The Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah is a Cry Baby wah pedal. Close alternatives include the Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 95Q and the Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby Custom Badass GCB65. It pairs well with the Revv Generator G20 20-Watt 2-Channel Tube Head and the Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt.

Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah

Cry Baby · pedal

The Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah is the Swiss Army Knife of wah pedals, released in 1994 with six selectable wah frequency ranges, a variable Q control for adjusting filter resonance width, a boost button for added volume, and an adjustable boost level. The six frequency range modes allow players to choose from classic wah sounds to more vocal, pronounced, or subtle sweep characters. This unprecedented level of control makes the 535Q the most adjustable Cry Baby in the lineup.

What stands out

  • “The six frequency range modes allow players to choose from classic wah sounds to more vocal, pronounced, or subtle sweep characters”

    — from the listing

  • “Strengths: Six selectable wah frequency ranges cover everything from subtle wah to vocal pronounced sweep”

    — from the reviews

  • “The 535Q Multi-Wah provides adjustable wah character through six selectable frequency ranges, a variable Q knob, and a switchable boost, giving players the ability to tune the wah to their guitar, amp, and playing style”

    — from the community notes

  • “Variable Q control adjusts filter resonance width from broad musical sweep to sharp pronounced resonance”

    — from the reviews

  • “The Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah is the Swiss Army Knife of wah pedals, released in 1994 with six selectable wah frequency ranges, a variable Q control for adjusting filter resonance width, a boost button for added volume, and an adjustab…”

    — from the listing

Trade-offs

  • “its standout weakness is the multiple controls add complexity compared to simple plug-and-play wah designs”

    — from the community notes

  • wah
  • frequency
  • boost
  • resonance
  • subtle
  • musical
  • vocal
  • filter

Genres the Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah is commonly used in

  • Funk
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Soul
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah

Revv Generator G20 20-Watt 2-Channel Tube Head

Revv

28% match
$1199via Reverb

Revv Generator G20 20-Watt 2-Channel Tube Head layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal

Comes later in the signal chain

Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt

Mesa Boogie

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Run mid-forward into Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt for more high gain on top

Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H

Marshall

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain

Friedman BE-Mini Head

Friedman

tonal match
$195.67via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Friedman BE-Mini Head layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal

Hughes & Kettner Warp 7

Hughes & Kettner

tonal match
$901.54via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal

Egnater Tourmaster Combo 4212

Egnater

tonal match
$380via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Run mid-forward into Egnater Tourmaster Combo 4212 for more high gain on top

Synergy SL2 Module

Synergy

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Synergy SL2 Module layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal

Hughes & Kettner Coreblade

Hughes & Kettner

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Hughes & Kettner Coreblade in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain

Pedals that stack with the Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah

JHS Smiley

JHS Pedals

33% match

JHS Smiley layers fuzzy onto an already mid-forward signal

Comes later in the signal chain

Fjord Fuzz Berserk

Fjord Fuzz

32% match

Put Fjord Fuzz Berserk in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward fuzzy

Comes later in the signal chain

Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man

Electro-Harmonix

11% match
$175.51via Reverb

The Memory Man's lush analog echo trails the 535Q's resonant wah sweep into a warm wash of repeats. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Boss DD-2 Digital Delay

Boss

10% match
$125via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Keep Boss DD-2 Digital Delay after Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Death By Audio Destruction

Death By Audio

tonal match
$137.70via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Run mid-forward into Death By Audio Destruction for more fuzzy on top

Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2

Dr Scientist

tonal match
$204.36via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 stacks fuzzy on top of the mid-forward already here

Subdecay F-Bomb

Subdecay

tonal match
$229.95via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Run mid-forward into Subdecay F-Bomb for more fuzzy on top

Warm Audio Jet Phaser

Warm Audio

tonal match
$109.01via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Warm Audio Jet Phaser after Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah: modulation reads clearest once the core tone is set

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 95Q

Cry Baby

87% similarity

“Single Q and boost beyond the GCB95 base circuit offers less versatility than the full 535Q with six frequency ranges”

Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby Custom Badass GCB65

Cry Baby

75% similarity

Shared character: wah, vocal, subtle

Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby Junior

Cry Baby

71% similarity

“Single fixed wah voicing without the adjustable parameters of the 535Q or other multi-parameter models”

SAE Effects Colossal

Sae Effects

70% similarity
$139via Reverb

Shared character: wah, vocal, filter

ICA Gyrator

Ica

70% similarity
$40.95via Reverb

Shared character: wah, natural resonance, vocal

MXR Q Zone Fixed Wah

MXR

69% similarity

Shared character: wah, filter

Dunlop GCB65 Cry Baby Custom Badass Dual-Inductor

Dunlop

67% similarity
$169.99via Reverb

Shared character: wah, subtle

Roland PW-3 WAH

Roland

63% similarity

Shared character: wah

Electro-Harmonix Wailer Wah

Electro-Harmonix

63% similarity
$69.10via Reverb

Shared character: wah, natural resonance, vocal

T-Rex Gull Wah

T Rex

63% similarity
$249.99via Reverb

Shared character: wah, natural resonance, vocal

Ibanez Twin Peaks

Ibanez

63% similarity
$153.67via Reverb

Shared character: wah, natural resonance, vocal

Tech 21 Killer Blue Wail

Tech 21

62% similarity
$219via Reverb

Shared character: wah

See all alternatives to the Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah (cheaper + boutique) →

Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah?+

The closest matches in character are the Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 95Q, the Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby Custom Badass GCB65, the Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby Junior.

What pairs well with the Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Revv Generator G20 20-Watt 2-Channel Tube Head, Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt, Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H — Revv Generator G20 20-Watt 2-Channel Tube Head layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal.

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