BD95
BILLY DUFFY CRY BABY
®
WAH
POWER
The Billy Duffy Cry Baby Wah can
be powered by one 9-volt battery
(accessed via the bottom of the pedal),
a 9-volt AC adapter such as the Dunlop
ECB003/ECB003EU, or the DC Brick
™
and Iso-Brick
™
power supplies.
CONTROL DIAGRAMS
SETUP INSTRUCTIONS
• Run an instrument cable from your
guitar to the BD95’s INSTRUMENT
jack and another instrument cable from
the BD95’s AMPLIFIER jack to your
amplifier’s input.
• To engage the effect, simply push the
toe of the pedal down with your foot.
To disengage, remove your foot from
the pedal.
• Use MODE kickswitch to toggle between
95Q mode, indicated by blue LEDs on
either side of pedal, and Vintage mode,
indicated by red LEDs.
• Rotate internal AUTO-RETURN DELAY
control clockwise to increase length of
effect ring out or counterclockwise to
decrease it.
• Rotate the VOLUME control clockwise to
increase volume of effect in 95Q mode
or counterclockwise to decrease it.
Note: This control is inactive in
Vintage mode.
• Rotate the Q control clockwise to
narrow 95Q mode’s bandpass and
emphasize higher end harmonics or
counterclockwise for a wider bandpass
that emphasizes lower end harmonics.
Note: This control is inactive in
Vintage mode.
• Rotate internal BLUE trimpot clockwise
for a brighter toe-down response or
counterclockwise for a warmer toe-down
response. Note: This control is inactive
in Vintage mode.
• Rotate internal RED trimpot clockwise
for a brighter toe-down response or
counterclockwise for a warmer toe-down
response. Note: This control is inactive
in 95Q mode.
• Rock your foot back and forth on the
pedal to hear the vocal, expressive tones
that the Cry Baby Wah is famous for.
CONTROLS
1. MODE kickswitch toggles between 95Q
mode (indicated by blue LEDs) and
Vintage mode (indicated by red LEDs)
2. VOLUME control sets 95Q mode’s
output level
3. Q control adjusts width of 95Q
mode’s bandpass
4. AUTO-RETURN DELAY control
(internal) sets how long effect rings
out after being disengaged
5. BLUE trimpot (internal) sets toe-down
range of 95Q mode
6. RED trimpot (internal) sets toe-down
range of Vintage mode
VOLUME control boosts
gain up to +15dB
Q control adjusts wah
frequency width
MODE switch toggles between
95Q & Vintage modes
LED
LED
RED
BLUE
SPECIFICATIONS
Impedance
Input
800 k
Ω
Output
< 1 k
Ω
Noise Floor
Heel Down
< -98 dBV
Toe Down
< -90 dBV
Center Frequency fc Range*
95Q Mode
410 to 2,000 Hz
+20/-10%
Vintage Mode
450 to 2,200 Hz
+17/-10%
Max Gain at fc
17 dB
Boost
0.1 to 15 dB
Bypass
Buffered
Current Draw
8 mA
Power Supply
DC 9 volts
*Center Frequency fc Range specifications are with the RED
and BLUE potentiometers fully clockwise.
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DUNLOP MANUFACTURING, INC.
P.O. BOX 846 BENICIA, CA 94510 U.S.A.
TEL: 1-707-745-2722 FAX: 1-707-745-2658
AUTO-RETURN
DELAY
