Wah-Wah

Big Joe’s wah guitar effects pedal offering, the Big Joe B-601 Wah Wah, is a flexible, easy-to-use tone monster powered by a proprietary, specially-voiced, vintage-spec custom inductor. A three-way selector enables you to choose between three different resonance ranges: Classic, British, and Big Joe. The first two profiles let you go all the way back to the ‘60s and ‘70s with classic rock wah tone signatures, while the latter’s broader bandpass shape gives you a meatier, more unique sound.

Whether you’re a guitarist or a bass player, you can get all the wah you need with the Boss AW-3 Dynamic Wah thanks to its dedicated guitar and bass input jacks. Use the built-in tempo control or adjust your picking strength in auto-wah and dynamic wah modes, or plug in an optional expression pedal for much finer wah control. The Boss AW-3 Dynamic Wah also comes with a Humanizer function that lets you really go crazy with wild, human-like vocal sounds.

A wah pedal built like a tank but doesn’t eat up too much of your precious pedalboard real estate? That’s the Boss PW-3 Wah pedal in a nutshell. The PW-3 features a newly-developed Rich mode that packs a wah voice that manages to keep the fullness and low-end definition typically when using by pedals powered by the average wah circuit. For a more traditional, classic wah tone, just flip the two-position toggle on the rear panel from Rich to Vintage.

Celebrate five decades of the Cry Baby with Dunlop’s 50th Anniversary Gold Cry Baby Wah. The Cry Baby Wah is regarded as the most iconic guitar effect of all time. Guitar greats Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix employed the Cry Baby Wah to produce timeless rock sounds. This gold-plated Cry Baby is the modern definition of that sound, boasting the iconic red Fasel inductor’s rich, expressive character. It features 100-Kohm Hot Potz potentiometer and durable die-cast construction plated in 24-karat gold.

Regarded as a significant influence by wah-wah masters like Clapton, Vaughn, and Hendrix, Buddy Guy has helped establish the wah-wah as part of the blues language. To pay tribute to his contributions, Dunlop has built the Buddy Guy Cry Baby Wah pedal, incorporating the Fasel Inductor for a sweet top end, and two different user selectable wah voices. You can pick between BG for Buddy’s bell-like wah tone and DEEP for a massive and throaty growl.

The CM95 Clyde McCoy Cry Baby captures the original’s expressive sweep and throaty voice while delivering the convenience and consistency needed by gigging players on the road. Dunlop guaranteed that the CM95 truly represents the spirit and tone of the first wah wah. The original Clyde McCoy pedal achieves its smooth voice quality through a special component called Halo Inductor. But due to how those inductors were built, they usually create unwanted microphonic noise. To solve that, Dunlop engineers devised the Dunlop HI01 Halo Inductor, upgrading the original design to reduce undesirable microphonics while maintaining the distinctive Clyde McCoy sound.

Save valuable space without compromising your tone with Dunlop’s CBM95 Cry Baby Mini Wah. At half the size of a standard Cry Baby pedal, it does not skimp on usability and tone. It is built with the iconic Fasel inductor and three internally adjustable voicings: GCB95, Vintage, and Low. The CMB95 is suitable anywhere space comes at a premium, like on a travel board. It also features a full sweep range, true bypass switching, and top-grade hardware.

Boasting unprecedented versatility, the Dunlop 535Q Cry Baby Multi-Wah pedal gives you control over the most essential parameters, helping you dial in your ultimate wah tone. You can conveniently select the effect’s frequency center, then decide the frequency range the pedal will sweep. It is like having a Cry Baby wah tailored to your tastes. You also get 16dB of boost, six new guitar wah ranges, a durable hardwired on/off switch, and Q dial that lets you shape your wah.

Equip yourself with a modern classic—the GCB95 Cry Baby Wah pedal from Dunlop! It is the only wah you need to conjure up vintage tones or take a different direction. Ever since its introduction in the late 1960s, Cry Baby has been a standard in the music world, gracing the foot of David Gilmour, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, and several other guitar legends. This pedalboard classic boasts a durable die-cast construction for years of stomping.

