, but it is not a big problem i guess.

pretty easy to use. press it all the way down hard to turn it on. works like a gas pedal.

i cant say it sounds bad, but...it lacks character! i mean, the sweep needs to be much wider on this model. i want one that will scream like a banchee, something hendrix' dirty!

the potentiometer was in good shape, and did not squeek while using the pedal, unlike the wah i had about 15 years ago.

the effect is almost non-existent with other effects turned on.

do i need to get the hendrix crybaby? i like the sound of the dano-trip-L-wah better! i wanted a change from that one, because it was so hard to switch on and off while playing real time. suggestions? email me: framexframe@verizon.net

it is built like a tank! i opened up the bottom, and everything is accessible. just remove the 4 rubber feet, and there you go!

when i opened it up, it reminded me of a computer motherboard! lol. i mean, there is a ribbon now, that goes from the PC board to the potentiometer. the "wah" coil (what is that part called?) is removed with a nut driver, all pretty organized and straight forward. i think dunlop got wise to the fact that people do work on these things! and there is a growing vogue to mod pedals!

here is what i wish it had: the components numbered like the mxr pedals (R-28, etc), a trim pot would be cool. i wish there was a way to adjust the sweep, without doing brain surgery, because this model sure needs it!

never dealt with it.

a luke warm review. not bad, not good. the worst kind of review, really. but, this is a lukewarm pedal. it lacks personality.

if anybody knows of a cool mod to do to it, let me know. email me. or, should i just sell it on ebay, and go for a better model?

it sounds like a good plain wha on a clean tone. It responds differently to different distorions, so on some distortions it will seem really crappy. the problem I have is that it starts to get scratchy sounding after a year or so so you have to get 'contact cleaner' and spray that on the inside and mash the switch a bit. and after 2 or so years it strts to squeek as you rock it back and forth, so you have to get some lithium grease and put some on the spots where its squeeking and rock it back and forth a bunch to get it all lubed up.

the wha on this is very good for heavy metal, blues and such. I use >>>Epiphone 60 DSP-->dunlop crybaby-->dunlop rotovibe-->digitech Grunge-->Boss SD-1----->Fender standard stratocaster. A way to get extra sweep range is to remove the little rubber circles on the back(NOT on front). The wah is very deep and creamy, you just have to setup your tone. People say that its crappy sounding tonewise, but its all about the guitars tone, and amps tone.

i would definetly rely on this product for gigs because its so useful and no "tonesuck" that people blab about.

i got all my maintenence tips from local guitar shops

i play rock, blues, phsycadelic hendrix, some metal and other stuff. lets just say if it were stolen i would get the 535Q crybaby because of its fasel inductor and versatality knob.I have been playing for 3-3 1/2 years. it doesnt help me make music but sometimes i use it to make very cool solos.

it is classic wah pedal but the switching is not as easy as morley

Its sound is perfect.
I use it for metal and rock music and I like it..

It is a tank..

It sound is wonderful but switching can be a problem sometimes but If it were stolen or lost, I would definitely but anotherone..

Obnoxiously easy to use. If you have the wah in the full forward position and you go to stomp on it to turn it on, sometimes the button doesn't click, so just make sure it's all the way back before you turn it on. If that makes sense.

My current setup is: Washburn Maverick BT-4 > Dunlop Cry Baby GCB-95 > Danelectro FAB Distortion D-1 > Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi USA (greatest pedal ever, I might add) > Behringer GMX-212 (100 watts, has two 50-watt Jensen speakers).

Once you work with it for a while you can get a very very sweet tone for leads and soloing. Makes any solo sound good. Also very useful for playing psychedelic effects, try using it with a very prominent delay effect - very trippy.

I've noticed that the effect for the most part doesn't work on the lowest 2 strings, so it's pretty worthless if you're trying to use it on some heavy riffs. Also, the effect doesn't really work on maybe about the highest 5 or 6 notes on the highest string.

Is this infamous "tone sucking" only when it's on? Because I notice no difference between before I owned it and now when it's off. When it is on though, yes, your tone is drastically different. In my opinion it only sounds sweet when you're actually rocking it, I still haven't found this "sweet spot" people are talking about if you set it around the middle of its sweep.

It is very noisy when it's on with distortion and a bit noisy when there is no distortion, so turn it off if you're going to stop playing or you'll get this loud humming/hissing noise depending on what position it's in.

I noticed if I put it after my distortion pedals, the wah effect is extremely prominent to a point where you cannot even tell what notes you're playing. Something tells me Clapton, Hendrix, Gilmour etc do not have it at after their effects. Put it at the beginning, before all of your effects and it'll still be prominent but your notes will come through clear too, it sounds very professional.

With heavy distortion, this thing just rips. Super rich, creamy tone. Good for solos and not much else, but man this thing will make your solos sound incredible. Even just running over blues scales or something. With my Big Muff Pi USA it sounds jawdropping. No wonder the Cry Baby is the best selling pedal of all time.

It's built so sturdy if you hit it with a bat you'd probably break the bat. Throw it at a wall and you'll probably break the wall, etc. One time my friend was kicking it across my carpeting and one of the little rubber stopper/gripper/leg dealies came off the bottom and it was a bitch to get back on. So don't slide it on carpet.

I've heard the potentiometer only lasts a year or two, so don't be scared if it stops working if you've had it for a while.

Of course I'd use it on a gig without a backup. You think I have enough money to buy another one just in case this one dies?

I sent them an e-mail concerning the white cream on the lever underneath the plate (thing that you rock back and forth). About a month later, they gave me a one sentence reply confirming that it is indeed a form of lubrication to keep it running smoothly. Took them long enough.

Like I said, it's incredible for solos, trippy effects & the theme to Shaft but nothing else, so you probably won't be using it a lot (whereas I hardly ever play anything without using my Big Muff Pi).

This thing can make crappy solos sound great. Great for beginners or pros. I was either going to buy this or a Morley Power Wah and I asked some people and everybody recommended the Dunlop.

It doesn't come with an adapter or a battery, and from Radio Shack a 9V adapter is $15. Kind of steep for a plug with a cord, but worth it.

I'm in a band and we play some Sonic Youth type of psychedelic/atmospheric/noise jams which this is perfect for. We also do some Black Flag style hardcore punk and some Melvins/Swans style insanely heavy metal jams.

The first time I played a wah pedal was when I got this home, I didn't even try it out in the store. I had just heard so much about this that I went out and bought it immediately. At the time Guitar Center were having a sale and a Danelectro effects pedal was free with any wah pedal so I got a $15 Distortion pedal for free with the Cry Baby. Good deal.

Overall if you just want a bargain-priced, simple but very effective wah pedal, this is it. Excellent tone, worth the money in my opinion. Get it.

Might have problems if you had one leg, or no head.

Will write this for people who don't own a wah but are thinking of getting one.

Bought this today (first wah) and i already consider myself to be a better guitarist.

Find the sweet spot half way down, turn the gain up on distortion pedal (jackhammer), bit of Boss delay, and I can't believe how good I sound. This is the peice of kit my playing has been missing. Like I say, if you find the spot where your guitar sustains more than normal and leave the pedal there, you really can get an awesome, searing lead tone.

Don't know if this is true of all wah pedals. Only ever tried this one.

Mine looks like it has been run over by several tanks and pissed on. Still works fine, just a bit squeaky. Turn up the volume.

22 quid off ebay for a piece of bent metal.

Makes me sound like a real guitarist.

Money well spent IMO.

You push down (not very hard) and it turns the wah on.....then you push up and down and you make wah-ing sounds-simple

Theres a reason its the number one best selling pedal ever- because it makes the best vintage wah sound money cana buy-and for this one very little money. You can't change the amount of wah, but i never really seem to want to but if you do then you'll have to pay three times as much for a Dimebag Darrel (may his soul rest in piece) signature one.

Its as someone said earlier biult like a brick outhouse, underground and basically bombproof-been dropped from a great hieght and no damage done.

Nope

I play mostly blues, metal and punk-funk and this suits me perfectly. Definately buy another one if stolen although i'd rather chase after the theif and throw it at him-so heavy it'd probly break a rib or two-ive played many different wahs and this simply takes the biscuit. Although other people may not be suited to its sound its still the best in my opinion so ill give it a 9

You move the pedal, it makes wah sounds. The tone knob on my bass does that, but the tone knob on my bass has some travel to it. The entire range of the wah is in the first half a centimeter of pedal movement, as if the taper of the pot is set incorrectly. I didn't realize that a pedal with this much motion required such incredible fast twitch muscle control to operate.

Someone here said the manual shows how to adjust it. I received no such information, nor can I find it on their website. There is a more expensive wah pedal with a knob to adjust the range of the wah. I suspect that being able to sell that wah for twice the price necessitated making this one less useful. I'm a little annoyed at their marketing campaign as well. If this is the wah that Clapton uses on Disraeli Gears, I'll fucking eat it.

I bought this wah pedal with the intention of eventually modding it just for the fun of it, so no harm done. I'd hoped to be able to use it in the meantime. I'd advise against a purchase of this unit if you don't want to try to have to fix it right away.

I'm using a strat with a humbucker in the bridge and a class AB tube combo amp. I have effects that I use on occasion. I haven't noticed the incredible tone sucking that so many complain about, but I just use it at home; I don't have to keep it in my effects chain during performances. I've tried running it clean, running it before the distortion and running a distorted signal into it. Clean seems to work the best, which is to say, a little bit. Perhaps Dunlop should have called this the "Meh" pedal.

If I were only interested in playing "Love's Theme" by Barry White over and over again, this pedal would be epoxied to the sole of my shoe. It requires exquisite control in order to play due to the microscopic sensitivity.

It's big, it's heavy, it's metal. My one year old can't carry it far before getting tired. It's a great housing for whatever I decide to do with it later. It's currently keeping the door to my bedroom from closing when the air conditioner comes on. Yep, it's never failed to keep the door open.

Here's my very favorite thing about this pedal: When it arrived, there was a sticker on the pedal telling you the model of the approved AC adapter. In addition, it explains the requirements for an AC adapter should you choose to use one you already have. So many manufacturers scare people into buying their accessories when it's completely unnecessary. It's nice to know that Dunlop doesn't treat their customers like morons.

Dunlop's website is very good, if slow. It's strange in this day and age to have to wait for a website, but it's always been up.

I've played guitar for years and I always wanted a wah pedal. I used to have a Morley fuzz wah for bass that a friend gave me because it didn't work. The shroud around the photocell had come loose and it was easy to fix and worked great. So great, in fact, that another friend stole it. Oh well. I wanted to try the crybaby. I figured it was the Zippo lighter of the effects world. Lesson learned. Like I said, I'll mod it and it will be fine and I can play Devil's Daughter and Trapped Under Ice to my little heart's content. Until then it will continue to keep my bedroom nice and cool. Maybe it's just me, but I found the Morley much easier to use. I don't have the patience to have to make such small movements with my foot. I'm not sure why the rest of that motion is even there other than to get to the on off switch.


I'd have to recommend the Morley for an inexpensive wah pedal. If you have a problem with it, they are fanatical about helping you get it working and corresponding with you about it. I also think their entry level wah is ten or twenty bucks cheaper.

manual? why would you need one?...

