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Dude, I love your videos. They are probably the most efficient guitar videos on youtube. I learn the most from the least amount of time on your videos. Of course it helps that you're one of the four horsemen when it comes to guitar. Thanks for the great content!
Sick video with awesome playing man! Good to see a review where the products are review as opposed to two guys talking about the first one they had 20 years ago
I have both, the Vox is a little bit brighter while the cry baby is more mellow, rounder and noticeably warmer. I also prefer the throw on the cry baby, its less harsh and more musical.
@@wilmoney4619 The throw is the relationship of how fast (or slow) you move your foot through the range of motion compared to how tight the wah effect is. Some wah pedals have a tight wah curve, others have a more slow, broad wah effect as you move your foot. Imagine a tight bell curve vs a wider bell curve. For me, too tight of a wah response makes the wah much harder to control or work in a controlled expressive way.
I've tried both and here's my verdict. VOX sounds brighter and definitely nails the sound of old school wah pedals. You can easily get the wah effects of Jimi Hendrix out of it, but due to its overtly bright character it ain't suitable for modern high gain musical genres. The Crybaby sounds bit darker and certainly geared more towards high gain applications. Both of them are two completely different kind of wah pedals geared at two different kinds of players. I think a better comparison will be between Box V847A vs Dunlop Jimi Hendrix JH-1B because they are more similar to each other.
I think the VOX sounds clearer with more sweep. Maybe it's the treble that does that but I kinda prefer it, even though I want to prefer the Crybaby for some reason. I've also seen some great reviews on the EHX wailer wah.
Loved this video, great playing and it was nice to hear the same licks played through each pedal. I preferred the Cry Baby. The icing on the cake would have been hearing them in a mix with drums, bass and rhythm guitar, but this was still a very cool and useful comparison. Thanks. Oh, and that Epi is awesome. :)
I have been trying out both and the Vox "to me" is cleaner, more predictable and $70 cheaper. Close your eyes and make a decision based on sound and feel not brand name in this case. Both are fantastic and I can honestly say that I wasn't thinking about the money when I bought mine. Great video by the way.
I can hear a fatter, almost more compressed, tone of the Crybaby which can appeal more to some tastes. I personally prefer the Vox's more open and harmonic tone which can be too harsh for some. I totally agree that the Crybaby is easier to rock, but I'm too heavy footed for it and feel better with the Vox's extra resistance. I think any preference towards either of these industry standards are pretty valid enough
Does crybaby sound more digital or does it sound fairly natural??? Wah pedal sounds likes a baby crying when I hear the crybaby but the vox sounds like someone on Charlie Brown saying wah, wah, wah, wah, like wha are u talking about??? 😂
Great comparison, thanks. I have a version of the v847 built into the Vox Tonelab SE but never really gelled with it. Now looking for a standalone wah wah and I think the Cry baby may be just what I need. 👍
Great review man! I got gcb 95 but I played vox lately and I found it was way easier to make that quack sound. On the other hand the vox felt bit cheap compared to dunlop that is build like a tank.
Tnx Dude, I had some impressions about this pedals and you clarified me. I used Crybaby for some time and now I have this same Vox. Now I truly know i prefer crybaby.
gurvirj95v2 I have a v847a and sounds great clean, but when on gain its loses its sweep. It starts to sound like it’s either wide open or wide shut, no sweep in between, just flips kind of abruptly no matter how careful you are with your feet. Yesterday I changed the pot, and no difference. I’d suggest getting a cry baby, ive never heard this problem with them
Elias Levinson Ahh I see. After watching many many videos of Vox vs Crybaby and 'crybaby gcb-95' vs 'crybaby classic', I ended up going with the classic. It doesn't have that problem you mentioned, works great.
Vox has a wider sweep range and a tad more emphasis/resonance on the "sweet spot"? The sweep range seems to have more extension on the high-end. Or then it seems like so, because the resonance of the filter is greater in vox than in dunlop. More resonance = more "vocal" sounding.
