ErikH
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Little backstory. Fall 2017, I left the band I had been in since 2006. Other priorities. I had sold all my pedals (except the few boosters and buffers I built), sold all my amps but one (don't worry, no guitars were sold) and didn't do much for a while. Then I began playing bass earlier this year and joined a band in April. I hadn't picked up a guitar for more than an hour since last October (until a week ago). A few weeks ago our guitar player collapsed on stage. He's alive and recouping after getting a defibrillator. So, while he's recouping, I was asked if I could play guitar for an upcoming gig (maybe more) and we have the bass player I replaced sitting in (he had to leave because of tinnitus). Sure, no problem. Then I realized, all I have is my Vox AV30 amp. Ok, so Angus style it is at first rehearsal this way. Went well. BUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I needed a Cry Baby. I sold my heavily modded and battered GCB95 from 1990-91 so the hunt was on. So many choices. After I sold all my pedals and started playing bass, I hardly looked at guitar gear. After checking out a few, I was about to pull the trigger on a Dunlop Crybaby Classic GCB95F, until I got a nice bonus at work. That quickly made me change my mind and went after the one I wanted since it was released, the Jerry Cantrell JC95. And I'm glad I got it.
The adjustable toe frequency is great. The mid-point seems to be the sweet spot and is Jerry's favorite according to a product video I came across. There's no volume drop when engaged. In fact, there's actually a little bit of boost. The bybass is great, no tone-suck I can hear. I even pulled the battery and signal still passed through with the circuit disengaged. The finish on it is really cool. They did a great job on it. My old Cry Baby didn't have a battery access door so this is a welcome feature for me since I'll be running on battery only (I know, it's been on other models for years, I never had one with it). The tone is pretty much perfect for what I was looking for. Nice and sweet on clean tones, still cuts through on high gain tones. Some Cry Baby's don't cut as well with high gain but this one does it wonderfully. Nice and smooth feel on the treadle, easy to turn on/off too.
With so many models out there now (I was a bit overwhelmed having not looked at guitar gear that long), I was wondering if I would get the right one so I went with my gut and sure enough, it steered me right.
I needed a Cry Baby. I sold my heavily modded and battered GCB95 from 1990-91 so the hunt was on. So many choices. After I sold all my pedals and started playing bass, I hardly looked at guitar gear. After checking out a few, I was about to pull the trigger on a Dunlop Crybaby Classic GCB95F, until I got a nice bonus at work. That quickly made me change my mind and went after the one I wanted since it was released, the Jerry Cantrell JC95. And I'm glad I got it.
The adjustable toe frequency is great. The mid-point seems to be the sweet spot and is Jerry's favorite according to a product video I came across. There's no volume drop when engaged. In fact, there's actually a little bit of boost. The bybass is great, no tone-suck I can hear. I even pulled the battery and signal still passed through with the circuit disengaged. The finish on it is really cool. They did a great job on it. My old Cry Baby didn't have a battery access door so this is a welcome feature for me since I'll be running on battery only (I know, it's been on other models for years, I never had one with it). The tone is pretty much perfect for what I was looking for. Nice and sweet on clean tones, still cuts through on high gain tones. Some Cry Baby's don't cut as well with high gain but this one does it wonderfully. Nice and smooth feel on the treadle, easy to turn on/off too.
With so many models out there now (I was a bit overwhelmed having not looked at guitar gear that long), I was wondering if I would get the right one so I went with my gut and sure enough, it steered me right.
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