Five Classic Wah-Wah Pedals Compared With Plenty Of Fuzz Face Fun – That Pedal Show

If you're looking for the wah comparison, head straight to 30:47.
Other main timing / section guides are below...

Back in early 2018 we did a wah-wah show and promised a follow up… not least because we didn’t include the best-selling, most common wah of the last 25 years, maybe more: the Dunlop Crybaby Standard, GCB-95.
The next most common question concerns classic Fuzz Face-type fuzz pedals, buffers and pedalboard order, so we crawl through all of that to see what we can learn. What you see is as it happens… including the realisation that the modern GCB95 seems to be true bypass… which it never was back when this was all fields. No doubt some info on that will come out in the next few days via the comments section. It’s a source of potential confusion in this video because Dunlop also makes myriad other Crybaby wahs including the GCB95F Classic. We are just double-triple checking (update later today) that it was definitely definitely the GCB95 Original Crybaby mode in this video and not the GCB-95F Crybaby Classic. We don’t think it was…
Eventually... we then get on to comparing the basic tones of some of the best wah-wahs currently on the market. No, we don’t use any optical or digital wahs. This is one of those examples of when Dan and I aren’t going to engage in stuff we don’t know much about and will never use.
Enjoy!

Pedals in this episode…

• TheGigRig Three2One

• Dunlop GCB-95 Crybaby Original Wah

• Fulltone Clyde Standard

• ProAnalog Devices SupaQuack Wah

• LAA Custom The Italian Wah

• JAM Pedals Wahcko+

• Analog Man Sun Face NKT Red Dot:

• Dunlop Jimi Hendrix JHF1 Fuzz Face Distortion

Interesting bits and go-to sections…
- Intro playing: 0:00
- What are we doing today? 3:10
- Mick can't wah sat down: 1:45
- Tasmanian geography lesson 2:00
- Dan’s local guitar shop for a Crybaby 3:40
- Why did Mick buy a Fulltone: 5:30
- Hers & hers Sun Faces 6:04 (6:20)
- Amps today 7:34
- Dunlop Cry Baby 9:45
- Fulltone Clyde Wah 10:20
- Dry January: 11:15
- Fuzz order with wah 11:40
- Beginning of the buffer confusion: 14:00
- Dunlop Hendrix Fuzz Face 16:15 (17:45)
- ... And with wahs: 19:15
- Buffer on and off in the Fulltone: 20:30
- Our new Sandholm Leather straps 23:40
- Back to the Crybaby and Fuzz Face: 24:40
- Finally... the problem we were looking for: 25:40
- The Crybaby true bypass revelation: 27:20
- Wah comparisons begin! 30:47
- What is Q? 31:00
- Crybaby: 34:06
- Fulltone Clyde Standard: 34:21
- ProAnalog Devices Supa Quack 35:00
- LAA Custom The Italian Wah 37:00
- Inside the LAA Custom for options: 39:20 (41:49)
- JAM Pedals Wahcko+ 43:10
- Conclusions, thoughts and all that: 46:00
- Belated Wah history 49:45
- Thanks & goodbye 51:15

Guitars in this episode:

Amps in this episode
• Marshall 1987x and Marshall 1960A cabinet with Celestion G12M Greenback speakers

• Fender Super Reverb with 4x10 Jensen P10R speakers

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[davidkieltyka]

Watching you guys figure things out in real time is a big part of the enjoyment I get from watching these videos. Real folks doing real stuff.

[Isaacgrant]

I'm surprised Dan didn't greet the shop assistant by saying "Hello, Dan here!" 3:50

[duelk]

The Crybaby has a buffer in front of the wah circuit so there is no tone suck when the pedal is bypassed, this is due to the switch that Dunlop use. It's bypassed signal is not buffered, that's why the crybaby turned off demo didn't change the fuzz sound much at all.

I think a lot of people see/read there's a buffer in a Crybaby and think it's a bad thing; has tone suck, doesn't work etc etc. I'm glad this video disproves that.

[RobFlaxMusic]

Worth a mention: The guitarist in the band Khruangbin uses wah brilliantly, and it’s “always on” (either cocked or sweeping). Brilliant contemporary wah stuff, with crazy groove! Check them out...

[dubroyboy]

sweet jesus guys, your older vids make me laugh my ass off. i do miss that. i used to start my day w coffee and laughter and you knuckleheads rather than the news. ahhhh, it was divine. still watching, and revisiting. cheers and happy new year.😂

[tedayre]

Yet another KILLER intro by Mick! Absolutely living his best life recently with ‘Blue’ 👍

[evanmiller]

wife and I are on vacation in Oyster Bay, Jamaica. I had a glorious morning run along the beach listening to this episode the entire time. How perfect it was listening to your hilarious banter as you “wah”ed away. It fit perfectly with the scenery and laid back culture here (if you know what I mean). Great job mon!!

[willrayment]

52nd!!! Yesss!!! Thank you TPS. I work shift work. Your show brings back that friday feeling for me. Cheers guys. 🤘

[nathanguilford]

Love it. Really like the exploration. Doesn't matter if you accomplished what you set out to tackle. The important part is the discovery along the way. Thank you for showing it and not editing it all out. Where I live, middle of the US, TPS uploads at 6 am, and I can get most of it in before work. Thank you thank you thank you for your quality content.

[scubagib]

Budda Wah!! That's the purple wah you were trying to think of. They sound awesome.

[MarkDelsing]

Gotta say, I honestly preferred the sound of the CryBaby to all of the boutique wahs you demo'ed, with the exception of the Fulltone, which makes me feel good about my Clyde Deluxe. 😁 The boutiques were wonderfully full and smooth, but TO ME seemed like they would not cut through a band mix at all. The SuperQuack, in particular, sounded like you'd thrown a blanket over the amps. The CryBaby felt like it was voiced with more treble range, and the Clyde seemed a sweeter/smoother version of that same sound. Anyway... great episode as usual!

[hieronymus]

That Italian Wah sounded Epic after those tweaks

[krauz]

The crybaby switch is a SPDT, so it is not true bypass, some of the signal goest into the circuit when it is off, that is why some people say there is a tone suck or tone loss when it is off

[egodzilla]

So Super Grateful for HOW you two relate/work together!!!

[joshuao]

2 comments - 1.. the one thing I learned is I had no idea that the world of wahs was so huge and I need to learn more -- number 2 .. I hope you guys have a wonderful life full of wonderful new journeys BUT selfishly for me I hope you continue to do this same thing forever - you both are awesome!

[joshuashatto]

Your fan from Idaho, United States, here. Thanks for the video and the silliness. I don't use Wah really, because it's not me, but I still love learning more about guitar related things. Stay inspired, curious, but not too serious, yeah? Much love guys.

[nunomachial]

A lot of people would love to see Justin on the show! Definitely get him on! He is great!

[mattcoen]

Great show guys! Bonus points for the Blazing Saddles quote.

[hovikmekhjian]

Real question of the day: is there a jam pedal that doesn’t sound fantastic? Everything you’ve had on your show has been stellar. Retro vibe, wahcko+, delay llama supreme, etc etc

[jkinthewind]

I have the Joe Bonamassa Cry Baby and the red mini fuzz face. You guys just solved my problem ... got to put the fuzz in front. Thanks mates!