All user reviews for the Dunlop GCB95 Cry Baby

Helo everyone at Music Gear Review,

I know this is an ancient product by todays standardsgoing back to Jimi and the boys, but merits revisiting for new comers or old guys going back to their roots. The Dunlop Cry Baby Wah peddle was sold to me by my local guitar shop as I wanted a straight peddle to give me a Steveie Ray Vaughan sound for uder 130.00$. He immediatley got me the Cry Baby.I bought it based on its reputation and the fact that its been around for so long with very little modifications.

easy to operate and get the hang of in very little time, the battery lasts a long time, the WAh effect is exactly what it claims to give you.


The range of movement through the peddle is limited and not as wide as I had hope. There is quite a bit of noise and at a high volume, depending on your amp, you would probably require some type of noise reduction or filter.

Solid, heavy duty construction, built to last and to be used on the road.

A must addition to a guitarists arsenal of toys in order to play over the edge stuff from classic Stevie Ray and Jimi to Alice and Chains and most of todays heavier stuff.A peddle that will probably never go out of style and one you will find in most gear lists of the most well known guitar players.


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classic, purchased 20 years ago.
effect known architects, made in USA.

UTILIZATION

intuitive.
recurring problem of reliability:

the knob constantly crashes, the trip setting of the knob is not easy to handle when the creature is dismantled, there is no true bypass and the sound is different between I go through the pedal without enclancher and I not wear it ... which in hindsight is crap.

SOUND QUALITY

the sound is very good at first, but with its bypassed this problem, it's pretty average.
So I installed a true bypass. there are clear topics on the net about it, it's pretty easy to do if you're clever but you have to adjust it stomp of "triggers the right place with your foot ... a hair GALERE. But this changes everything!

second point, I had to change the volume pot pourri by a knob replacement official. The sound is very different from before. it's cleaner, better staged (excellent), but also more powerful, clean sound and less easy to maintain as the boost is most important.
Finally, after the changes, it is a good pedal, but that's still a pedal to avoid.

OVERALL OPINION

I had a morley wah volume, tried a real VOX 2000 and 2008 another Chinese, nothing beats a real old vox. The recent vox are pretty rotten, the morley are clean but there are too many models ...
So a crybaby a little secondhand revisited, it's not too expensive and it will patrce the basic sound is not bad. attention, not because it is old and made in U.S. that quality will await you ...

This is...I can't believe I'm reviewing this! Everybody knows by now what this is and what type of sounds it can produces. It's analog technology and has been around for years. Jimi Hendrix has become a household name and thanks to him, so has the crybaby.

Trying to explain the sound without using the words crybaby or wah wah is even more of a challenge these days.

UTILIZATION

Step on it to engage the switch, then rock the pedal back and forth to sweep between the sounds. Very easy to use, knowing how and WHEN to use it well is a whole different story..

SOUND QUALITY

Yes ok here is the hardest part. There has been much debate about how the crybabies were made, what parts were used etc and why every single pedal seemed different. After just watching the documentary on the crybaby my thoughts were confirmed. Back then when the crybaby was just being made and mass produced they used whatever parts they could get and over the years different inductors and other misc parts were used so that's why some people think the older ones sounded better and that's also why some people think the older ones sounded worse.

I personally think of the sound has an effect, nothing else. And the fact that the sound itself is just a filter, that has a range that sweeps from low to high in the midrange of whatever signal you've put through it, how can it sound BAD? or GOOD? It is what it is, some may sound better to people yet those people can't often really properly explain WHY it sounds better, it just 'does'. That's just nonsense! It's just a wah, just an effect and it does what it does, there's no good or bad!


OVERALL OPINION

I was never really a big wah person to begin with but over the years have come to recognize that it's an essential effect to have as a guitar player. Yes it has been overused but also has been and could still be used tastefully in certain situations. I currently don't see any problem with it other than the longevity of the pedal itself but to this day haven't had problems with mine. Though I have heard of some people having issues with them over the long run, the pot dying out or the pedal or circuit frying etc etc. Luckily, I haven't had any part of that so far!

The GCB-95 Crybaby by Dunlop is your basic straightforward wah pedal. It has a metal housing with a heavy duty bypass switch mounted under the metal foot rocker board, four rubber feet screwed to the bottom, an input for your instrument and an output to go to your amplifier. There are no high tech optical switches, Q knobs, or modes to fool with or go bad on you. It’s a black brick that is made for years and years of use with nothing extra going on.

UTILIZATION

This wah pedal can sound good just about anywhere in the signal chain, but most people like to put it first in line after their guitar. This is the classic design of putting the footswitch under the foot pedal in the toe down position to turn it on and then you go to town on your filtering. I like this method much better than the alternatives other companies have come up with like having a separate on and off switch located on a floor panel or switchless designs like Morley has been putting out. Dunlop just put out a good version of this pedal to start with and that’s why it’s still around and so popular today. Some versions of this pedal have different tweaks for different modes and sweeps, but I find the original version to be more than enough to achieve those classic wah tones.

