Vox V847A Wah vs Wylde Audio Cry Baby Wah

The Vox V847A Wah and the Wylde Audio Cry Baby Wah are both pedals sharing mid-forward, bright. The Vox V847A Wah leans dynamic and transparent. The Wylde Audio Cry Baby Wah leans aggressive and high gain.

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.

45% somewhat different

Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • mid-forward
  • bright
Citation fame
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Description

The Vox V847A is a reissue of the classic 1960s and 1970s Vox wah, delivering the same vocal growl era rock guitarists relied on, with a warm, throaty character that's slightly darker than many modern wahs. As the treadle rocks, the sweep morphs smoothly between a low-pass and high-pass filtering character, almost analog-synth-like in its motion, giving it real vocal expressiveness on lead lines. It suits rock, funk, and blues players wanting an authentic vintage Vox wah voice for both cutting leads and clean, funky rhythm chop.

The Wylde Audio Cry Baby is Zakk Wylde's signature wah pedal, a Dunlop Cry Baby variant voiced for aggressive, vocal high-gain leads with a wide, pronounced sweep. Built for metal and hard rock, it delivers a sharp, cutting wah that stands out under heavy distortion, favored by players chasing Zakk Wylde's screaming Black Label lead tone.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Rock
  • Funk
  • Blues
  • Electronic
  • Hard Rock
  • Metal
Tonal lean
  • dynamic
  • transparent
  • analog warmth
  • aggressive
  • high gain

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