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Topic: Old MXR Delay from the 80's |
autry andress
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Plano, Tx.
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Posted 22 Jul 2008 11:21 am |
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Remember the old Blue Box Rack "MXR" Delay that was made in the 70's,80's? I'm looking for a pedal
that might get me in the ball park of that sound.
Their has to be some out there. I appricate any input
you may have.
Thanks
Autry |
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Gary Richardi
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SoCal, USA
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Posted 22 Jul 2008 5:05 pm
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| An analog Electro Harmonix Memory Man might work. I've got one from the '70s that has a cool, grainy, decidedly un-digital sound. They still make an Analog "Deluxe Memory Man" that looks very much like my 70's model. |
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ajm
From:
Los Angeles
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Posted 22 Jul 2008 6:05 pm
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| Just curious: What is it that is special about the sound of that unit that you're looking to duplicate? |
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robert kramer
From:
Nashville TN
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Posted 22 Jul 2008 6:47 pm
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| During that era, MXR also made a blue double rack space "Chorus/Flanger." I wish I still had mine. |
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autry andress
From:
Plano, Tx.
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Posted 23 Jul 2008 3:11 am
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AJM: I just loved the sound that Mr. Mooney always
got from his, but not for sure which MXR (Chrous/Flander) or Delay.. he was using. I just know it was from a MXR delay. I know there is more to Mooney's sound than that MXR....but Mooney had a special love for that ole MXR he has.
Any one know for sure the model Mooney has?
I know they are hard to find & no one will work on them. |
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Jon Jaffe
From:
Austin, Texas
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Jim Sliff
From:
Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 23 Jul 2008 5:42 am
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The "special" thing that box and many other older delays have is the warmth and slightly-degraded sound quality of the delayed signal, typical of analog delays and tape units. Most analog delays will be somewhat similar in sound, with one odd difference - the older MXR's just suck the heck out of the bypassed signal! The "non-delay" tone is significantly affected with some loss of both gain and highs. This is considered a "bad" thing by most, and "true bypass" preferred....but some players' tones actually are partially created by the "problem". They have a warmer, sometimes more "middy" sound.
If you add one of the old MXR's - the delay, flanger, chorus, etc - to your signal path you invariably will have to change your amp settings to get near your previous tone, and still may not like it. Or you may *love* it! It's a personal preference thing.
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robert kramer
From:
Nashville TN
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Posted 23 Jul 2008 6:31 am
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MXR Digital delay is in bottom of rack. Chorus/Flanger was of same design:
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Loren Claypool
From:
Mequon, WI
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Posted 23 Jul 2008 8:06 am
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The old analog delays didn't have a much of a delay time and they did degrade the sound with each repeat - but that's what makes them sound so good!
I have the original MXR floor delay, the big green tank. In addition to the new Carbon Copy John shared, other options include pedals from Boss and Line6 that emulate the old analog pedals.
I also have a Boss DD-3 Digital Delay with the aNaLoG.MaN High Cut Mod. Mike installs a switch that puts you in High Cut mode, which also degrades the sound in the good way we're talking about, emulating the old analog delays, or you can turn it off to stay in "normal" mode. I'm a big fan of this unit. If this interests you check out http://www.analogman.com/boss.htm#dd3 for more info.
All the best,
Loren
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Gary Richardi
From:
SoCal, USA
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Posted 23 Jul 2008 11:56 am
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I built this true bypass fx loop box :
from this diagram (slightly modified) I found on another forum:
It cost about $60 in parts and a few hours of work. It allows me to use of tone-sucking effects that sound cool when on but not so much when off. It also works well as a guitar input switcher using the "return" jacks as inputs. |
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