Never been especially reliant on either effects in general or this unit in particular; though, recently, after years of neglect, I brought this back out front.

First thing I did was to pull off the rubber stoppers at the front end above the switch -- makes turning the unit on mid-song a lot easier and *slightly* increases the sweep (and despite also making it slightly easier to switch off accidently you can feel this happen and, again, it's easier to switch back on again).

The effect itself is good enough, it does exactly what a Wah should do (unless you've been led to believe that your Wah should also serve as a distortion/overdrive unit, variable tremolo unit or volume swelling device), but again, it can only sound as good as the signal moving through it, which is why I never really noticed how awful the tone-sucking factor was until I had started using it again.

I currently play a Les Paul Standard (Duncan Custom Custom in the Bridge, Kent Armstrong Hot-Rodded Vintage in the neck) mostly, going through an old valve-state head and a JCM 900 2x12. The Wah sits in line with a Small Stone and an Arion Delay.

Got the Dunlop Upgrade because it had lost a rubber foot somewhere along the line and because the battery-access factor was annoying. More serously, the Tone-Suckage is awful. It really does steal the shit out of your tone to the point where after a week of rehearsals I couldn't allow this out front for a whole set. The only reason I can think of for not really noticing this before is possibly that I was just really starting out at the time, and that I was playing with shitty stock pickups in my guitars.

It's only worth the effect while the effect is in use itself, and I no know one whose playing requires this to beswitched on for an entire set, so it really does require the mod to true-bypass (if possible) to make it worthwhile having in front of your amplifier.

My next step is gonna be either seeing to a true-bypass mod or getting the Mayer 'Band of Gypsies' retrofit. Otherwise it's only usable for overdubs.

built like a brick shithouse.

And anyway, talking about 'back-ups' - who really carries spare pedals as a point of policy?? Spare leads, strings, tubes, batteries, back-up guitar, yadda-yadda, sure - but spare pedals? Who does that? Have you ever seen someone change pedals mid-set?

N/A

It needs a mod - Everything else about it is peripheral 'til that point.

This pedal is easy to use. Just like any other wah pedal. It did come with a manual and a cataloge which was interesting to look throgh. I didn't know Jim Dunlop has made so many different effects.

I play my Gibson Tony Iommi guitar using this pedal on numurous songs. The effect is great, with my Korg AX10G for distortion and chorus effect built into the amp I can always get the sound I want without to much trouble at all. The amp I am currently using is a Marshall 250 DFX (100 watts).

I can depend on it and I would use it at a gig without a backup even though there is a wah effect built into my Korg AX10G unit but it sounds terrible.

Never dealt with the company.

I play mostly only Black Sabbath and this suits that sound well for the songs I need this pedal on. I have been playing for 6 years and I also own numurous other effect pedals and another wah pedal. It is Aria wah but it dosn't sound to good at all. If it were lost I would probably get the silver Jim Dunlop wah because it looks better. I did compare this pedal to the Jim Dunlop Cry Baby Classic Wah. I chose this because the classic wah sounded a little to mellow for what I wanted. I would definitly recommend this pedal.

It's a wah. Wah it.

Insane volume spikes, lack of depth and warmth give this thing a 5/10.

I've heard much, much better wahs. Like a Buddha or vox. Even dunlop's other stuff is pretty good.


I just don't like this though.

7... it's been weird before. I don't really trust it.

*shrug

It works fine and it's easy to use but what's the point when it sounds like crap?

this is very easy to use

its sound is great.

you can always count on the cry baby

i dont know so i gave it a 10!

its a great sounding pedal that i love to use

step and click, rock and wah...very easy

Teles, 335 copys, tube amps, other stomps...overall, a very analog set-up. This the classic pedal and one of the few new pedals under 90 dollars that is a superb value! The Vox v848 wahs are also excellent, probably even a bit more 'throaty'sounding then the Crybabys, but their pots are horrible, they start to hiss and break down waaaayyyy to early in the life of the pedal (mine started just after a few months). Crybaby do not seem to have this issue. This is the 3rd or 4th Crybaby, I've owned, too...and I don't even think about replacing pots for at least a year or 2...and I gig with it FREQUENTLY! as far as sound goes: Theme from ShAFT, VOODOO CHILE, serious rock and funk classic sounds are all there

see above

though the Vox has a nice tone, as well, the Crybaby is more dependable and durable

The switch to activate and deactivate the wah is a bit of a bugger to push - but a good stomp will do it.

Once you've got the switch pressed the pedal is great.

The pedal is easy to rock back and forth and hit the top of the bends etc.

A sense of rythmn is essential to play this wah - but even rocking it around creates a pretty rockin' effect.

What can i say - You can see why this is the best selling pedal of all time. It has great tone and allows for a massive variation in the range of tones available to any guitarists as the pedal can be set in any position - from brash treble - to deep base. The pedal covers it all.

One minor problem is the sound that comes from the amp when the pedal is left near the bass 'end' of the pedal - A fuzz pedal may solve this.

In general its top quality.

Built like a brick

Could drop it from a 2 storey building - it would survive

Never had to deal with dunlop.

I use an epiphone les paul standard through a marshall mg100.

I play classic - modern rock. Led Zep, Guns N Roses, Aerosmith and a bit of RHC etc. I can use the pedal for any music for any sound.

I love the wah I use it constantly.

I would certainly buy a new one if lost.

For #65 Its is great value for money and captures that classic rock sound that made greats such as Hendrix.

It is the best peice of equipment that i have bought for guitar.

It's the simplest kind of wah-wah: Press down to activate/deactivate and wah away. No settings of any kind.

I'm using this with a Line 6 Variax 300 into a Marshall 100w Valvestate amp.

My particular pedal is rather aged and dirty, and sounds awfully scratchy, especially if you you use it in front of distortion, as I do. It's a workhorse, however, and works nicely for rock leads and that kind of stuff. However, its range is severly limited and it isn't particularly suitable for funk, which is a pity. It doesn't give you much of that classic sweeping vowel sound. Also, when you toe it down, it is very biting, even painfully so.

I've used it with a million guitars and amps, and this pedal is at least dependable. I keep it for the solos, personally

It looks and feels like it could survive even the cockroaches in the event of a nuclear holocaust - BUT - It has broken down on me several times, usually after I drive to a gig. The little cog pot thingie (don't know the proper term) tends to get loose. It's held in place by a nut and a couple of (mismatched) washers, which often slip if it is manhandled. In that event I have to find the correct position for the pot, because it controls the sweep, and fasten it again.

It's also, as I talked about earlier, very dirty and scratchy. The design is pretty open to dust, which is a big drawback. However, the design is also very simple and easy to fix. Also, I bought it used and I think it's pretty old (at least, it's pretty knackered). It can at least be said for it that it's held out for a long time.

I don't particularly like this pedal, and it doesn't particularly suit my playing style (funky). I plan on getting a new wah-wah in the near future, preferably a Vox.

Never dealt with the bastards.

Generally I'd like to use wah-wah for funky rhythm work, and this pedal doesn't really suit that kind of thing. I've been playing for 4 years and it's the only wah-wah pedal that I've owned so far. If it were lost, I definitely wouldn't get another Crybaby. Damn Crybaby. I'll try Vox next.

I do like its simplicity, though. It's pure, no-nonsense vowel action for all occasions. If you're a beginnerand don't quite know what you're going to be playing, then it's a good pedal to start with. I don't recommend hanging on to it for too long, though. Just sell it as a vintage pedal, and you'll get a good price.

I paid this wah 77 euro, new.
It's a Wah, quite easy to use, even if you never tried another!

I use it with a mexican Fender Telecaster Std; as amplifier i use an Hughes & Kettner ATS 120, as effects a Boss SD-1 and an Holy Grail.
Crybaby it's not very noisy, in my opinion; i play classic rock and funk; this pedal is perfect for my needs, and at a right price.
Sound quality is ok!
Maybe Vox wah are better, but the price is very different...
I rate 8, 'cause i know there's something better...

Definitely yes! Very heavy construction, seem hard to broke.

Still not deal with customer support!

As i said i play a classic rock and funk, and this pedal is perfect; very expressive, good sounds.

it's a wah pedal. it's the easiest effect to use.

i honestly just don't like dunlop wahs. i have the limited edition white wah that they sold a few years ago, and for a while i thought i liked it. i used to use it with my gibson chet atkins SST and it kinda made it sound like a clavinet. as i got in to more electric playing, i realized this wah really sucks. it's so piercing and has way too much treble. i use this with an ibanez john scofield model and a vintage fender pro reverb and it just doesnt sound very good. the thing about dunlop is that they didnt really buy the rights to use the actual pedals, just the names of them. Vox was the original maker of the Crybaby. the crybaby's were just vox wahs, only they were made in the USA as oppsed to england. after a while, wahs kinda of died out here, and then dunlop bought the name "crybaby" and the name "fasel" but not the actual products. all they do is reproduce similar products with the same name. the only dunlop stuff i like are the picks, and the MXR stuff they put out.

it's lasted me about 10 years and ive never had a problem with it, so thats one good thing about dunlop.

never had to deal with them.

stick to buying a VOX wah, like the V847 or a Clyde McCoy reissue. if you like the sound of the 70's crybaby's, try and find a Vox "King Wah". these are identical to the crybaby's put out in the US in the 70's. you can find one on ebay for only about $100. i plan to buy both the current Vox wahs in production, as well as a vintage one very soon. i really have fallen in love with the Vox wahs recently, after i started realizing that this wah really isnt that good. Vox invented the wah. stick with them. peace.

It's plain simple, kick it on and do your thing no hassles.

I play a USA 62 reissue strat with the 57/62 single colis. Into a Fender Hot Rod Deville 212. If I kick into the amps overdive function and then kick in the CryBaby the tones are sensational, it makes me want to solo all day.
I feel that too many players set their amp around the ideal rhythm sound and should allways ensure that the CryBaby is played on a seperate channel eq'd for the Wah. What this unit has a little too much of at times is treble, so just reduce the amount of treble being contributed by the amp.

THE TANK,
PERIOD!!

Doubt they have many people to deal with, more like stacks of fan mail.

They make a tip top quality product.

I play blues and my own brand of original material with a full band.
I have been playing for 13 yrs. In that time I have only ever used this Crybaby. It has lasted a long time and has been used constantly.
I like it, but it's all down to personal taste I guess.

very easy to use

well.......i had to raise the on/off switch a little so it needed just a slight touch to turn on and off...also i spun the pot round a couple of grooves and set it so the pot is just before full when pedal is pressed right down......ive always done this with cry babys over the years and found it improves it big time.
in my opinion...you cant beat a cry baby.
a lovely natural wah...

very

never used

i have compared the cry baby with tc electronics g-system wah---side by side today after not using the cry baby for some months and.....
...................
...................
although the tc wah is very good(used with ernie ball ex pedal) i have to say the cry baby wins the show and has now been re-instated in my set up....koch multitone amp,g system,ibanez jem 555,tc electronics vpd1 pre-amp.
the cry baby just has more of an active,warm,lively wah.

Easy to use. No need for a manual or a light.

Vintage guitars and tube amps. Pedal is absolutely noise free. Has lots of range.

