Dunlop Cry Baby vs Dunlop Zakk Wylde Wah
The Dunlop Cry Baby and the Dunlop Zakk Wylde Wah are both pedals sharing mid-forward. The Dunlop Cry Baby leans dynamic. The Dunlop Zakk Wylde Wah leans high gain and aggressive. Current prices: $85 vs $209.99.
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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.- Metal
- Funk
- Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- mid-forward
Dunlop Cry Baby
Dunlop · pedal
Dunlop Zakk Wylde Wah
Dunlop · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$85via Reverb
$209.99via 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 ZW-45 Zakk Wylde Cry Baby is a signature wah tuned to Zakk Wylde's own specifications for a thicker, more aggressive, throaty tone than a standard Cry Baby, closely matching the wah sound heard on Black Label Society records. Unlike many signature wahs it skips extra tone-tweaking controls in favor of a simple, rugged, stomp-and-go design built to survive heavy live use. Wah has been part of Wylde's rig since his 1988 Ozzy Osbourne debut No Rest for the Wicked and has remained a fixture through his Ozzy and Black Label Society tours since. It suits high-gain metal and hard rock players wanting a durable, aggressive, vocal wah sweep that cuts hard through a distorted mix.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Psychedelic Rock
- Classic Rock
- Blues Rock
- Blues
- Hard Rock
- dynamic
- high gain
- aggressive
- bright