hey ive been looking for a wah pedal they seem so cool to me but theres so many i am preferibly looking for a dunlop crybaby but which one should i get? i mean theres a lot too choose from from classic to artist models can anyone give me suggestions and i would appreicate a comparsion between a few thanks so much

hey phil,

i play mostly blues, rock blues. i have the dunlop crybaby from hell,
dimebagdarrels, i got because of the variety of tones i can get.
i like it, its aight. i paid 149.00

now my buddy has the original crybaby, 69.00

i like that 1 way better. i should have gotten that one from the start.

now if you want to spend 160-200 more less(not sure on the prices)
fulltone has some very nice ones.

i play alot of high-gain and hard rock and classic rock and modern stuff would a crybaby be classib and whats the crybaby fasel inductior? and how is it idfferent than the classic?

I don't really use a wah myself, but there's currently quite a buzz surrounding the Dunlop MXR Custom Audio Electronics MC-404 wah. CAE is Bob Bradshaw's company, I believe (he's a purveyor of bespoke racks to the stars); Dunlop's involvement keeps the cost down to a regular mass-produced sort of price rather than an astronomical boutique one. Search that title on YouTube and you'll get some demos — it's quite impressive.

I have a plain vanilla CryBaby and it works fine for me in the blues/rock setting. 98% of time use it as wah and not as a eq mod (engaged in certain position).

There are two small drawbacks that I see with this one

1. I wish that it had the option to be automaticaly disengaged if your foot is off, hence there is no need to step on it first to turn on. There were a few times that i needed to use it and it did not turn on the mark.

2. I wish it is a little more transparent, there is slight tone coloration and noise even when off. I tamed this one a bit with good quality patch cables.

Fact of the matter is that this pedal cost me around $80 CAD vs the next one with the features that I described above was around $220. Nice but not worth it in my books.

Some time ago I got a Dunlop 95Q. Switchless, adjustable Q, and boost function with level control. I'll never own another switch wah. I have an EQ pedal set up to emulate a fixed wah sound.

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I use the Original Dunlop Wah also and it serves the purpose. Sometimes an old 60's Nu Wa from Rosac, the sound is quite different and there's a on/off switch on the side.

Geoffrey Teese makes some pretty cool sounding ones.


http://www.shopwiki.com/Buy+Teese+Wah+w ... in+Chicago

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I have the Classic Wah (slightly more expensive than the Dunlop Original), it was $99 as opposed to $69 but I think it was worth it. Here's a really good video comparison that I found on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niT0Z-Lztts

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I have to repeat what many others have said..The original Crybaby is the best starting place for wah's it is like a Strat ..You have to use one before you can judge other models..I would say and this is a guess that more than likely there are more recording musicians using the original Dunlop Crybaby model GCB-95 then any other wah on the market..
But try to find a vintage one they do have different circuits and better tone you want the on without a battery door..Where you have to take off the rubber feet to install the battery these are pre 94 and are built to original spec..Used they would cost you maybe $40

I have an old Vox V847 that my son-in-law gave me. It works good enough for the amount of times I use one and you can't beat the price(free)!!

I play mostly Classic Rock and Blues and I settled on the Hendrix signature Crybaby cos it had a great combination of throatyness and creamyness. Give it a try. I highly recommend and it's the 2nd one I've owned.

CC

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I use a Moreley which also doubles as a volume pedal and is a really great combo to have. Before that I used Crybabies for years but this is by far superior.

i totally agree with invader, sadly by experience on purchasing a wah with extras, but the tone is not as good as the original.

classic seems better than the regular in my opinion does anyone have any experiance with dunlop signature models? and what is a fasel inductor do?