Mine is over 20 years old and is in perfect condition. No need for a backup. Probably the most robust pedal you can get.

First of all, Dunlop made a bunch of these pedals and not all of them are the same. So the guys who have complaints should know this before complaining. Parts for this pedal over the years came from many companies all over the world. Even the PCB and the jacks have changed over the years. The pedal that I have has no DC jack. It only works on a 9 volt battery that seems to last many months. I change the battery just in case. If I run out of batteries, I stick in a weak battery and it works just as well. Since it works on a battery, the pedal adds no noise to the effects loop. I once had an original British made Vox made in the 60's so I know how that Wah sounds. My Crybaby sounds exactly the same and the insides even closely resemble the Vox. The jacks are not glued to the PCB like the newer models. I won't sell this pedal. I may trade it for an original Vox because the Vox has a famous name so will sell for more money when I die. I guess I paid about 20 bucks for it.....lol. I talked to an expert and he said that my model is worth about 300 U.S. because it has all the best components. The pedal can easily be modified to true bypass....but why....it doesn't change the sound of my guitars when in the effects loop. I guess if the switch does finally give out, I will modify it just for fun. From what I see, it won't be during my life span. I know that there are many reviews for this pedal but I just wanted to point out that there have been many modifications to this pedal over the years.

Easy enough to use, click down at the toe end to turn it on, rock your foot to make it go , ahem, "wah wah", and click again to turn it off. I had to replace the switch on mine and set it a bit higher than normal, which makes it easier to switch on and off, otherwise it takes a fair amount of force to engage the switch. In addition, using a wah well takes a bit of practice.

Strat guitar into an EL84 loaded amp. The wah has a fair amount of noise, but i've long since reconciled myself to the fact that playing electric guitar is a noisy occupation. At low volumes the wah sound is a little weak and underwelming, with little in the way of mids. However, as with most things to do with electric guitars, crank the amp up and things begin to sound much better. The natural compression and increased mids of a well cranked valve amp compensates for the lack of "honk" in the pedal, giving it a nice balanced tone. Granted, played in isolation there seems to be excessive amounts of treble, but in a full band situation this really helps you cut through the drummer (not literally of course), and comes in handy for choppy, Frusciante style funk chops. It has a useful, though by no means huge, wah sweep, and is good for generic Hendrix, Clapton and Page style wah sounds. Haven't really noticed any real loss of tone when bypassed, but again playing with the amp whacked full up tends to compensate for any lost harmonics in the tone.

As I mentioned earlier, switch has broken before, though this can happen on a wah at any price (it's the nature of the beast). Also pots get a little scratchy, but for real world use (eg. when used in a live band context) this is of little consequence, and the cast metal housing is certainly up for regular road use.

No idea.

A good sounding, reliable utility wah. Not as sweet as a Teese RMC, nor as transparent as a Fulltone Clyde. More reliable than a real vintage Jen or Vox wah though. Essentially, if you play good music through it well, it sounds fine, which is enough for me. Solid, but not stunning.

Extremely straight forward only thing thats missing is a light to show when it is active, which would help alot on stage.

I've been using this pedal with a telecaster. I have found that while the sounds it can produce sound alright, this pedal is seriously lacking in range. It has a very limited sweep and most of the higher tones are nearly unusable with single coil pickups because of the overpowering hiss it creats. I also found it to be missing the swooshing sound and feel of many other wahs ive tried.

this is absolutely dependable. Only worry is battery life and that can be solved with the adapter.

I've never had to deal with dunlop.

I play mostly rock music and have been playing for a about 8 years now. If this pedal was stolen I would look for another wah to replace it as I was not really satisfied with the sound of this one. However it gets the job done and thats all that really matters, at least on my budget.

It eay to use. Just stomp it on and work your skills.

I am a bass player, but I prefer the sound of the original over the bass wah. It produces clean high end manipulation that doesn't muddy up my bottoms.

more solid than any of the others.

?

my setup:
Fender American Standard Jazz Bass
Dunlop Wah pedal
MXR Bass Octave
MXR Phase 90
Dunlop Rotovibe
Mesa/Boogie Bass 400 + Head
Mesa/Boogie 8X10 Cab

It's a wah... very simple to use.

WAY too trebly for my liking... I used to have a Marshall JCM 900, and it was so-so, but now I run a Twin Reverb, and it just plain sucks. Not enough on the bass side, too much treble, and the sweep is godawful. This might make a good first wah, but now, mine is a last-ditch backup to a 535 Q.

Had it for years, never failed once.

Don't need them.

These things are tanks, but I just can't get over how bad it sounds. No matter what I try, it's just too trebly.

easy rock back and forth

my setup: Gibson SG Standard-> dynacomp->GCB-95 or Teese Pic Wah->TS808reissue-> Boss PH-3->Marshall JCM 2000 DSL 401. I've had it pick up a radio station only once. It is a little noisy but so is my rig normally. This pedal has a bypass, took out the battery and played thru it and you could hear the guitar but if you try to activate the wah then it cuts out the sound. so when the wah is off its bypassed.

yeah so far so good no probs

never dealt with Jim Dunlop/MXR

I play classic rock and jam band stuff. Compared the the Picture Wah it has a much shorter throw. Its ok but i think i prefer my pic wah because its easier to find the sweet spot. This GCB-95 was the first wah i bought because i wanted to sound like Hendrix, or at least thats what the add in the store said.

ez peezy

Here's the problem. I have a fairly used GCB and all was well until it stopped working, obviously. It no longer works in "wah" mode. It just doesn't wah anymore, but I will tell you what sounds do come out of it. There are no sounds when I turn the pedal on, and up until the heel position does it start making this monotonous, high-pitched banshee cry. I opened it up to find that nothing is wrong or unusual. To me it looks physically fit. Does anyone know what's going on here? Please contact me if you know. Thanks.

no comment

hmm maybe i should try this

im sure theyre good pedals.....no really :)

haha, it`s funny. when i first pressed down the off knob in the front i heard a strange noise and suddenly the pedal did not work.. so i thought i was the batteries, cus i didnt know i had to buy a own adapter.. then i thought it was broken ! then i read that it could be turned on and off by pressing down the knob, that solved the problem. hehe. it steals some tone, and the wah is not so great on higher tones, but other than that, this is the killer. a bit pricey but it`s sertainly worth it. hmm, i think the mechanism controlling the up`s and down`s is a bit "laggy" and maybe needs some oil, the really sensitive songs can be a bit difficult cus of that.

This is just an update/correction: the pedal no longer produces fuzz with the heel down even when the guitar volume is all the way up.
It now sounds smooth and clear.
I don't think the bypass "sucks tone", I hear more tone and somewhat less warmth/muddiness using a tube amp. This should be a useful tone enhancement in live situations.
I've used a DS-1 with this and it sounds to me like this pedal belongs after the DS-1 in the chain (from guitar to amp). Doing it the other way around results in volume spikes and muddiness.
About the pot, the actual product I used on it was Finish Line Teflon-Plus Bicycle Lubricant (Dry), $6 a bottle (I think you can get it at Sports Authority).

Forgot to leave a rating here last time.

It's easy to use except it collects a lot of dust between the pedal and the base and relies alot on moving parts and I've never been able to figure out how to take the pedal off the base for a thorough cleaning.
The pot was a little bit scratchy. I have found that you canus Finish Line bicycle chain lube on pots, you put some on a pot shaft and work the shaft, the stuff goes down the shaft inside to the brushes and it smooths out the noise.
Then I was getting the mechanical squeaks. I assumed the chain lube had thinned out the grease on the gears. Only grease I could find was brake caliper grease, transparent blue not-sticky-as-we'd-like stuff. Put on enough to be getting smacky sounds from all the grease, but still the squeak. Bottom line: sprayed out the the hinge area with Super Lube ($3 a can at K-Mart, teflon based), also used it to blow out a whole lot of dirt and dust hiding between the pedal and the base. The Super Lube drippings were sort of lumpy, guess it cleaned out some old grease, but again back to the bottom line, NO SQUEAKS after that (but the greaseball I created on the gears is still making soft smacking noises...I'll probably remove some of that grease w/ a qtip later).
I guess it's like a soldier's rifle, you gotta keep it cleaned and lubed and then things are much better.
Don't use WD-40 on something like this, it's mineral based and would have to be the kiss of death for electronics, and some say it's not a lubricant (depends on your definition I guess).

Dual humbucker guitar and a Pro Jr.
Prone to noise if dirty or worn out. Noise level acceptable for the moment.
This has more personality than my Weeping Demon and has a smaller footprint so its more fun to leave out and fool around with.
I don't play anyplace but if I did and needed a wah for purposes other than making a racket I'd go with the WD.
I tend to play with my pickups all the way up most of the time and this may be why I'm getting pronounced fuzz distortion from this pedal when it's all the way up. I sort of like that, since I don't have a fuzz, and it's always fun to overdrive stuff, but it's supposed to be a wah. I'll probably experiment some with lowered pickup volumes.
As for the bypass...I see this is not considered a "vintage" version of the Crybaby since it includes a buffer circuit (and my inductor is not a Fassel). I've certainly done direct bypasses on pedals (not recently), having noted the difference in tone it makes. You can definitely hear your signal is being buffered when the pedal is allegedly "off", you definitely are hearing a transistor or two into your signal chain. To me, it sounds good; I hear a cleaner sound with more definition. Could help you get heard in a lot of situations. And it's probably a good thing if you run a lot of cable or effects. I come down on the side of, it's a good sound, we can always use another good sound, I wouldn't disable it. Generally speaking, years of experience leaves me generally anti mods (except easily reversable types that don't involve soldering, drilling holes, turning calibration pots, etc.).

Seems reliable but keep the mechanicals as clean and lubed as possible.
Don't gig (sadly or not).

It's easy to get to talk to a real human being who treats you with consideration. Quality people making a quality version of an essential pedal.

Overall everyone has to have some version of the Crybaby.
It's always had it's annoying aspects, but it is what it is and we, not it, need to adjust.
As in, keep it cleaned, lubed and replace wear parts as needed.

Very easy to use like other wahs (including the switch). I don't have to stomp it hard. I only go to the treble position and give a little weight on my foot (works always). I'ts used so there was no manual, but who needs a manual for a wah. It has a true bypass (though I don't know if its modded).

I played it first time today and it sounded really cool (it's my first wah so I can't compare to other wahs). My setup is Ibanez RG550->Dunlop Crybaby->Bos MT2 distortion->Ibanez EM5 delay->Ibanez PDD1 delay->Marshall VT1 vibrato/tremolo->DOD FX84 compressor->amp (Fender RocPro 700). The crybaby sounds great on clean and tubedrive channel. When I'm using MT2, the effect is a bit weaker though it sounds good. It's an analog effect so a bit noisy when its on and I don't play it, but if I play I can't notice any noise.

"Built like a tank". I ust got it yesterday so I don't know how long it will last, but it seems to be quite reliable. I always take good care of my equipment so I don't think I break it or something. I would gig without a backup.

Haven't dealt with them and I don't think I have to.

I play metal/shred but also Hendrix and Steve Vai -kind of stuff (some blues also) and this sound great on these styles. I've played guitar for 7 years and this is my first wah. If it were stolen or lost, I would definitely buy it again. It's a pity that Ibanez DC3 doesn't fit in the adapter jack.

