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| Cry Baby | |
|---|---|
 The Original GCB95 Cry Baby Wah | |
| Manufacturer | Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc. |
| Dates | 1966 – present |
| Technical specifications | |
| Effects type | Wah-wah |
| Hardware | Analog |
| Controls | |
| Input/output | |
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.[1] 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.[2] The original pedals were popularized by guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and David Gilmour, although many artists have developed signature sounds with them since.[3]
- ^ "Cry, Baby! The Story of the Vox Wah". vintageguitar.com. 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
- ^ Du Noyer, Paul (2003). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music (1st ed.). Fulham, London: Flame Tree Publishing. p. 375. ISBN 978-1-904041-96-2.
- ^ David Moskowitz (2010). The Words and Music of Jimi Hendrix. ABC-CLIO. pp. 127–. ISBN 978-0-313-37592-7.