Dunlop Colored Crybaby Tread vs MXR WA90
The Dunlop Colored Crybaby Tread and the MXR WA90 are both pedals sharing mid-forward. The Dunlop Colored Crybaby Tread leans dynamic. The MXR WA90 leans full.
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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.53% — moderately similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Rock
- Classic Rock
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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.The Dunlop Colored Crybaby Tread is a cosmetic variant of the Dunlop Cry Baby GCB95 wah pedal, featuring a colored rubberized tread grip surface on the rocker for enhanced visual appeal and foot traction. The underlying circuit is the classic Cry Baby GCB95 with its characteristic mid-forward frequency sweep. The colored tread finish differentiates it visually without altering the circuit or tonal performance. The GCB95 wah is one of the most widely used wah pedals in rock history, valued for its vocal, expressive mid-hump sweep.
The MXR WA90 is an Eddie Van Halen signature wah pedal, modeled on Van Halen's own heavily used 'Holy Grail' Cry Baby, which he customized with a High-Q inductor and a wider frequency sweep than a standard wah. Its pot response is cloned from Van Halen's own worn-in original, giving it a more defined midrange and an increased low-end sweep compared to a stock Cry Baby. Van Halen used it sparingly but memorably, most notably on Poundcake. It suits rock players wanting the specific, wider-swept wah voicing behind one of Van Halen's less common but distinctive tonal signatures.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Funk
- Alternative Rock
- Hard Rock
- dynamic
- full