Dunlop 535Q Wah vs Wylde Audio Cry Baby Wah
The Dunlop 535Q Wah and the Wylde Audio Cry Baby Wah are both pedals sharing mid-forward. The Dunlop 535Q Wah leans transparent and dynamic. The Wylde Audio Cry Baby Wah leans bright and aggressive.
cited
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.43% — somewhat different
cited
Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- mid-forward
Dunlop 535Q Wah
Dunlop · pedal
cited
Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.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 Wylde Audio Cry Baby is Zakk Wylde's signature wah pedal, a Dunlop Cry Baby variant voiced for aggressive, vocal high-gain leads with a wide, pronounced sweep. Built for metal and hard rock, it delivers a sharp, cutting wah that stands out under heavy distortion, favored by players chasing Zakk Wylde's screaming Black Label lead tone.
cited
Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Funk
- Blues
- Rock
- Hard Rock
- Metal
- transparent
- dynamic
- bright
- aggressive
- high gain