MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay

[@BrianBosboom]

I L-O-V-E this pedal. It has become an essential part of my sound. Warm, deep, lush delay. VERY quiet too. If you're a fan of David Gilmour sounding delay then this is your pedal.

[@andre.as.kyriakou]

I got the Carbon Copy, in part, due to this review. Now that I have it I find its a superb tutorial. Thanks a lot, and keep up the good work.

[@6stgsamurai]

I highly recommend this delay!! Just bought it today, and the sound is just spacious and gorgeous on the longer settings! It has the most sublime decay of any analog unit three times its price. It's an incredible addition to my pedalboard, and doesn't take up much real estate. Dream-like delay for real.

[@myway43]

Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I love simplicity!

[@Starkillerjane]

Andy is rolling up the feedback to the max and by that he's making the repeats infinite, and when the pedal is set to a very short delay time the repeats are closer to each other and then this metallic kind of sound is made.

[@ProGuitarShopDemos]

It's the other way around. The older videos may not have links or prices. Although this description has been updated it may take time to change over 1000 video descriptions. Thanks, PGS

[@turnstylepoet]

It sounds really good with lead distortion. No need for the maxon, this pedal is amazing.

[@PopExpo]

i use this thing for slap back and its awesome. I love how the repeats are muffled or "warm" sounding.

[@alvarez1284]

THANKS PGS!!!! YOU GUYS HELPED ME MAKE UP MY MIND ON BUYING AN ANALOG DELAY PEDAL!!!!!!!!!!!!! MXR CARBON COPY IS SUPER AWESOME!!!!!!!!!

[@jjkrause84]

I've had one for perhaps a year now and I absolutely live on this pedal...VERY cool and lots of very useful sounds. I wil say though its worth getting a power-source because after only a couple sessions the repeats start to get weaker until the end of the battery's life when almost no repeats are left. With constant mains power you get the same tone every time...worth a few bucks!

[@glassslide]

Great pedal; love it, really covers a lot of ground and nails the early U2 sound. Awesome demo, as always.

[@uhhEagles]

Will this pedal make me play as good as you

[@ViggyStardust]

I tried this out today when I was shopping for a new delay pedal. I ended up with the TC Electronic Flashback. I did however have tons of fun making dubstep with it. Near the beginning when he turned the regeneration up and the delay down is how you start and then just mess with it. It's fun!

[@ximwise]

my friend who i jam with has this pedal. its amazing. it has a very warm sound and you could do alot with it if you know what your doing. if your looking for a an analog delay this is perfect, you wont regret it :D

[@JustHach]

MXR used to make an analog delay a while back. it had basically the same features and controls, but in a larger box (about the size of the original stereo chorus). they discontinued it for some reason, and now they made a new one with the modulation built in to resemble tape flutter from old tape echoes like the Roland Space Echo.

[@ProGuitarShopDemos]

We would recommend the Malekko Ekko 616mkII. It's easily our favorite analog delay at the shop and does some fantastic slapback. Thanks, PGS

[@moogyboy6]

That's a combination of two things: 1) excessive (infinite) regeneration, which acts like feedback and causes the delay line to overdrive, and 2) manipulating the repeat rate, which is like changing speed on a tape recorder; the repeats go up and down in pitch as well as rate, so if you start with a slow rate, decreasing the rate results in a proportional increase in pitch, and vice versa. On these delay units that pitch change can span several octaves.

[@pepporonipie87]

Any pedals can be used on anything. Bass or guitar, or keyboard, drums, vocals. For bass you just need to make sure that the pedal retains your low end. Most pedals don't. Thats why Bassists love the EH metal muff because it retains alot of lowend.

[@majurbludd]

i have this pedal best delay pedal period. perfect for david Gilmore delay tones. i play modern metal. been playing for nearly 20 years

[@staggriff]

the construction of this pedal allows me to use my toes to adjust the pedal while im playing. cause some crazy oscillations n stuff without having to take my hands off my guitar. i love it!!!

