Jen Cry Baby Wah Wah modified and improved!

Crybaby Wah with output buffer and true bypass mods.

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[odgeUK]

Hi Graeme,

I've just bought an old 70's Jen Wah, very much like yours but with no DC Jack and the caps are white and manufactured by "Precond". The resistors are larger than yours too.

I'm planning to perform the mods you show in this vid but am wondering if I need the output buffer? I never plan to use Fuzz but do sometimes use an Overdrive / Distortion box after the wah (I usually use amp overdrive / distortion though). Is the output buffer still of any benefit? Thanks

[blondegraemey]

Hi, you only really need the output buffer if you are getting a problem with 'howling' when using a fuzz box (ie feedback-like sound) G

[steviesspankin]

Nice demo cheers!

Dunlop's latest Cry Baby wah, the GCB-95, now have a buffer. In your opinion is it worth taking that buffer out or leave it in when mod'ing to true bypass?

[blondegraemey]

Yes, I took it out on mine. Check my other videos, I have another Crybaby vid. G

[ChineseR0ck]

@blondegraemey Did u compared this one with the newer versions? ( I'm talking about the GCB-95 and the classic)

[blondegraemey]

@ChineseR0ck

I find this better than the new Dunlop wahs. G

[ic300x]

why the hell doesnt dunlop just make there wahs true bypass and 20 bucks more

[maxicanjuice]

awesome im staring mine right now

[bonnzo89]

hey man!. If you put a resistor (let's say 47k resistor) on the output?. It could solve the problem with the wah before the fuzz?. Good luck.

[MannyBlue65]

Sounds like a bunch of unnecessary modifications because It sounds just like any other standard cry baby wah to me.

[Fender1976uk]

I find it funny how so many on the net will give their basic stock dunlop wah a 10 and think it can't get any better?? anyway, going back to modding wahs, seriously, check out the Whipple inductor! I bought and installed one into my own build wah wah and I compared it to a Red Fasel! The Whipple is smoother and better sounding

[odgeUK]

@blondegraemey Cheers! Any tips for quietening the hiss when the unit is on? (surprisingly it is actually very quiet when switched off and not really tone-sucky at all).

[Lucid1013]

Can you just say "contomination" again? I dunno, I just like it. (no sarcasm intended)

Thanks for the video, sounds great you almost had me going but no way am I going to mod my original Jen wah, not on this side of the pond anyway.