Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah vs Tech 21 Killer Wail v2 Wah
The Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah and the Tech 21 Killer Wail v2 Wah are both pedals. The Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah leans mid-forward. The Tech 21 Killer Wail v2 Wah leans analog warmth.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.44% — somewhat different
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$195via Reverb
The Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah is the Swiss Army Knife of wah pedals, released in 1994 with six selectable wah frequency ranges, a variable Q control for adjusting filter resonance width, a boost button for added volume, and an adjustable boost level. The six frequency range modes allow players to choose from classic wah sounds to more vocal, pronounced, or subtle sweep characters. This unprecedented level of control makes the 535Q the most adjustable Cry Baby in the lineup.
The Tech 21 Killer Wail V2 is a wah pedal from Tech 21 (New York, USA), delivering analog wah with adjustable frequency sweep range and voicing for traditional wah tones without the mechanical degradation of conventional inductor-based wah circuits. The Killer Wail offers a cleaner, more reliable wah platform with adjustable character.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- funk
- soul
- Rock
- Funk
- mid-forward
- analog warmth