Its easy, just rock back and forward to get the wah effect going. Turning it on and off is a little dificult, but that's good so you don't accidently turn it off while playing live.

epiphone les paul std, cry baby, marshall avt50
there is basically no noise caused by the wah, it sounds brilliant. I'm new to wahs, but this thing kicks ass over all the ones i've heard live.

this thing is heavy, solid metal. i wouldn't need any back-up for a gig.

?

i play any type of rock, and this pedal takes care of it thoroughly. i wouldnt mind trying out other wahs, but i wont get rid of this for years. if it were stolen, id definately buy it again.

Push down on the toe switch and it's on or off, and then rock your foot back and forth. No knobs or swicthes. So easy, yet sounds so good! *Wahs aren't easy for everyone, I've had many people hear me play and like the sound I get using my wah, they attempt to try it out, usually can't get it down. Some people have it, others don't.

For the price, you can't get anything better, trust me. This pedal sounds great with most pedals and amps. Note: I replaced my GCB-95 with a 535Q wah for more versatilty, but I still have it for backup. My setup is: Dunlop 535Q wah---Boss DS-1---Digitech Whammy---Boss SD-1---Dunlop Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face---Peavey head with two custom made 4X12 cabs(one has four 100 watt speakers, the other has four 200 watt speakers) I have other amps and heads, but don't use them that much. In my effects loop I have: Chorus pedal---Boss EQ---Delay pedal. I mainly use my Les Paul, sometimes a Fender Strat (H/S/S w/ floyd rose) or custom Tele, or Gibson V. The wah sounds great through all of them, it sounds especially good with my DS-1, then I kick on my SD-1 for more gain and a volume boost. The GCB-95 wah didn't really work to well with most notes past the 14th or 15th fret. Sounds great with both distortion and your clean channel.

I've had my GCB-95 Crybaby for a few years, it never broke on more, and I never had any problems with it. I only replaced it with the Dunlop 535Q wah for more versatility and more range of wah sounds.

Never had to deal with them.

I have a few wahs, Boss PW-10 V-Wah, Morley Wah/Volume, my 535Q, and an old Vox that I need to fix up. But, the GCB-95 is so much better than the Boss wah, the Morley, and the Vox wah. If you are looking for a basic, but great sounding wah, get the GCB-95 crybaby, but if you need more versatility like me, get the 535Q wah. I sold my Boss, Morley, and Vox wah and used some of the money to get the Dunlop 535Q wah, I did keep my GCB-95, because it is better than all the wahs I had. Dunlop is the only company I would ever buy wahs from for now on.

Press forward. Rock foot.

This wah is basic and good, no fancy dials, just wah :)

Using B.C. Rich Warlock, Epiphone and Gibson SGs, Gibson Les Pauls and a Cort M600, this wah is great. On my Warlock and my friends epi a lot of the high pitched notes don't get pronounced wahs... as a matter of fact, without some good comp/od, the wah is *slightly* lacking in presence. GREAT wah though. Mine is modded for true bypass, also, so there is zero tone sucking.

Well, mine is old (got it second hand). It's at least ten years old I think (it uses a different style adapter. the 003 instead of the 002). It's built like a tank but it's finiky. Sometimes it cuts out if I don't stomp hard enough or turn it on a few times first. But yeah, it's good enough that I don't think I need a backup.

This is a great deal and a great pedal. Just make sure to mod it for true bypass, because then you're set.

EVERYONE can use this thing. Click on it and it works.... i got the hang of it inmediatly

I use a Epiphone les paul standart with a fender frontman... I use the overdrive thats on the amp. That all plus the crybaby. Its simple and it sounds %&$#in AWESOME!! The Crybaby is defenatly the best Wah around... The only disadvantage is that you cant hear the wah on the really high notes. But its still the freakin best

You can build a house on it... its unbreakable. Yeah i use it without backup. No need for it

The pedal is so good i never had to deal with that......

I play everything... From Heavy metal to trash punk. This is the best invention there is. If it got stolen i would buy a new one again again and again. I've considerd a morley wah volume wah too, but i've read here this one was better... and it is. It makes me sound 100 times better. Too bad it doesnt work that well on a bassguitar....

Foot rocks forward...click....thats about it.
When i turn the unit off, if i leave the toe all the way down it wont turn back on again until i pull the pedal back a little bit and forward again...so ive just had to remember to give the thing a little pull towards the heel when i step it off.

my setup: 98' PRS Ce-22 -- Crybaby -- DoD Flanger -- DoD Phaser -- Boss RV-3 -- Marshall G100RCD -- 2x10" Celesion Vintage 10. I use amp distortion and reverb as well. When I have my gain cranked on channel 2 this thing screams. It add a really raw feedbacky feel that ive come to love. When im running a very clean channel it doesnt have enough presence in the signal but I just stick a bit of reverb on it and it thickens up.

The only thing i dont like (it doesnt bother me enough to call it a "problem") is that sometimes when i click the unit on or off the signal can cut for a second if i leave the pedal all the way on the toe. I'm sure if i took it in to get cleaned out it would fix the problem but thus far i havent bothered.

Never talked to them. I'm sure they're very nice people

I play a fair load of everything with exception to the material put out by individuals who claim to be "artists" or "performers" as opposed to real musicians. This unit does have many options (it doesnt have really any options...) and cant be made to make every kind of sound you can get out of newer digital units, but it does add a beautiful analog aspect to your rig. Either way, I believe that a guitarist doesnt need a completely different sounding effect to make something different, your playing should be the source of unique...ness(?)

yep, to master a wah youve gotta listen to Yngwie Malmsteen!

i use a malmsteen strat, marshall 900 50 w heads, i run this with a few other boss pedals and it seems to add the smallest bit of vintage bass sound when bypassed, i just love the vintage sound this thing gived off!
vox wahs are now out of production but that was the only other competition as far as im concerned, you just cant go past this baby!
its also adjustable too, you can adjust the pot or the footswitch

you can depend on it

you shop should support you.... even if you are an asshole about it!

i play hot licks, and im currently doing the cover band thang,
JUST BLOODY GET ONE!

what are you still doing sitting there?

This pedal totally rocks. The manual explains everything in like 3 sentences. But ya know, whats to explain. If u cant work this wah then somethings seriously wrong.

First of all. Make sure the crybaby is first in your chain. If there is anything before it ull notice a volume drop when u rock back. No its not Noisy. Maybe the ppl who says its noisy should get the rest of their equipment checked. I use this to achieve my style of playing (think slash). It works nearly perfect. oh yea I run t his 10 ft cable from guitar to wah, 10 ft from wah to distorition (boss ds1), and 10 ft from distortion to amp. Thats 30 feet of cables and no tonal or signal loss so dont be worried about that.

Its not built like a "tank" but it is quite sturdy feeling. It has a much more professional feel than my other wah did. This pedal wont let you down.

never dealt with them

Overall this pedal totally rocks. If u play hard rock and metal and want something that will absolutely scream for your solos then go out right now and get this pedal

It is really easy to use, but to put it on/off it is really hard!
Believe me, you have to concentrate all your weight on the top of the wah and then press, that's the only way to make the switch work! Don't even thing on making it work while you're not standing. And the first time you have to put it on/off it's not a good sensation to press with all your force on your new wah, you may feel like braking it.

There's a nice manual explaining how to setup your wah.

This is my setup: GUITAR (Yamaha RGX121s) > WAH > OVERDRIVE (BOSS SD1) > AMP (Fender Frontman 15G).

It gets noisy when i put the gain at 10, but normally, with amp gain at 6/7 and the Overdrive on it, it sounds great! Pressing on the top make a very screaming sound! And it also gives some boost to the gain.

Mine it's new, so I cannot know if it is strong as a tank as someone says. The lower part, a light metallic surface, looks a bit weak and too sharp. However, it's hard to hit that because it is at 1 finger from the ground.

Never needed.

I play a lot of metal (Death, At The Gates...) and this wah is pretty good for it. I've been playing for a year, and if i have it stolen or lost, i may buy the Jimi Hendrix one...I think it has a "bigger" sound. But don't think the GCB95 isn't good! We're talking about professional wah's, and I just love it.

Just step the pedal and play.

My setup: <Epiphone LP CustomPlus> => <GCB95 Wah> => <Guv'Nor Plus> => <Digitech RP50 (used as noise gate/delays/revrbs/chorus)> => <Amp>

It gives to me an excelent hard rock sound. I tried several configs but this really give me the best results.

The Clean sounds are very good for reggae/funk, and with a powerful distorsion you can reach the 80's metal sounds.
Note: I get no noise with my config.

I guess the chassis is like a tank but I'm not so sure about the pot mechanism. I've never problems but I give an 8

I mainly play hard rock stuff like G'n'R, classic rock like LedZep, DeepPurple. I play guitar for 5 years and the gcb95 fits perfectly my guitar sound. If it were stolen or lost I guess I'll buy another one.

yeah real easy!

People who said it's noisy, of course it's analog! when you use it, you don't hear any bad noise!

First time I heard a bad reliability problem with that ''tank'' yes it's a tank , so poor bad-lucked guy, sorry, maybe the guy who made your pedal had a real bad night...

No need to call them

First of all, guys who say it ''sucks'' and tell having a serie of 5 different fuzz, chorus and delay pedals, ya right it sucks! this pedal must be played direct right through a good tube -amp to get it at it's best, doesn't mix well with other effects, make a loop for cry baby and keep your other effects in line or at least put crybaby first, for those who say this pedal doesn't much sweep, I tried an original Colorsound, that sweeps too much! and no bass-bottom at all... after all , it's a matter of taste, You like it or not, for me it's the best I love it!

Really easy to use, except for the fact that you must step really hard on the pedal to turn the switch on/off

Whatever...

this pedal sounds like crap period. I haven't tried many whas but this one sounds dirty, crappy and trebly, even offensive to my ears. The sound you get from this thing comes from too muddy and undefined to a way too-trebly sound... but you never get the mid-sound you expect.

I own a good amount of pedals and I put different chains of them from gig to gig. I use a Boss CS-3, RAT, Big Muff, Nobels ODR-1, Rocktech analog delay, Nobels TR-X... and I have removed the GCB-95 from the chain definately. It sucks tone severely and it sounds really bad with other effects. It also destroys ths sound of my jazzmaster.

I guess this is the only good thing about this pedal

I've been playing guitar for 10 years now, my sound style is similar to bands like radiohead, the cure, jeff buckley, luna... sweet atmospheric crunch and a bit of fuzz... the crybaby never fits this It never sounds sweet, it changes the tone of my jazzmaster/peavey classic 30 so much that it gets really unpleasant.

