Dunlop 95Q Cry Baby

It’s dead easy to use the Ernie Ball 6185 Wah guitar effects pedal. It takes just two steps: step one, plug guitar jack in; step two, sound great. The 6185 Wah pedal is built to sound amazing no matter the footswitch setting so you’ll get highly musical wah effects whether you rock it or you cock it. With its sweet and smooth Kevlar drive, 12-degree foot sweep, and rugged construction, the 6185 Wah is pure joy for wah lovers to use.

Jerry Cantrell’s searing tone and epic riffs have served as the driving force behind Alice in Chains. His melancholy wah-drenched melodies in contemporary classics such as The Rooster and Man in the Box left a permanent mark on a generation of guitarists. He liked wah-wahs with a darker and wider response. Dunlop has meticulously copied that moody sound to build Jerry’s signature pedal. It carries a side-control knob that allows you to fine-tune the toe-down frequency and is custom-voiced for a punchy heel-down sound.

The cocked wah sound is a staple of the rock genre, and with the Cock Fight cocked talking wah from Electro-Harmonix you can easily add it to your own arsenal of effects even if you don’t actually have a wah pedal. It’s basically a crying wah and a talking pedal in one, with a grinding, growling fuzz effect on top. A comprehensive set of control knobs and toggle switches provides a wide range of sound-shaping options, plus an expression pedal jack lets you take more precise control of the pedal’s effects.