Gear / Pedal

Dunlop Cry Baby

On 16 sourced rigs at ToneLineage.

Who uses it

• Alex LifesonSignature gear (career overview) career

  Dunlop Cry Baby wah: Named in the article's equipment section: “…as the echoplex delay pedal, electro-harmonix electric mistress flanger, the boss ce-1 chorus and the dunlop crybaby wah, among others. lifeson and his guitar technician scott appleton have discussed in interviews lifeson's use o…” Wikipedia: Alex Lifeson ↗

• Jack WhiteNo Name tour 2024

  Wah. Premier Guitar: Jack White Rig Rundown (Oct 2024) ↗

• Joe BonamassaTime Clocks tour (Ryman 2022) 2022
• Joe SatrianiSignature gear (career overview) career

  Dunlop Cry Baby wah: Named in the article's equipment section: “…tion pedal, "satchurator", by vox (musical equipment) vox. his effects pedals include the vox wah, dunlop cry baby wah, rmc wizard wah, digitech whammy, b.k. butler tube driver, boss ds-1, boss ch-1, boss ce-2, boss dd-2 and a…” Wikipedia: Joe Satriani ↗

• Mark KnopflerOn Every Street tour 1991–1992

  Dunlop Cry Baby (fixed, rack-mounted): 'The fixed-position wah wah (a Dunlop Cry Baby) was only used for Money for Nothing, it was built into the rack.' MK-Guitar.com fan archive: Knopfler's amp/effect settings, On Every Street tour (tech Ron Eve's chart) ↗

• Randy RhoadsSignature gear (career overview) career

  Dunlop Cry Baby wah: Named in the article's equipment section: “…dget i use a lot." his effects pedals included: *dunlop cry baby wah-wah *roland: **re-201 space echo **volume foot pedal *korg echo sfn hurwitz 19…” Wikipedia: Randy Rhoads ↗

• SlashS.E.R.P.E.N.T. / Blues Ball Band 2024
• Trey AnastasioGroove Tubes Dual 75 / Bradshaw preamp era 1995–1996Dual Deluxe Reverbs + Boomerang loops Late 1998 – 2000Phish 2.0: Bruno cab and Koa 2 2003–2004

  Dunlop Cry Baby Wah: Wah. Trey's Guitar Rig (treysguitarrig.com): 1995 (Dec 31, 1995) ↗

  Dunlop Cry Baby Wah: Wah. Trey's Guitar Rig (treysguitarrig.com): Summer 2000 (Jul 1, 2000) ↗

  Dunlop Cry Baby Wah: Wah. Trey's Guitar Rig (treysguitarrig.com): IT Festival 2003 (Aug 3, 2003) ↗

• Yngwie MalmsteenRelentless tour 2011

  Dunlop Cry Baby wah: Wah. Premier Guitar: Rig Rundown: Yngwie Malmsteen (Relentless tour, 2011) ↗

• Eric JohnsonAh Via Musicom revisited (2018) 2018

  Into the Marshall lead rig. Premier Guitar Rig Rundown: Eric Johnson (Apr 2018) ↗

• Gabriela QuinteroTouring rig 2020s
• Jerry CantrellAlice in Chains 1990s–present

  Dunlop Cry Baby (signature): Signature wah. Wikipedia: Jerry Cantrell ↗

• Kim ThayilSignature gear (career overview) career

  Dunlop Cry Baby wah: Named in the article's equipment section: “…es his tone and the dynamics of his playing. thayil has also used the ibanez cs9 chorus, rotovibe, and dunlop cry baby, the last of which he mostly uses to alter the timbre of his sound as opposed to using it for its characteristi…” Wikipedia: Kim Thayil ↗

• Marcus KingMarcus King Band 2026 2026El Dorado tour (2022) 2022
• Jason WhiteAnniversary tour 2024
• Jonny BucklandA Rush of Blood to the Head / Twisted Logic 2002–2005

  Dunlop Cry Baby wah: On the board per McGinn. ShowMeHowToPlay: Coldplay's guitar tech Matt McGinn on Jonny Buckland's gear ↗

Affordable clones & alternatives

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• Dunlop GCB95 Original Cry Baby Wah Pedal~$100 new approx.
• Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Wah Pedal~$180 new approx.

Budget clone

Dunlop GCB95 Cry Baby

Boutique clone

Teese RMC / Xotic XW-1

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