Dunlop Gary Clark Jr. Cry Baby Wah

The Dunlop Gary Clark Jr. Cry Baby Wah is a signature wah pedal built by Dunlop around the needs of one player, sitting alongside the standard Cry Baby in the company's wah range. A UK retail price of £194.99 GBP was listed for the pedal¹.

A Cry Baby tuned lower, with a tighter sweep

The core of the GCJ95 is a voicing change rather than a feature list. Dunlop's product page describes a pedal "modified for a lower frequency range and a tighter sweep to complement the emotional depth and percussive grooves" of Gary Clark Jr.'s tunes⁴⁵. Dunlop's own Cry Baby buying guide puts it the same way: the GCJ95 "comes tuned with a lower frequency range," and its low frequency center "provides smooth, warm sound"⁵.

Guitar.com's review, by Richard Purvis, frames the difference against the standard model directly: "Dunlop says the Clark pedal has a 'lower frequency range' than a standard Cry Baby"¹. Inside, the pedal carries a black Dunlop-branded inductor, the component that shapes a wah's resonant peak¹.

What the voicing change means in practice is a wah tuned with a lower frequency range and a tighter sweep, so the pedal moves through a warmer band of the spectrum. That suits a player who works in the blues and R&B tradition, where the wah often locks into a groove rather than making the classic quacking lead sound⁵².

Controls, bypass and power

The GCJ95 is about as simple as a wah gets. Guitar.com's review notes that "Clark's pedal has no controls at all," so there is no range knob, no boost and no Q adjustment, just the rocker pedal under your foot¹. Players who want adjustable sweep limits would look instead at something like the Cry Baby 95Q or the Cry Baby Multi-Wah.

• Bypass: True bypass¹
• Power options: 9-volt battery, Dunlop ECB003 9-volt adapter, or DC Brick, Iso-Brick and Mini Iso-Brick power supplies⁴
• Power supplies included: None⁴

The brushed copper finish

The GCJ95 is dressed in a custom brushed copper finish that Dunlop says was personally chosen by Gary, and which will patina over time⁴. Dunlop's buying guide calls it a "classy brushed patina copper housing"⁵, and Guitar.com's reviewer described it as an "industrial-chic brushed copper finish"¹. The finish is part of the design brief, not an afterthought: a housing that ages visibly with use fits a signature pedal built around a player whose sound is rooted in raw, worn-in blues.

Where it came from and who it is for

For players sizing up the Gary Clark Jr. Cry Baby Wah, the UK list price was given as £194.99 GBP¹. As a signature model in Dunlop's Cry Baby line, it sits beside the standard Cry Baby rather than replacing it.

Gary Clark Jr.'s connection to the company goes back further than the signature model. Dunlop's artist page notes that "Gary's been using Dunlop gear from the beginning of his musical journey, especially the Cry Baby Wah," and lists the Gary Clark Jr. Cry Baby Wah among the gear he uses, alongside Dunlop picks and glass slides⁶.

What reviewers said

Guitar.com reviewed the GCJ95 in December 2019 and scored it 8/10¹. Richard Purvis's review gives the practical picture: a wah pedal with true bypass, powered by a 9-volt battery or mains supply, with no controls and the black Dunlop-branded inductor inside¹. The review also noted the UK price at the time, £194.99¹.

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