The Guitar Magazine – July 2019

KEY FEATURES

JC95B JERRY CANTRELL CRY BABY WAH

PRICE £174

DESCRIPTION Wah pedal. Made in USA

CONTROLS Toe-down frequency knob

FEATURES True bypass; powered by

9-volt battery or mains supply

DIMENSIONS 250 x 117 x 88mm (with treadle up)

CONTACT Westside Distribution

westsidedistribution.com, jimdunlop.com

KEY FEATURES

SIETE SANTOS OCTAVIO FUZZ

PRICE £219

DESCRIPTION Octave-fuzz pedal with EQ.

Made in USA

CONTROLS Level, fuzz, seven-band EQ

FEATURES True bypass; powered by

9-volt battery or mains supply

DIMENSIONS 174 x 95 x 74mm

fine-tuning the top and/or bottom end for
overall balance, and pushing or scooping
the mids for dramatically altered ‘feature’
sounds. It’s not an obvious partner for the
fuzz, but it is a potentially creative one.
Arguably the worst thing about the
Jerry Cantrell Cry Baby is the Alice In
Chains lyric (from recent single Rainier Fog)
printed on the baseplate. Turn it the right
way up, though, and the fog clears quickly
to reveal a very fine wah.
Dunlop describes the voice of the
standard Cantrell model as “tight and
punchy” and that’s certainly what we
get here with the side-mounted knob –
which sets the top of the frequency range
in toe-down position – set to minimum.
It’s about as ‘vocal’ as wahs get and that
makes it hugely addictive.
What’s more, the ability to open up
the top end means you can make those
treble peaks just as pointy as you want –
a genuinely welcome feature that, as soon
as we’re put in charge of the world, will
be made compulsory on all new wahs.

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Dunlop John Petrucci Cry Baby Wah £186, Friedman

No More Tears £169, Fulltone Clyde Standard Wah £225

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Electro-Harmonix Graphic Fuzz £144,

Roger Mayer Octavia Classic £239, Orange Fur Coat £118

A lovely-sounding wah with

a useful treble-taming trick

Hendrix heroics and advanced

8 /10 tonal tweakery in one box 9 /10

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