The Wylde Audio Cry Baby Wah is a Wylde Audio wah pedal. Close alternatives include the Dunlop Zakk Wylde Wah and the Dunlop IM95K Iron Maiden Killers Cry Baby. It pairs well with the Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head and the Mesa Boogie Mark Five:90 1x12 Combo.

Wylde Audio Cry Baby Wah

Wylde Audio · pedal

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.

What stands out

  • “For aggressive metal wah in the Zakk Wylde mold, the Wylde Cry Baby delivers”

    — from the reviews

  • “Players value the Wylde Cry Baby for its aggressive, vocal sweep that cuts through high-gain distortion, tailored to Zakk Wylde's screaming lead style”

    — from the community notes

  • “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”

    — from the listing

  • “Its strengths are the pronounced, cutting wah voice and metal-ready build; the caveats are a sweep voiced for aggressive high-gain leads”

    — from the community notes

  • “vocal high-gain leads with a wide”

    — from the listing

  • wah
  • high gain
  • aggressive
  • distortion
  • lead
  • cutting
  • vocal
  • hard rock

Genres the Wylde Audio Cry Baby Wah is commonly used in

  • Hard Rock
  • Metal
  • Heavy Metal
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Death Metal
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Punk
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the Wylde Audio Cry Baby Wah

Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head

Revv

27% match
$2699via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head's smooth balances out the bright tone

Comes later in the signal chain

Mesa Boogie Mark Five:90 1x12 Combo

Mesa Boogie

26% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Mesa Boogie Mark Five:90 1x12 Combo's smooth balances out the bright tone

Comes later in the signal chain

Orange Little Bass Thing

Orange

tonal match
$683.03via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Orange Little Bass Thing leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

Fender Dual Showman

amplifier

tonal match
$1100via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Fender Dual Showman's warm balances out the bright tone

Gibson GA-50

Gibson

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Gibson GA-50's warm balances out the bright tone

Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W

Hiwatt

tonal match
$4300via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp

Orange

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Run Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Orange Terror Bass

Orange

tonal match
$754.36via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Run Orange Terror Bass after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Pedals that stack with the Wylde Audio Cry Baby Wah

ZVEX Fuzz Factory

Zvex

22% match
$199via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Where this leans bright, ZVEX Fuzz Factory answers back smooth

Comes later in the signal chain

Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff

Electro-Harmonix

21% match
$76.22via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff's smooth balances out the bright tone

Comes later in the signal chain

Suhr Discovery

Suhr

21% match
$579.53via 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 Suhr Discovery after Wylde Audio Cry Baby Wah in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Wylde Audio Cry Baby Wah — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Keeley Magnetic Echo

Keeley

21% 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.

Put Keeley Magnetic Echo after Wylde Audio Cry Baby Wah in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Wylde Audio Cry Baby Wah — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo

Dunlop

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive

Solidgoldfx

tonal match
$152.15via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Run SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth

Anarchy Audio Flutterby Tremolo

Anarchy Audio

tonal match

Comes later in the signal chain

Anarchy Audio Flutterby Tremolo leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it

Electro-Harmonix Andy Summers Walking on the Moon

Electro-Harmonix

tonal match
$100.92via Reverb

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Electro-Harmonix Andy Summers Walking on the Moon after Wylde Audio Cry Baby Wah

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Dunlop Zakk Wylde Wah

Dunlop

78% similarity
$209.99via Reverb

Shared character: wah, vocal, metal

Dunlop IM95K Iron Maiden Killers Cry Baby

Dunlop

72% similarity
$219.99via Reverb

Shared character: wah, vocal, metal

Dunlop "Dimebag" Signature Wah Crybaby

Dunlop

66% similarity
$200.29via Reverb

Shared character: wah, metal, hard rock

Morley 20/20 Lead Wah MTLW

Morley

66% similarity
$185.24via Reverb

Shared character: wah, lead

Morley Wah

Morley

63% similarity

Shared character: sweep, voicing, wah

Morley 20/20 Wah Boost

Morley

62% similarity
$179via Reverb

Shared character: wah, metal, hard rock

Dunlop DB1B Dimebag Crybaby From Hell Wah

Dunlop

59% similarity
$235.82via Reverb

Shared character: wah, metal, aggressive playing

Cry Baby Dunlop Akira Takasaki Cry Baby Fuzz Wah

Cry Baby

58% similarity

Shared character: wah, metal, hard rock

MXR WA90

MXR

57% similarity

Shared character: wah, vocal, hard rock

Morley 20/20 Lead Wah Boost

Morley

57% similarity
$182.26via Reverb

Shared character: sweep, wah, vocal

Morley 20/20 Distortion WAH MTPDW Effetto Distorsione E WAH A

Morley

56% similarity

Shared character: wah, vocal, metal

Dunlop Slash Signature Wah SW95

Dunlop

55% similarity
$209.99via Reverb

Shared character: wah, vocal

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Wylde Audio Cry Baby Wah?+

The closest matches in character are the Dunlop Zakk Wylde Wah, the Dunlop IM95K Iron Maiden Killers Cry Baby, the Dunlop "Dimebag" Signature Wah Crybaby.

What pairs well with the Wylde Audio Cry Baby Wah?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head, Mesa Boogie Mark Five:90 1x12 Combo, Orange Little Bass Thing — Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head's smooth balances out the bright tone.

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