Excellent Delay

I have owned a lot of analog pedals and this combines the best features with outstanding audio quality. The delayed signal is clean without being sterile, warm without being muddy. The delay time has plenty of range for etherial leads and chords and plenty of snap for rock-a-billy. The mod button is a nice addition, I don't mind the trim pots being in the chassis as it prevents them being accidentally altered and taking up valuable room on the face of the pedal. It is a great musical sounding delay.

Not a pedal to miss

I have tried many delays from Boss digital delay to varying analog delays. A friend of mine had a Carbon Copy and I borrowed it one practice when I didn't have my pedalboard with me. Wow really does say it all. This is about at versatile as you need. I use it in almost every song we have now. If you're looking for a good delay sound and not all the gimmicks a lot of the other guys have, this is the pedal to own.

I actually bought this at the same time as an EH Deluxe Memory Boy. I do use the memory boy for some tap tempo stuff but I don't even think about that pedal for leads or ambient transitions. I did play with it more then the Carbon Copy when I first bought them but the novelty of all the features wore off.

I love clicking this thing on and I don't even feel the need to mess with the settings. There's something so satisfying about setting your knobs on a pedal and knowing that you have defined your sound for the audience and do not need to touch those knobs again.

This is my first MXR pedal and I have no complaints. I will consider buying more of their products in the future.

Modern Construction, Vintage Sounds

I have lots of high end digital reverbs and delays but they sometime has a dry, sterile effect. I watch a couple of youtube on the Carbon Copy and was impressed. I took a chance and bought one. I tell you what, I was blown away by the warmth and over delay effect. On top of that it's simple to use. Great pedal!!

A+ Analog Delay Pedal

This is an excellent delay pedal.

The delay repeats are "warm", which means they lack highs compared to the original signal. This works very well for high-gain, because high-gain gets very noisy when the delay repeats are as clear as the source signal. The "warm" repeats sit in the background instead of getting in the way of what you are playing. I actually try to EQ the delay repeats on my Eventide TimeFactor to sound "warm" like the Carbon Copy.

The modulation is perfectly calibrated. It works very well for cleans and high-gain.

This pedal does NOT suck tone in the effects loop of the Mesa Mark V, Diezel Herbert, or Diezel VH4. I have not tried the Carbon Copy before the preamp. I always run it in the effects loop.

Seriously amazing delay for a super-low price

This thing beats the pants off of every digital delay I've heard and does it for less money. Seriously awesome sound.

Great sounding, easy to use delay

I was using a rack-mount but realize I only used chorus and delay so decided to simplify. I went in to the store to buy a Boss delay pedal, but someone suggested I try this. It was EXACTLY what I was looking for! I like the fact that the echos saturate... that way they don't get in the way of the primary melody. And, unlike my Boss rack-mount, it doesn't mess with my tone... just adds warmth and depth.

This is the delay for me!

Mere words can not describe just how nice this effect box is. Very well made, awesome sounds and good old fashioned analog bucket brigade technology under the hood! Very easy to dial in some great tones with this beauty!

Wow -- what a bargain this pedal really is. MXR hits a home run!

I have been searching for an analog delay pedal for the last 3-4 years. The Maxon AD-999 was the best of the lot, but at $340 it was to say the least pricey. Enter the MXR Carbon Copy for $149 and my search is over. I have had this pedal now for a couple of months and I get happier every single day. If you like analog delay with its' dark, murky echoes (think Pink Floyd's "Run Like Hell") and a GREAT slap back tone (Rockabilly!) your search is over right now.

Very nice

I got mine a day early via Fed Ex. I really like it a lot. Sounds excellent, very warm echo and it's built like a small tank. If someone tried to jack you after a gig you could use this thing as a weapon and then plug it in and I'll bet it will work fine. It's not a whole lot bigger than the picture. I think it is a great buy especially for the price. Very much satisfied so far.

Great Purchase!

This delay pedal has so many things going for it. It's genuinely an analog signal path (no modeling). The delays are warm and organic, and the 3 knobs can actually take you quite a few different places. It's small footprint makes it ideal for smaller pedalboards. I had an EH Memory Man Deluxe for a long time.... and its fatal flaws were it's durability (or lack thereof), it's size, and it's need for a power plug all its own. This pedal is the size of a phase 90, takes standard 9V power, and is built like a tank!

Simply astounding... look out Flying Saucer Attack!

I purchased this pedal from a local music store in San Rafael, CA on Sunday and I'm in love already. First off, yeah, it's analog. Second off, it's only $149! The price was enough to lure me in (umm, a Moogerfooger analog delay for $600?! no thank you). I've been messing around with it for the past three hours and it's amazing. This is my first, and probably last, delay pedal I'll ever buy. If I buy another delay pedal it'll be the "Carbon Copy". Ooooh, two Carbon Copies flanked by a distortion pedal. That sounds wonderful.

The controls are simple. Three knobs. No manual necessary (even though I looked at the pdf from Dunlop's website). The "Regen" knob is beautiful. It goes from one delay cycle to a feedback that will turn a beautiful chord into a maelstrom reminiscent of Flying Saucer Attack.

It's the best $149 I've spent in many many many years.

Simply put, buy one. You will NOT be disappointed. Plus, who knows how long they'll be available...

Well done

Very warm sound and great construction.

mxr carbon copy

great little added attraction to accent some special sections in a song, sweet yet powerfull delay accents

Nice pedal, but very dirty repeats

I like this pedal, but the repeats distort very quickly. Hey, that's what an analog delay is supposed to do, but there are other analog delays out there that don't go nuts so quickly. The price point is great though, the pedal is well made, and the mod function is cool. Just listen to some demos and see if you like how fast your original signal gets degraded. After trying it, it wasn't for me and I went with a Malekko and a TC Nova Delay.

Its "ok" but don't right home to momma...

The modulation button is not really all that noticeable when engaged. The pedal saturates immediately on the first echo. Traditional old school analog delays would give at least one to three echos with not much tonal degradation. Too saturated for my taste. I traded it in for a T.C. Electronic Flashback... which has a great Analog AND a Tube-style delay onboard. A lot of hub-bub on the gear forums about this Carbon Copy, but IMHO, and my ears tell me it has been well bested by the T.C. pedal.