Dunlop ZW-44 Instruction Manual

ZW-44 Wylde Overdrive

Co ngrat ulati ons on yo ur purchase of y our new MXR ZW-44
Wy lde Overdri ve Pedal! MXR is a pi o neer of disto r t ion box

technology and MXR effects are chosen by guitarists the world
over for their bullet-proof construction and spectacular tone.
Please take a minute to read through this manual so you can get
the most out of your ZW-44 Wylde Overdrive.

DESCRIPTION

• Powerful, cutting overdrive with great definition

• Output and Gain controls for any tone at any volume

• Single Tone control makes overall sound shaping simple

• Indestructible, die-cast zinc housing

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CONTROLS

1

Output controls overall effect
volume (inactive in bypass mode)

2

Tone shapes overall EQ

3

Gain controls overall amount
of distortion
Footswitch toggles effect

4

on/bypass (red LED indicates on)

SPECIFICATIONS

INPUT IMPEDANCE: .................................................................. 1meg Ohm

NOMINAL INPUT: ......................................................................... -22dBV

OUTPUT IMPEDANCE: .............................................................. < 7.5K Ohm

OUTPUT LEVEL:............................................................................ -22dBV

SIGNAL TO NOISE ALL CONTROLS @ MID POSITION :.... >88dB ‘A’ weighted (Vref 1V RMS)

POWER DRAW:............................................................................ <2.2mA

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POWER

The MXR Wylde Overdrive uses one 9-volt battery, which is accessed through the bottom of
the pedal. The Wylde Overdrive can also be powered by the Dunlop ECB03 adapter (ECB03E
in Eur op e), a 9- volt D C re gula ted AC a da pter. Plu g po lari ty is po si tive o n the ba rr el and
ne gat ive on th e cen ter. N ote : A 9-v olt b att ery m ust b e insta lle d to op era te th e Wylde
Overdrive unless an AC adapter is used.

DIRECTIONS

To be gin u sin g you r MXR Wy lde O ver dri ve, r un a cab le fr om yo ur gu ita r to th e Wyl de
Overdrive’s input jack and run another cable from the Wylde Overdrive’s output jack to your

ZW-44 Wylde Overdrive

amplifier. For starters, set all of the Wylde Overdrive’s controls to their 12 o’clock position
and tur n the e ffect o n by de pres sing th e foots witc h (re d LED o n). N ow di al in a s muc h
distortion as you want with the Gain knob. Once you’ve set the amount of distortion to your

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liking, you can modify the sound with the Tone knob. Check out the sample settings in this
manual for some of the many great sounds the Wylde Overdrive is capable of.

Wy l de Overdriv e P e dal! MXR is a pion e er of distort i o n box
technology and MXR effects are chosen by guitarists the world
over for their bullet-proof construction and spectacular tone.
Please take a minute to read through this manual so you can get
the most out of your ZW-44 Wylde Overdrive.

DESCRIPTION

SAMPLE SETTINGS

• Powerful, cutting overdrive with great definition

• Output and Gain controls for any tone at any volume

• Single Tone control makes overall sound shaping simple

• Indestructible, die-cast zinc housing

ZAKKS SETTING

* pre-amp setting at 10

MORE OVERDRIVE YOUR SETTING