Dunlop Cry Baby Reviews

4.6/5.0 based on 21 customer reviews

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Yuval Fuchs

It's hard to imagine what countless rock tunes would sound like without this pedal. Rock 'n Roll without the Crybaby would be like Harley without the growl. Every guitar player, band, and recording studio should have at least one of these in their arsenal.

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Gary
from Oakley, CA
May 6, 2013Music Background:
Not much but growing!

Dunlop Cry Baby

After learning, and practicing scales for awhile, I decided to "Go-For It".
Putting together the pedal board with electronic devices the professionals use, and after careful study of the numerous reviews, I went with the Cry Baby. In a short while I found that I made the right selection. What a neat Toy! Now I practice more without realizing the time. Like a whole new brain wave going on!

Robert Bryan
from
April 22, 2013Music Background:
Hobbyist

Great Wah Pedal

The Cry Baby GCB-95 wah pedal is a great addition to my set of effects and will not be unused.

Chris Van Buren
from FL USA
February 16, 2013

Dunlop Cry Baby

Amazing ! Sounds awesome for a great price.

Samuel McClung
from Fircrest WA USA
October 12, 2012Music Background:
Live performer

Best pedal ever

THIS PEDAL IN AWSOME!!! I got this pedal as a gift, probaly would not have bought it on my own But when I played that first note I just fell in love with it. This pedal will never leave my pedalboard. Sure I dosent have all thoughs fancy nobs and bottons but you do't always need all that. The Cry Baby is an awsome pedal, every guitarist regardless of style should have this pedal.

monkeyxx
from United States
June 29, 2012Music Background:
musician, pedal builder, recordist

love this thing

was gonna screw with modifications but the only one I had to make was cutting out half or all of some of the rubber bumpers under the toe and heel of the treadle for a wider sweep. Now it's just perfect. Vox Clyde McCoy does the zeppelin thing to a T, but this one's a little thicker, lower, and meaner sounding. The Clyde is more snarly and pissed off. I love the toe down fixed position on the Crybaby it's perfect Green Milk From The Planet Orange "City Calls Revolution" tone with distortion. this pedal goes so well with solos, and fuzz or distortion. Love it! Hardly any tweaking necessary to be superb.

Danny Rowden
from Iberia, MO. USA
March 7, 2012Music Background:
Playing for 50 years..

Dunlop Cry Baby

This thing works great...My grandson loves it..

luigi
from los angeleez usa
September 1, 2011Music Background:
Recording Artist

Smooth

Jes like Jimi n Eric this pedal rocks...it can do the Shaft theme and it can sing with no crackling or squeaking...its got the good innards...if you wanna go deeper go to the next one up, around a C note, with the magic insides, but this one at around 70 smacks does us fine...

Richie
from PA
September 22, 2008Music Background:
Guitarist, active musician,

Possibly the coolest pedal you can have in your signal chain

I had my first one for over 10 years. My second and current one is probably about 15 years old. I've been stepping on it for a looong time. That classic wah sound that everyone knows and loves is just a step away. If you step on it and just pull back on it a little and leave it in that position, it gives you that decibel boost and tone similar to the solo parts of Zep's "Whole Lotta Love" or the "UFO: Strangers in the Night" CD's lead guitar work that Michael Schenker did such a phenomenal job on. Its character is also similar to some Satriani and Vai sounds depending on what amp, tone and distortion settings you use. It really puts the boost on the screaming guitar sound and lets you add the wah effect however you feel it. As these get old, the pedal movement can get a little noisy, but I'm comfortable with the pedal and easily use the pedal without letting any noise become an issue. If it was a real problem, I'd be on my 3rd one instead of my second. I also like that it's battery powered. That's one less cable I need to run!

mike cunningham
from cedar hill mo USA
January 21, 2013Music Background:
hobbyist / amatuer since the sixtys

dunlop cry baby

only used it enough to learn how,but excedes my expectations. this thing is built like a tank. looking forward to using it more.

