MXR ZW44 Zakk Wylde Berzerker Overdrive Pedal
Stomp your way into the loud, crushing world of Zakk Wylde. This overdrive pedal delivers that screaming, sustaining lead tone that Wylde is known for.
Overall User Ratings (based on 60 ratings)
Submitted December 10, 2012 by Patrick T in Reno, NV
"Adds the right amount of push for my Marshall"
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I have a Marshall DSL100 head running thru 2 nice cabs. The head is truly great, but I wanted a little more UUUUMPH!! I was thinking about a Boss EQ pedal, but opted for the MXR after reading many user reviews. I added it to my pedal board over the weekend and haven't looked back. The guys in the band stopped and looked at me with amazment when I hit the pedal.
I am running the MXR pedal with my Marshall gain (not via the Clean Channel). I adjusted the volume and tone slightly (on the pedal) and bumped up the gain. It doesn't change my Marshall tone, just enhances it which is what I wanted. I play high end ESP guitars with EMG 81's and I don't sound like Zakk Wylde with this pedal in the mix. I retain my own sound and have a nice, heavy crunch.
If you want more push, get this pedal. Be sure to use good patch cables.
Musical Background:
Guitar
Musical Style:
Hard Rock / Metal
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Submitted October 27, 2007 by a customer from gmail.com
"Pretty neat, tough, strong and amazing little bastard..."
10, only if I get it at a great price and if when I use it on stage it won't be moving around..
Sound
The sound of this pedal is pretty neat... is the standard distortion everybody has to use... incredible product. I just tried out today and I'm trying to sell my DS-2 to get it... It doesn't affect the true output or the signal of the sound and still responds to high-gain humbuckers and provides power to single-coiled pickups pretty well too...
Features
every feature is easy to use and provides the player with a wide range of possibilities to create a unique sound.. without affecting any sound quality. The most useful feature I found was, besides the great distortion it can pull off, the output knob was very useful since every guitar has its own output and with this, you can regulate the gain produced by the pedal... very nice
Ease of Use
there is no need to spend a lot of time moving around knobs to get a great sound out of it... every combination works out great and if you wanna change it... just a slight movement to any knob pulls out a different tone..
Quality
Since it is made of metal it is pretty tough when it comes to road work, plus its size makes it even better to move around. The only flaw it has for road work is that you may have to have it in a pedal board since it doesn't have any grip holders to keep it from moving around when you click it.. just for that I give it an 8
Value
The price of the product could be quite lower... say, if they lower the price, they could sell more units and that would be even better for the company...
The Wow Factor
The design is simple, smooth, retro, and the graphics are amazing... pretty simple and very nice...
Musical Background:
Pro musician
Musical Style:
classic and hard rock
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Submitted December 27, 2006 by a customer from hotmail.com
MXR Zakk Wylde Overdrive Customer Review
BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its worth every penny
Sound
sounds like the brit rock overdrive with slight gain, and with the full gain, you are ready to rock with a massive sounding badass amp!!!
Features
i think it needs more knobs for more possibilities of tone
Ease of Use
Ease of use??? its a stomp box -_-
Quality
sounds SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good
Value
GET IT NOW!!!
Manufacturer Support
Never had to use it
The Wow Factor
Looks cool with the wylde circle things
Musical Background:
Active musician
Musical Style:
Classic rock to metal
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Submitted September 29, 2004 by a customer from yahoo.com
"Slamming Pedal"
Use it and abuse it. You'll rock.
Sound
The only reason you wont like this pedal is if you don't know how to use your gear. Play this in front of a Marshall and you sound like Zakk. That's it. No more no less.
Features
Simple to use.
Quality
UNBREAKABLE
Value
great pedal for the price
Manufacturer Support
None needed
The Wow Factor
Check out the graphics!!!
Musical Background:
Pro
Musical Style:
Metal
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Submitted March 25, 2006 by a customer from tiscali.it
"sounds great !!!!!1"
Sound
really versatile and dynamic, great sound.
Ease of Use
it has so many dofferent sounds in it that requires a little to explore all the nuances
Quality
indestructable
Musical Background:
active musician and professional recodring engineer
Musical Style:
pop, rock, blues, fusion
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Submitted March 2, 2011
"Wylde about it"
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I always look for tone. I'm not getting rid of this one, though. Makes my single coils sound like they've grown up.
Sound
I'm a tone hound. I was a bit leary of getting a signature stomp-box. I'm glad I let my gut feeling take over. I love Wylde's sound, but didn't want it to be mine. I played it with EMG pups and a Marshall and the sound was pure Zakk Wylde.
I plugged my strat into a VOXAC/15C1,and suddenly a new sonic adventure ensued. Tweak, and this box is awesome.
Features
No accessories, but I don't think you really need any. The knobs are self-explanatoy. Listen and use your own sense of ear.
Ease of Use
Plug in any guitar. I've plugged in a Gison ES-137, an Epiphone Casino, American Standard strats and teles. Nothing to learn. They all sound great.
Quality
I've stepped on it several times and it did what it was supposed to do. You tell me how reliable it will be.
Value
Worth it.
Manufacturer Support
Haven't had to deal with them.
The Wow Factor
As far as stomp-boxes go, I would recommend this one. I look for tone, and haven't found one to round out my single coil pups. This one does, and not at the expense of sounding like someone else.