The only comparison I hear is the vox has more of a growl wah to it and the cry baby has more of a vocal wah and kinda whiney. Hence the name. Cry baby.. lol.. Both are amazing, everyone has their own preferences and styles which is suitable for them. Me personally, I'm going with the vox. Thanks for the outstanding video. Cheers
The Vox is made in China now? I have a rather old one, made in USA and I think I prefer it, although I have a Crybaby too. Honestly, I barely can tell the difference between them.
They both sound good but I'm really digging the zakk pedal I just bought. I do have the vox pedal . It's all preference they all have their own great sound you can't go wrong with either pedal.
Hi , i want to buy baby cry . But before this i buy wailer wah butt when i use with direct to amp (with distortion pedal) it sound humming . Clean is okay but the problem is when i turn on my distortion . It sound humming/noise . Can anyone answer this tq
I have the crybaby Hendrix from 1996, and the GCB95 from around the same time. Neither have true bypass. Im interested in the EHX Cock Fight pedal. The demos are really neat.
I finally got to A/B my '84 GCB95 with Stack o Dimes vs Vox McCoy 848 reissue w/Fasel. There's some tone difference for sure, more than I hear in this YT comparison, with the Vox more quacky and vocal BUT, the Dunlop built better and not sure I cared about the tone difference in the end. They were both good just slight flavor difference. Keeping the Dunlop for now.
Cry baby-warm Vox-bright. They are both great. Its up to the player what genre your into.. For me i choose Vox coz i play reggae music.. For reggae The brighter the better.. Nice demo bdw. I dont know if you agree with me.
I've been given a Gcb - 95 for free and even though it turns on it doesn't rock up and down like in the video. I press it down or up and it just stays in that position, it offers no resistance. Is there a fix? Cheers
Sorry, but the test is INVALID as it doesn't take into consideration the tonal effects of input and output loading. You need to completely substitute one pedal for the other. You cannot perform a valid test by connecting one pedal in cascade with a second pedal. The Vox 847, as well as it's predecessors severely load the output of your guitar pickups and cause a loss of treble. I owned both an early 1967 Vox Clyde McCoy and a 1967 Cry Baby with the name on the top of the pedal and they sounded identical and their circuits inside were identical.
Does anybody know the secret of keeping your rig sounding good. With A wah in the chain. Everytime a wah is just in the chain doesn't even have to be on. It seems it changes the character of my rigs.
Hellllooooo everyone! We're moving most of our English language content with our host over to a new channel!
Do show some love & subscribe! Link right here:
www.youtube.com/@rhythmNbeard
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This is how comparison videos should be made, well done! And your playing is awesome too!
Thanks man! Glad it helps!
He's Good Post's !
Dude, I love your videos. They are probably the most efficient guitar videos on youtube. I learn the most from the least amount of time on your videos. Of course it helps that you're one of the four horsemen when it comes to guitar. Thanks for the great content!
Thanks for your kind words! Glad the videos help!
Have been watching gear demonstrations maybe for 10 years now, this channel is one of the best I must say.
Thank you very much...!!
Sick video with awesome playing man! Good to see a review where the products are review as opposed to two guys talking about the first one they had 20 years ago
This is a really good comparison video. One of the best I've seen.
Ciao ti scrivo dall'Italia vedo spesso i tuoi video per me sei uno dei migliori, spiegazioni chiare e recensioni giuste! complimenti! the best!
Vox for cleans , dunlop for overdriven or dist sound, personally i prefer dunlop since i tend to use more the wah with overdrive or distortion.
I have both, the Vox is a little bit brighter while the cry baby is more mellow, rounder and noticeably warmer. I also prefer the throw on the cry baby, its less harsh and more musical.
What do you mean throw? Sorry Fairly new.
@@wilmoney4619 The throw is the relationship of how fast (or slow) you move your foot through the range of motion compared to how tight the wah effect is. Some wah pedals have a tight wah curve, others have a more slow, broad wah effect as you move your foot. Imagine a tight bell curve vs a wider bell curve. For me, too tight of a wah response makes the wah much harder to control or work in a controlled expressive way.
What a great comparison review. Thanks.
I've tried both and here's my verdict.
VOX sounds brighter and definitely nails the sound of old school wah pedals. You can easily get the wah effects of Jimi Hendrix out of it, but due to its overtly bright character it ain't suitable for modern high gain musical genres.
