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.....
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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.

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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.

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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....