Dunlop Buddy Guy Signature Cry Baby Wah Wah vs Vox WAH-V845
The Dunlop Buddy Guy Signature Cry Baby Wah Wah and the Vox WAH-V845 are both pedals sharing mid-forward, dynamic. The Dunlop Buddy Guy Signature Cry Baby Wah Wah leans sustaining and full. The Vox WAH-V845 leans warm and smooth. Current prices: $209.99 vs $49.27.
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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
- dynamic
Vox WAH-V845
Vox · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$209.99via Reverb
$49.27via Reverb
The Dunlop Buddy Guy Signature Cry Baby is a wah pedal built to the specification of the Chicago blues guitarist, whose expressive, vocal-like phrasing makes heavy use of the wah as a tonal voice rather than a rhythmic effect. Signature Cry Baby models typically adjust the sweep range, Q and inductor choice to suit the artists playing style rather than changing the basic circuit topology. It suits blues and blues rock players wanting a wah voiced for expressive, singing lead lines.
The Vox V845 is a classic-styled wah pedal, an affordable version of the iconic Vox wah that shaped rock and funk guitar, using a traditional inductor-based circuit for a warm, vocal sweep. It delivers the recognizable throaty Vox wah voice in a budget-friendly, road-ready package, popular as an accessible entry into classic wah tone.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Blues Rock
- Classic Rock
- Funk
- Rock
- sustaining
- full
- warm
- smooth