Vintage JEN Mister Crybaby Super and finished Pedalboard
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Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
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Where is the vintage part?
Where is the vintage part?
blueman335
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Re: Vintage JEN Mister Crybaby Super and finished Pedalboard
'Vintage' wahs are 1960's and 1970's.
'Vintage' wahs are 1960's and 1970's.
Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
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And by the looks of the way it is made.....somewhere in the 2000's.
And someone could have switched bottomplates out.
And by the looks of the way it is made.....somewhere in the 2000's.
And someone could have switched bottomplates out.
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blueman335
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Right. It's got small circuit boards on the pot and DPDT switch (for true bypass)! They didn't do that on vintage wah's. That's a giveaway right there.
Older Crybaby's didn't have the input/output jacks mounted on the main circuit board either; that started in the 1990's. Same with AC jacks. Every vintage wah I've seen was battery operated only. Look up pics of vintage wah's. They were very simple & roomy inside, and the boards were nothing like the layout of yours.
The board layout is recent production. I hope you didn't pay vintage price for it.
Right. It's got small circuit boards on the pot and DPDT switch (for true bypass)! They didn't do that on vintage wah's. That's a giveaway right there.
Older Crybaby's didn't have the input/output jacks mounted on the main circuit board either; that started in the 1990's. Same with AC jacks. Every vintage wah I've seen was battery operated only. Look up pics of vintage wah's. They were very simple & roomy inside, and the boards were nothing like the layout of yours.
The board layout is recent production. I hope you didn't pay vintage price for it.
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GoldenVulture
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Re: Vintage JEN Mister Crybaby Super and finished Pedalboard
Here you go, the vintage Jen I've owned since the seventies.
- https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?176678-New-wah!&p=2313120&viewfull=1#post2313120 -
It's got a frequency range mod , the switch for it replacing the external power connector that it had. The rest is nearly all original.
Here you go, the vintage Jen I've owned since the seventies.
- https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?176678-New-wah!&p=2313120&viewfull=1#post2313120 -
It's got a frequency range mod , the switch for it replacing the external power connector that it had. The rest is nearly all original.
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Lazarus1140
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Re: Vintage JEN Mister Crybaby Super and finished Pedalboard
Hmmm
Hmmm
Gearjoneser
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Re: Vintage JEN Mister Crybaby Super and finished Pedalboard
I used to use a Mister Cry Baby Super in the mid 90's, so I'm assuming that one is early 90's.
I thought it was a smart feature to have a volume and wah in one pedal. I don't know why that's not more common nowadays.
I used to use a Mister Cry Baby Super in the mid 90's, so I'm assuming that one is early 90's.
I thought it was a smart feature to have a volume and wah in one pedal. I don't know why that's not more common nowadays.
mwalluk
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You would think more wahs would do that. It's not like they're adding much more components or schematics to do so. Maybe it's a money grab from the companies? Why sell one pedal when we could sell 2.....
You would think more wahs would do that. It's not like they're adding much more components or schematics to do so. Maybe it's a money grab from the companies? Why sell one pedal when we could sell 2.....
Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: Vintage JEN Mister Crybaby Super and finished Pedalboard
That would be a good question for someone like Jorge Tripps or Geoffrey Teese. I'm guessing it's because the volume pedal circuitry would load down the uneffected signal, but I never felt like it was when I owned one.
That would be a good question for someone like Jorge Tripps or Geoffrey Teese. I'm guessing it's because the volume pedal circuitry would load down the uneffected signal, but I never felt like it was when I owned one.
blueman335
Mojo's Minions
Re: Vintage JEN Mister Crybaby Super and finished Pedalboard
25 years ago? Not with the two small circuit boards on the pot and switch. That's a more recent development. It might have been made in the 2000's.
25 years ago? Not with the two small circuit boards on the pot and switch. That's a more recent development. It might have been made in the 2000's.
Gearjoneser
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Re: Vintage JEN Mister Crybaby Super and finished Pedalboard
I seem to remember mine having a boost switch and maybe a volume, so it was definitely a 90's version.
I think Vasshu was right. It's a 2000's wah with a different baseplate
I seem to remember mine having a boost switch and maybe a volume, so it was definitely a 90's version.
I think Vasshu was right. It's a 2000's wah with a different baseplate
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blueman335
Mojo's Minions
Re: Vintage JEN Mister Crybaby Super and finished Pedalboard
I've bought used wahs. One came with the baseplate of a different model, another came without any baseplate. You can't completely go by the baseplate; what's inside is what matters. Rubber feet, battery covers, and even sometimes baseplates are removed/replaced/lost.
I've bought used wahs. One came with the baseplate of a different model, another came without any baseplate. You can't completely go by the baseplate; what's inside is what matters. Rubber feet, battery covers, and even sometimes baseplates are removed/replaced/lost.
Re: Vintage JEN Mister Crybaby Super and finished Pedalboard
just stumbled across this thread. i have owned two versions of the dunlop mister super crybaby*.
there were two versions, both with same model name, unfortunately. EW-95V
1st version:
in early 90s dunlop licensed the design from jen, ( which had previously made wah/vols with this name in italy, not that common in the US.) they even bought a batch of jen style fasels for the earliest units. all of the jen licensed ones have a single pot, the standard-for-the-era hotpotz1 dunlop/clarostat 100k. no boost or volume adjust on side, but it did have a status LED. fairly traditional wah circuit, no opamps or extra stuff. volume function was activated in the traditional way, same as jen had done it, by disconnecting the inductor's cap from ground. a compromised way to do a volume pedal.
2nd:
the revised, dual gang pot version replaced this early version after only a couple years , possibly as early as '92 -'93 and was discontinued approx. 2002 or so (?). no longer containing markings about a Jen licensed design. has a 16db boost button and volume adjust on the side. has a ton of 'stuff', opamps and other things on a large PCB. specially sourced pots wear out eventually, last i checked, banzai in germany had replacements but for a lot of dough. it is possible dunlop still has the pots as well but i have not checked.
*i buy, sell & design wah pedals, as well as manufacturing a line of wah parts.
just stumbled across this thread. i have owned two versions of the dunlop mister super crybaby*.
there were two versions, both with same model name, unfortunately. EW-95V
1st version:
in early 90s dunlop licensed the design from jen, ( which had previously made wah/vols with this name in italy, not that common in the US.) they even bought a batch of jen style fasels for the earliest units. all of the jen licensed ones have a single pot, the standard-for-the-era hotpotz1 dunlop/clarostat 100k. no boost or volume adjust on side, but it did have a status LED. fairly traditional wah circuit, no opamps or extra stuff. volume function was activated in the traditional way, same as jen had done it, by disconnecting the inductor's cap from ground. a compromised way to do a volume pedal.
2nd:
the revised, dual gang pot version replaced this early version after only a couple years , possibly as early as '92 -'93 and was discontinued approx. 2002 or so (?). no longer containing markings about a Jen licensed design. has a 16db boost button and volume adjust on the side. has a ton of 'stuff', opamps and other things on a large PCB. specially sourced pots wear out eventually, last i checked, banzai in germany had replacements but for a lot of dough. it is possible dunlop still has the pots as well but i have not checked.
*i buy, sell & design wah pedals, as well as manufacturing a line of wah parts.
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