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MXR M309 Joshua Ambient Echo Pedal

Stereo Digital Delay Guitar Effects Pedal with Modulation, Tap Tempo, and Freeze Mode
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MXR M309 Joshua Ambient Echo Pedal
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You Too Can Dive Into Massive Ambient Soundscapes

The MXR Joshua Ambient Echo packs a refrigerator-sized guitar rack's worth of processing into a standard-sized stompbox. This guitar effects pedal unlocks an ear-grabbing panorama of mind-bending ambiences, supplying you with the foundational building blocks for your atmospheric soundscapes. The Joshua houses a fully customizable delay that you can shape with lush modulations and layer using the pedal's freeze mode. You also get a built-in tap tempo function and offboard switching for pinpoint control over your delay time. The Joshua includes a stereo mode, expression pedal capabilities, delay trail preservation, and other advanced features that will appeal to ambience chasers and seasoned tonal architects alike. Ambience aficionados searching for their next atmospheric venture owe it to themselves to plug into the MXR Joshua Ambient Echo.

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The MXR Joshua Ambient Echo is among the most customizable digital delay pedals we've used here at Sweetwater, and we've used them all. This feature-packed stompbox not only includes intuitive controls for tempo, rhythm, and the like, but you also get onboard tap tempo and offboard switching for precise control over your delay time. The Joshua's modulation allows you to fashion celestial atmospherics and organ-like textures, and its freeze mode enables you to play leads over your tonal concoctions. Ambience enthusiasts, shoegaze devotees, and other proponents of ethereal effects are sure to find myriad uses for the Joshua Ambient Echo.

MXR M309 Joshua Ambient Echo Pedal Features:

  • Packs a refrigerator-sized guitar rack's worth of processing into a standard-sized stompbox
  • Unlocks an ear-grabbing panorama of mind-bending ambiences
  • Supplies foundational building blocks for atmospheric soundscapes
  • Endlessly customizable delay with intuitive controls for tempo, rhythm, and more
  • Onboard tap tempo and offboard switching for precise control over delay time
  • Modulation gives rise to celestial atmospherics and organ-like textures
  • Freeze mode enables you to play leads over your tonal concoctions
  • Includes a stereo mode, expression pedal capabilities, delay trail preservation, and other advanced features

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Tech Specs

  • Pedal Type: Delay
  • Analog/Digital: Digital
  • Tap Tempo: Yes
  • Inputs: 1 x 1/4"
  • Outputs: 1 x 1/4" TRS
  • Other I/O: 1 x 1/4" (CTR)
  • Bypass Switching: Switchable Trails mode
  • Power Source: 9V DC power supply (sold separately)
  • Power Usage: 300mA
  • Manufacturer Part Number: M309

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This thing is (unforgettable) fire
This pedal cost almost exactly what I spent on a used Ibanez rack mount delay in the 80s to play "Bad" and "Pride." The Ibanez had a measly single delay line and hissed like radiator. This pedal puts in all those notes and overtones I was never able to get. It did hiss like crazy when I first hooked it up, but after I moved some things around (sorry, I should paid more attention, haven't been able to replicate the problem) the noise went away, and soon after I had a hilariously spot-on soundscape.

Pros:
-- ability to very quickly sound like 80s Edge, tonewise if not skillwise
-- up to three simultaneous delay divisions (you can choose any two and also have the option of eighth/dotted-eight/quarter and eighth/dotted-eight/sixteenth)
-- absurd level of personalization. Lke you can change the compression, modulation rate/depth, and reverb of the repeats and so on
-- you really don't need to get involved with that level of control to get classic, complex sounds
-- multiple ways to accomplish some things (like you can send stereo via two 1/4 inch cables or one 1/4 inch TRS cable)
-- according to another reviewer, an inside switch lets you input stereo
-- it's a tiny, inexpensive pedal that glitters

Cons:
-- documentation errs on the side of simplicity (watching the video manual will probably tell you whether you want this pedal, but to me at least certain things remain vague there and on paper)
-- some features require outboard equipment, eg freeze needs a switch and the ability to store two user pre-sets requires an expression pedal, and you can't use both simultaneously
-- either zero or two user presets depending on whether you use an expression pedal, and no factory presets. Not an issue for me, but I always like a tour of what the manufacturer thinks might be interesting, even if that's done with diagrams
-- obviously does not play well with all signal chains. This Might Get Loud, as other reviewers have noted, and my Chase Tone teal fuzz before it somehow caused no signal at all. (Placing it after was too murky -- I think I'm going to hold the fuzz while using this.)
-- tap tempo requires somewhat awkward initiation by holding the switch down. There's a strobe light -- actually two, because the amount of flexibility of approach in this pedal is insane -- so I may end up adjusting rate by eye more often than by tap