You'll think I don't like this pedal because whas are not my style, but I also play some hendrix stuff and this pedal still sounds awful. I'm trying to sell it right now, and if it were stolen I guess I wouldn't be very sad about it.

simple. actually has a better switch than i thought.

this is terrible. i don't know what the #$(*#&$#(* is wrong with this, it has such a poor sweep range. absolutely no balls on the bass end of it... i just got this thing and it's out of here. i've got other wah pedals and this one just sucks.

it's older, used, but tough. no issues with pot scratchiness typical of crybabys. i still have to give it a 7 due to experience with these products in the past...

you got to be kidding?

doesnt work for me. i've had these in the past. just got it in. it's out the door/ on the trade block right now. absolutely no bass end to it. my morley bad horsie that's beat to hell kills this thing. my vox ri kills it as well.maybe just got a bad one...

i've had all kinds of gear. too much to list. this thing is out the door as quick as possible. trust me, its not a functional issues. just doesn't cut it for my useage...

Easy to use as abc , but the switch is a bit hard to put on (anyway, mine is always on).

This pedal gives me total expression, either I rock it with clean tone to get funky early 70s tone or get amazing harmonic sustain completely out of space with overdriven tones, the ''sweetspot'' that make it scream is easy to find (in the middle), you control it like if it was a part of yourself. wow!

Like others said ''built like a tank'' run your Hummer over it and it will work like before.

No need to contact them.

When I was looking for a ''wha'' the store had a lot of models, the salesman told me ''there's two good ''wha'' on the market, the crybaby and the vox, I tried both and they sound about the same (maybe a bit more ''mid'' with vox), the vox was $50 more because of chrome on it I guess, I bought the cry-baby and I am very happy and have a lot of fun with since.

Hooking this pedal up is simple - and there are no controls - just the pedal. Only problem is with the built in on/off switch that's activated by pushing the pedal all the way up - it's very stubborn and you got to stomp it like if you're trying to kill it.

I hate to complain about this pedal's sound quality because overall I like it, but I can assure you that the sound quality is highly dependent on the impedance of your instrument (in fact I have a guitar that it won't even work with), the length of your cords, the number of other pedals you have connected, and what order you have the pedals hooked up. It's real easy to lose the sound quality.

As far as physical reliability, it's practically bullet proof. The body is very well designed to stand up to the worst abuse. But as far as how reliable it works - well, like I mentioned above, you never know what's going to happen to the sound when you hook it up to different equipment (in some cases it has little or no wah effect, or it feedsback).

I've never contacted Dunlop, so I can't tell you about their customer support.

Overall it's a pretty reliable pedal with a nice effect. But if I had to replace it, I'd try another model first. But I'm not sure that there is any other wah pedal that's better. I'm considering maybe designing and manufacturing my own pedal, based on this one, but with improvements.

Easy, if know how to deal with wha wha's... but I hate how the wha-wha pedals (doesn't matter the manufacturer)are switched to on/off. Requires practice to fit the effect in time... The pedal 95Q, don't have a switch, but you can't explore the "bass area", 'cause the pedal turns off; at highest position, the pedal turns on... Maybe Dunlop could make a new model, with the switch placed in a "mini base" attached on one side of the pedal(PLEASE!).

My setup:

Fender YJM Signature>Samson VHF>Rocktron Banshee>Dunlop Wha>CS3>CE-2>amp

Excellent sound! When used with soft dist/OD, you get classic Jimi's wha. With more powerful ODs, you can catch the Metal sound of 80's and 90's, and for my setup I've got the exact tone of Yngwie's wha sound. Clean settings are quite good for funk/reggae stuff.
Noisy when used with cs3, sure... I'm using a Marshall VS-100 combo and his Od1 and 2.

Great classic and metal sound, but attention... IT'S NOT BUILT LIKE A TANK, like many people says!!! Believe me!!!

Problems like the "hot pot" broken or felt into the box(with 3 years of NORMAL use), in/out jacks problems adding a lot of noise, fragile plastic battery place broken, are common in Dunlop models. I don't know about other manufacturers. But I bet that's not SOOO different...

Never dealt with them...

Perfect fits in the styles of music I play (Hard Rock, Metal, Neoclassical,Funk and even Jazz). I love the classic and agressive tone. It makes my Strat scream! I hate the switch system (like every wha)

Not a hard unit to use, just a pain in the ass to find the right tone.

I have head so many people say that this WAH is awesome. Tone wise it sucks for Voodoo Chile, I dont care what you people say. I know tone, and this DEFINATLY isn't it. It is alright for some of Slash's stuff, and if you really push it on the exacting technique (that is necessary for this wah) you can replicate about 20.00% of the sounds on jimi's voodoo chile. truth is it is EXTREMELY nasaly on the mid to top, and the low sweep ranges are too muddy. This happens with my SG,. and my american Strat. Tube amps, to solid state...and oh, if it's in a chain....forget it. make sure to upgrade to a "True bypass" if you can. Look for area 51's or roger mayers replacement boards. they are what i use now, and its ALL 10's Completely across the board. no pun intended....

I have never had it break, and it has a great battery life.

Its really hard to say....when i first started, i was amped about it...now, once i have tried,and tried to recreate that bluesy tone that hendrix, and SRV, and KWS has/had i realize that it was IMPOSSIBLE with this unit. A great learning tool to say the best.

I must say I had to figure out how a wah worked, because I never owned one. Just put it all way up till you hear a click and its actived. Pretty stupid system really, but not very hard to figure out in the end.

It sounds great! I use a marshall valvestate 8080 amp and boss/pearl effects. Distorted it sounds awesome. I only use it distorted, not clean. For example: the song "disarm" by Smashing Pumpkins sounds great when you kick in some wah at a certain point. It gives the sound alot more meaning, somehow

This thing is build like a tank, and I dont think it would break or anything. I would gig with it without a backup...

Never dealt with them.

I could get this wah second hand pretty cheap, it was hardly used and came with original box, cable and manual. I would definately get this one again if it was stolen, but only if I could get a good second hand deal again.

Very simple, just switch it on and start moving forth to get higher tone and back to get low ends. The only thing is that when you switch it on you get the highest tone.

It takes a while to master and improve your controlling on this pedal. The only thing I complain about is that you get a very noisy high tone when moving all the way forth, and when you go all the way back, you get a very low tone without volumne, I guess it shouldn't affect the volume at all when moving back.
I use a Fender Highway 1, with: Boss Mega Distortion II> BossDD-3> crybaby > Laney HCM120R. I guess I can master on this pedal soon, and get used to this pedal and control those high and low ends that I don't loke.

Great, very reliable, strong pedal, bring it to a gig without backup...not very easy to get broke.

Never needed

I play Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Dream Theather and other rock, heavy metal band, including music from my band which is a ROCK band with 2 basses and 1 guitar.

No knobs, no nothing, just move your foot. Noobs could have trouble with the button however.

It's really noisy, but that cause it's boosting treble and mids. Here's where the beef is... it sounds very thin... It doesn't sound like some where they take just your whole sound and wah it. With distortion you can only notice different harmonics and even without, there is almost no sweep or anything to it. It works for what I do but whatever...

It's always worked fine.

It works out pretty good for most of the riffs I play and I actually have it on most all the time. I just wish it had more of a sweep or a more in your face, low end tone. If it got stolen i'd be mad, but would probably try out another pedal, maybe the hendrix or a vox.

very easy! plugged and go or ask your baby to teach you how it works.

An old version of GCB-95, I use this after Voodoo lab chorus, play funk, and some kind like reggae stuff, vintage tone! a high trebly wah! Delay and reverb effect added, I can get a closer sounds like Eddie Hazel - Maggot Brain.

for some reason of weak/thin sounds users, I think prob. the battery runs low or setting problems.
rip
Strat/Jaguar -> Wizard Custom A/B + 2 LOOP -> (Boss DF-2 -> Big Muff Pi || GCB-95 -> Boss Ds-1)
Out A -> Voodoo Lab Chorus -> Amp
Out B -> Amp

tank like! one is ok, no more backup.

never dealt with 'em

I play Noise Rock, Post-HC, Grunge, Metal Funk, Reggae. check your rip if sounds noisy, don't keep bla bla bla and do nothing.

its a wah, what do u want, if u cant use it, u need some help......the button can be tought at first tho

its a classic wah, dirty, noisy, and in ur face. if u dont want that dont buy it. im thinking of modding it for true bypass and switchiing a few pots,caps, maybe the inductor to get some more tone out of it and maybe a slightly more vintage sound, and also so it doesnt mess with volume as much when on....

overall a neccessary pedal for any blues, classic rock, 80's, or just about any player.

gig without a back up only cause i check it every other month

n/a

i play blues and classic rock, been playing 2 years, i run my electric setup godin sdxt (sd pickups) into gcb-95 to mxr dyba comp to bd-2 blues driver to amp....
if it was stolen id get another wah, maybe a vox, maybe a dunlop w/ fassel, maybe this wah, itd all depend.

Like other reviews have stated, it depends on how talented you are. Anyone can use a wah pedal, but to get the most out of this effect you need to spend some time with it. Turning it off and on my be the most difficult thing to do.

I use this after a NexFx Fuzzstortion and i can get that Bulls on Parade type wow-wow-wooka-wow-wow...type sound out of it. The only thing i notice is that when i turn it on it kills the bottom end. like...noticeably kills the bottom end. Playing it clean sounds really good for sleezy porno funk, which for me is AWESOME!!! On leads i would rather have it before the fuzz where it is more subtle. I'm thinking of grabbing a second one for this purpose. Before i began upgrading all my pedals i had it plugged before a GFX-707 and it sounded really amazing. It wah'd more than the current wow sound i get.

My crybaby is one of the ones made from 1989-1992. I can tell from the power jack. I got it off ebay 6 months for about 25 bucks (CDN) because the guy thought it was broken. Not the case it just needed a new battery. But it was old enough to have gone through some wear and 2 weeks ago i replaced the Pot. Judging by the componet i took out of the unit and by the soldering it was the original. Now...i know this pedal has been through alot because the botton plate is scratched, dented and the rubber feet are partially worn off. I am the type to take care of my equipment, so i hope i can get 15 years out of my 35 dollar pot. hell...15 years out of a 50 dollar crybay? Sign me up! BTW, i have had no problems with this pedal at all.

second hand...and i can fix it myself.

I love this pedal!!!

I have a cheap guitar (some mongrel 2nd hand Yamaha) run into NexFx Fuzzstortion ---> Crybaby ---> Yamaha Master Selector A ---> Line 6 Spider 210 (always on Twang) B ---> GFX707 (then back into the Master Selector).

I do (or at least i think so) alot of different things with this pedal. Wah's are very versatile effects. They are just a filter but you can be rythmic, or expressive. I like adding a heavy delay to a clean tone and palm muting a picked riff while sweeping the pedal slowly from back to forward to create a swirly almost keyboard sounding effect. I am a fan of electronica artists and some of their tricks are done with a filter just like a wah!

I've been using wah pedals since 1998 and i still love them! The reason i went with the Crybaby is because 2 of my favorite guitarists (the Edge and Tom Morello) have them, and i wanted to emulate some of their sounds. I just like making crazy sounds and a filter makes that possible. But i use it for more tradition purposes too. I can step on this during any solo and it never fails.

This is a classic effect that got a bad name in the 70's but whether you want be psychodelic or heavy metal this will get the job done. I think blues players would find a use for it too.

Easy, but the handling of the switch is not very responsible!

Hmmm, I don't play Jimi Hendrix, so it's too trebly for my taste. I use it before a TS9 and a Vox AC30.

