MXR releases Joshua Ambient Echo stereo delay pedal

January 2, 2024 · 7 sources

Dunlop announced the launch of the MXR Joshua Ambient Echo on 2 January 2024, a stereo delay pedal that the maker says draws on classic studio rack effects¹².

The pedal has six knobs: Delay, Modulation, Voice, Regen, Division and Mix, plus Echo 2 and Trails buttons³⁴. The Delay knob sets echo timing from 50ms to 1000ms². The Division control offers five subdivisions: quarter note, dotted eighth, eighth, eighth triplet, and eighth plus dotted eighth²⁵. The Voice control sweeps a blend of polyphonic octave signals from -1 to +2²³. Echo 2 adds a second set of repeats, and Trails lets echoes fade after the pedal is switched off²¹. There is onboard tap tempo via the footswitch and a CTR jack for an expression pedal¹². Guitar.com reports up to 12 adjustable parameters, including the mix of the secondary echo signal¹; Guitar Pedal X counts 18 parameters across six knobs and nine controls, with secondary functions on the knobs⁵. Guitar Pedal X gives the power requirement as 9VDC, 300mA⁵.

Guitar.com describes the enclosure as Phase 90-sized¹. Guitar Pedal X reports full stereo ins and outs via TRS cables⁵.

MXR describes the pedal as:

Pricing is reported differently. MusicRadar gives $239.99 at Sweetwater and Guitar Center³; GuitarPlayer says it is available now for $239⁴; Guitar Pedal X lists $240⁵. Guitar.com, publishing on 3 January, said pricing was yet to be revealed¹. Dunlop's own site lists the M309 at $169.99 alongside a second figure of $255.99⁶⁷.