
M89 BASS OVERDRIVE
DESCRIPTION 
• A unique overdrive circuit  
 designed specically for bass 
• Separate clean and drive  
 controls for tonal versatility 
• 100% analog circuitry for rich 
 warm tone
CONTROLS
 CLEAN knob blends in a  
tuned clean signal with the 
overdrive signal
 VOLUME knob controls the 
overall volume of the pedal
 TONE knob controls the color 
of the overdrive signal
 DRIVE knob controls the 
amount of overdrive
FOOTSWITCH toggles  
effect on/by bass (white  
LED indicates on)
POWER 
The MXR Bass Overdrive is 
powered by one 9 volt battery 
(remove bottom plate to install), 
a 9 volt AC Adapter such as the 
Dunlop ECB003/ECB003EU or  
a power supply such as the  
DC Brick
™
.
DIRECTIONS
• Run a cable from your bass  
to the Bass Overdrive’s Input 
jack and run another cable from 
the Bass Overdrive’s Output to 
your amplier.
• Set all controls to the 12 
o’clock position.
• Turn the effect on by depressing 
the FOOTSWITCH.
• Rotate the CLEAN control 
clockwise to increase the blend 
of preset EQ clean signal or 
counterclockwise to decrease it. 
SAMPLE SETTINGS 
IRON HAND SMOOTH DRIVEBULLS ON PARADE
• Rotate the VOLUME control 
clockwise to increase the 
overall volume of the effect or 
counterclockwise to decrease it.
• Rotate the TONE control 
clockwise for a brighter 
tone or counterclockwise 
for a darker sound.
• Rotate the DRIVE control 
clockwise to increase the 
amount of overdrive or 
counterclockwise to  
decrease it.
SPECIFICATIONS 
Input Impedance  1 MΩ 
Output Impedance  <10 kΩ 
Signal to Noise*  >95 dB
Current Draw  19 mA 
Power Supply  9 volts DC 
*A-weighted, Vref = 1Vrms
DUNLOP MANUFACTURING, INC. 
P.O. BOX 846 BENICIA, CA 94510 U.S.A. 
TEL: 1-707-745-2722 FAX: 1-707-745-2658