After changeing a few resistors and a capacitor, I would not give it away anymore! ---> Rating after modification: 10

B.T.W Don't think that the inductor is bad but i will switch this one as well if I can get an original one

I would not use it without a backup but even tough it looks rock steady.
The switch and the potentiometer are probably the weakest thing...

Did not need their help but only because I am an electronician myself and know how to solder...They should change these parts I mentioned as well!

I would not buy this again and it cost me a lot of time to find the solution of the trebly problem.

I play Heather Nova, Aimee Mann and TEXAS stuff...

Jsut like everyone else...step on it, it turns on, rock it back and forth, get wah sounds. Now, that said...it does take some practice to get GOOD wah sounds out of it.

I've had a couple of Wah's in my time..a morley fuzz-wah..a no-name generic wah, and now this Crybaby. The Crybaby is much more subtle than the Morley I had...the dynamic sweep is much less pronounced. it has a much more vintage tone to it, whereas the Morley pegged a "Dirt" era Jerry Cantrell sound. I don't have an AC power supply, so I don't know if that will make the effect more pronounced. This is more of an underwater wah pedal.

I've only had this pedal for a few weeks, but I bought it at a pawn shop, and it looks like it's had some use. The pots seem good, no scratchiness, the rocker action is smooth, and no stikiness in the on/off switch. Seems solid enough to me....Backup? really...who can afford to have backup pedals?

Never had to really deal with Dunlop, but they had their manuals online, which is a plus in my book. I'm a pawnshop gear junkie and it's always nice to be able to get the manuals for used equipment.

I play ska/punk/rock-a-billy, some 80's alternative (Pixies, Social Distortion, etc.) My guitar set-up is an Ibanez AG75 into a Daddy-o overdrive to Crybaby to Vox Pathfinder 15R. It's a pretty lo-fi set-up, but it gives me that vintage-y garage sound that I'm after. The Crybaby is just subtle enough to fit into my setup without overpowering anything.

Depends on how musically talented you are, like any other music related equipment, hahaha. But anybody can turn the thing on, rock it up and down and make wah wah sounds.

Sounds good to me, comes awful close to a VOX wah-wah, to my ears anyway. I actually think Jimi Hendrix would approve.

Mine hasn't conked out yet,(had it about a year, use it about everyday) so i guess that's a good thing.

Never had to use it.

My setup consist in this order of: Fender Strat (white, rosewood neck bottom heavy gauge dean markley strings, capacitor soldered on the volume pot for treble bleed), dallas-arbiter*england fuzz face (original), Dunlop wah-wah, Ibanez ts-7 tubescreamer, 15 watt fender frontman (soon to be fender deville 410, I use nothing but coil cables. I am satisfied with my crybaby, I would suggest buying one to anybody. Sounds good, it's durable, I'm happy.

Easy to use, after extensive practice and experimentation.

In short.........Great for high wattage free style RnR........
gets that HIGH PITCH squeal for Voodoo Child that is over the top, which is OK...

The BAD.......
It sucks tone so bad, you will get rid of pedals that you THOUGHT were poor to begin with...
The wah goes first in the signal chain, unless a vibe or compressor is employed....
Too bad.....
Used it for YEARS!

Has its dilemnas......
pots go south soon, squeaks in the treadle.......
Fix it....Get true bypass installed and maybe we're talking turkey here.......

Pffffffttttttttttt.........
Why?
Just true bypass the damn thing and be done with it!

Power Blues.......
Has it's moments....but when you care about tone......
Try it in and THEN OUT of the chain......
It's like recovering from drowning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fer Chrissse sakes............

Too easy. Just plug it in. Instrument cable in one , the amp cable in the other. just press down on it for on/off. simple as that

I use this in front of a boss ds-1 distortion, a boss bf-2 flanger, and an mxr phase 90. The Crybaby works excellent in conjunction with these effects. It gives you that wail that can be heard in songs from various artists. I use it through a Dl-20 20 watt Mega amp. The sound quality is excellent. If you turn the volume up on your amp with the crybaby in the down position (down relative to where the crybaby nameplate is) you may have a little buzz. but that is it. If you are looking for a fatter wah sound that gives you a "wow" sound instead of a "wah" sound you might be better off with a Vox wah. But either is great and I hear that you can alter the Crybaby wah and make it so the sound is different, but I don't know how to do that.

Yes. But if I were to use it for a gig, I would purchase a newer model of the crybaby. the newer crybaby wahs have an adapter plug-in. I bought a used 70's model of the crybaby and I have to use a 9 volt battery. But I still have battery life after about a whole year of using the crybaby off and on.

I never had a situation where I had do contact Jim Dunlop.

This is great for any style of music. I use it on oldies like "Marvin Gaye- lets get it on", jimi hendrix styled songs, gospel, and funk. I would definately buy another if I had to.

It's very easy to use. no secret. i tink my unit is a little old
AA25H027.

i use a vox cambridge 15' with a celestion speaker, my sound pass through tagima strato guitar - CRY BABY GCB95 - TS9 clone - dano eq - sansamp classic - chorus CH1 BOSS (i go for dod fx65 and sell this) and a dan echo. my unit had almost imperceptible noisy. the effect is very good, but i can reach true hendrix sound, it could be more wet and delicate on slow use. but is very good to me... a just trate it for a more vintage unit, i belive mine is about 91'.
generaly the sound come very good, e like very much of my cry baby.
I had another one buy in 2000, but did not have a same vibe.

HARD BOX. you can play ball with and is continue to work.

i never go for dunlop support, i think, its nothing to be supported...
no secrets or complains about it.

i live in BRASIL and i play blues, rock, reaggae, funk, soul.
if get stolen i will buy another one... or search for a beter cry baby unit. IT'S CLASSIC THIS PEDAL COUL'D BE MORE USEFUL. GREAT. i use in all styles i play.

easy to use.... but sometimes its just hard to turn on and off. No need for manual this is so easy to use,

I use a Korg A5 and GCB 95. Its not really noisy though. Sometimes is sounds weak on heel down, but i think its on the battery.We only rent studio and I use a Marshall w/ 10" speaker, sound good by usign it. It can immitate sounds of Kirk Hammett, Joe Satriani

The battery cover is not that tough, mine is now broke, but thats fine though, its not that important. But I think this is tough

I play Blues and Rock, this is a good match for me.I been playing for 9 years. If this were stolen or lost, ill buy another, but i want to try Morley or Vox.I love the tone of this thing.

Its a wah-wah pedal people. It cant be that hard. The way u have to press on the toe to get it to switch on/off is just a matter of working it in and getting used to it. If you press hard on the front atleast you will know if its on or off.

Mine is a little bit older but that just made to sound quality more vintage and nicer. I can get the amazing hendrix sound.I play a lot of Stevie Ray too and all u need is to use the neck pickup and a tubescreamer with the wah and your on your way. The pedal has the hendrix sound in it. Its better than i even thought it would be. MY set up for now is: Cort Mirage 500>crybaby gcb-95>danelectro flanger>ts7 tubescreamer(for lead boost)>fender deluxe 90(use amp channel drive for normal distortion)

This thing is built like a fucking tank. I would certainly use this without a backup all you need with it is a power supply.

Never dealt with them.

I play tons of blues and probly one of the best 14 year old players around. I play tons of hendrix, allman brothers, clapton, and stevie ray vaughan. Even though im only 14 i've been playing for 5 years and play with top notch local players that give me advice so im pretty wise with this stuff. This is a great pedal. Dont go buying morleys, there is no wah sound in them and the way the rock back and forth is bad, it moves too easliy. If your playing stevie ray, clapton, or hendrix use a dunlop. Try the older ones if u can find one. They are the best.

Easy as hell. plug it in push the toe down and go. If its new it make take awhile to break in the on/off switch but it will happen.

good really good. I play old 70's, 80's heavy metal/rock and this thing just sings for solos or funk rythm parts. I play hendrix and this thing is great. You kinda have to use it after your dist or the range is kind of shallow but after dist this sucker gives sweeping highs and lows.
The only problem is if the battery is low the pedal becomes weaker and weaker and its weak for a long time, so you dont really notice but it gradually starts to sound really bad, thank god for adapters.

built like a tank

very good for the right music. A must for any hendrix or clapton fan this thing is just great, if it broke i would most defenitaly buy a new one, or maybe try the vox wah.

It's a wah pedal - just move it with your foot...
no bullshit or frequency knobs
but the on/of swtich is f#@%ing horor
you have to stand up if you want it to go on or off propertly

I'm using it with a fender strat deluxe to various amps
sounds great, of course it's noisy when it's all the way up
but not critical if you play along...
it's very versatile - you can play with it every thing.

This pedal is as strong as tank
I actually used it while standing on it.
the battery life is unbeleiveble - 4 months it lasts!
but the battry cover had broken easly and you have to replace the whole bottom plate to get it fixed. :( bummer

Never dealt with dunlop

I play Vai, satriani, hendrix, dream theater, guns n' roses and pink floyd.
great choice! It's perfectly fit in.
If was stolen I would buy it again for sure.
Dont need any backup - it will still work even if the battery is empty. so if it's runs out at the middle of a song just turn the wah off and replace the battry before the next one begins.

I gave this peddle an 8 for ease of use as it has one off on switch and the peddle. I did not give it a 10 because i feel it is not as easy to use as some morley switchless peddles. There is a basic set up guide included but is not really needed.

I use an LP > ts7(Overdrive) > Crybaby wah > MT2(distortion)> 50 watt soid state combo.

The wah sounds great. It copes well with everything from clean to hammett style wah quite simply. I liked the sweep on this a lot. I play slightly more metal hendrix covers and metallica(nothing off st anger) and the only fault i find is the slight decrease in volume. I have solved this by including the ts7 as a boost when im using the pedal to play lead. I have given this an eight but it was a hard thing to rate as it comes down to a matter of taste.

Very sturdy unit but for gigging i would check the pot has no signs of ware and also make sure that you are used to the switch as especially when new it has a tendancy to be a little tough.

For the metal and rock style i mostly play it is a very usable pedal but i find it comes into a league of its own when playing stuff like gnr. Long slash style bends are dealt with easily and boosted by the great mid this pedal posses. For the price there is no competition and it is much better than vox wahs and morley wahs that cost #100+. The best way to decide if this pedal is right for you is to go to your local dealer and have a go.

This is the eisiest to use. There was no maual but u dont need one

I love the sound of this wah, im sick of people complaining about it. It always sounds great in front of my Ds-1 its blistering, hands down. I had this for a while and tryed my freinds Hendrix Wah, and i thought it sounded better, all i did was adjust the sweep and it reduced the ear bleed inducing toe down and made the wah work better on the low strings.

Built like a tank. I hear it made of wrought iron. except i think the switch is the weak point. I payed $39,00 american for this, can you say "DEAL".

Never tryed them so ill say seven.

Kicks ass.

turn it on, rock the pedal, have fun

Sounds good in most situations. I have tried the high priced whas by Budda, Teese, etc and they also have their pros and cons. When you look at the prices the Dunlop is a good deal.

Here's the problem. Bought a new one only to hav ethe switch jam on me during the first rehearsal I used it. The dealer was kind enough to simply give me another new pedal. This second pedal has a defective input jack.(you shouldn't have to push the cable into the jack with all your might)

The dealerwasn't too anxious to have to deal with Dunlop to try to repair my first defective wah pedal so that must mean something.