[@ZeFredster]

Hey Andy! You and Gearmanndude are responsible for most of my pedal addiction =)

[@mgcnrgy]

I bought this pedal a month ago and it was one of the best investments ever for my sound.. I am a tone freak, all tube analog, PRS guitar etc.. This gives me the best tone for the amount of money and sounds better than any delay pedal i have ever heard. I tried the maxxon but this was far better.. the modulation option is great as well.. The only drawback is no option for an expression pedal to control the delay time in a live situation.. Other than that A great pedal!

[@PopExpo]

I got this pedal. at first i thought the repeats were gonna be too dark. but when you play this thing in real life the repeats sound great. i notice when i plug this pedal to a power supply, turn it on and let it warm up for about 10 minutes, it actually sounds better.

[@jeroda25]

i used to have one of these, my friend traded me his stupid line6 echo park for it. i regret it completely. i then sold it. now i have a tc elec. nova delay. im getting ready to buy another one of these to go with my nova. this is the best sounding analog delay ive ever heard. i cannot wait to own one again!

[@36burrows]

This is when I'm grateful for working at Guitar Center where I got this thing for $80 :) Love it!

[@Nigelxman]

Fantastic Demo. Wish I could play like you. I have this pedal and I would never ever part with it. Analog is so worth the price. It's also the best looking effects pedal on the planet imo. Beware though, those blue lights are BRIGHT.

[@downwithdixie]

You really can't beat this analog delay for the price! And I'd trust MXR over EH for reliability. Nice demo guys!

[@PopExpo]

this thing is sweet. does all the delays i need. its real laid back. its no memory man, but for 150 bucks its pretty decent . I got mine brand new for 97 bucks.

[@sushant2095]

DAMN! 2:05! PGS IS AMAAAZING! They make every pedal sound amazing!

[@manesh717315]

i just got this in the mail 3 hours ago and am still playing it to this point .. im loving this delay pedal and the best part is True BYPASS, it is NOT a tone sucker. i love the delay and the modulation is a great extra mod to the pedal ..BUY IT!!

[@gerudox]

i've heard this pedal in person, it is so clean and pristine it's unreal thank you so much pro guitar shot for doing these reviews!

[@SuperPeepingThomas]

A BBD (bucket brigade device) is a series of capacitors, which pass the signal like a little chinese bucket brigade used to pass water to fight fires before hoses. Sounds funny, but that's the truth.

[@AidenBradley95]

@HandreyAlex That depends on how important modulation is to you. If you want the sea sick vibrato sounds to make your repeats just a tad more interesting, the memory boy is for you, and if you want more of a clean, crisp repeat where modulation that leans more towards tape is an option, go for the Carbon Copy. You have two different kinds of delay in two different boxes.

[@bryceHUHwhat]

Alex Lifeson used a Roland Space Echo quite often up through Signals, later he used digital delay rackmounts.

[@joshie4330]

On new delay demos, it'd be cool to have him demo it in a solo situation. Crank some gain and do the best dang Gilmouresque ripping possible.

[@Raitaro85]

this is just a great pedal. it is an essential in my sound arsenal, and it should be in anyones.

[@JeppVH]

So far, the best demo out there! I have this pedal & now I finally know what sounds I can dial in. Great video & a great pedal. Rawk ON!

[@DinoNardelli]

Thanks for posting this. I'm gonna snag one of these. Excellent demo!!

[@mweshler]

Just picked up this pedal with the MXR Phase 90 - playing with a 62 Jaguar reissue and Orange Amp. They pedals are awesome!

[@inknstrings]

Man i'm usually a metal/rock person but that reggae was absolutely awesome It looks like a very unique pedal.

[@ProGuitarShopDemos]

This pedal is now back in stock and shipping immediately. $145 shipped in the USA. Thanks, ProGuitarShop*com

[@glassslide]

Ths pedal is absolutely incredible!

[@gwombat]

@Comocks set the delay time to a short setting, and turn the feedback down so that you only get one repeat. turn the mix up so that it's about as loud as your dry signal. the delayed note should fit exactly in between each note that you play. i believe buckethead uses digital delay though.

[@martinisbutik]

Those oscillations are SWEET!

[@kqgibson]

2:08 through 2:39 is awsome i love that reggae ish sound

[@MichaelLozano12]

This is an amazing pedal. Ive gotten it to sound good for Echoes(Pink Floyd) and Where the streets have no name (U2). It can cover just about anything, very Gilmour-esque. If your thinking about a delay, get this!

