MXR Reverb

Jero · Post by **Jero** » Mon Apr 04, 2016 2:30 pm

I bet they were actually slapback echos

friendship · Post by **friendship** » Mon Apr 04, 2016 2:51 pm

Jero wrote:I bet they were actually slapback echos

Yeah same with the Danelectro Corned Beef, uses a delay chip with short times for a reverb-like effect.

D.o.S. · Post by **D.o.S.** » Mon Apr 04, 2016 2:54 pm

this is one of those times where 'analog' is not-so-secretly analogous (oh yeah I did it) to 'sounds good', I think.

lordgalvar · Post by **lordgalvar** » Mon Apr 04, 2016 3:00 pm

I'm sure the DOD was a slapback and the dc50 kinda is a little different (more kinda swell-like...still short delay though)...but worth mentioning anyway. The DOD was branded as a reverb (which is why I put it in quotes).

There is a swell/echo setting on the Evans tape machines that has a washy, not defined, almost reverb-like quality too.

rfurtkamp · Post by **rfurtkamp** » Mon Apr 04, 2016 4:11 pm

Yea, DC50 wasn't a pedal though. It was the size of a loaf of bread!

lordgalvar · Post by **lordgalvar** » Mon Apr 04, 2016 4:46 pm

Is that why mine didn't fit on a pedal board?

rfurtkamp · Post by **rfurtkamp** » Mon Apr 04, 2016 5:01 pm

Yep! It was like trying to fit an Ibanez AD-100 on the board!

GardenoftheDead · Post by **GardenoftheDead** » Mon Apr 04, 2016 7:33 pm

Stereo through TRS I'm sure was a convenient space saver but something that annoys me in a guitar pedal, just like Boss' Bass DI with balanced out through TRS.

Jero · Post by **Jero** » Mon Apr 04, 2016 7:46 pm

friendship wrote:
Jero wrote:I bet they were actually slapback echos
Yeah same with the Danelectro Corned Beef, uses a delay chip with short times for a reverb-like effect.

Yeap. I rehoused one not too long ago. Sounded really good tbh.

Back on topic, I think the MXR sounds good from the demos

frodog · Post by **frodog** » Mon Apr 04, 2016 7:56 pm

Fuck that vulgar location-hopping demo, but it does sound good I guess. I like the brown sparkle finish. Makes me want to see one next to an OC-2.

Damn, now I'm thinking I want an all brown mini board...

penelope tree · Post by **penelope tree** » Mon Apr 04, 2016 11:43 pm

Seems pretty good but probably inferior to a Polara.

friendship · Post by **friendship** » Tue Apr 05, 2016 10:56 am

Sounds pretty nice. At least their version of shimmer reverb has some modulation on it.

There are a ton of options for multi-reverbs that all feature the same basic types. I'd be interested in a multi-reverb that has only weird, new, novel takes on reflection.

Snufkino · Post by **Snufkino** » Tue Apr 05, 2016 4:19 pm

HeavyXIII wrote:I didn't even bother to check the price, but the Carbon Copy was like $150 when I bought it new while I was still a scrub. Is it at least full analog?

Yes, the dry path is analogue according to the website. That seems to be the angle their marketing focuses on, which isn't necessarily bad, but perhaps misleading.

jrfox92 · Post by **jrfox92** » Tue Apr 05, 2016 5:29 pm

Am I the only one that actually kinda liked the demo and pedal?

I mean, compare that to the usual Dunlop demos with that annoying, goatee and fedora wearing motherfucker that's louder than Billy Mays with a megaphone.

That being said, I already know I'm not gonna buy one because I'd rather spend money on the super rad (and simpler) reverbs from OBNE than an MXR pedal that will ultimately be used on 1 or 2 settings at most.
Maybe that's why I don't like reverb machines...