The Dunlop Cry Baby Wah is a Dunlop wah pedal, currently around $85. Close alternatives include the Caline CP-31 Hot Spice Wah/Volume and the Dunlop Cry Baby. It pairs well with the Friedman BE-Mini Head and the Hughes & Kettner Warp 7.

Dunlop Cry Baby Wah

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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.

  • wah
  • bypass
  • insanely versatile
  • honky
  • quack
  • midrange
  • rhythm
  • vocal

Price updated Aug 27, 2026

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What are good alternatives to the Dunlop Cry Baby Wah?+

The closest matches in character are the Caline CP-31 Hot Spice Wah/Volume, the Dunlop Cry Baby, the Ibanez WH10V2 Classic Wah. Budget picks: Valeton SURGE-EP2, Vox WAH-V845. Boutique upgrades: Carl Martin 2Wah, Dunlop GCB65 Cry Baby Custom Badass Dual-Inductor, Morley Power Fuzz Wah.

What pairs well with the Dunlop Cry Baby Wah?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Friedman BE-Mini Head, Hughes & Kettner Warp 7, Synergy SL2 Module — Friedman BE-Mini Head layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal.

How much does the Dunlop Cry Baby Wah cost?+

Around $85 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).

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