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Re: MXR Reverb
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 2:30 pm
by Jero
I bet they were actually slapback echos
Re: MXR Reverb
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 2:51 pm
by friendship
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.
Re: MXR Reverb
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 2:54 pm
by D.o.S.
this is one of those times where 'analog' is not-so-secretly analogous (oh yeah I did it) to 'sounds good', I think.
Re: MXR Reverb
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 3:00 pm
by lordgalvar
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.
Re: MXR Reverb
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 4:11 pm
by rfurtkamp
Yea, DC50 wasn't a pedal though. It was the size of a loaf of bread!
Re: MXR Reverb
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 4:46 pm
by lordgalvar
Is that why mine didn't fit on a pedal board?
Re: MXR Reverb
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 5:01 pm
by rfurtkamp
Yep! It was like trying to fit an Ibanez AD-100 on the board!
Re: MXR Reverb
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 7:33 pm
by GardenoftheDead
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.
Re: MXR Reverb
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 7:46 pm
by Jero
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

Re: MXR Reverb
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 7:56 pm
by frodog
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...
Re: MXR Reverb
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 11:43 pm
by penelope tree
Seems pretty good but probably inferior to a Polara.
Re: MXR Reverb
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 10:56 am
by friendship
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.
Re: MXR Reverb
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 4:19 pm
by Snufkino
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.

Re: MXR Reverb
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 5:29 pm
by jrfox92
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...
Re: MXR Reverb
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 11:58 am
by Snufkino
Sounds pretty good, but nothing is making me want to A/B it with my Boss RV-6. Even if it were the same price.