Dunlop Cry Baby Original Wah GCB95 Effects Pedal

Certain designs age like a fine wine, and like the Telecaster this is one of them. They just got it "right", straight out of the gate. The circuit has changed very minimally over time, and like the vintage Thomas Organ models these can be easily modified for true bypass, more gain, and more of a "vocal" sweep. To anyone handy with a soldering iron, before you spend the extra $$ on a more expensive version, pick one of these up and try your hand at some simple mods - you'll be surprised what 10 minutes and 10 cents worth of resistors can do. In its stock form it's quite usable, but with a little bit of tailoring it can be absolutely magical.

I've tried most of the "classic" or "regular" wah's (vox, cry baby, morely, and others). The Cry Baby Original is really one of the best, most versatile wah pedals. It's not super extreme, it's not "custom", but it is a Very good, basic - dare I say Universal wah. Once you have used this one - you may be set for life ... or you can jump to a more "specific", customized pedal. Still, this is a great platform for wah.