Dunlop Cry Baby Wah vs Morley MO PFW 2
The Dunlop Cry Baby Wah and the Morley MO PFW 2 are both pedals sharing mid-forward, dynamic. The Morley MO PFW 2 leans fuzzy and aggressive. Current prices: $85 vs $356.18.
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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.- Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- mid-forward
- dynamic
Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
Dunlop · pedal
Morley MO PFW 2
Morley · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$85via Reverb
$356.18via Reverb
The Dunlop Cry Baby is the original production wah pedal, built around a responsive sweep and musical response curve that has defined the classic wah sound since the late 1960s. It ranges from a vocal, midrange-focused quack on funk rhythm playing to a soaring, expressive sweep on sustained lead lines, and its simple, rugged construction has made it a road-tested staple for decades. It suits blues, rock, funk, and psychedelic playing, and remains the benchmark wah pedal most other wah designs are compared against.
The Morley 20/20 Power Fuzz Wah pairs Morley's widest frequency wah sweep with a built-in fuzz circuit for monstrous, aggressive fuzz-wah tones in a compact switchless enclosure. It offers two fuzz voices: a Vintage Fuzz mode that emulates the old-school ripped-speaker sound of the original MPSA12 transistors, and a Modern Fuzz mode that is tighter and more like guitar distortion. The fuzz can be used on its own as a dirt box or combined with the sweeping wah for thick, psychedelic, vocal textures. Morley's electro-optical switchless design engages on the glow-in-the-dark treadle and bypasses when you step off, with a true tone buffer and tank-like build. It suits rock, metal, and psychedelic players chasing expressive, gnarly fuzz-wah in a rugged, pedalboard-friendly unit.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Funk
- Blues
- Metal
- fuzzy
- aggressive