Dunlop GCB65 Custom Badass Cry Baby Wah Pedal

With the Cry Baby Custom Badass Dual-inductor Edition Wah, Dunlop brings together history’s two most iconic wah voices. This limited-edition effects pedal includes a Halo inductor, which produces a throaty, vocal-like texture, plus a red Fasel inductor, which delivers a lush, modern-sounding tone. You can toggle between the two voices via a side kick switch, and you can dial in each voice’s toe-down frequency with a pair of fine-tune knobs. Bright LED indicators supply at-a-glance confirmation of which inductor is active. Whether you’re craving vintage-tinged “Clyde McWah” sounds or modern-day Italian-style sounds, the Dunlop Cry Baby Custom Badass Dual-inductor Edition Wah will accommodate you.
The inductor: your wah-wah pedal’s voice box
An inductor — a.k.a. a coil, choke, or reactor — is a passive, two-terminal electrical component. When current flows through it, the inductor stores the energy in a magnetic field until the current stops. Most wah-wahs are designed around an inductor. When you rock the treadle on your pedal, it moves a potentiometer, which changes the amount of current flowing through a capacitor. The inductor responds to this change by moving a resonant filter up and down. Different inductors possess different response characteristics. Halo inductors, which were used in the original 1960s-era original pedals, are renowned for their throaty midrange and expressive sweep. Italian-made Fasel inductors produce a clear, modern sound with loads of lush harmonics. Both Halo and Fasel inductors have their proponents among the guitarists here at Sweetwater. But now, thanks to the Cry Baby Custom Badass Dual-inductor Edition Wah, we no longer have to pick a side!