Dunlop BB535R Cry Baby BB535 Wah Reissue vs Vox V 847A Wah

The Dunlop BB535R Cry Baby BB535 Wah Reissue and the Vox V 847A Wah are both pedals sharing mid-forward. The Vox V 847A Wah leans dynamic.

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.

42% — somewhat different

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Blues
  • Rock
Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • mid-forward
Citation fame
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Price

$229.99via Reverb

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Description

The Dunlop BB535R Cry Baby BB535 Wah Reissue revives a growling, mid-heavy 90s rock wah voicing, with a velvety, warm, vocal character especially in the middle and low frequencies thanks to its inductor choice. Six distinct wah voices span everything from snappy vintage funk and classic rock sweep to the snarling, mid-forward wah tones that defined 90s rock, letting players dial in a specific era's character rather than one fixed voicing. An adjustable, switchable boost circuit based on the MXR Micro Amp lets players match their guitar's output and volume to the wah for a more consistent feel.

The Vox V847-A is the modern reissue of the classic 1960s Vox wah, the circuit that defined the wah sound heard across countless 60s and 70s rock recordings. It produces a dark, throaty, vocal sweep with an almost analog-synth quality, seeming to morph between low-pass and high-pass voicings as the treadle rocks. Compared with brighter modern wahs it is nasal, intense and in-your-face, sitting slightly darker overall. The reissue stays faithful to the original tone while adding a redesigned inductor that brings it closer to vintage spec, an input buffer to prevent tone loss in bypass, and AC power compatibility. It is an affordable, well-built classic-voiced wah for rock and blues lead and rhythm.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Blues Rock
  • Alternative Rock
  • Classic Rock
  • Funk
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Tonal lean
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  • dynamic
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