Barry Williams
from Jacksonville, Fl
January 2, 2013Music Background:
Lead/Rythm Guitar player

Cry Baby Wah

The Cry Baby Wah is simple but effective. The predal is suprisingly responsive and easy to control with a broad range of differing tones by position or the ability to chop up your sound on rythm.
The tone is very true to the 60's and 70's Wahs but works well to fatten up a modern sound or add dimension to leads.

Eric B
from
April 4, 2012

Awesome pedal

Awesome pedal I think everyone should have one

Zack
from Valporaiso, IN USA
September 21, 2008Music Background:
Guitarist, Student

This Rocks

I bought this about 3 weeks ago with the money from my birthday becuase I was interested in learning Rage Against The Machine songs such as "Killing In The Name" and "Bulls On Parade". Whenever I play Killing In The Name to my friends or family they recognize it and they are blown away by the solo....so am I! Now I've started playing Metallica songs and it saounds just like the actual solo. Even the thing is pretty heavy for a foot pedal...it's a great buy, it's cheap but very cool. I highly recomend this as you get better.

Brian
from Bronx, NY
October 27, 2006Music Background:
Hobbyist,Student

Dang!!!

Very Good pedal. The sound is phenomenal and the tonal variety you can get from the thing is amazing...I mean ive played Gospel rock and sop much else with it. it truly Rocks

Chris
from Birmingham, UK
October 5, 2006Music Background:
Student

Great Pedal Great Value

I first bought the 'Cry Baby pedal' when I was 17 and was learning 'Surfing with the Alien,' by Joe Satriani.
Obviously I wasnt made of money and when I started playing, it was awesome and opened up a new world of guitar sounds for my soloing and helped me achieve the sound i wanted for the song.
Just by altering the pedal you can boost your sound in particular frequencies and it really makes blastin out a solo bliss, all for a great price!

Gary
from Pacific Northwest
April 2, 2013Music Background:
Gigging musician, bar music.

Good basic wah

Does what it's supposed to do. Seems well built and works fine. It is part of my backup rig in case something happens to my gigging gear, so I haven't put a lot of miles on it.

from seattle, wa
March 21, 2013Music Background:
hobbyist

Dunlop Cry Baby

Better than the Hendrix i borrowed, but I'm into 80's and some country anyways.

from
March 12, 2013

simple and good

This is a very simple and classic effect. I like it bcoz it gives a very nice sharp sound. The only thing I don't like is the guitar sound change when you connected through the cry baby even when its nutral

Phil
from Conway, SC 29526
October 15, 2006Music Background:
Student / Hobbyist

Rugged Basic Wah

I have had this pedal for about 3 years now and it still works perfectly. I have never had a problem with it. This pedal is a basic wah pedal. If you are more tone critical I would look at the Buddah wah or the Vox Clyde Wah. But this pedal has no difficulty getting it done and it is very reliable

MukfromOhio
from Chardon, Ohio
October 5, 2006Music Background:
Active Musician

Dunlop Rules!

I owned one of these pedals years ago and lost it! So when I looked to get a replacement wah for my new band, I went right back to the best! The Cry Baby is a fantastic pedal, built like a brick house, and easy to use. It has the classic wah sound, is great for classic rock and modern rock as well. The pedal itself is very smooth, and it has great tone. It doesn't color your sound at all. With it's good sound, durability and reliability, it's a great choice!

Kolin B.
from Corner Brook, Newfoundland Canada
September 29, 2006Music Background:
Hobbyist

Cry, baby cry

I bought this pedal a few months ago just because it was a wah-wah, i thought "Well, every guitar player needs a wah pedal!" and i was right this pedal is awsome, and some people say it is overused but hey it's still awsome. the only problem with this pedal that when the battery starts to go the "Wah-e-ness" gets weaker but the simple solution is an adaptor. the other this is recently i've heared a vox wah-wah and personally i prefered it for more of a vintage tone. i think i'm gonna get one of them, but i'll never throw away my Crybaby.

Joker_B
from
May 1, 2004

Classic

This Wah Pedal will take you back to a very classic 70's sound. It can also give you more creativity in your playing. I love this pedal and would replace it in a heart beat. Every guitarist should have one of these in their effects gear...Joker_B

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