[@ToujoursLAmour]

@carlmagnus9 There is no delay on that solo. There are just two guitars playing towards the end of the solo.

[@nolan83]

Great review as always.... Just ordered one from Pro Guitar Shop on Ebay. Thanks again.

[@seagreenyweeny]

The unmodulated demo doesn't sound a million miles away from my MN3005 DM 2. This new generation of MXR stuff is really, really good. You should do a demo of the M159 stereo tremolo - an beautiful pedal.

[@shawnbateman79]

This pedal is one evil little bastard. I was trying one out at Hollowood's in McKees Rocks PA and I had the volume up a bit too high and screwed with the REGEN knob and the entire store looked over at me, freaked out. They thought a freakin 747 flew over the store. One HELL of an awesome pedal :)

[@TheRockerJohnny]

Just received mine from GPS!....What an awesome pedal!

[@ProGuitarShopDemos]

I would try swapping the order of pedals and turn down your repeats. PGS

[@billdncn]

Approx. $150 USD Just got one and it's oh so nice. If you use an overdriven amp I suggest you run it through the effects loop ProGuitar Shop, you guy's do the best reviews by far! Thanks

[@turnstylepoet]

It depends on what you are after. I have a CC and I play guitar with a guy who has a DD-20. For my sound, I prefer the Carbon Copy.

[@johnscan1975]

The end of Van Halens ERUPTION at 5.58

[@samuelislas7415]

2:06 yeee

[@escherdrawinghands]

You're the best. Thnx for this review & explaining everything! You convinced me, I'll buy one next thing in the morning :D

[@mrstrings]

i got it today that pedal is awesome!!!

[@patch9894]

5:16 reminds me of another brick in the wall and just made my mind up on getting this pedal

[@Psposer]

@smartinnyc They are called volume swells and you just "swell" the volume knob on your guitar and it gives you a cool sound. Try looking up some videos. Its an easy trick that sounds sweet.

[@GuernB2]

yes it is mxr makes a lot of good stuff like there phase 90 and there flanger and their distortions are nice to

[@jlopez47]

Analog signal processing devices process the continuous input signal which outputs the original signal with only the effects of the system. Digital signal processing requires that the input signal be sampled which results in a discrete time signal. The discrete signal is then processed and converted back to a continuous signal and outputs the original signal with both the effects of the processing system and the A/D and D/A converter, which usually results in a degradation of sound quality.

[@Psykel]

It's not possible to damage your pedals in any way by just plugging several of them in front of your amps. Abusing them will damage them tho, like using bad/wrong power supplies or batteries and such.

[@bloodySunday77]

I have my EH Dlx. Mem. Man for quite some time now, and I expect it to live happily without any problems... Great pedal though, and the quality of the demo is, as always, terrific! Yhanks once again... ;-)

[@Alaska1925]

this pedal has a thing that the EHX memory toy doesn't have: there are two trims, two little knobs inside, that allows you to change the depth and the speed of the modulation!

[@sazma]

It's the pedal's own feedback to itself... He turned that knob up right before 2:50.

[@jbrooksben]

great review and great playing.

[@NateMchaggis]

holy shit i must have this pedal lol i love delay pedals and this one just won me over lol

[@zerolines75]

man i love the spacey part off at 5:15

[@dlc1053]

Hey ,just bought one of these from PGS wasn't that impressed out of box but after couble of hour's, got really dialed in and is a real keeper,Try adding a Keely ds1 in front get's some really spacious to whacked sound. Good place to deal with.

[@PopExpo]

this is a great analog delay. good for slap back. peace out.

[@nymetsrock]

of course. Just google it. Some examples would be the new memory man w/ tap tempo, panther delay, deluxe memory boy, diamond memory lane

[@Joshplaysinstruments]

You can pretty much do it anywhere that's not really low... Just play a note and pull the delay time back.

[@gmlasam]

I can't decide between this Carbon Copy and the Memory Toy. Both have modulation feature, but the Carbon Copy is about $50.00 more. I'm looking for that vintage analog echo tone, something like the old Boss DM-2.

