Your Mike Orlando Signature Wah pedal has been tested and complies with the following Standards and Directives as set forth by the European Union: Council Directive(s): 89/336/EEC Standard(s): EN55013, EN50082-1 Electromagnetic Compatibility This means that this product has been designed to meet stringent guidelines on how much RF energy it can emit, and that it should be immune from other sources of interference when properly used.
Precautions Continued.... Do not block any ventilation openings (if applicable). Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. This product is not equipped with a plug or cable. This pedal runs on a 9 Volt Battery, if a 9-Volt DC adapter is the used please follow adapter manufacturer’s operation instructions.
Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Rocktron Mike Orlando Signature Wah. Together with Mike we produced a wah pedal like no other. Mike’s expressive use of the wah effect required a pedal that not only could take the usage, but has a very musical tone. Working with Mike we developed three custom voiced settings. Mike mainly uses the CLASSIC setting which is a more “vintage” wah effect. The NORMAL setting provides a more “current” frequency sweep.
Connection
Connection when using with other stomp boxes or effects:
Controls and Descriptions:
Controls and Function Descriptions 1 ROCKER FOOTPEDAL - Place your foot on the rocker footpedal and rock it up and down (toe to heel - heel to toe) to work the “ wah” effect. 2 Wah ON/OFF Switch - is located under the toe of the rocker footpedal. To activate the “wah” press down slightly harder on the toe of the rocker pedal until the switch is activated. The same process is to be applied to turn off the wah effect. The wah effect will be on when the red LED is lit (see point 7).
Controls and Function Descriptions - Cont. 5 INPUT Jack - using a standard guitar cable - plug your guitar into this jack. 6 9-VOLT ADAPTER INPUT - This receptacle requires a 9V DC adapter (not included) with a 2.1mm coax plug to provide power to the unit. Please consider using the Rocktron DC OnTap adapter (sold separately) available from your Rocktron dealer.
Controls and Function Descriptions - Cont. 10 9-VOLT BATTERY COMPARTMENT - to access pull on small tab labeled “OPEN”. Replace with a new 9-Volt battery. Always remember to unplug your guitar cords from the pedal to conserve battery life. Some battery drain may take place when unit is plugged in (even if the unit is bypassed). Hints and Tips Place the Mike Orlando Signature Wah (as with all Wah Wah pedals) at the beginning of your signal chain.
MIKE ORLANDO Mike Orlando is a guitarist/artist that fronts Mike Orlando’s Sonic Stomp instrumental band. Mike released his debut Instrumental CD “Sonic Stomp” in 2006 to worldwide critical acclaim. Sonic Stomp’s 12 tracks take the listener from raging over-the-top extreme rock guitar playing, with sheer finesse and lightening speed, to beautiful ballads with great emotional feel and everything in between.
Mike Orlando’s Debut Sonic Stomp CD has held the number one slot in multiple categories on Guitar 9 records, as well as one of the top sellers of the year in the following categories: overall heavy electric, hard rock and shred. The newly released Sonic Stomp II has already hit # 1 as well on Guitar 9 records.
2011 will bring the release of the newly formed explosive hard rock band UNDAUNTED where Mike has joined forces with world renowned artist/ vocalist Russell Allen from the band Symphony X. UNDAUNTED is currently in the recording studio completing songs for the debut CD to be released in 2011. Mike has also teamed up with Russell Allen on Russell’s solo album Skull & Bones to be released in 2011 on Frontier Records.
Mike has full endorsements with GHS Strings and Rocktron products along with several other brands. He is one of the featured artists on the GHS Strings and Rocktron sites and performs many of the Rocktron audio clips, including the Tri-Wah, Black Cat Moan, The Banshee Talkbox.
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