Tone Report Weekly Issue 157 | Page 35

GCB95 : Nothing beats the original. The GCB95 is designed to the specs of the original Cry Baby made by Thomas Organ Company in 1970 and it has all of the features that made the original a classic. Not only is it as durable as ever with the same nearly-unbreakable diecast housing, its tone is off the charts, courtesy of a normally-aftermarket 100K Hot Potz potentiometer. If you want a pedal that can deliver that vintage wah tone, then look no further. Some of our tone purists might be wondering about the vintage-style GCB95 bypass circuitry. Yes, it is no secret that hard-wired bypass circuits are known to steal some of your guitar signal when the pedal is in the off position. While there are some players who actually seek that vintage rolledoff treble sound, there are those folks who can simply do without it. Rest assured there is a cure for this malady— by simply sticking a buffer pedal on the front of your chain, you can put an end to any signal loss due to hard-wired bypass. ToneReport.com 35