DUNLOP CRY BABY

RRP: $179 Type: Wah Bypass: Buffered PROS

• Classic wah tones

• Comparatively inexpensive

CONS

• Wah used badly can be cliché

• Some tone suck

The Cry Baby has become synonymous with ‘wah pedal’ to the extent that most new players are probably best served by checking out this wah before any others, as it’s more than likely the pedal that’s been used on all your favourite records.

That said, it’s not without its problems. It’s notorious for ‘tone suck’ and the design is very long in the tooth. Granted, there’s not a huge amount of innovation possible in terms of core wah sounds other than frequency ranges, but there are wah pedals with more options and flexibility.