# Cry Baby Wah

> This filter & eq entry consolidates documented Cry Baby Wah variants, controls, settings and roles across dated guitarist pedalboards.

- Canonical page: https://pedalboardarchive.com/pedals/cry-baby-wah/
- Machine-readable index of the archive: https://pedalboardarchive.com/llms.txt
- Evidence and reconstruction conventions: https://pedalboardarchive.com/methodology/

- **Category:** Filter & EQ
- **Types:** Boost, Filter, Fixed filter, Remote-controlled filter, Sweep filter, Wah
- **Also known as:** 535Q, CBJ95, CBM95, CBM95 Wah, Cocked Wah, Cry Baby, Cry Baby Junior, Cry Baby Mini, Cry Baby Rack Wah, Cry Baby wah, Cry Baby Wah, Cry Baby wah-wah, DCR-2SR, Dunlop 535Q Cry Baby, Dunlop Cry Baby, Dunlop Fasel Cry Baby, Funk Funk Cry Baby, Gary Clark Jr. Cry Baby Wah, GCB95 wah, GCJ95, Hammett rack wah, Hendrix Crybaby, Jen Wah, Jen-built Cry Baby, Jen-made Cry Baby, Joe Bonamassa Signature Cry Baby Wah, Mick Ronson Wah, Mini Cry Baby, reverse-wired wah, Second Hammett rack wah, Signature Wah System, Wah
- **Controls:** Boost, Bypass, Bypass switch, Expression treadle, Fine Tune, Footswitch, Internal voicing, Internal voicing selector, Q, Q control, Range, Range selector, Remote on/off switch, Remote treadle, Reverse switch, Rocker treadle, Toe bypass switch, Treadle, Treadle sweep, Volume
- **Identification:** The model is only partly identified; the archive records what the evidence supports.
- **Documented appearances:** 28 boards, 1972–2026

A standard black rocker wah used as an instrument rather than a subtle tone control.

## Documented boards

Each row is an observed appearance on a dated board. A position is only an observed one where that board's order evidence says so.

| Artist | Board | Date | Positions | Order evidence | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adam Jones | Tool touring effects board | 2010-09-13 | 3 | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/adam-jones/tool-dunlop-tech-board-2010/ |
| Chris Buck | Dual Schmidt Array touring system | 2024-07-31 | 1 | Source-described | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/chris-buck/schmidt-array-touring-system-2024/ |
| Christone "Kingfish" Ingram | Compact ShredMaster touring board | 2024-01-10 | 3 | Source-described | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/christone-kingfish-ingram/brooklyn-bowl-board-2024/ |
| Cody Matlock | Photographed compact pedalboard | 2026-07-16 | 2 | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/cody-matlock/instagram-board-july-2026/ |
| Dave Navarro | Jane's Addiction split-path board | 2024-07-01 | 1 | Source-described | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/dave-navarro/janes-addiction-split-board-2024/ |
| David Gilmour | Animals-era Cornish board | 1977-01-23 | 6 | Source-described | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/david-gilmour/animals-tour-1977/ |
| Dimebag Darrell | Vulgar Display of Power core path | 1992-01-01 | 4 | Source-described | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/dimebag-darrell/vulgar-display-core-path-1992/ |
| Eric Johnson | Ah Via Musicom four-amp system | 2018-04-04 | 6 | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/eric-johnson/ah-via-musicom-four-amp-rig-2018/ |
| Gary Clark Jr. | Ryman Auditorium effects-loop board | 2019-05-01 | 5 | Source-described | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/gary-clark-jr/ryman-auditorium-loop-board-2019/ |
| Guthrie Govan | Aristocrats and Steven Wilson rig | 2013-08-16 | 5 | Source-described | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/guthrie-govan/aristocrats-and-steven-wilson-2013/ |
| Joe Bonamassa | "Boomer" Time Clocks touring board | 2022-08-24 | 1 | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/joe-bonamassa/boomer-touring-board-2022/ |
| Joe Bonamassa | Four-amplifier touring board | 2013-01-01 | 1 | Source-described | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/joe-bonamassa/touring-rig-2013/ |
| Joe Walsh | Eagles Staples Center touring board | 2006-01-01 | 1 | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/joe-walsh/eagles-staples-center-board-2006/ |
| John Petrucci | The Astonishing tour switching system | 2016-06-14 | 1 | Source-described | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/john-petrucci/astonishing-tour-loop-system-2016/ |
| John Squire | Stone Roses era board | 1989-01-01 | 1 | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/john-squire/stone-roses-era-board-1989/ |
| Kirk Hammett | WorldWired remote-wah rig | 2017-09-21 | 1, 2 | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/kirk-hammett/worldwired-rack-wah-rig-2017/ |
| Marcus King | 2026 touring board | 2026-07-09 | 1 | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/marcus-king/touring-board-2026/ |
| Mark Morton | Lamb of God switched touring rig | 2026-04-29 | 2 | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/mark-morton/lamb-of-god-rig-2026/ |
| Mark Speer | Khruangbin touring board | 2018-04-25 | 1 | Source-described | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/mark-speer/khruangbin-touring-board-2018/ |
| Mick Ronson | Ziggy-era core effects | 1972-01-01 | 2 | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/mick-ronson/ziggy-era-core-effects-1972/ |
| Noel Gallagher | Official board photograph | 2025-07-25 | 1 | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/noel-gallagher/official-board-photograph-2025/ |
| Randy Rhoads | Custom touring pedalboard | 1982-02-02 | 2 | Source-described | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/randy-rhoads/custom-touring-pedalboard-1982/ |
| Robby Krieger | Forrest Penner live board | 2020-10-20 | 2 | Source-described | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/robby-krieger/forrest-penner-live-board-2020/ |
| Slash | Blues Ball floorboard | 2024-07-10 | 2 | Source-described | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/slash/blues-ball-tour-2024/ |
| Steve Vai | Story of Light experimental rig | 2012-01-04 | 2 | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/steve-vai/story-of-light-rig-2012/ |
| Tom Morello | Long-term effects-loop board | 2019-02-13 | 1 | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/tom-morello/long-term-rig-2019/ |
| Tyler Bryant | Shakedown touring board | 2018-12-05 | 1 | Source-described | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/tyler-bryant/shakedown-board-2018/ |
| Zakk Wylde | Pantera winter touring rig | 2024-02-01 | 1 | Reconstructed | https://pedalboardarchive.com/artists/zakk-wylde/pantera-tour-rig-2024/ |