Dunlop Cry Baby vs Dunlop MDU GCJ95
The Dunlop Cry Baby and the Dunlop MDU GCJ95 are both pedals sharing mid-forward, dynamic. The Dunlop MDU GCJ95 leans warm and transparent. Current prices: $85 vs $179.99.
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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.45% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Blues
- Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- mid-forward
- dynamic
Dunlop Cry Baby
Dunlop · pedal
Dunlop MDU GCJ95
Dunlop · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$85via Reverb
$179.99via Reverb
The Dunlop Cry Baby GCB95 is the standard-production version of the original Cry Baby wah pedal, built around a Fasel red inductor and a halo-style pot that defines the classic late-1960s wah sweep character. It produces a midrange-focused vocal sweep that sharpens attack on distorted lead tones and adds expressive movement to clean rhythm playing. Heavily associated with the foundational wah sounds of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Slash, and Tom Morello, it is among the best-selling and most widely used wah pedals in production. Genre fit is broad: blues, rock, funk, metal, and psychedelic rock all use this pedal's sweep as a core element.
The Dunlop GCJ95 Gary Clark Jr. Cry Baby is a signature wah modified for a lower frequency range and a tighter sweep, tuned to complement Gary Clark Jr.'s emotional, percussive blues and roots playing. The lowered voicing gives a thicker, throatier wah that emphasizes warmth and grit over piercing treble, sitting naturally with overdriven and fuzzed tones. It suits blues, soul and rock players who want a vocal, expressive wah with a darker, more rounded character than a standard Cry Baby. The tighter sweep makes it responsive and musical for rhythmic, groove based phrasing as well as expressive lead work.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Psychedelic Rock
- Metal
- Classic Rock
- Blues Rock
- Funk
- Soul
- warm
- transparent