My Dunlop Crybaby 105q is not wahing

[profdannyspit]

I haven't used this pedal in years and I plugged it in today. The signal was passing through and I was playing bass fine and then I began to use it and......no wah effect! When I pushed down on the pedal all the way down it was just putting down the volume and when I would let it go it would be back to normal. I messed with the settings on the pedal putting the variable q all the way up and messed with the volume but still no wah sound. I want a wah sound from my wah pedal. I was really excited to use it once again coupled primarily with my boss odb-3 but it was really disappointing that it didn't work. This pedal tends to be pretty expensive and I am hoping there is a cheap way of repairing it. If anybody knows anything about this please please please help. for my crybaby

[manmountain8]

Did you check the batteries? My 105q burns through batteries quickly and does not work right with weak batteries. That pedal is not expensive at all though. You can get a used one for less than 50 bucks. I've even seen them for $25.

[profdannyspit]

I haven't been lucky enough to find used ones that cheap. I plugged into the power supply and it did the exact same thing so it wasn't the batteries.

[niftydog]

...unless the power supply was dud, or the wrong type. If I were you I'd definitely try it with a new battery.

[jbybj]

Originally Posted by profdannyspit

I haven't used this pedal in years and I plugged it in today. The signal was passing through and I was playing bass fine and then I began to use it and......no wah effect! When I pushed down on the pedal all the way down it was just putting down the volume and when I would let it go it would be back to normal. I messed with the settings on the pedal putting the variable q all the way up and messed with the volume but still no wah sound. I want a wah sound from my wah pedal. I was really excited to use it once again coupled primarily with my boss odb-3 but it was really disappointing that it didn't work. This pedal tends to be pretty expensive and I am hoping there is a cheap way of repairing it. If anybody knows anything about this please please please help. for my crybaby

I bought a used 105q bass wah a couple of years ago, it was an older design. It would pass signal and wah, but it added a very high pitch squeal in the toe down position. Dunlop said they would fix it for $50, flat rate. A new one is a little over $100, and I paid less than $50 for it used, so I sent it in. After two weeks, and their assurance that it could be repaired, I got a brand new one in the mail. Turns out they couldn't figure out what was wrong, and after so much time on a bench it became cheaper for them to sent me a new one. I'm happy.

My point is, they were good to their word, and it cost me $50. And yes, it is an awesome and fun pedal, you will enjoy it when it's working again. Peace, JBY

[manmountain8]

I really liked the vocal qualities of my 105q until I realized what a tone sucker it is. I'm using it for now because it's all I have, but I'd like to find something with true bypass, like a wilson. Maybe with a bypass looper I'd like it better.

[profdannyspit]

I also tried different batteries so that was not the problem. I sent Dunlop an e-mail describing what was wrong with it and they told me I had to replace the pot. A new pot will cost me about 30 bucks so I might just order it and put it in myself. I opened it up already and it doesn't look very complicated...

I agree it is a bit of a tone sucker but its also all I got and the wah effect is pretty cool.