MXR Reverb M300

MXR REVERB M300 £187
MXR dips its toe into the reverb pool
The M300 sounds great
and offers a lot of tones
from a small footprint
Hook up an expression
pedal and you can control
settings with your feet
There are six different
reverb types available
– loads for a small box
THE
MXR catalogue spans
just about every
conceivable type of pedal with one
noticeable exception: reverb. Until
now that is, as we welcome the
aptly named Reverb to the party.
Pedal-savvy readers will know that
the reverb world is well saturated,
with some great options from
brands such as Electro-Harmonix
(Cathedral), Boss (RV-6) and
Strymon (Blue/BigSky). So, what
does MXR bring to the table?
The M300 has the usual reverb
types you’d expect – plate, spring,
room and modulation – as well as
two rarer beasts: the Pad setting,
similar to octave-up shimmer on
other pedals, and Epic, which
sounds like a multi-tap delay with
added reverb. MXR might not be
breaking new ground here, but all
the settings are very usable and
offer authentic replications of their
designated sizes, thanks to a
studio-grade 96kHz sample rate.
Elsewhere, the pedal’s
expression input is a nice feature,
allowing you to blend between
reverb settings, but stereo fans
may be less pleased with the
somewhat cumbersome single
TRS stereo jack output and tiny
mono/stereo switch that’s only
accessible on the PCB inside the
pedal. It should also be noted that
the various reverb types are
accessed by pressing the tone
knob – a feature that could cause
problems with a misplaced foot
on a dark stage.
In summary, the M300 sounds
great and offers a lot of tones from
a small footprint. Given the price, it
doesn’t offer a whole lot of features
over its competitors, but the sound
quality puts it fi rmly among the top
shelf of reverb pedals.
Dan Beesley
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92 AUGUST 2016
MXR REVERB M300
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TYPE: Digital reverb pedal
CONTROLS: Decay, tone
(press to scroll through
reverb types), blend
SOCKETS: Input, expression,
mono/stereo output, power
BYPASS: True bypass,
w/ trails option
POWER: 9V power supply only
CONTACT: Westside Distribution
0844 326 2000
www.jimdunlop.com
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