Owner manual

DCR-2SR Rack Wah Manual
Congratulations on your purchase of your new Dunlop Crybaby
DCR-2SR Rack Wah! Dunlop is committed to producing state-of-the-art
products with the same bullet-proof construction and spectacular
tone that made us famous. Please take a minute to read through this
manual so you can get the most out of your Rack Wah.
FEATURES
• Amazingly flexible wah tones
• Legendary Fasel inductor for incredibly vocal wah tone and sweep
• Rack mounting keeps signal chain in the rack
• Six selectable frequency range
• Variable Q control
• Six controller inputs to accommodate multiple pedals on stage
volume pedal capabilities
• Six-band EQ for additional tone sculpting
• Preset volume boost up to 10dB
C U S T O M S H O P
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DUNLOP MANUFACTURING, INC. P.O. BOX 846 BENICIA, CA 94510 U.S.A.
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DIRECTIONS
Getting Started:
Selecting a Wah Tone
Fine Tuning Your Wah Tone
Boosting Your Wah Tone
Using the Optional Volume Pedal
To begin using your Crybaby DCR-2SR Rack Wah, run a cable from your guitar
to the Wah Input jack on the Rack Wah’s back panel. Then connect a cable
from the Wah Output jack to the input of your amplifier. Connect a DCR-1FC Foot
Controller to Control Pedal Input 1 on the Rack Wah’s back panel with the
included stereo cable. Note: The stereo cable between the Foot Controller and
the Rack Wah does not pass signal. This helps maintain sonic integrity by
reducing the amount of cable and connections between your guitar and amp.
Turn the Rack Wah on and then turn on your amp. With the Wah button on the
front panel depressed (green On LED illuminated), step on the controller pedal
to activate the toe switch. Rock the pedal back and forth to hear the Wah effect.
The Crybaby DCR-2SR has an absolutely huge range of Wah tones. To begin the
quest for your ultimate Wah sound, set the Range knob to 1.2kHz (the lowest or
bassiest frequency range) and, for starters, set the Q knob to 12:00. Play a riff as
you rock the Wah pedal. A good way to hear exactly what the various settings
sound like is to simply play a series of hammer-ons and pull-offs—like a trill
between two notes—and gradually turn the Q knob as you rock the pedal. The
Q control changes the breadth of the Wah effect, from narrow and sharp to
broad and subtle. Rotating this knob will give you a good idea of what the 1.2kHz
setting can do. Next, switch the Range knob to 1.4kHz and go through the same
process, and then 1.6kHz, 1.8kHz, and so on. With a little experimentation, you’ll
find a particular Range and Q setting that best suits your individual style.
Now that you’ve chosen the frequency range (with the Range knob) and
breadth of your Wah tone (with the Q knob), you can fine-tune it further with the
Crybaby DCR-2SR’s 6-band EQ. To do this, depress the EQ button on the front
panel. Start with all six knobs at 12:00 and then gradually turn each knob
clockwise (to boost the selected frequency) and counterclockwise (to cut or
attenuate the selected frequency). The possibilities are truly endless—and a
little overwhelming—here, so begin with subtle adjustments.
Once your Wah sound is dialed in, you can easily determine where that tone sits in
the mix with the Boost control. This knob presets a gain boost of up to 10dB that
kicks in when you engage the Wah effect. This control performs a couple of different
functions. With a cleaner setting on your amp, it will provide a substantial volume
boost, bringing your Wah lines to the front of the mix. With a dirty tone, the Boost
function creates more distortion, saturation, and sustain. It can create endless,
sustaining feedback on virtually any note with a loud amplifier, perfect for lead work.
The Crybaby DCR-2SR comes equipped with an additional loop for remote volume
control. This is preferable to merely running a volume pedal between your guitar and
amp because the *pedal that controls the DCR-2SR volume function, is only a voltage
controller. It does not pass signal, therefore there is no need to run any additional
cable between your guitar and the Crybaby Rack Wah. **To use the volume function
in your DCR-2SR Crybaby Rack Wah, plug your guitar into the DCR-2SR Volume Input
jack. Run a short patch cable from the Volume Output jack to the Wah Input jack.
Run a cable from the Wah Output jack to your amp. Next, plug a DCR-1FC Controller
into one of the Wah Control Pedal input jacks via a stereo cable. Then plug a Volume
Control *Pedal into the Volume Control Pedal jack via a mono cable. To activate the
volume function, depress the Volume button on the front panel.
* The Crybaby GCB-80 Volume Pedal (with 250k pot) or an equivalent pedal can be used as the
DCR-2SR Volume Control Pedal by connecting a standard 1/4” mono cable from its output jack to the
DCR-2SR Volume Control Pedal jack.
** The loop for remote volume control can be inserted anywhere within the signal chain, including FX
loops. Only one example is described here for simplicity. DO NOT connect to amplifier speaker outputs.
Congratulations on your purchase of your new Dunlop Crybaby DCR-2SR Rack Wah! Dunlop is committed to producing state-of-the-art products with the same bullet-proof construction and spectacular tone that made us famous. Please take a minute to read through this manual so you can get the most out of your Rack Wah.
FEATURES
• Amazingly flexible wah tones
• Legendary Fasel inductor for incredibly vocal wah tone and sweep
• Rack mounting keeps signal chain in the rack
• Six selectable frequency range
• Variable Q control
• Six controller inputs to accommodate multiple pedals on stage
volume pedal capabilities
• Six-band EQ for additional tone sculpting
• Preset volume boost up to 10dB
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