I have played some Dunlop wahs that were fine sounding pedals and seemed to be pretty solid. The two I have recently been stuck with have soured my opinion.

Quite easy actually! You stomp on the Wah and you use the pedal back and forth for that classic sound!

Mine was an old version of the GCB-95 (bought 5 years ago)! So, of course, the pot was dead one year after and the sound wasn't really good... So, this year (yeah I know, I'm not really fast), I decided to change it radically...

I put the new Fasel inductor (still from Dunlop), switch a couple of resistors here and there, I also put a new Fulltone long life pot and finally, the wah is now true bypass... I also removed the input buffer... A lot of things but it now sounds a lot more better and natural than the previous version of it!

So, the sound is a lot more rounder and warmer, but the best thing is that it's a lot more clear! The notes get through better... And you don't have that harshness found in the old version...

I took a chance with the new Fasel Inductor since it is new (a couple of weeks old) and I wasn't sure between this one and the Fulltone one... The latter being more expensive... I cannot make any statement about Fulltone, but the "new" Red Fasel from Dunlop sounds good... There is also a Yellow one who is supposed to be a little more "vintage" about the sound..

I think that with the new pot and the Carling DPDT, it's much more reliable... But outside of the old pot, the Dunlop case and everything were quite reliable... I never had a problem with it...

Never spoke with them...

I use it with a strat and Fender amp and a couple of effects...

Very nice with the mods on it... Far more better and probably more reliable in the long run than the old version...

Is it easy to use? Let me put it this way: Is Avril Lavigne a crappy manufactured pop idol who has been handed a guitar?(The answer to my debatable sarcasm is a big, screaming YES!)
Couldn't be easier if they tried! Step on the switch on the toe to engage, step back on it to bypass.

My setup isn't really that complex:
Ibanez SA160>Boss Ds-1 distorion>GCB-95 Crybaby>Boss BF-3 flanger>Marshall VS2000 AVT 20.
This thing sounds kick ass! Using a gentle sweep on the flanger and the neck single coil on the Ibanez, I can get a really cool funky kinda "chicka chicka" type sound going. Crank the distorion and using the bridge humbucker, the shit hits the fan. The pedal has that Steve Vai high frequency we've all come to love, or the classic hendrix "voodoo chile" style ballsy grunt. There is a little hum on the single coils, but that comes with the territory really. These things happen; anyone who moans about pedals being noisy is a fool! All analog pedals create at least some noise, so stop bitching about your equipment being the problem. If you can't make it sound the way you want, it's your fault, not the pedal's.

I'd gig with this in a heartbeat. The top is made of cast iron if I'm not mistaken, so it sholud last the distance. The guy I bought had had it for ages before I took it off his hands and said it never acted up.I believe him too! It's built like a Shermen tank for fuck sake!

Don't know-I shouldn't have to deal with them.

I play a little of everything from Foo Fighters to Funk to Jazz to Blues to metal. There is little this pedal can't tackle. If it were stolen I'd use the insurance money to buy another. I love its stability- it definetly fells like there's something there when you turn it on. This pedal is nothing short of ace. Check it out!

You step on it and it ativates, then you use the pedal to make a wah sound. There's not much to this pedal, however, you have to step on it quite hard to activate it, making sitting down and playing rather difficult (but not impossible)... So is why I'm giving it an 8.

I play a Yamaha guitar (with and active pickup system) into this wah, then a Boss DS-1 distortion pedal, then a Boss GE-7 Equalizor, and I love the sound. Some other reviews say that this is kind of a noisy pedal, but I find it quiets my whole effects set up (not that there's much there right now). Near the high end there's a bit of noise I've noticed, but you can't hear it unless you stop playing and push the pedal all the way down, so it doesn't bother me when I play. The set-up I've got now allows me to have a Metallica-ish style distortion, so when I was looking for a Wah pedal, I was looking for a Kirk Hammet lead sound, and when I first tried this out, I had immediately found what I was looking for. I love this pedal, it give's a great sound, and I don't find it's too noisy. If you want a cool wah pedal, buy this one!

I was amazed at how small it actually was when I received it in the mail; especially since the package was a little on the heavier side of things. Not that it's a load to lug around with you, but you can feel the weight. It's solid metal! I don't think it can be destroyed by any conventional means.

Though I can't really say if you wanna play Hendrix-like stuff then this is the pedal for you, but I can say that this pedal is great for metal. It gives a great sound, not too much bass yet, not too much trebel as to make you ears hurt on high volumes. It's a great pedal, and can take one helluva beating. I've owned a few auto-wah's in the past, but this wah kicks all their asses. I reccomend buying it.

It's a wah...You step forward and rock your foot. There is a manual and it's short but you don't need it any bigger. It does requier practise to get a good sound out of it.

Barracuda Les Paul---->Crybaby---->Peavey Rage 158
It can get a little noisy when you put the toe down but it's not that bad. This is an ideal effect for getting the famous kirk hammett or dimebag darrell sound.

It's a tank!!

I play a lot of oldschool metaland its a dream come trie for me. I've been playing for about 2 years. When i was shopping for a wah i was pretty much focused on buying a Dunlop. What else can i say, there is nothing better for the money.

I get exactly what I want from this. Though not as radical as their Q models, still very effective. It's a bit hard to turn on at first, but easy once you use it a few times.

I use this on both my bass and guitar rigs. Because I wanted a better wah sound than my multiFX could give me, this entered the picture. It is noisy when it's on, but that adds to the vibe when I use it. At higher gain modes (e.g., metal), the wah sound is a bit less pronounced, but still usable, and makes leads sound and feel SEXY and NASTY! (Especially when used as a notch filter.)

No problem getting the classic clean and overdrive stuff with this. I hook the wah before the overdrive that I use as a boost. Here are some setups I use:

Blues/Rock:
guitar > Dunlop wah > Ibanez TS7 Tubescreamer > (optional) Ibanez DS7 Distortion > guitar amp input of Fender Deluxe 85 > DOD GS30 in FX loop

Metal:
guitar > Dunlop wah > Ibanez TS7 Tubescreamer > either a BOSS MT-2 Metal Zone, or a Hyper Metal HM-3 > guitar amp input > DOD GS30 in FX loop

Bass:
bass > Dunlop wah > (optional) TS7 > (optional) HM-3 > DigiTech BP200 (used for amp modeling, FX and volume control) > Low Gain input on Peavey TNT 115

The wah interacts well with most of the GS30's effects, except for maybe the ring modulator and the pixellator. The extra bit of bass I get from using the BP200's amp models improves the wah's sound.

Very dependable! This thing's built out of cast iron (I think). Should last me until I'm in the rocking chair, perhaps beyond, if maintained and used well.

No backups necessary, except for fresh batteries.

Like I've said before, go local first.

I play rock, metal, and dance tunes mostly. If some fool steals this from me, and throws it down an erupting volcano, I'd have the guy arrested, and demand that he pay me for a new one, plus taxes and shipping! No way, punk!

As soon as I got used to the switch, all was cool. Helps me make some sexy music. I think the wah's the sexiest effect ever made, man. Just listen to all the classic Hendrix/disco/blues/raunchy rock tunes that have good wah stuff with your significant other with the lights down, and you'll feel it, baby!

Look, if you can't use a wah wah pedal, maybe you should go be a gong farmer or something. Does take time to get the hang of though.

Ok, so it is quite noisy when you put it into the high treble part. It works better clean, I think anyway. It does have a very nice wah sound, though, and I much prefer it to the Vox, although it is really a matter of taste.

Look, its a wah pedal. Cant really do much to it.

Haven't had it long enough. Not a huge fan of customer support in general, just go to my local guitar shop.

I play rocky stuff like metallica annd red hot chilis. It is briliant in my opinion, although far from perfect. It could do with a wider range of tone, although it does beat the vox in that department. I hate the stupid fact that the on/off switch is so damn tough. Other than that, it is definately the best pedal for the price.

how hard can it be push on the toe and presto u got exeleent tone.
And an upside to the pedal is it can be easily modified

i use a charvel cx 291 into this wah then into a zoom gfx 707 then into a peavey delta blues 210. This pedal isnt that noisy it does raise the level a bit. The effect is a little weak in the bass end to muddy. U can get the sound of many favorite artists such as hendrix and clapton. This effect works really well with fuzz and chorus and alright with distortion except the effects comes a litle weaker. This Pedal has an overall great sound

i would use it in a gig

never dealt with them

this pedal is almost perfect

This is a classic wah pedal.Its a pain in the ass to use.i wish it had a grip on it,i think i heard that morley wah's have grip on it.whats hard to use about this thing is that if you spill some kind of liquid like soda or beer on it your feet will slip off the pedal.also when i first bought this i thought it was broken because it was turned off and i didnt know that you had to press really really hard on the end to turn it on until my friend did it.but its not impossible to use though.i just think a morley bad horsie would be better.i havent made any upgrades on this.

This pedal is too noisy.I use this with my ibanez rg7420 and my marshall avt20.I put the amp in overdrive and you can hear this pedal while its off,which is bad.i think i would need somekind of noise gate pedal if i ever wanted to use this live.The wah is pretty good,hey its a classic wah pedal made by dunlop what do you expect.I havent tried any other wah pedals so i cant compare it to any other ones.I just bought this pedal cuz i thought the wah was cool and its cool how you can control it by rocking it back and forth,unlike boss/ibanez/dod pedals!but the loudness of this pedal definetly is a weakness.

I can probebly depend on this.its pretty solid.i dont even use it that often and if i made my own music i might use it if i dont get a morley wah.but i can rely on this.

i have never needed support and never upgraded before.

I play music from metallica,nirvana,van halen,etc....its a good match.Ive been playing for 2 years,this was the first pedal i ever bought.I also own an ibanez rg7420,marshall avt20 and some other pedals.If it were lost......id buy a morley bad horsie 2 for sure if i wanted another wah pedal.I think the wah is good.i hate how noisy this pedal is and thats its hard to use.my favorite feature...that its a classic wah pedal.when i bought this,i also some ibanez tonlok pedal and liked this more.i would rather have a morley bad horsie 2,but wah isnt my favorite thing so i guess this pedal is ok.Helps me make music in some ways,you can make some nice stuff with this.what gets in the way is the loudness and how hard it is to turn it off!overall i give it a.........i would give it a 7.5 but its not there..so how about a 7.

It can be difficult switching the CryBaby on and off. It is nearly impossible when you play sitting down. You need to step hard on the front of the pedal to trigger the switch.
For my taste the pedal could have a little more resistance, it moves quite easily.

Allright it has the pure wahwah vintage sound!
But it's very noisy when switched on.

I do not abuse my equipment but it looks very very sturdy.

