Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby Standard GCB95 vs Dunlop Jerry Cantrell Firefly Cry Baby Wah
The Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby Standard GCB95 and the Dunlop Jerry Cantrell Firefly Cry Baby Wah are both pedals sharing mid-forward. The Dunlop Jerry Cantrell Firefly Cry Baby Wah leans dark and tight.
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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.48% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Blues
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- mid-forward
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$199.99via Reverb
The Dunlop Cry Baby Standard GCB95 is the original and most iconic wah pedal, the basis of the entire Cry Baby wah lineup. Features a simple single-rocker design with one Rate potentiometer controlling the wah sweep range. Powered by a 9V battery or DC power adapter. Produced since 1966 and used on countless classic rock, blues, funk, and psychedelic recordings. The standard wah pedal against which all others are measured. Single inductor circuit with halo-style inductor.
The Dunlop Jerry Cantrell Firefly Cry Baby Wah is a signature pedal custom-voiced around Alice in Chains frontman Jerry Cantrell's dark, punchy grunge aesthetic. The pedal features a custom inductor tuned specifically for tight, punchy heel-down tone and a side-control knob for fine-tuning toe-down frequency. Unlike brighter wah designs, the Firefly delivers a dark, moody, vocal character without intense high-treble quack, making it particularly effective in moderate to heavy overdrive and distortion contexts. The limited-edition Firefly features glow-in-the-dark artwork on the tread, front badge, and bottom plate—an aesthetic nod to Cantrell's 2021 solo album Brighten.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Country
- Funk
- Rock
- Blues Rock
- Hard Rock
- Alternative Rock
- Grunge
- dark
- tight
- crunchy
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Busking