Dunlop MXR ZW44 Wylde Overdrive Pedal

Dunlop MXR ZW44 Wylde Overdrive Pedal just how Zakk Wylde is this?))) MXR was founded by Keith Barr and Terry Sherwood in 1973 in New York. They were famous for their pedals in the 70s-80s, then things declined. The first MXR effects pedal was the M-101 MXR, widely used on the first Van Halen albums. Jim Dunlop bought out the MXR licensing rights. Currently, some classic MXR effects are being reissued. They even created new models in addition to the original line, including signature ones, such as Van Halen Phase 90, Flanger, Black Label, Zakk Wylde in Wylde Overdrive Zakk Wylde developed his signature pedal together with Jim Dunlop. The result was a very muscular MXR ZW-44, which will turn your sound into heavy, stocky riffs, or sharp, clearly readable solo parts. Zakk Wylde plays on quite powerful stacks and cabinets. You are unlikely to be able to properly drive the pedal on small equipment. It is extremely easy to use. There are quite a few explanations in the manual. Only 3 control knobs and you can get a fairly wide set of sounds. GAIN is very sensitive here. Distortion begins at the 14 o'clock position of the control. The sound palette ranges from a sharp and perky overdrive to a medium distortion with trimmed high frequencies (controlled by tone). This is an OVERDRIVE pedal, not a DISTORTION. You won't achieve the sound of a cannonade. But if you use it as a booster for tube overdrive... In this role, it is not just good, it is magnificent. A very pleasant, truly flexible, rigid delivery. The MXR ZW-44 is not transparent like a Fulldrive or OCD, which preserves your signal and simply boosts it in various ways. No, this is definitely a more powerful, unified and versatile effect. In my opinion, this MXR fits well into styles such as jazz, blues, rock, funk. It sits perfectly everywhere. This is probably the "clearest" OVERDRIVE I have ever heard. I would describe it as sharp, with a large boost in the highs and with a poisonous midrange. Rigid, moderately compressed, without any muddiness, focused, easily controlled. Similar to old-school metal, maybe from the 80s. With the help of the MXR, you can diversify solo parts with very clear, incredibly bright solos if you set all controls to the maximum. By setting the tone knob below 9 o'clock, you can get a la Clapton light background. The cleaner channel has a compressed bluesy tint. The sound is crystal clear, there is not even a hint of dirt. It perfectly shows the dynamics of Zakk Wylde. If you also open up a suitable Les Paul with active electronics, the sound is one-to-one. In general, considering this device as a signature effect, we definitely give it a 10 out of 10 :-) If you work with more modern amplifiers, especially with overdrive, I'm sure you won't be disappointed. You will get thin melodies, harmonic overtones that do not get out of control and remain compressed. The pedal is very cool, so as they say #musthave This is how it sounds Pedal in Dnipropetrovsk Will deliver anywhere in the world