Jim Dunlop Iron Maiden Killers Cry Baby Wah

The Jim Dunlop Iron Maiden Killers Cry Baby Wah is an artist-edition Cry Baby Standard Wah from Dunlop. It pays tribute to Iron Maiden and their album Killers, with an exclusive finish built around Derek Riggs' cover art and a custom tread inspired by the record¹². Under the artwork it is the familiar wah circuit: Guitar World called it "essentially a redressed version of the GCB95 Cry Baby Standard Wah"³.

For a player, that means the sound is the classic Cry Baby wah tone, unchanged. As Guitar World put it, "there are no bells and whistles with this edition, instead focusing on the classic sound that made the pedal" what it is³.

A Cry Baby with the classic sound, unchanged

The IM95K uses the original Cry Baby circuit, the same one Iron Maiden themselves used. On Premier Guitar's demo, the presenters were clear on this point: "original Crybaby circuit. That's what they used. That's what they wanted."⁵⁴

Because the circuit is the standard one, the sound matches the regular GCB95. MusicRadar's review of the standard pedal describes it plainly: "Tonally, the Cry Baby is the same classic tone it's always been. It does get a little piercing at the top of its range"⁸³. That character carries over here, since nothing in the signal path was changed for this edition.

From the maker's manual, the measured performance of the IM95K:

The manual also gives a signal-to-noise ratio of 98 dBV heel down, A-weighted⁴. That is the classic Cry Baby sound with no extras: the pedal is described as having "no bells and whistles," instead focusing on the classic sound that made the pedal³.

How it works and how it is controlled

Operation is the same as any full-size Cry Baby. Per the manual, you run a cable from your guitar to the INSTRUMENT jack and another from the AMPLIFIER jack to your amplifier⁴. The only control is your foot: "By rocking your foot back and forth on the pedal, you can change the effect that the Cry Baby Wah has on the tone" of your guitar, instantaneously⁴.

There are no knobs, switches or mode selectors. Guitar Pedal X described the variant as "rather stripped back - there are no additional surface controls"⁷. Players who want switchable voicings or adjustable sweep ranges would be looking at something like the Cry Baby 535Q Multi Wah instead; the Killers edition makes no attempt at that.

Collector's edition finish and tread

The visual treatment is the whole point of this edition. Dunlop's product page describes it as "an exclusive collector's edition finish and custom tread" inspired by Iron Maiden's Killers¹. MusicRadar's Jonathan Horsley identified the artwork specifically as "Derek Riggs' iconic cover art from Killers"², and Guitar Pedal X called it "an Eddie-liveried signature CryBaby," referring to the band's mascot⁷.

Guitar World's take on the look: "The Killers image that takes up the entire bottom plate, and the Iron Maiden logo along its side are neat touches," with the reviewer also noting the tread "looks pleasingly grippy"³.

Is it a limited edition?

Dunlop released it as a special edition alongside its other artist Cry Babies, which include signature models for players like Mick Ronson and Eric Clapton. Whether it stays in production beyond the initial run has not been settled by the available coverage, so treat it as a special release rather than a confirmed numbered limited edition.

Price and availability

Guitar World reported the pedal available now at launch for $229.99³, and Dunlop's own artist page for Iron Maiden still lists the IM95K at $229.99⁶. Other launch pricing varied by outlet and region:

Gearnews also listed a euro price of 255.00⁹. The maker's list price is $229.99.

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