SOUND QUALITY

The original Crybaby has a distinct sound. The range of this model is quite wide and you are able to get abrupt quacks or slow filter sweeps depending on how you use the foot pedal. The pot on the inside of the pedal can be manually adjusted to change the sweep range of the foot pedal, so if you want a little more bass or treble you can get that. This is a simple pedal, so you only get one sound and sweep, but it’s well voiced and cuts through the mix well in a live band setting. This pedal does roll off some of the high end of your guitar tone regardless of how you power it or where you put it in your signal chain. It’s the nature of the bypass. It can be modded to be true-bypass easily, you can adjust a little more treble on your amp, or you might like the inherited rounding off of the high end.

OVERALL OPINION

The GCB-95 would be a good choice for someone looking for a classic wah tone. It does lose a little bit of high end when put into your signal path, but nothing that can’t be corrected by your amplifier. If I were to be looking for another wah pedal I would probably go another route and get something with a few more bells and whistles that could get a few more tones, but overall I’ve been satisfied with my Crybaby. It’s a staple in rock and roll guitar. Every teenage guitar player has to go out and get a wah pedal after hearing it for the first time, and on a teenager’s budget the GCB-95 fits the bill. This also leads to a lot of them being on the used gear market, and that’s where I would pick one up if I were getting one. They usually go fairly cheap and since they are built very well, getting a used one sight unseen off the internet wouldn’t worry me a bit. Altogether, there are better wahs out there, but this is a decent pedal for the money and has the potential to be a lifelong piece of gear with a few mods.

Between a guitar
An output amplifier
Alim: adapter (not sold) or 9V battery (ACCS laborious under the plate).
Swicht On / Off by pressing the pedals.
A little heavy and therefore stable trs coating prevents any dparrage.

Basic Config trs

UTILIZATION

Simply press and hop before Guiguamp!
Mine (uh not that of the general pardon of my ERRF singer) works fine.
Big BMOL: if it is not dyed it impossible not to see, horrible sound becomes especially acute in position (cd down to max).

SOUND QUALITY

The magnitude is not great but it works trs trs well in heavy distortion especially solo.
It is located in the middles plutt / treble. For clean sounds it going, especially on the agreements. For the solos sound like fairly clear.
Small even when BMOL: once triggers the signal loses power then for solos prvoir a Boost to hear a little story that is played.
The sound is vintage trs for a first prize. So for a Wah Wah by CHRE I recommend. For other conimiser be a little high and hit it.

OVERALL OPINION

It is not me but it does not fawn all done to please me.

Very basic! A pedal, an input and an output jack, a battery that's all ... heavy metal pedal, which is an advantage ... 9volt battery lasts very long! As against it is very difficult to use sitting! not enough weight to trigger or turn off the wah ..

UTILIZATION

Very simple configuration, since y '= no)
No need for manual either ... support is very strong, we mean "Clak" it's good and bad are not using the pedal. Nothing to say .. The only downside ... m'ennerve something that is that the cable jack slips sometimes between pedal and the button and stuck it all .. is a ennervant, the worst is that it demonstrates both the small switch ...

So 8 / 10 for the problem of coinage lil jack (even if it happens to everyone pa)

SOUND QUALITY

The sound is very effective! a top! MyMusic Personal Defois I was the distortion meter, turned on the wahwah and leave the worst possible, it does sound very ... Fuzz, on the other hand let the ague, it's not very nice kan is left too long ..

OVERALL OPINION

I've had nol! Clak it well, no complaints except maybe the tiny problem of jack and use little difficulty sitting ... So 8 / 10 =)

Everything is said above! just a shame that is so basic, no adjustment possible ...

UTILIZATION

No manual. you guessed it extremely simple!

SOUND QUALITY

The only effect is unique kills everything! I love the sound of the pedals. as mentioned above with overdrive and wah setting the position it's been a serious fuzz! the treble is a bit glok him but if that position is used sparingly, can make sounds hendrixiennes interresting! the sound is really loud in overdrive: I love it! in clean not bad either but it makes him a little less anyway! it was with some of the intermediate positions very impressive indeed: the harmonic sdridentes is meant almost more than the main note. ca is finally looking a little on the stroke of the pedals.

OVERALL OPINION

I for a month. pleindre not me: strong, conmique fective. now I have not tried other wah so I can not compare but I got mine less than 100 and frankly I have for that price I love the pedal!

Wha-wha is a everything from classic and personal. I do not ask him most is what I was looking for.
is the analogue of course.

UTILIZATION

So it's simple, no need for manual ...
it engages the pedal by pushing hard on it, and turned off in rapuyant has this same place.

SOUND QUALITY

I tried several Wha, Cry Baby and it's really a must ... I prefer this pedal to Morley or even a hendrix ... the history of taste

in addition it can be used to filter and y'as sounds terrible ...

I use it mainly for solos
the race is good, once accustomed to mastering it well.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had four months. it is simple and efficiency is the one I wanted.
I got it for 130. it's okay for this pedal I found ...

I love it and it's the Wha I was looking so I would do this election ...

