Ask a non-musician to name an effects box and they will probably say ‘wah-wah’; ask a musician to name a wah-wah and they’ll all say ‘Cry Baby’. Made famous initially by the great Jimi Hendrix in the 60s, today the Cry Baby Wah is perhaps the most sold pedal in history. It has become an icon in its own right, as famous in guitar circles as Elvis Presley, Coca-Cola or McDonald’s.
The bass-voiced 105Q Cry Baby Bass Wah has featured on the pedalboards of Flea, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Justin Chancellor, Doug Wimbish and Robert Trujillo. Tim Commerford from RATM does a great job of getting his own signature sound with it. Check out Calm Like A Bomb from Rage Against the Machine’s The Battle Of Los Angeles to hear him and the 105Q in action.