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Submitted September 10, 2009
"BAD QUALITY"
sounds good. breaks down.
Sound
good for pushing tube amp
Features
standard
Ease of Use
... three knobs
Quality
mxr cannot built quality pedals! they sound good but break down. fast. ive had 3 of there pedals and 2 broke down. this and the mxr 10 band eq which took forever to get fixed. the only one still working has one knob the evh phase 90. its not worth the frustration!
Value
its alright
Manufacturer Support
not good.
The Wow Factor
nice zakk logo
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Submitted January 24, 2008
"BEST GUITAR PEDAL EVER"
this is the greatest pedal in all of pedals. Zakk knows how to make one fine pedal.
Sound
funkin' great
Features
little, but whats there is great
Ease of Use
super easy only three knob and a button can't get any easier for the great sound that it makes
Quality
this thing is built and i don't think you could break it
Value
this thing is the best over-drive pedal that there is. it allows for great screams just like Zakk does. (especaily with EMG pickups)
Manufacturer Support
don't know don't have a problem to deal with them
The Wow Factor
it looks fine and the knobs glow in the the dark.
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Submitted November 29, 2007
"Apsolutely Awesome the best overdrive pedal you could buy"
Im forever going to be satisfied with this product for the 100 years especially at the price i paid
Sound
the most amazing bone crunching,sound especailly when already on your distortion, and OMG you can get the most ear splitting pinch harmonics out of it. Even when you have it on clean you get a pristine qaulity sound and you can jazz it up to get it ti sound however the f**k you want it to.
Features
Dont get alot of features but what you have got are top qaulity
Ease of Use
very very simple to use, easy to use straight away and very quick to get that perfect sound you want.
Quality
What can i say ??? ..... Made of really durable metal very good qaulity amd its lasted me years and still going as good as new
Value
It is exspensive however its zakk wylde so its worth the money
The Wow Factor
For me the best sound in music is a pinch harmonic and as i said before they are ear splitting pieces of heaven to hear apsolutely awesome.
Musical Background:
Hobbyist
Musical Style:
metal - anything black label
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Submitted March 28, 2007
"Wylde pedal"
Great pedal
Sound
Very powerful sound. Need right equipment to sound like zakk wylde, though. Great.
Features
Perfect. very easy to change the sound.
Ease of Use
Very easy
Quality
Very well built
Value
99$ is great- I paid 175$ though.
Manufacturer Support
Good
The Wow Factor
Looks great with the wylde graphics
Musical Background:
in a band
Musical Style:
rock, metal
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Submitted September 23, 2006
"Thing sounds sweet.... Not for zakk wylde tone."
Sound
This thing sounds pretty dang sweet. If you want to sound like zakk wylde and have his metal tone. DO NOT BUY THIS PEDAL. This is not a high gain pedal like zakk probably plays with. He uses this for a boost. I use this for some killer overdriven tone. Great sounding i'm digging it.
Features
Not a whole lot of pizzaz. But short, sweet, to the point. I like it.
Ease of Use
Easy to use. Easy to get the sound I wanted out of it.
Value
Not to expensive for an overdriven pedal. Definately better sounding than the boss overdrive pedals.
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Submitted March 21, 2005
"like to play rock? metal? even blues? this baby will give u the boost for n e of those genres."
AWESOME
Sound
this pedal makes my gibson les paul with zakk wylde emg pickups and marshall halfstack sound AMAZING, this pedal gives u so much boost on ur distortion that it'll wake the neighbors in no time...this baby rocks, PERIOD.
Features
knobs are there, easily accessible, thats it, lol.
Quality
bulletproof
Value
worth the money u pay for it
Manufacturer Support
havent dealt with mxr yet
Musical Background:
active musician
Musical Style:
straight up ROCK AND ROLL, although i'm very well rounded in all genres
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Submitted February 6, 2005
"Quality product!"
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Excellent. I can fine tune my amp to the exact sound I want.
Sound
Makes my line 16 amp sound better. Smooth sounding. More sustain. Some of the distortions on my amp that I did not like before sound better now. Quality sound.
Quality
Made of metal. Unbreakable.
Value
Better than the constrictor for the same price.
Manufacturer Support
I have not had to return the pedal.
The Wow Factor
I read the ratings before I decided.
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Submitted August 11, 2004
"Buy this pedal. Buy it NOW"
I dont think I'll need another overdrive pedal. This pedal can get any sound from any other overdrive pedal out there anyway. If I ever lost this pedal, I'd definitely buy another.
Sound
Perfect for pinch harmonics wylde style! I play in a hardcore punk/metalcore band and this baby is the only overdrive i'll ever use.
Features
It eats the hell out of batteries, but an adapter solves that problem.
Quality
This is one hard to break pedal. Among my bandmates, i'm known for getting frustrated and throwing pieces of equipment across the room, but this thing never breaks.
Value
This pedal is definitely worth the money. No questions asked.
Manufacturer Support
I never needed to call support.
The Wow Factor
Hell, the pedal even looks awesome. Nothing can beat the bullseye paintjob on anything. Even the switch has the perfect sensitivity and everything was put together perfectly.
Musical Style:
Punk, Metalcore, Death Metal, any kind of rock that suits my mood.
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