MXR Envelope Filter

hasbeen · #1 05-08-2010, 07:46 AM

Just a heads up. I've been playing around with the Dunlop MXR Envelope pedal.

I don't remember the last time I've had so much fun with a pedal. I haven't done a gig with it yet....will do that tonight.

The pedal comes with some suggested settings. These didn't work for me.....they were too drastic...could kill small animals. If anyone is looking at this pedal and wants the settings that worked for me....let me know. I have different settings for slap vs. finger vs. pick funk.

The only drawback is that my guitarist heard it at rehearsal. So now, he plans on getting one for guitar. He has enough pedals.....and I don't want our stage to sound like the battle of the envelopes.

Anyway.....cool, cool pedal.

BruceBass3901 · #2 05-08-2010, 08:15 AM

I was considering getting one. How is it with slap?

RickenBoogie · #3 05-08-2010, 08:21 AM

I'll have one of these little magic boxes before too long, after an over 3 year love affair with a Menatone MailBomb. The MXR sounds great, and has much more overall control. Plus, it'll match the BOD and Carbon Copy I have now.

pjmuck · #4 05-08-2010, 08:27 AM

I used to own one of the original MXR Envelope Filters (the one in the mustard colored casing), so I'm curious how the new ones compare. Mine was incredibly simple to use and sounded great, especially on slap. None of that piercing thinning out high end quack you get with so many of these devices, just a great even tone all around.

hasbeen · #5 05-08-2010, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by BruceBass3901

I was considering getting one. How is it with slap?

its great for slap. You can really dial it in for a tone that won't spike too much when you snap the string. As mentioned above, it doesn't thin out too much.

hasbeen · #6 05-08-2010, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by pjmuck

I used to own one of the original MXR Envelope Filters (the one in the mustard colored casing), so I'm curious how the new ones compare. Mine was incredibly simple to use and sounded great, especially on slap. None of that piercing thinning out high end quack you get with so many of these devices, just a great even tone all around.

I think you'll like this one then.

Robertron · #7 05-08-2010, 10:12 AM

People need to stop praising this pedal so much before I buy one for myself.

hasbeen · #8 05-08-2010, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Robertron

People need to stop praising this pedal so much before I buy one for myself.

My six year old daughter liked it because the purple sparkle paint job.

Robertron · #9 05-08-2010, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by hasbeen

My six year old daughter liked it because the purple sparkle paint job.

You know even that little thing appeals to me because it would fit right in with the colors of all my other pedals.

chicago_mike · #10 05-08-2010, 10:54 AM

And don't forget the led is blue.

**TXLawDawg** · #11 05-08-2010, 11:05 AM

Great little filter IMO...although I was able to get some pretty good spikes out of it - a twist of a knob solved that though. Really like it in conjunction with the BOD and am looking forward to trying it with the Micro POG that should be on it's way to me before too long. I would still like to try a 3 leaf for myself though.

Robertron · #12 05-08-2010, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by chicago_mike

And don't forget the led is blue.

Just like the LED on my PorkLoin, Blender, and BOD...

groooooove · #13 05-08-2010, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by TXLawDawg

Great little filter IMO...although I was able to get some pretty good spikes out of it - a twist of a knob solved that though. Really like it in conjunction with the BOD and am looking forward to trying it with the Micro POG that should be on it's way to me before too long. I would still like to try a 3 leaf for myself though.

i'd love to see a comparison between this new MXR filter and the 3leaf. not that theyre similar, but theyre two on the top of a lot of peoples lists. well, mine atleast.

how is the MXR in terms of tone preservation? with a filter like a mutron/qtron or FX25, its pretty much the tone of the filter takes over, where as the 3leaf is priased for preserving a good tone and just giving it a little bubble. anyone want to speak for the MXR on this?

my other inquiry is, are the level knobs for wet/dry blends or actual volume knobs? ie, i can set it to have a bit of a volume spike if i wanted? then get rid of it when i dont want it?

**TXLawDawg** · #14 05-08-2010, 12:25 PM

User: Simon Langley had a review that he posted in his FS thread (he must've deleted it though). You might PM him for a rundown between the two.

hasbeen · #15 05-08-2010, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by groooooove

i'd love to see a comparison between this new MXR filter and the 3leaf. not that theyre similar, but theyre two on the top of a lot of peoples lists. well, mine atleast.

how is the MXR in terms of tone preservation? with a filter like a mutron/qtron or FX25, its pretty much the tone of the filter takes over, where as the 3leaf is priased for preserving a good tone and just giving it a little bubble. anyone want to speak for the MXR on this?

my other inquiry is, are the level knobs for wet/dry blends or actual volume knobs? ie, i can set it to have a bit of a volume spike if i wanted? then get rid of it when i dont want it?

you can preserve the original tone as much as you'd like....with the "dry" knob. ...by mixing in the direct signal. And yes, if you dial the direct and/or fx control fully clockwise, you'll experience a boost.....at least I did.

When bypassing the pedal, your tone is original.....the pedal is ture, hardwire bypassed.

hasbeen · #16 05-08-2010, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by TXLawDawg

Great little filter IMO...although I was able to get some pretty good spikes out of it - a twist of a knob solved that though. Really like it in conjunction with the BOD and am looking forward to trying it with the Micro POG that should be on it's way to me before too long. I would still like to try a 3 leaf for myself though.

Agreed- with the sample settings in the manual, I got some good spikes too......which I mentioned as a bit "drastic".

The most musical/applicable setting on the pedal for me is:
o'clock format-
dry 12
fx 12
decay 3
Q 3
Sensitivity 5 i.e. full-clockwise

Darkstrike · #17 05-08-2010, 01:05 PM

Been loving mine, I'm not getting a great slap tone yet, though, and it seems to need tweaking if I swap my bass, but mostly on sensitvity.

BassInUrFace · #18 05-08-2010, 11:25 PM

please stop. i got a 3leaf and love it but this sounds to good......

hasbeen · #19 05-09-2010, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by BassInUrFace

please stop. i got a 3leaf and love it but this sounds to good......

the Groove Regulator is a pro piece for sure.

**bassybill** · #20 05-09-2010, 06:53 AM

I got one of these yesterday and used it on a gig last night after spending some time with it in the afternoon. It's the first filter I've tried that gets the sound I'm after. I've been using it with the decay on about 11 o'clock and just a tiny bit of Q. But the great thing about it for me is the ability to blend the dry signal in with the effect, so your bass still stays full in the mix when you stomp the filter on for some funky growling squelchiness. I love it for slapping, even more than the fingerstyle stuff, I think. I might try to record a few clips at some stage.

Anyway, I'm keeping this one on my board for sure (unlike my Auto Q, which I ended up selling because it couldn't nail the effects that this one does).

Crappy phone camera photo, sorry.