The Crybaby sounds bit darker and certainly geared more towards high gain applications.
Both of them are two completely different kind of wah pedals geared at two different kinds of players. I think a better comparison will be between Box V847A vs Dunlop Jimi Hendrix JH-1B because they are more similar to each other.
I think the VOX sounds clearer with more sweep. Maybe it's the treble that does that but I kinda prefer it, even though I want to prefer the Crybaby for some reason. I've also seen some great reviews on the EHX wailer wah.
Loved this video, great playing and it was nice to hear the same licks played through each pedal. I preferred the Cry Baby. The icing on the cake would have been hearing them in a mix with drums, bass and rhythm guitar, but this was still a very cool and useful comparison. Thanks. Oh, and that Epi is awesome. :)
I have been trying out both and the Vox "to me" is cleaner, more predictable and $70 cheaper. Close your eyes and make a decision based on sound and feel not brand name in this case. Both are fantastic and I can honestly say that I wasn't thinking about the money when I bought mine. Great video by the way.
I can hear a fatter, almost more compressed, tone of the Crybaby which can appeal more to some tastes. I personally prefer the Vox's more open and harmonic tone which can be too harsh for some.
I totally agree that the Crybaby is easier to rock, but I'm too heavy footed for it and feel better with the Vox's extra resistance. I think any preference towards either of these industry standards are pretty valid enough
Had various Crybabies for years and always wondered about Vox... now I think I need to go that way. Lawd
The best review about wah!Congratulations man!
I had both and sold the dunlop, vox is more natural
Glad to hear that..just bought a vox for 30$
Good to hear I was planing to buy the original cry baby. But i saw the vox
Does crybaby sound more digital or does it sound fairly natural??? Wah pedal sounds likes a baby crying when I hear the crybaby but the vox sounds like someone on Charlie Brown saying wah, wah, wah, wah, like wha are u talking about??? 😂
@@JeremiahDaniel1995 I hear my ears, so.. natural or not I liked more the dunlop. But if i was a blues guy mabye I would like vox
@@RenatoRock I hear u
Great comparison, thanks. I have a version of the v847 built into the Vox Tonelab SE but never really gelled with it. Now looking for a standalone wah wah and I think the Cry baby may be just what I need. 👍
As others have said. A really excellent analysis. Well done and thank you.
Great review man! I got gcb 95 but I played vox lately and I found it was way easier to make that quack sound. On the other hand the vox felt bit cheap compared to dunlop that is build like a tank.
Thank you for the comparison. The difference is, to my ears, very subtle, but, for me, I think the Vox has the edge and is better for what I want.
i have the gcb-95. i think they are equal. i like both.
The VOx is cheaper, so that's why I bought mine, but it's still the best classic wah you can get.
Tnx Dude, I had some impressions about this pedals and you clarified me. I used Crybaby for some time and now I have this same Vox. Now I truly know i prefer crybaby.
i try them in a music store , at the end i bought the vox :)
Thanks, good video, I found what I was looking for!
Great vid, I think I'm gonna go with the Vox. Sounds clearer to me and has more treble
EDIT: Actually Idk which to choose. Very hard :/
gurvirj95v2 I have a v847a and sounds great clean, but when on gain its loses its sweep. It starts to sound like it’s either wide open or wide shut, no sweep in between, just flips kind of abruptly no matter how careful you are with your feet. Yesterday I changed the pot, and no difference. I’d suggest getting a cry baby, ive never heard this problem with them
Elias Levinson Ahh I see. After watching many many videos of Vox vs Crybaby and 'crybaby gcb-95' vs 'crybaby classic', I ended up going with the classic. It doesn't have that problem you mentioned, works great.
Great comparison vid . Thanks.
Vox has a wider sweep range and a tad more emphasis/resonance on the "sweet spot"? The sweep range seems to have more extension on the high-end. Or then it seems like so, because the resonance of the filter is greater in vox than in dunlop. More resonance = more "vocal" sounding.
I have both, modded the Dunlop, Vox sound sweet and creamy as it is.
The only comparison I hear is the vox has more of a growl wah to it and the cry baby has more of a vocal wah and kinda whiney. Hence the name. Cry baby.. lol..
