Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah vs Zvex Ooh Wah 2 Custom Handpainted
The Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah and the Zvex Ooh Wah 2 Custom Handpainted are both pedals. The Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah leans mid-forward. The Zvex Ooh Wah 2 Custom Handpainted leans transparent and dynamic.
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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.46% — somewhat different
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.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 ZVEX Ooh Wah II is a sequencer-controlled auto-wah and tremolo-wah pedal, related to the Seek Wah, that steps a wah filter through programmable patterns rather than responding to a treadle. A 4, 6, or 8 step selector and individual step controls set the wah frequency at each stage, while a speed knob sets the tempo and a random mode adds unpredictable filter movement. It stays transparent, not sucking or coloring the dry tone, and the ability to set the frequency range helps dial precise rhythmic wah patterns. Each unit is hand-painted and hand-assembled in ZVEX tradition, so no two look alike. It suits funk, electronic, and experimental players wanting rhythmic, sequenced, and random auto-wah textures, offering pulsing, talking filter patterns that sync to a groove for creative, hands-free wah effects.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- funk
- soul
- Funk
- Experimental
- Electronic
- mid-forward
- transparent
- dynamic