My birthday is coming up next saturday and i want to buy another pedal for a stragne sound on my guitar. By strange i mean id need a pedal to get that sound. Ive narrowed it down to.... The MXR Carbon Copy with some free cables http://www.ebay.com/itm/MXR-M169-Carbon ... 3a6f0a0689
Go for the Carbon Copy!
Have for at least 2 years and always loved it!
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:40 pm
by gaybear
if you want weird...
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but it's spendy.
between the 2 you're looking at, i'd go for the delay, but really, that's just cause i prefer delay.
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:42 pm
by benecol
DO NOT BUY AN ACOUSTIC SIMULATOR.
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:53 pm
by gypsyseven
benecol wrote:DO NOT BUY AN ACOUSTIC SIMULATOR.
+1
And if you really want a strange sound, go for this one:
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:00 pm
by metalhead384
well it has to be good for alternative and indie sounds, since im in an alternative indie band. But Why should i not get the Acoustic Simulator, please explain
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:03 pm
by benecol
Because they're dreadful. Get the delay, it'll be fun and do lots. No one's ever regretted getting a delay pedal.
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:05 pm
by Noirie.
gaybear wrote:if you want weird...
[youtube][/youtube]
but it's spendy.
between the 2 you're looking at, i'd go for the delay, but really, that's just cause i prefer delay.
Shit that's rather neat actually. Like 2ci in the form of a pedal.
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:09 pm
by aen
benecol wrote:Because they're dreadful. Get the delay, it'll be fun and do lots. No one's ever regretted getting a delay pedal.
+1
Although, the acoustic simulator may make such a uniquely horrible racket you start to love it.
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:23 pm
by othomas2
Acoustic Simulator does get a lot of flack.... I kinda think it's ok, but it's kinda outdated really... and was never really that cool.
Rightly so.... you should definitely invest in a delay and the Carbon Copy is a great choice.
This might help.
Between Batman and Robin who would you pick ?
► Show Spoiler
Batman = Carbon Copy
Robin = Acoustic Simulator
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:30 pm
by metalhead384
I always thought that the acoustic simulator would be a cool buy, but a delay pedal will go farther
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 12:05 am
by Gabriel
metalhead384 wrote:I always thought that the acoustic simulator would be a cool buy, but a delay pedal will go farther
Acoustic simulators are awful, sound like a cheap piezo pickup at their very best. Seriously don't bother.
The Carbon Copy on the other hand is great.
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 12:14 am
by lorez
just watch a few utube vids and you'll see that the carbon copy will offer so much more, especially if your in an indie band.
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 1:26 am
by Ben79
The delay will give you an echo and therefore an illusionary space to your sound, plus the CC has the subtle modulation to detune very slightly which sweetens it. I wouldn't say it was strange though. Never used an acoustic simulator but I can imagine it sounding pretty awful....strange, yes, but probably also hard and brittle. I find interesting 'strangeness' comes about much more through the music itself and the way it's played rather than a particular effect. I would recommend the CC though, I've got one and though it doesn't sound quite as mushy as I'd like my analogue delay to, it is a good pedal- does the old self oscillation sound nicely though I've heard better from the Memory Man in that department.