The Dunlop AT95 Akira Takasaki Cry Baby Fuzz Wah is a Dunlop fuzz pedal, currently around $148.78. Close alternatives include the EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Hybrid Fuzz and the Catalinbread Karma Suture. It pairs well with the Hiwatt Custom DR20H and the Peavey MiniMAX.

Dunlop AT95 Akira Takasaki Cry Baby Fuzz Wah

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The Dunlop AT95 Akira Takasaki Cry Baby Fuzz Wah is a signature pedal for Akira Takasaki, guitarist of Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. It combines a Cry Baby wah circuit with a switchable onboard fuzz, custom-voiced for a low-frequency sweep tailored to Takasaki's fast, aggressive playing style. Auto-return switching engages the wah only when the pedal is depressed, and LED indicators show the active status of fuzz and wah independently. Designed for heavy metal, shred, and high-gain lead playing.

What stands out

  • “Auto-return switching engages the wah only when the pedal is depressed, and LED indicators show the active status of fuzz and wah independently”

    — from the listing

  • “It combines a Cry Baby wah circuit with a switchable onboard fuzz, custom-voiced for a low-frequency sweep tailored to Takasaki's fast, aggressive playing style”

    — from the listing

  • “Designed for heavy metal, shred, and high-gain lead playing”

    — from the listing

  • “The switchable fuzz adds high-gain saturation that pairs with the wah sweep for aggressive, vocal lead tones”

    — from the community notes

  • “The AT95 produces a wah sweep voicing lower in frequency than the standard Cry Baby — suited to the heavy, powerful metal tone of Akira Takasaki and Loudness”

    — from the community notes

Trade-offs

  • “chest-heavy sweep motion compared to the quacker-bright standard cry baby”

    — from the reviews

  • wah
  • fuzz
  • metal
  • high gain
  • frequency
  • lead
  • return
  • modulation
$148.78View on Reverb

Price updated Oct 23, 2026

Genres the Dunlop AT95 Akira Takasaki Cry Baby Fuzz Wah is commonly used in

  • Metal
  • Blues
  • Classic Rock
  • Heavy Metal
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Hard Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Funk
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the Dunlop AT95 Akira Takasaki Cry Baby Fuzz Wah

Hiwatt Custom DR20H

Hiwatt

21% match

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)

Stack Hiwatt Custom DR20H on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Peavey MiniMAX

Peavey

21% match

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)

Peavey MiniMAX takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W Head

Magnatone

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W Head stacks modulated on top of the fuzzy already here

Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp

Gibson

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp layers modulated onto an already fuzzy signal

Pedals that stack with the Dunlop AT95 Akira Takasaki Cry Baby Fuzz Wah

Walrus Audio EB-10 Black Edition

Walrus Audio

24% match
$199.99via Reverb

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)

Walrus Audio EB-10 Black Edition layers clean boost onto an already fuzzy signal

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp

Beetronics

23% match
$118.72via Reverb

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)

Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp stacks clean boost on top of the fuzzy already here

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Caroline Guitar Company Parabola State Tremolo

Caroline Guitar Company

21% match
$219via 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.

Put Caroline Guitar Company Parabola State Tremolo after Dunlop AT95 Akira Takasaki Cry Baby Fuzz Wah in the signal chain, clear of Dunlop AT95 Akira Takasaki Cry Baby Fuzz Wah's own gain stage

Comes later in the signal chain

Wampler Cory Wong

Wampler

18% match
$266.49via Reverb

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.

What Dunlop AT95 Akira Takasaki Cry Baby Fuzz Wah brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Pigtronix Echolution

Pigtronix

15% match

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

Put Pigtronix Echolution after Dunlop AT95 Akira Takasaki Cry Baby Fuzz Wah in the signal chain, clear of Dunlop AT95 Akira Takasaki Cry Baby Fuzz Wah's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Hungry Robot The Borderland

Hungry Robot

15% match

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

Keep Dunlop AT95 Akira Takasaki Cry Baby Fuzz Wah's fuzzy voice out front: Hungry Robot The Borderland goes after Dunlop AT95 Akira Takasaki Cry Baby Fuzz Wah in the signal chain so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

EarthQuaker Devices Swiss Things

EarthQuaker Devices

$292.17via Reverb

EarthQuaker Devices Utility Series Buffer Preamp

EarthQuaker Devices

tonal match
$79via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

EarthQuaker Devices Utility Series Buffer Preamp layers clean boost onto an already fuzzy signal

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Boutique & premium upgrades

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Similar character

EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Hybrid Fuzz

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Catalinbread Karma Suture

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Warm Audio Dirty Boy Jr. Fuzz

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Shared character: bright, fuzz

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Dunlop AT95 Akira Takasaki Cry Baby Fuzz Wah?+

The closest matches in character are the EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Hybrid Fuzz, the Catalinbread Karma Suture, the Zvex Woolly Mammoth. Budget picks: Fulltone '69 MkII Fuzz, Electro-Harmonix Flatiron Fuzz, Rocktron Sonic Glory. Boutique upgrades: Dunlop MDU JCT95, ZVEX Fat Fuzz Factory, Wren and Cuff Irkalla Manifest Fuzz.

What pairs well with the Dunlop AT95 Akira Takasaki Cry Baby Fuzz Wah?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Hiwatt Custom DR20H, Peavey MiniMAX, Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W Head — Stack Hiwatt Custom DR20H on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight.

How much does the Dunlop AT95 Akira Takasaki Cry Baby Fuzz Wah cost?+

Around $148.78 (live listing price, updated Oct 23, 2026).

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