jimdunlopusa | 1 decade ago

For more information on the ZW45 please visit:
http://www.jimdunlop.com/product/zw45-zakk-wylde-signature-wah

Dunlop presents an in depth look at the Zakk Wylde Signature Cry Baby, taking you inside the story of its unique voicing and custom look.
Developed alongside Zakk and his techs to find the perfect wah for his high gain tone, the Dunlop engineering team headed up by Bobby Cedro settled on a particular EQ parameter that is shifted down from a regular Cry Baby. At clean settings, the wah gives a very deep and resonant sweep. At "Wylde-like" volumes coupled with other effects, the lower voicing provides for a more pleasing and soaring high end, an abundance of harmonics, and an earth shaking low end.

Finishing off the pedal, Zakk himself took a sander to some wah castings to express the raw metallic finish he wanted on the pedal that would bear his name and Dunlop listened. This wah also features an adjustable torque screw in the back heel so that you can customize yourself the tension of the rocker pedal. You can loosen the tension making fast and furious "wah-ing" possible or you can add tension as Zakk will tend to do so that you can use the pedal as a more of tone shaper and be able to walk away from it with the pedal cracked in a certain position.

VIDEO CREDITS:
Featuring: Zakk Wylde & Bobby Cedro
Executive Producer: Jimmy Dunlop
Producer/Director: Joey Tosi
Editor/Sound: Max Baloian
Director of Photography: Donavan Sell
Camera: Danny Nieder
Gaffer/2nd Camera: Matt Hazelrig

SIGNAL CHAIN FOR SOUND SAMPLE:
Bobby Cedro + Gibson Les Paul + ZW45 Cry Baby + ZW44 Berzerker Overdrive + ZW38 Black Label Chorus + Marshall JCM800

Recorded using Heil PR30 & PR40 microphones
http://www.heilsound.com/