Lantus I agree. During the black album, and the 90's he overdid it on the crybaby by far. If you compare his stuff in the 90's with say...I dont know his solo on Hit the Lights back on Kill 'em All, its a MASSIVE regression. I just don't know why he decided to limit himself so much, but from what I know he was heavily influenced by blues during the 90's which resulted in the simpler bouncier riffs.
Yeah, after a while I get sick of that damn wah pedal. Makes me almost not want one for myself. (key word being "almost").