Dunlop Cry Baby GCB-95 vs Morley 20/20 Classic Wah

The Dunlop Cry Baby GCB-95 and the Morley 20/20 Classic Wah are both pedals sharing transparent, mid-forward. The Dunlop Cry Baby GCB-95 leans dynamic. Current prices: $85 vs $129.

Similarity
citedBlended 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.

47% somewhat different

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Funk
  • Blues
  • Rock
Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • transparent
  • mid-forward
Citation fame
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0%
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Price

$85via Reverb

$129via Reverb

Description

The Dunlop Cry Baby GCB-95 is the legendary wah-wah pedal defined by a responsive sweep, musical response curve, and classic rock pedigree. Its simple single-pedal design provides expressive tone-shaping from funk quacks to soaring lead wails. The GCB-95 remains the standard wah pedal for rock, blues, and funk players worldwide.

The Morley 20/20 Classic Switchless Wah delivers the traditional Morley wah sound in a compact, pedalboard-friendly enclosure. Its voice is clear, wide, and modern, with a full-frequency sweep that avoids the nasal shrillness of some vintage units and works beautifully with both clean and distorted tones. The sweep is smooth and slightly less pronounced than a typical Dunlop, giving a more rounded high end that rolls musically through its range. It relies on Morley's MQ2 inductor and dependable electro-optical circuitry, so there are no scratchy pots, plus switchless activation and the 20/20 buffer circuit that prevents tone loss. American-made and built like a tank, it suits rock, blues, and funk players wanting a smooth, toneful, no-fuss classic wah with no tone suck.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Classic Rock
Tonal lean
  • dynamic

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