A powerhouse pedal designed alongside iconic guitarist Dimebag Darrell. From its CFH logo and camouflage paint job to its immense volume boost capacity, the Dimebag Signature Wah Cry Baby screams Dimebag. It features Dunlop’s Q control which allows you to tweak the bandwidth to taste, an extended sweep with a Fine Tube control for setting your desired sweep, and skateboard anti-slip tape. The Dimebag Cry Baby also includes a six-position knob for choosing the sweep’s frequency center.

Experience Eddie Van Halen’s iconic wah sound with Dunlop’s EVH95 Eddie Van Halen Signature Wah Wah. It is a replica of Eddie’s famed Cry Baby—a regular Cry Baby he had modified to achieve a more vocal-like tone. Dunlop recreated the “worn-in” pot feel and sweep to give you Van Halen’s wah playing feel. The EVH Wah Wah sports “Van Halen II” black-and-yellow striped graphics and delivers the same tone definition as Eddie’s favorite wah. It features an extra wide frequency sweep, custom inductor, and pot.

Add an authentic vintage sound to your rig with Dunlop’s GCB95F Cry Baby Classic! It leverages the original Italian-made Fasel inductor—similar to that of the first wah pedals, including the iconic Cry Baby, which are among the most coveted effects of all time. It sports the familiar, heavy-duty, time-tested Cry Baby body style, featuring a Hot Potz potentiometer and heavy die-cast construction. You can be sure that your Cry Baby Classic perseveres its incredible sound after years of stomping.

The wah pedal utilized by Jimi Hendrix was a 60s design by the Thomas Organ Company, manufactured by JEN. That was the distinctive wah tone heard on Hendrix classics such as Little Miss Lover, Voodoo Child (Slight Return), Up From the Sky, and Still Raining, Still Dreaming. The Dunlop JH-1B Jimi Hendrix Signature Wah simulates Jimi’s famous timbres with impressive preciseness. From its attention-grabbing appearance to its astounding sound, everything about this wah pedal yells Hendrix.

Stomp on Dunlop’s JH1D Jimi Hendrix Signature Cry Baby Wah Pedal to simulate Jimi’s distinctive and iconic wah tone as heard on classics like Little Miss Lover, Voodoo Child (Slight Return), Up From the Sky, and Still Raining, Still Dreaming. It will take you back to the classic sounds of Jimi’s wah from the late 60s. The Jimi Hendrix Cry Baby pedal boasts a mind-blowing sound and eye-catching look. Everything about this wah pedal is evocative of Hendrix.

The Dunlop Joe Bonamassa Cry Baby wah pedal boasts some cool and unusual circuitry tweaks. It is voiced by a vintage-style Halo Inductor for more harmonic content and growl. It also features an internal switch for non-true bypass or true-bypass operation and an output buffer which prevents impedance mismatch. The Joe Bonamassa Signature Cry Baby is among the most expressive wahs, with customized circuitry and vintage appointments. It comes in a lightweight aluminum chassis, copper top with a black body.

Similar to the person himself, Dunlop’s Slash Wah is both classic and groundbreaking, right down to its advanced circuit design and hot rod metallic red finish. It deploys an intense high gain distortion paired with the Fasel-loaded Classic circuit for an on-the-spot lead tone that cuts through as well as sings with a rich and sweet top end. Handy LEDs display wah on/off and distortion on/off modes, so you do not have to guess each time you put your foot down.

The innocuous-looking Cock Fight Plus from Electro-Harmonix is, in fact, three effects in one. It’s a crying wah, it’s a talking wah, and it’s a classic fuzz pedal. Separate filters handle the heavy lifting for the first two effects—a traditional wah pedal filter for the wah sounds and a formant filter produces the vowel sounds. The fuzz section opens up a wide range of tonal possibilities; you can choose to add it before or after the filter section or just cut it out of the equation entirely.

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.