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After numerous reviews and videos, and pondering over this for years, I finally took the plunge and bought a brand new Maxon AD9 Pro. Having owned an original Maxon-built Ibanez UE-305 multi-effect in the 1980s for literally decades, I am very familiar with (and love) the bucket brigade analog delay repeats. I've also owned a few Echoplexs, a Space Echo, and other delay pedals. Well Maxon has done an amazing job putting just the right features on the AD9 Pro and it's amazing both in-front of an amp and in the effects loop. From subtle to over to ambient effects, the 400ms is enough to take you right back to that classic analog echo bliss! It really shines for shorter delays but I also love the longer repeats that only have the most minimal warming/darkening of tones as the repeats extend. Simply beautiful. The dual-head feature is nice to really fill-out the sound if you don't have a second delay, but right now I'm running this stacked with a digital delay. Signal chain is effects send > AD9 pro > Analogman (True) Stereo Analog Chorus > TC Electronics Nova Delay (digital) and the combination is absolutely mind-blowing. Throw in a little reverb and it's Pink Floyd / David Gilmour all night long! The true-bypass is flawless and my only minor gripe is that like all Maxon 9-series pedals, you need to step accurately to engage the switch. That just comes with the territory because the entire pedal is heavy, solid, built like a tank and honestly seems indestructible. Caveat: As it states on Maxon's website, make sure you use an AC adapter or power supply that can supply sufficient current. My Voodoo Labs Pedal Power II runs it just fine from a high power port (200mA) and it also runs well on a Boss PSA 120. Also, if you buy a brand new AD9, give it a day or so to break-in and from then on it sounds better every day! Is it expensive? Yes, but this pedal is the best musical investment I've made in a very long time. My delay search is finally over! Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
On the commonly used scale of "warm sounding" the AD-9 Pro is fairly neutral, meaning that the delayed signal sounds like the dry signal. With my AD-80 and AD-900, the delayed signal sounds "warmer", or less bright than the dry signal. If you start with a warm dry sound, the AD-9 Pro will give you a warm delay sound. The outstanding feature of this pedal, shared only with the AD-999 Pro is the multi tap head setting, which gives a second "head" repeat not evenly spaced between the first and next repeats. Using delay for ambient room sound, this is much more realistic than a single evenly spaced repeat, as not many rooms have only one wall reflecting sound back at you. If you like the multi tap sound, the AD-999 Pro does it even better with three extra taps, but the AD-9 Pro is the only battery powered multi tap true analog delay available (that I know of, could be others). It sounds great for slapback as well, but on a dollar for millisecond basis it's not the best deal if you don't want the multi tap. OTOH, if you haven't used a multi tap delay you may not yet know how much you really want it. Build quality is second to none, Maxon cuts no corners here and the value is as solid as the pedal. But I did hunt for a less than retail price, expensive, ouch!Read full review
I've sold a vintage yamaha digital delay to get the money for this, simply because I could not utilize its delay range. I use short to medium delay, it is pretty enough if you actually play music, not just toy around with the capability of repeats and delay time. This was not the original vintage one but a mint condition reissue model, that I got hold of for a very friendly buy it now price, and no postage. I had a number of vintage pedals, simply because they were not vintage at the time of purchase, and believ me, there is mostly no audible difference with reissues, and if there is, like in the case of the TS-9 or 8, you can always have those modded for little money and have the original sound. There is absolutelly no reason to pay a fortune for a beaten up, rusty pedal, that might not be original either. Reissues will do the job just as well, and the AD-9 ri is one of the best available analog delay for the price.Read full review
Over the time that i've used phasers, different brands like mxr, ibanez, boss. The maxob pt999 phase tone is the warmest and nicest sounding phaser i've ever had the chance to use. It's ease of use with the single knob is great, without all the extra knobs to make it look fancy. If you need a phaser pedal that's great quality, great tones, true bypass and is far superior than most phasers out there, the maxon pt999 has everything you need to get the job done. It's a 5 star rating from me.
A well-regarded lush delay with good width, the dual/single switch gives real flexibility with that. I'm enjoying it and recommend it.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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