Cry Baby Jimi Hendrix Wah vs Dunlop Cry Baby
The Cry Baby Jimi Hendrix Wah and the Dunlop Cry Baby are both pedals sharing dynamic. The Cry Baby Jimi Hendrix Wah leans full. The Dunlop Cry Baby leans mid-forward and transparent.
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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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Genres both listings are associated with.- Blues Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- dynamic
Dunlop Cry Baby
Dunlop · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$85via Reverb
The Dunlop Cry Baby JH-1 Jimi Hendrix Wah is based on the modified GCB95 circuit that Jimi Hendrix had his tech alter before performances, shifting the wah frequency range to a slightly lower pitch position for a fatter, more open sound. Produces the distinctive Hendrix wah character associated with classic recordings and live performances. Loaded with a Fasel inductor to match the vintage original character. Uses germanium transistors for the authentic vintage tone associated with Hendrix's wah use.
The Dunlop Cry Baby GCB95 is the standard-production version of the original Cry Baby wah pedal, built around a Fasel red inductor and a halo-style pot that defines the classic late-1960s wah sweep character. It produces a midrange-focused vocal sweep that sharpens attack on distorted lead tones and adds expressive movement to clean rhythm playing. Heavily associated with the foundational wah sounds of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Slash, and Tom Morello, it is among the best-selling and most widely used wah pedals in production. Genre fit is broad: blues, rock, funk, metal, and psychedelic rock all use this pedal's sweep as a core element.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Psychedelic Rock
- Metal
- Classic Rock
- Funk
- Blues
- Rock
- full
- mid-forward
- transparent