Dunlop 535Q Wah vs Vox V846HW Wah

The Dunlop 535Q Wah and the Vox V846HW Wah are both pedals sharing mid-forward, transparent, dynamic. The Vox V846HW Wah leans fuzzy and smooth.

Similarity
citedBlended 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.

47% — somewhat different

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Funk
  • Blues
  • Rock
Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • mid-forward
  • transparent
  • dynamic
  • full

Vox V846HW Wah

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Description

The Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q is a versatile multi-wah, often called a swiss army knife of wah pedals for its wide tonal range. A six-position voicing switch shifts the sweep from narrow and dark to broad and subtle, while a range selector spans defined low end to screaming high harmonics. Its Variable Q control sets the sharpness of the wah, from gentle, mild weeps to vocal-like, refined sweeps. An onboard boost adds up to 16 dB to drive the signal chain harder and push an amp into natural distortion. Capable of nearly any classic wah tone, it suits funk, rock, blues, and lead playing where expressive, customizable wah voicing matters.

The Vox V846HW is a hand-wired, turret-board-built version of the classic Vox wah, using a vintage-spec Halo-type inductor and hand-selected components for unmatched clarity, warmth, and fidelity across the sweep. Clean, it has a hot, buttered, clipped-sounding sweep that suits funky, rhythmic chord chops, staying smooth, full, and precise through the whole range, though it can underdeliver a bit with more aggressive, high-gain tones. A true bypass switch preserves the dry tone when off. It suits players who want the classic Vox wah voice built to a higher hand-wired standard, especially for clean and lightly driven funk and rock rhythm work.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
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  • Classic Rock
Tonal lean
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  • fuzzy
  • smooth
  • high gain
  • warm
Good for
citedOccasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.
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  • Busking
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