Dunlop Cry Baby Mini Wah Pedal - Compact Guitar Effects Pedal for Electric Guitar, Bass & Keyboard - Perfect for Live Performances, Studio Recording & Home Practice

It does the job and takes up less space on the pedal board.I've been looking for a lighter-weight alternative to my vintage Dunlop wah for years, and this appears to be it. The tone is great; it's nice to have the three sound wave options available. However, the instructions are abysmal and the design could definitely use improvement.There are two hard pieces of rubber mounted on the bottom of the top pedal piece (below where your foot rests), above the metal piece that activates the wah sound. Long time users will be familiar with the "click" sound the metal piece makes when the wah is activated or de-activated during use. This is almost, for me, like the sound of a Harley in its significance. However, apparently Dunlop had complaints that it was "too loud", so they did two things:1. They put the two hard pieces of rubber on the lower part of the top pedal portion, which effectively block the metal piece from being pressed down hard enough to activate the wah unless you really stomp hard;2. They added a silly little felt piece above the metal "clicker", which supposedly stops the noise of the metal hitting the bottom of the top pedal piece.Here are the problems:- The felt piece deteriorates, really quickly. So quickly that replacement felt pieces are for sale all over the place. (Why someone would purchase that when a small piece of Velcro would do is beyond me.)- If you don't want to stomp really hard on the pedal to activate, the two hard rubber pieces make it impossible to use.I was on tour with Livingstone Taylor, a gear-head who carries a panapoly of tools with him at all times. After two long discussions with Dunlop (who were surprised to hear that the pedal was essentially non-functional unless I weighed a lot more and had a lot harder step, and shocked to hear that the felt piece on a new pedal was practically non-existent_, Liv came up with a fix. He took a small knife, sheared off about 1/3 of each rubber piece, and the pedal now works perfectly.Yes, there's a "click" sound when I turn it on or off. But realistically, in a concert or club situation, when someone is about to kick in the wah for a solo or song, it doesn't matter.So, my suggestion is to shave down the rubber pieces and make the whole thing easier to use. That's the only reason for a four star. Otherwise I'd give it a five.When i first started playing 35 years ago i used a Cry baby, now down in my studio i have an Ibanez weeping demon...for my "campfire set up" i tried a morley i had laying around collecting dust and it was noisy as hell, the level knob made no difference. So i figured let me get something more portable, full size wahs are like bricks. Man now i realize i missed the sound of the cry babys, the mini has no bells and whistles besides the inside adjustments but it matches the output volume perfectly to what my guitar-backing track level is set to, unlike the morley which would boost to much and be noisy and drown out the backing track. Little adjustment in working it as instead of using my full foot i just use the front of my foot, but im happy with it. I deducted a star just because its not as easy to operate (Yet!) as a full size, but i pretty much knew that going in.Amateur gear person here so I have no idea on what qualities in sound you’d be looking for. My rating is purely based on how cool I think this is and how much fun I’m having with it right now.This pedal is really cool. Small and fits perfect on my thin 7 pedal, pedal board from ghost fire. Very happy with the sound and functionality! Way better than the oversized cry baby Wah pedals and easier to use.????Takes a little getting used to the small size vs. a full size wah but it has 3 sound settings unlike the original cry baby which is a plus. My only real issue is the rubber on the bottom doesn't stick to the Velcro too well. It will stay on the board but if you have to move it the Velcro usually peels off and have to put it back on. Perhaps a light aluminum bottom plate like the original would be better for me and wouldn't add much weight when applying it to a pedal board. 4 stars due to the rubber base and wish it was a hair larger. Other than that it's your typical crybaby with 2 extra sounds to use. Since the base is a pain it would be better if the switch was on the exterior instead of inside the pedal.This pedal is SO cool. I had a Vox wah for 5 years and honestly just thought it was as good a wah tone as one could get (I hated it, but I didn't know any better). But my friend had this baby Crybaby and I couldn't believe the sound he was getting, and got it for myself as quickly as I could.First of all, the three tones you can get by using the switch that's within the pedal aren't just "tones," they are straight up tones. Each one is it's own, wonderful sweep, and you'll probably die trying to pick one to stick with for a while, though if you're like me, you'll pick the low sweep which has a great Yuck/The Pains of Being Pure at Heart sound.Secondly, don't be worried about how it will feel on your foot. As long as you've got it on the top row of your board (so you can move your foot up and down) it's the same feeling. Not different or awkward at all.I was looking for a small and portable wah wah, downsizing from my monster VOX wah wah pedal. This was great and fits awesome in my gig bag. The only complaint is the switch for the different modes is inside the pedal. The trick I found is to unscrew three of the screws from the bottom and use the cover as a swing flap.