For anybody looking into the original Wah sound, this is the pedal.
It is noisy and not very easy to use, though.

plug and play. no comment.

kay, my setup is a dillion dse-533 deluxe into led modded ds1->CRYBABY->dano chorus->dano trem->holy grail reverb->arion stage tuner->fender silverface champ->sm57->presonus blue tube->p.a. or other reinforcement. if youre wondering why i have it after the ds1, its because it sounds awful with distortion in any place, so i put it where it looked best on my board, since i cant use it at the same time with anything. alone it is okay for rhythm work, but for soloing the upper midrange is hideous, very warbly, not vocal sounding, just painful really. sounds worse the louder it gets too. has a volume drop to it. it sounds wonderful for rhythm work, but anything else...no.

ive had it for two years, and the only problem ive had is having to reattach the felt piece that presses the switch. i had to clean out the pot on it also. no big problems despite many attempts to blow it up. solid!

havent needed them.

i got this when i first switched from folk to electric music. i figured, i want a wah, ill get a crybaby. like nearly every electric player, i am a huge hendrix fan. the thing is, i can cop some jimi, but i am NOT him, nor am i clapton, or any of those other guys. how do they make these sound good? by being totally assured and kick ass players. im just not that good yet, nor i suspect are most who buy this pedal, judging from reviews as well as seeing folks use them. im going to look into either selling this and getting a budda wah or a 535q maybe, or possibly making a project out of this one with new parts. im not horrified by it, it does okay for rhythm, but is too bitchy about its treble range for my playing. i got it because i didnt know any better basically. also, because i didnt realize that VOX actually made hendrix's pedal. oh well, live and learn.

stolen or lost? i dont think id lose it. stolen, im insured, bring it on.

bottom line, try it, try others, read reviews, know what youre getting.

If you cant use this, please don't attempt eating with a fork. After five minutes, I was happier with my guitar playing than I had been in years.

I, like most, got this pedal specifically to get that famous Hendrix (Guitar God #1) sound...and I got just what I wanted. It sounds great...period.

Only complaint is if I ever dropped it, it'd probably break my foot. Its definitely a tank...Cast Iron...what more do you have to say?

HOpe I never find out.

I've been playing sometimes professionally, but mostly for my own enjoyment since 1981 and I never bought a wah. I play a little of everything from Classic Rock to funk to Metal to classical. I Walked into my local Guitar Center last week and asked for one, and lucky day, someone had just returned one. It was "new", and only cost me $50, which is apparently a steal. Fact is, I, like most, got this pedal specifically to get that famous Hendrix (Guitar God #1) sound...and I got just what I wanted. This is also perfect for SRV, Eric Johnson, some Vai, anything from the 60's 70's. Nothing quite like that chuka-chuka funky shuffle shit...love it! Voodoo Chile BEGS to be played on this pedal. It sounds great...period. Unlike some above, I had no problem recreating the sounds I wanted, in fact, I was astounded at how easy it was to use. I'm more excited to play guitar than I have been in ten years...my only gripe is with myself...why didn't I get one of these earlier? DOH!

I've been playing Crybaby's for years and have found them to be a great means of expression. Having said that, getting a great sound isn't easy at first. It's taken me awhile to find those sweet pots and to make the connection between the sound in my head and those spots so that it becomes intuitive. Easy no. Worth the work Yes.

I play an Gibson SG Standardard-->Compressor-->Dist--> Super Reverb.
Be advised that, though I love this pedal, I wish it didn't suck tone as much as it does. So given that, and the fact that it is very noisy when coupled with distortion, but that that chuka-chuka sound still gives me chills, I give it a 6 for sound quality.

Built to take punishment. The only thing that needs servicing, and which I take care of every six months or so is the switch. But that's common knowledge with these pedals.

Haven't had the need.

Over the years I have owned several wah's - Dunlops, Fulltone Clyde's, Morley's, Boss V-Wah, etc... I have to say, for me anyway, the only pedal that creates that vintage 70's Waka-Waka scratch sound is the Dunlop. For Funk players looking for that vintage "Scratch" sound this is the pedal. For gain mongers I would suggest the Clyde or a Morley. Again, this is just my opinion.

Jus Lug it In, and it works, the switch to turn it on is a little hard u kinda have to stomp but its okay

WIth an Ibanez Gax370 and a 10 yr old amp, its good.....but there is less and more of everytthing, too much trebble tooo little bass wah, thats kinda annoying and the middle is hard to find......it kinda fuzzes on the trebble, and it kills a little volume

This is really dependable no prob

N/A

Its great for Jimi Hendrix ,Clapton, Ratm, And some blues, but funk is kinda hard......... i wish ther was more wah in the bass and less trebble, other than that i really love it..........i can play Metallica in a breeze, and Voodoo Chile(or child wtf dunno) sounds pretty like it

uhh it has no controls haha how can it be any easier?

for a 200 buck wah it's pretty good. great to start off with, coz there are no controls, you just stamp on it and it goes wah. but once you start getting a little better at guitar and you start noticing the little things, you begin to realise what the true capabilities of this wah are. i've had this wah pedal since i started playing about 3 years ago, and i've become a real fan of the dunlop wah sound. i don't really like the sound of vox or budda wahs, but i guess that using this wah for so long has been a major factor in that

the things i don't like much about this wah are that it has a lot of volume loss when it's in the heal down position, and way too much volume when it's in the toe down position. i've been told that it could be the order of the chain, but having this before distortion sucks the wah sound out of it. it sounds shitloads better after distortion effects. also, using heaps of gain can limit the wah sound, but if you need to use that much gain you obviously don't have a very sensitive ear for sound haha

the other thing is that the wah sound is very dramatic. almost ear piercing if you use it to forcefully in the toe down position. i'm going to have to try the 535Q, and tweak all the knobs

i'm using this pedal after a Zoom Tri-metal, and before a boss noise suppressor, and into a Marshall JCM900 Master Volume. my sound is almost there....would be better if i had enough money to buy a mesa markIV and some emg's, but what i've got now is awesome on it's own so i'll have to deal with it :(

this thing is a brick haha. you can't break it. well you could...but what kind of idiot buys something for 200 bucks and then breaks it intentionally? as far as effects go, this is up with the best of them as far as reliability goes

if only this thing had some controls for me to play with! but as a wah to start your guitaring with, this thing is the greatest. it's cheap, and it sounds pretty good, and you can't break it, nothing else you can ask for in a $200 wah pedal. but my beginnings as a guitarist are over, and it's time to move up the ladder

If you can turn on your computer, you can use this pedal.

Well, my setup is a Washburn WR150 (guitar) and a Marshall Valvestae 40V (amp). It sounds like classic hendrix and clapton when i dont uuse any distortion and when I use me Boss HM-2 heavy meatal pedal, It's nuts! The sound is great and u better beleive it sounds like Kirk Hammett or Zakk Wylde (ZW is better!,lol)

i just bought mine but it seems to be built pretty good. It can support my weight, so it has to be kinda strong.

Never had too.

I dont know, maybe it's because I am easily satisfied, but i think this is a great pedal. It's gret for the price and for the sound quality.

Simplest pedal i have ever seen, click the toe to turn it on, heel back for bass, toe forward for treble, click the toe to turn it off again. Simple. Although there isn't really a need for a manual, the one it comes with explains it's simplicity. So easy to use.

My current setup is: Samick Fat Strat copy > GCB-95 > Boss DS-1 > Peavey solid state. (I know that's a pretty weak set-up, but I'm working on it). I originally had the wah after distortion, but after some experimenting, i have discovered it is more effective first. It has a nice sound, but it's a bit noisy. When the pedal is off there's a bit of noise but not too much.

This thing is built to last. I would gig with this pedal without a backup any time. My friend has the same one and it's survived trips down the stairs into his cement floor in his basement, and there isn't as much as a scratch. My experiences are much the same.

Never needed to call them

I play mostly alt. rock and a bit of grundge, and this pedal fits pretty well. I've been playing guitar for about 3 years, and just now I'm really starting to get a good set-up going and I guarentee this will be the main wah pedal. I love the simplicity of this pedal and the fact it will probably last as long as any boss pedal out there. If this pedal were lost or stolen, I would probably replace it. I don't care what everyone else says, this pedal rocks!

It's a wah, that's how easy it is to use. You push your foot back and forth to change the treble and the wah effect. To turn onn and off you simply apply an increased amount of pressure to the front.

In short, this wah just sound. Like many other people, i bought it simply because of the initial feel of using a wah pedal to add theat classic sound. However, when I finally got this home i realised it wasn't such a great choice. The main problem with this pedal is that the effect is incredibly uneven. What I mean, is that the sound is extremely slow in changing up untill your foot reaches the middle where the trebble is suddenly increased giving you a sudden changing sound rather than a smooth wah. The second thing which is wrong with this pedal is the amount which it changes the tone on my amp. As there is no bypass in the off position, even when you're not using the pedal, you find that your distortion is cut and your tone weakened noticably. And thirdly,. just to finish it off, it'ss one hell of a noisy pedal

Ok, I'll give it that, i's pretty danm reliable.

N/A

Without any distortion at all, this pedal aint all that bad if you can excuse the noise. However, add even a slight bit of distortion and it just sounds awful. If you want a wah pedal and this is the only one you can afford, then just keep saving for that Morley or Vox. And don't be fooled by the name. It may be the original but it definitely aint the best.

I think we all know how to use one of this, don't we?
Now, getting a decent lead solo out of this thing is just impossible.
Good for stupid and boring chuka- chaka rythm.
I don't know about the manual because it's not mine, a friend of mine lets me use it, and I've played it for three or four months.

This thing blows, no joke. SO hard to make leads stand out with the wah on. No expression at all, the only time you can actually hear say it wah is when sweeping all the way from bass to treble so there's no way to articulate a damn solo. It pisses me off.
Maybe I am using the wrong kind of amp (solid state amp) and this sounds awesome through a Marshall or a Mesa, but If you are playing a solid state amp this wah pedal is gonna suck.
It goes from bass to treble and there's nothing in between, I think that's the main problem with it, no midrange whatsoever.Also the transition from bass to treble is not smooth at all. I just can't make it scream, not even when I turn the mids all the way up on my amp, and I'm playing DiMarzio humbuckers.
NO. I cannot make the sound of my favorite artists (Satriani, Vai, Hammett) because their wah wah pedals don't suck and this one does.
If you play lead and want to make yor solos scream and cut through the mix, then forget this one.

I don't know but I couldn't care less, actually I don't give a shit if it's reliable. Yeah, it's that bad.
Are you crazy? I would never take this to a gig unless I started playing that worthless reagge shit and I think that's never gonna happen.

I'll try some other crybabys because this one was awful.

What do you expect? it's a damn wah wah

im running this from Strat to crybaby to Crate GFX65 with the pedal full back it squeals and with it full forwards it hisses-sounds pretty good once you get a feel for it but theres way too much treble one way, no mids, and too much bass the other way- it gets a good sound played clean, pretty good fuzzed up but no sweep and no mids.

it was one tuff mutha**cka, but switch always acted up- had to take it back cause it just stopped workin cuz off Bullsh+t switch!

never dealt with them

Play Blues/Rock(SRV,Hendrix,Clapton)Fusion that doesn't fit into any category(Jeff Beck, Santana)and some porno/r & b
this fits well into those categories but isn't great at any. The Vox is better overall and if you look at the film of Woodstock/or Isle of Wright/ or Band of Gypsies, you can see that Hendrix mostly used this wah pedal for 70 bucks it sounds alright but tha switch is a P.O.S spened another 30 bucks and get the vox