MXR M251 FOD Drive • MXR M305 Tremolo • MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini

THE CC MINI IS UNPARALLELED IF YOU NEED TO NAIL WIDE SLAPBACK ECHO OR SAIL ON CASCADING WAVES OF WET DELAY.

Outside of the smaller housing, the Carbon Copy Mini Analog Delay is nearly identical to its Carbon Copy big brother with a bucket-brigade circuit, an all-analog signal path and 600ms of delay time. It also has the same rugged footswitch, top-mounted controls for Regen, Mix and Delay and Mod (Modulation) on/off switch with orange LED.

What’s new is the aforementioned Bright voicing that accentuates the high-end frequencies, similar to the Carbon Copy Bright Delay for enhanced presence and clarity. There are also two internal trim pots to adjust the Speed and Width of the modulation so you can set-and-forget the type of warbly echo or drippy chorused vibrato you wish to hear in the CC Mini’s repeats. The CC Mini is true bypass, powered only via a nine-volt DC adapter.

There’s no need to overthink the CC Mini.

It’s exactly the same pedal as its sparkly green predecessor, but with the added versatility of featuring a Bright switch to engage a more defined and clearer-toned echo. It has all the lovely analog warmth in its cloud-soft repeats that breathe dimension to your guitar tone, especially in the Bright voicing. In its original mode, the CC Mini mimics the darkly textured repeats of the Carbon Copy, which adds a shroud of ambience to solos and pick chug.

The effect of the Mod switch sounds wonderfully thick and shimmery if you’re going for density in sound. The only thing that takes getting used to are the smaller knobs where I needed to be more precise in setting up the delay time and repeats because the taper on the pots are tightly wound. But once you have set your controls, they’re not moving.