The Wylde Audio Cry Baby Wah is a Wylde Audio wah pedal. Close alternatives include the Dunlop Zakk Wylde Wah and the Morley Wah. It pairs well with the Marshall Bluesbreaker and the Dumble Steel String Singer.

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.

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

Genres the Wylde Audio Cry Baby Wah is commonly used in

  • Hard Rock
  • Metal
  • Heavy Metal
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  • Rock
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  • Punk
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  • Funk
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Amps that pair well with the Wylde Audio Cry Baby Wah

Marshall Bluesbreaker

Marshall

30% match

Where this leans bright, Marshall Bluesbreaker answers back warm

Dumble Steel String Singer

Dumble

30% match

Dumble Steel String Singer leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it

Orange Little Bass Thing

Orange

tonal match
$708.76via Reverb

Where this leans bright, Orange Little Bass Thing answers back warm

Fuchs ODS II Custom 25/50 Combo

Fuchs

tonal match

Where this leans bright, Fuchs ODS II Custom 25/50 Combo answers back warm

Gibson GA-50

Gibson

tonal match

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

Ampeg V-4

Ampeg

tonal match
$599via Reverb

Run Ampeg V-4 after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Fender Prosonic

amplifier

tonal match

Where this leans bright, Fender Prosonic answers back warm

Ampeg V4-B Head

Ampeg

tonal match
$1519.94via Reverb

Run Ampeg V4-B Head after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth

Pedals that stack with the Wylde Audio Cry Baby Wah

Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff

Electro-Harmonix

25% match
$94.75via Reverb

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

ZVEX Fuzz Factory

Zvex

22% match
$199via Reverb

Where this leans bright, ZVEX Fuzz Factory answers back smooth

Suhr Discovery

Suhr

18% match

Put Suhr Discovery after Wylde Audio Cry Baby Wah in the signal chain, clear of Wylde Audio Cry Baby Wah's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Boss DD-3 Digital Delay

Boss

18% match
$139via Reverb

Put Boss DD-3 Digital Delay after Wylde Audio Cry Baby Wah in the signal chain, clear of Wylde Audio Cry Baby Wah's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Behringer Chorus Symphony

Behringer

tonal match
$90.90via Reverb

Run Behringer Chorus Symphony after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth

Dunlop Echoplex Preamp

Dunlop

tonal match
$135via Reverb

Run Dunlop Echoplex Preamp after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth

Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo

Dunlop

tonal match

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

Spaceman Explorer 6-Stage Phaser

Spaceman

tonal match

Spaceman Explorer 6-Stage Phaser warms up and rounds off a bright tone

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Dunlop Zakk Wylde Wah

Dunlop

79% similarity
$209.99via Reverb

Shared character: wah, vocal, hard_rock

Morley Wah

Morley

79% similarity

Shared character: sweep, voicing, wah

Dunlop Jimi Hendrix JH-1 Wah Pedal

Dunlop

76% similarity
$40via Reverb

Shared character: sweep, voicing, wah

Dunlop IM95K Iron Maiden Killers Cry Baby

Dunlop

75% similarity
$218.49via Reverb

Shared character: wah, vocal, hard_rock

Morley 20/20 Lead Wah Boost

Morley

75% similarity
$179via Reverb

Shared character: sweep, wah, vocal

Dunlop "Dimebag" Signature Wah Crybaby

Dunlop

74% similarity
$209.99via Reverb

Shared character: wah, hard_rock, lead

Morley 20/20 Bad Horsie

Morley

74% similarity
$187.61via Reverb

Shared character: sweep, voicing, wah

Morley 20/20 Wah Boost

Morley

74% similarity
$179via Reverb

Shared character: wah, aggressive_playing, hard_rock

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

Morley

73% similarity
$176.53via Reverb

Shared character: wah, vocal, lead

Dunlop Cry Baby

Dunlop

72% similarity
$85via Reverb

“is Zakk Wylde's signature wah pedal, a Dunlop Cry Baby variant voiced for aggressive, vocal high-gain leads with a wide, pronounced sweep”

MXR WA90

MXR

72% similarity

Shared character: wah, vocal, hard_rock

Dunlop Dimebag Cry Baby Wah

Dunlop

72% similarity
$209.99via Reverb

Shared character: wah, vocal, aggressive_playing

See all alternatives to the Wylde Audio Cry Baby Wah (cheaper + boutique) →

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 Morley Wah, the Dunlop Jimi Hendrix JH-1 Wah Pedal.

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

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Bluesbreaker, Dumble Steel String Singer, Orange Little Bass Thing — Where this leans bright, Marshall Bluesbreaker answers back warm.

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