![]() To that end of standardization, MXR released seven pedals in its initial “script” line. While that was all well and good back then, MXR had standardization and brand loyalty in mind. But perhaps the biggest modern boondoggle is that the unit is big, as in much, much bigger than you think. Even though that unit sounds amazing, there are a couple problems one such is that because the pre-set speeds ramp into one another, the full expressiveness of the unit isn’t realized unless one can manipulate the switches manually. Only three pre-set speeds were available and those three options were only accessible via organ-style plastic rocker switch. By this time, the Maestro PS-1 Phase Shifter was out, but that was engineered more for vocalists and keyboardists-they had a screw-on microphone stand mount built right into the enclosure. MXR formed in 1972 but didn’t put out anything until 1974. Though MXR has made a ton of killer gear in their pre- and post-Dunlop eras, there is something to be said for an old specimen of the effect that put them on the map and scored the first major victory in what I call “the color wars.” This is. So much has been made of MXR within the pages of this column, but for this one, I simply must make an exception. ![]()
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