In short, you should be prepared for this to possibly not play well with elements of your signal chain (I'm running it after a compressor and before a Wampler Black 65 with very little gain and a Chase Tone Secret Preamp, and it sounds clean and spot-on), but you're also getting an essentially complete signal chain in a pedal. I haven't gotten into ambience or shoegaze with it yet, and I don't really care about Joshua Tree era sounds, but as an Unforgettable Fire cosplay machine it works great. Thanks Joel for assistance.
by Josh B. from Chappaqua, NY on
Great tip - the Joshua can be converted to stereo in AND out!
Great ambient delay but it had one shortcoming...it was mono in/stereo out. So any stereo pedals in front of it were mono. HOWEVER, just discovered that there was a small slide switch inside on the circuit board that changed it to stereo in AND out. The input jack switched from TS to TRS. Why that hasn't that been advertised is beyond me.
by David Bock from Spring, Texas on
Music background: Praise & Worship Player
The perfect pedal
The variety of sounds this pedal produces is nothing short of phenomenal. The learning curve is minimal and it really helps learn some basics as far as delay and metronome programming go.
by Kelan McLain from Cincinnati, OH on
U2 tone right out of the box
I am intermediate player, I like U2, one of my favorite bands and wanted to buy this pedal for that reason.

I have Boss DD7, TC Flashback Cafe,and Strymon Dig delay pedals.

They are all great but for me, a technically challenged person, it takes a lot of time to figure out how to get U2 delay.

I opened MXR Joshua box, plugged the Joshua in, and within 3 minutes was playing "With or Without You" with perfect Edge delay through a 65 Fender RI Twin Reverb amp, no other pedals. It was incredible. The pedal does the Edge U2 delay very well but does so much more, it is not a one trick pony.

Big shout out to Taylor Perry for answering my questions about this unit before making my purchase.
by Marc Baker from Arkansas on
Music background: Novice to intermediate guitar player
Lots of in depth sound options
This pedal may not be for everyone, but who doesn't love the sound of a dual delay?! I have the Strymon Timeline and the Keeley Andy Timmons Halo as well. I really like this form factor, but it adds some challenges….one being accessing those deeper functions quickly and intuitively. The fact that there is 12 more parameter tweaks that you can make by pressing and holding either the blue or red lit button is genius. Remembering all 12 will be the challenge…especially if you're not accessing them every day. The Halo is the same form factor and thus has the same challenge of accessibility…as does the Timeline to some degree, although the Timeline has a digital display that helps. But they make up for it in a way that is lacking in the Joshua. And that is…the ability to save presets. As a player, when you spend all that time dialing in your pedal to the perfect setting…you'd really like a way to save it. Not possible with this pedal. For that reason, I think the Halo is a much more useable pedal in this form factor because of the ability to have presets. So if you're in a cover band and need access to a bunch of different delay sounds, this pedal is probably not for you. The sad part is, even if you're in a U2 cover band…this probably isn't the only delay pedal on your board.

It is still a very useable pedal. Worship guys are going to love it…it gives you tons of ambience! However, you don't always need gushing ambience. So what do you do when your delay needs change mid song?? Something I think everyone using a delay should have on their board is an expression pedal. I use the Dunlop X mini…it's quiet, it's small and it gives you a lot of mileage out of one delay pedal setting. And that's exactly how I would take advantage of the Joshua. Set a great dotted eighth dual delay sound…hook up an expression pedal and use it to control the mix level and/or the regen (you can pick two). With the tap tempo already built in…you'll always be in sync…and with the expression pedal you'll always be able to dial in just the right amount of delay and ambience. I am really impressed with the sound of the Joshua, but I am a bit disappointed that it didn't come with a way to save presets.

MXR delays and reverbs are sensitive with certain pedals being used in front of them and the Joshua is a victim to that. When using my favorite Klon clone, the Decibelics Golden Horse, I got a super high-pitched squeal/ringing in the Joshua pedal when the mix knob was turned up. A buffer pedal may have been able to tame this according to internet folklore, but I just removed the pedal from the chain and the Joshua became dead quiet.
by Peter Birchenough from Freeburg, IL on
See also: reverb delay, MXR, MXR Reverb & Delay Pedals