Dunlop Cry Baby

For other uses, see Crybaby (disambiguation).
Cry Baby
The Original GCB95 Cry Baby Wah
Manufacturer Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc.
Dates 1966 – present
Technical specifications
Effects type

Wah-wah

  • Whammy mode
  • Harmony Bend mode[1]
Wah-wah pedal (on XP-100)
Hardware Digital
Polyphony supported (on Whammy DT & V)
Filter 1 wah-wah (on XP-100)
Controls
Pedal control Expression pedal   for pitch bend
Input/output
External control MIDI I/O (on Whammy IV)   for pitch bend via CC[1]

The Dunlop Cry Baby is a popular wah-wah pedal, manufactured by Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc. The name Cry Baby was from the original pedal from which it was copied, the Thomas Organ/Vox Cry Baby wah-wah, first manufactured in 1966.[2] Thomas Organ/Vox failed to register the name as a trademark, leaving it open for Dunlop. More recently, Dunlop manufactured the Vox pedals under licence, although this is no longer the case.

The said wah-wah effect was originally intended to imitate the supposed crying tone that a muted trumpet produced, but became an expressive tool in its own way. It is used when a guitarist is soloing, or to create a "wacka-wacka" funk styled rhythm.[3] The original pedals were popularized by guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and David Gilmour, though many artists have developed signature sounds with them since.[4]

Models

There are many different models of the Cry Baby manufactured by Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc, most are listed below:

With the exception of the GCB95F and most of the artist signature wah's, many of the newer Cry Baby models use a single-pole switch instead of true-bypass; using single-pole switching instead of true-bypass adds significant impedance, which can affect the tone.<ref name=dunlop-bypass /

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Whammy (4th Gen)". DigiTech. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  2. "Dunlop Manufacturing :: Electronics ::  :: Cry Baby® Wah Wah". www.jimdunlop.com. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  3. Du Noyer, Paul (2003). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music (1st ed.). Fulham, London: Flame Tree Publishing. p. 375. ISBN 1-904041-96-5.
  4. David Moskowitz (2010). The Words and Music of Jimi Hendrix. ABC-CLIO. pp. 127–. ISBN 978-0-313-37592-7.
  5. "What is True Bypass? [with Dunlop Bypass Guide]". Dunlop Blog. Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  6. "Cry Baby SW95 Slash Signature on SlashParadise". www.slashparadise.com. November 10, 2012.
  7. "Cry Baby SC95 Slash Signature on SlashParadise". www.slashparadise.com. November 10, 2012.

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