[@davidtheguitarman]

This is all you need.

[@danielelel27]

amazing sound!

[@googlespaceman]

Looks like I'm going to Ebay my Line 6 DL 4!I have noticed the line 6 sucks a lot of tone from my pedal board. I just ordered this pedal today and also the Nova Delay from TC electronics. I think between those and my h2o I should a happy happy man.

[@jo_ey]

It's written on the pedal: Digital Delay :)

[@PHAEDRIDER]

@TheCrystalyne it does.. "fuzzy and indistinct " is refered to as " character" like the difference between a an ibanez hesh master guitar with microtuners vs. and old well aged 335 .. the ibanez will have a cold sterile sound ( for metal for instance) and the 335 works better for more "interesting music" .. not that there's anything wrong with either.. it's a matter of preference. digital delay would suit you better if clean and shiny is what your'e looking for .. both are fun ..

[@RobertB0402]

From what I hear, the sound is more transparent then the Ibanez AD9 (which I own and have on my pedalboard). This doesn't seem (unlike the AD 9) to put any gain into the tone when the mix knob gets turned up, which is nice. I also like that the time goes out to 600ms (although I probably would know what to play against that amount of time). The mod button - I could live without this. Not a big fan of emulating the poorer aspects of 1950's tape echo technology. And live, it won't be heard anyway.

[@ralphspimp]

The Nova delay owns em all, except for the Timefactor.

[@tonogc]

I like to play atmostpheric, spacey-like sounds in my songs, and I saw that you guys did reviews of the carbon copy and the electroharmonix stereo delay with hazarai- which one would you recommend for me?

[@royalorphanmetal]

Just ordered one, it hits me in a few days. Can't freakin wait man. Just wondering what it sounds like with distortion from a head

[@kharlos84]

I love this pedal. My favority pedal with my Ds-2

[@GoHabs13]

@Dominater111145 a standard 9 volt adapter should work, and if you ever consider building a pedal board i suggest you invest in a power block, this plugs into 1 outlet space and powers all of your pedals.

[@zservenate]

I found that the Ibanez DE7 is a great anolog delay, and its cheep. If mutemath uses it, I approve.

[@bertorollocoe]

@Jakeistoocool143 Its because you are distorting a repeated signal. You always have to put your delay and time based effects after your distortion source. In this case if your are using your amps dirty channel for distortion tone, you should use your time based effects in the amps effects loop. Otherwise you will get a crappy distorted-delayed mess. Good luck.

[@redkoalabare]

love your reviews really pro

[@corpCleeg]

cooool pedal and very BINSON ECHO SOUND

[@ViciousMaximus]

I´M gonna get a delay light and with true bypass and glued to my guitar!! Yeah i love noise

[@ProGuitarShopDemos]

Hopefully you ordered this from the company that is bringing you all of these videos!

[@mikehinton7]

open it up at the back and you can adjust the mod level... seriously... you'll hear the difference then. i found mine was very minimal when i first got it... :) hope it helps

[@chadmurphyplays]

I can't believe I found a review where someone is using my guitar! I love my Comanche.

[@ProGuitarShopDemos]

@360DegreesMusic - Tube amps love weird sounds. No worries. -PGS Crew

[@qwaz13]

In my opinion, this sounds a million times better than any Boss delay, or the Line 6 DL4. It's a lot cheaper too.

[@paperbea]

@Overture2152 Well the first thing would make sure it's after any distortion pedals.. or in your effects loop. it would also be good to have a more subtle delay sound 1/3 mix or 10 o'clock on the mix dial. go from there. works for me anyway with delay

[@gpah58]

Would you recommend this or the memory man? I'm looking for a nice echo/delay but I'm not really much about digital stuff.

[@tafneckpelican]

I'd go for the mxr...good tones, convenient shape, not a bad price...a good all around delay pedal. btw stay away from digital delays analogs sound better

[@bassman7530]

@MonkeyRiffs I believe he said 600 milliseconds was the max. There's 1,000 milliseconds in a second, so that'd be .6 seconds.

[@amcintyre74]

You should put this after all your Drive pedals. Wah usually likes to be first.