Dunlop reissues Cry Baby BB535 wah with LEDs and boost

April 7, 2026 · 3 sources

Dunlop has reissued the Cry Baby BB535 wah, a recreation of the 1994 original that the company says was the first commercially available modded wah¹. The reissue is based on the 1999 version of the circuit, which expanded the frequency selector from four voices to six¹².

The pedal is built around a custom inductor tuned to 535 millihenries, which Dunlop describes as military-grade³¹. It has a six-position frequency selector and an adjustable, switchable boost of up to +16dB, based on the MXR Micro Amp circuit¹. Dunlop says it contacted the original inductor supplier and asked them to make the component again¹. The reissue adds on/off LEDs for both the wah and the boost, the main change from the 1999 model².

Specifications as given by MusicRadar²:

Sources give different figures for the boost and the price. Dunlop and Gearnews state a boost of up to +16dB³¹, while MusicRadar's specification lists up to 12dB². Gearnews gives an MSRP of $229³; Premier Guitar gives $229.99 street and $328.56 MSRP¹; MusicRadar gives a launch price of $229². Premier Guitar reports the pedal as available now¹, while Gearnews says it should start appearing at dealers soon³.

MusicRadar's reviewer praised the pedal's versatility and build and called the boost circuit, taken from the MXR Micro Amp, "transparent and musical"². The reviewer also wrote that the indicator LEDs are awkwardly placed and can be blocked by the player's foot².