Jim Dunlop makes such a wide variety of pedals sold under different brand names, Dunlop makes the beloved MXR line of stomp boxes (since 1987) and in 2008 resurrected the Way Huge brand. Currently, Dunlop offers more than 70 effect pedals, including the Jimi Hendrix Authentic Analog Pedal Series, the original Heil Talk Box, various Custom Audio Electronics effects developed by Bob Bradshaw, and numerous artist signature pedals.

With the DVP1, Dunlop has managed to spice up the ordinary, ho-hum volume pedal.
Part of the DVP1’s appeal is its rugged, industrial-strength styling, from its curvaceous, shiny aluminum chassis to its knobby nonslip tread, which looks like the treads of an off-road tire. Even cooler is its easily accessible tension-adjustment screw, which allows you to make the pedal’s action as tight or loose as you want. In addition to the requisite input and output jacks, the DVP1 includes a tuner output to send the guitar’s signal to a tuner, allowing you to tune up with the volume all the way off. The DVP1 Volume Pedal also features Dunlop’s patent-pending Steel Band Drive assembly.

Wah pedal in the current Cry Baby line. Like Dunlop’s other artist signature Cry Baby wahs, it starts out with the familiar Cry Baby chassis but adds a few unique modifications that give it its own distinctive voice. The Cantrell Cry Baby’s frequency sweep is more narrowly focused in the midrange (approximately 320Hz to 1,270kHz) than an original Cry Baby, although you can increase the upper-midrange response of the pedal’s toe-down position up to 2,070Hz with an adjustable Fine Tune knob.
Price:
JC95 Jerry Cantrell Signature Cry Baby wah $264.99; DVP1 volume pedal, $169.99