moosers
Published on 10/17/09 at 13:18
The MXR M-169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay is an effects pedal designed for use with electric guitar but suitable for use with any electronic instrument. The pedal has 1/4 inch connections and is powered by a nine volt power supply. This isn't a rack mountable piece of gear as it is a stomp box.
UTILIZATION
The configuration of the MXR M-169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay is easy to understand. The pedal has parameters for regen, mix, and delay and a mod button. This is just about as easy as it gets to control a delay pedal as even those without any experience with delay pedals will be able to use this pretty easily. A manual probably isn't necessary, but since I haven't seen the manual I can't speak to how helpful it would be.
SOUND QUALITY
The sound quality of the MXR M-169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay is quite impressive overall. You can get up to 600 ms of delay providing more than enough to get that classic analog delay sound. I use the pedal with a '76 Fender Twin Reverb and a Fender Strat most of the time and I find this to be a pretty great combination. While it does have a vintage sound, at the same time it is a pretty clean delay tone. This isn't the best analog delay pedal that I have heard, but it does sound pretty awesome overall.
OVERALL OPINION
I've been using the MXR M-169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay for about a year and I definitely like everything that this pedal brings to the table. It is easy to use overall and is capable of getting a wide array of nice analog delay tones. The price is reasonable for sure but it isn't the cheapest delay pedal out there for the reason that it is a true analog pedal made of great parts. If you are looking for a good pedal for analog delay, the MXR M-169 should definitely be in the conversation.
UTILIZATION
The configuration of the MXR M-169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay is easy to understand. The pedal has parameters for regen, mix, and delay and a mod button. This is just about as easy as it gets to control a delay pedal as even those without any experience with delay pedals will be able to use this pretty easily. A manual probably isn't necessary, but since I haven't seen the manual I can't speak to how helpful it would be.
SOUND QUALITY
The sound quality of the MXR M-169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay is quite impressive overall. You can get up to 600 ms of delay providing more than enough to get that classic analog delay sound. I use the pedal with a '76 Fender Twin Reverb and a Fender Strat most of the time and I find this to be a pretty great combination. While it does have a vintage sound, at the same time it is a pretty clean delay tone. This isn't the best analog delay pedal that I have heard, but it does sound pretty awesome overall.
OVERALL OPINION
I've been using the MXR M-169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay for about a year and I definitely like everything that this pedal brings to the table. It is easy to use overall and is capable of getting a wide array of nice analog delay tones. The price is reasonable for sure but it isn't the cheapest delay pedal out there for the reason that it is a true analog pedal made of great parts. If you are looking for a good pedal for analog delay, the MXR M-169 should definitely be in the conversation.