Boah wha-wha is a simple and unadorned. One branch, it engages by pushing very hard and fire!
Small problem: mine does not have an easy access to the battery, I have to remove the plastic pads to unscrew the bottom of the pedal to be able to stack ... much to tell you that I use an adapter.

9 / 10 for this detail, but I know there is a small hatch for the battery.

UTILIZATION

That's ... it's simple.
It triggers (sometimes a bit hard, it must support, but it prevents switch without express) and it plays.
It's a bit confusing at first because the magnitude is enormous. It goes from the lowest to the high end. Do not play stupid with this pedal!
It took me a while to get used to it.

SOUND QUALITY

Before, I used the wha-wha a GT3. It was good. Then I tried this crybaby. And here I was touched by grace!
This pedal has a sound very warm and soft even when we share in the treble. It has nothing to do with a digital wha-wha. This is a much more lively and pleasing to the ear.
In his clear, it has a very funky (add a compressor and killing it!). In distortion is very nice. It does not bleed too much but it's still a bit dirty though, like fuzz but not much. It is very effective on a solo

OVERALL OPINION

Well, generally ... it's a great pedal!
If we want to sound, that's it. Only competitor in my opinion: VOX wha wha with his hyper clean (but expensive)! Morley Possibly, but I personally do not like.
So ultimately, for the price, I say to you gentlemen (and ladies), it's worth it.

-L 'Wah wah!
-Analog Technology
-No, and it's normal
Two-Jack connector are presented, one for input and for output lautre
-...

UTILIZATION

It's super easy to use question is how well it servire but a matter of training. For this model wah, I find a bit annoying default, the switch used to activate the wah, it is pressed hard on the pedal and AC a little worrying, but it is especially frequent nine pedals. Kelker after me to use, it goes better now. so if you have a slightly larger budget, opt for the free modern switch which activate the wah is as of pressing the pedal. otherwise it is only happiness

SOUND QUALITY

The sound of this wah is sublime, is the wah for Excellent!
I play it with a vintage Start (normal lol) and a Jackson PS2.

OVERALL OPINION

It's been since September 2004 as I lay and I can not to be without them! more is that you can connect it to the area with a single 9V adapter but it is provided separately. The value for money is good. it is a product made in US so it's normally supposed to say everything. And be robust in a cast steel body style. To buy absolutely!

Wah pedal you can not simple.pas adjustment Q.

UTILIZATION

Very easy to use!

SOUND QUALITY

SETTINGS penalizes the lack of this pedal after a few months we get tired! Deplus the sound of this one is in my opinion "too late" and very showy in acute which further limits its use to avoid getting hurt ears ....

OVERALL OPINION

Wah is the cheapest, and I understand why! the problem is that the other pedals are much more expensive so there is no competition and you end up with a pedal that my taste is not very good quality, but it is the first wah can be not so bad, the problem starts when you start to play on a tube amp ...!

An "in" one "out" and taking a small power supply!

is simple.
are MIDI to save his patch into the computer!
(Here a laughing smiley!).

is the historical wha-wha!
the legends!
any solid cast aluminum!

UTILIZATION

Be supported as an end bte Running dclencher the on / off switch.
So it is prudent of stopping to play one second before.

That said, soon the on / off involuntary playing.
but it is annoying if you want to use the hand for a variety of hacks.

a default: you have any dvisser rear plate to change the battery.
such as screws seem to have them done automatically filtage in aluminum in the manufacture, must be prcautioneux otherwise foirage!
t have a single door cooler.

and often these pedals squeak at the crmaillire which causes the knob (including mine) and there is nothing (there is no lubrication).
seems that has disappeared with age.
but it is annoying if there are open mics ...

dtail one: the battery (9v square) trs lasts long.
vrifier better every 6 months (if used soon) it is not all swell and sink on the circuit lends THE FIRST put in the bag to go scne!
Moreover, as often is the jack "in" cross of which power supply, so it's safe to unplug qd we do not use it (if using a battery).

the stroke of the pedals is short I think, but as has for shekels and everyone is accustomed.
Moreover, a vigier is better than a stratovolcano and everyone wants a strato!

a, the one who needs the manual should change leisure.
(There is still room in the studio again canvas).

SOUND QUALITY

The sound?
legendary!
must have one.

OVERALL OPINION

It is possible to Toper times for 100 euros.

in this case the the ratio q / p is gnial.

if not ... Ben has a good price compared multi-effects ...
Rhode is a expensive compared a trinity, like a Stradivarius made expensive by the Vienna Symphonic Orchestra, as "the embassy of Auvergne" is expensive for a mac do!

it's something to be offered nol or a girlfriend (like me) and keep all his life (the wha-wha !...).
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Nothing to add

UTILIZATION

Nothing to add

SOUND QUALITY

This is not the best wah wah in the world it is correct masi
just something IMPORTANT:
- The rotary knob can be repositioned, the indoor as fixed by a nut, so you can change the course of this knob to vary the sound, if for example we have too many needles ...
- Ditto for the switch, if it is too hard, or be taken to constitute el shot and the body weight to force it takes place on kla leg, is the fo up a cabbage, not too pasqu'aprs we could enable / disable while playing

OVERALL OPINION

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