Both are amazing, everyone has their own preferences and styles which is suitable for them. Me personally, I'm going with the vox. Thanks for the outstanding video. Cheers
Thank you!
The Vox is made in China now? I have a rather old one, made in USA and I think I prefer it, although I have a Crybaby too. Honestly, I barely can tell the difference between them.
They both sound good but I'm really digging the zakk pedal I just bought. I do have the vox pedal . It's all preference they all have their own great sound you can't go wrong with either pedal.
I just want them both
Hi , i want to buy baby cry . But before this i buy wailer wah butt when i use with direct to amp (with distortion pedal) it sound humming . Clean is okay but the problem is when i turn on my distortion . It sound humming/noise . Can anyone answer this tq
I have the crybaby Hendrix from 1996, and the GCB95 from around the same time. Neither have true bypass. Im interested in the EHX Cock Fight pedal. The demos are really neat.
I finally got to A/B my '84 GCB95 with Stack o Dimes vs Vox McCoy 848 reissue w/Fasel. There's some tone difference for sure, more than I hear in this YT comparison, with the Vox more quacky and vocal BUT, the Dunlop built better and not sure I cared about the tone difference in the end. They were both good just slight flavor difference. Keeping the Dunlop for now.
Super! Thanks!
according to you which is more suitable for playing rock n roll. vox or cry baby
For rock, I prefer the Crybaby....
Ok thanks
Cry baby-warm
Vox-bright.
They are both great. Its up to the player what genre your into.. For me i choose Vox coz i play reggae music.. For reggae The brighter the better.. Nice demo bdw. I dont know if you agree with me.
I have the Crybaby Wah and yes it is a bit shrill!
Nice comparison I think the cry baby had the edge.
VOX!
If the crybaby is too shrill adjust the pot inside the wah pedal.
For sure, that can make a huge difference.
i think crybaby would a good pair with marshall
the cry baby has a very hard high end but sounds fuller overall...the vox is lacking "balls"...sounds pretty thin
Vox for dirty & crybaby for clean 👍😆
VOX V847 !!
You cannot do it , no true bypass . THUNDER !
I've been given a Gcb - 95 for free and even though it turns on it doesn't rock up and down like in the video. I press it down or up and it just stays in that position, it offers no resistance. Is there a fix?
Cheers
Maybe you have to change the position of the potentiometer.
I'm going with that Cry Baby model
Sorry, but the test is INVALID as it doesn't take into consideration the tonal effects of input and output loading. You need to completely substitute one pedal for the other. You cannot perform a valid test by connecting one pedal in cascade with a second pedal. The Vox 847, as well as it's predecessors severely load the output of your guitar pickups and cause a loss of treble. I owned both an early 1967 Vox Clyde McCoy and a 1967 Cry Baby with the name on the top of the pedal and they sounded identical and their circuits inside were identical.
If you connect the two wah together , they affect each other, and the sound is not correct.
Cool
Does anybody know the secret of keeping your rig sounding good. With A wah in the chain. Everytime a wah is just in the chain doesn't even have to be on. It seems it changes the character of my rigs.
get one with true bypass
@@Manu-xk1ub Which ones would that be? I've tried vox, dunlop, and dunlop jerry Cantrell.
@@jacobm7421 I dont know sorry.
I would suggest just going to music store
@@jacobm7421 And if you really want you could get it modded so that is has true bypass
www.thomann.de/de/vox_v846hw_wah_wah.htm
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I love the dunlop. Vox make me feel anti klimaks n it Like not full sound 360 circle of wahwah
Would you care to elaborate?
Wah wah wah wah wih wih wih wih wiiiihhhhhihihihiihihi
i like me cry baby dunlop
this vox wah can use for volume?
I’m gonna have to say the cry baby and I’ve always had a vox….but yeah the cry baby
VOX is more clear.More...."wahkah tow wahk"
Hahahahahaha
Awesome dude! :'D
😂😂😂
Crybaby > Vox, has a more fuller sound to it.
Dunlop !!
CRY... BABY VOX !
what a dichotomy...vox sounds better for me on clean, but cry baby sounds better on drive...
They're the same pedal