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 Mesa Boogie Electra-Dyne Simul-Class 45/90-Watt 1x12" and the Laney Ironheart Foundry Dualtop 2-Channel 60W Head.
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.
- wah
- frequency
- boost
- resonance
- subtle
- vocal
- filter
- simple
Genres the Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah is commonly used in
- Funk
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Soul
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah
Mesa Boogie Electra-Dyne Simul-Class 45/90-Watt 1x12"
Mesa Boogie
37% matchThe 535Q's resonant sweep gives the Electra-Dyne's dynamic, high-gain voice extra expressive movement for solos.
Laney Ironheart Foundry Dualtop 2-Channel 60W Head
Laney
35% matchInto the Dualtop's high-gain channel, the 535Q's selectable frequency ranges dial in a vocal sweep that still cuts through the crunch.
Friedman BE-Mini Head
Friedman
tonal matchFriedman BE-Mini Head layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal
Hughes & Kettner Warp 7
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchHughes & Kettner Warp 7 layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal
Synergy SL2 Module
Synergy
tonal matchSynergy SL2 Module layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal
Hiwatt Hi-Gain 100W Head
Hiwatt
tonal matchHiwatt Hi-Gain 100W Head stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here
Hughes & Kettner Coreblade
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchPut Hughes & Kettner Coreblade in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain
Friedman Phil X Signature
Friedman
tonal matchRun mid-forward into Friedman Phil X Signature for more high gain on top
Pedals that stack with the Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah
Fjord Fuzz Odin
Fjord Fuzz
33% matchThe 535Q's resonant sweep ahead of the Odin's heavy doom fuzz can carve through the fuzz's thick saturation.
Wren and Cuff Box of War Small Foot Fuzz
Wren And Cuff
32% matchRun the wah ahead of the Box of War's muff-style fuzz and its filtered sweep gets thickened instead of lost in the saturation.
Dawner Prince Boonar
Dawner Prince
20% matchThe Boonar's Echorec-style repeats trail cleanly after the 535Q's resonant wah sweep. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man
Electro-Harmonix
14% matchThe 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)
Cusack Music Carolina Reaper Overdrive Fuzz
Cusack Music
tonal matchCusack Music Carolina Reaper Overdrive Fuzz layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal
Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2
Dr Scientist
tonal matchDr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 stacks fuzzy on top of the mid-forward already here
Crowther Prunes
Crowther
tonal matchPut Crowther Prunes in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward fuzzy
EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter
EarthQuaker Devices
tonal matchThe 535Q's resonant sweep ahead of the Dirt Transmitter can shape which frequencies the drive's saturation emphasizes.
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 95Q
Cry Baby
85% 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
76% similarityShared character: overdrive_pedals, wah, vocal
Ibanez Twin Peaks
Ibanez
72% similarityShared character: wah, natural_resonance, vocal
SAE Effects Colossal
Sae Effects
72% similarityShared character: wah, vocal, filter
ICA Gyrator
Ica
72% similarityShared character: wah, natural_resonance, vocal
Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby Junior
Cry Baby
72% similarity“Single fixed wah voicing without the adjustable parameters of the 535Q or other multi-parameter models”
Electro-Harmonix Blurst
Electro-Harmonix
71% similarityShared character: wah, natural_resonance, filter
Electro-Harmonix Wailer Wah
Electro-Harmonix
71% similarityShared character: wah, natural_resonance, vocal
Zvex Ooh Wah 2 Custom Handpainted
Zvex
70% similarityShared character: ability, wah, filter
T-Rex Gull Wah
T Rex
70% similarityShared character: wah, natural_resonance, vocal
Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby BG95
Cry Baby
70% similarity“Limited to one voicing optimized for Buddy Guy's style without the multi-range flexibility of the 535Q”
Dunlop Cry Baby Mini 535 Auto-Return Wah
Dunlop
70% similarity“is a mini-format version of the 535 Cry Baby wah with auto-return functionality”
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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 Ibanez Twin Peaks.
What pairs well with the Cry Baby Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Mesa Boogie Electra-Dyne Simul-Class 45/90-Watt 1x12", Laney Ironheart Foundry Dualtop 2-Channel 60W Head, Friedman BE-Mini Head — The 535Q's resonant sweep gives the Electra-Dyne's dynamic, high-gain voice extra expressive movement for solos..