MXR M169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay vs Old Blood Noise Endeavors Black Fountain
The MXR M169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay and the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Black Fountain are both pedals sharing warm, low gain, ambient. The MXR M169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay leans slapback. Current prices: $140 vs $219.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.48% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Country
- Ambient
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- warm
- low gain
- ambient
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$140via Reverb
$219via Reverb
The MXR Carbon Copy is a bucket-brigade analog delay known for clear, warm repeats with a natural, dark-tinged decay rather than the bright trail of a digital-chip delay. Even at longer delay times it stays musical and never turns clanky or brittle, while tight, quick slapback settings suit country-style echo without muddying the attack. Its repeats fade softly and progressively, sitting behind the dry signal instead of competing with it. Up to 600 milliseconds of delay time and a straightforward delay, regen, and mix layout make it equally suited to subtle slapback and longer, ambient trails, and it remains one of the most widely used analog delays for players wanting warm, natural-sounding echo without digital clarity or complexity.
The Old Blood Noise Endeavors Black Fountain is an oil can echo delay pedal from Old Blood Noise Endeavors (OBNE) (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), a respected US boutique manufacturer known for inventive, experimental effects with unique circuit concepts and lo-fi influenced aesthetics. delivering warm, organic delay emulating the sound of vintage oil can echo units (like the Tel-Ray Ad-n-Echo), with subtle pitch wobble, saturation, and the characteristic warmth of oil-bath delay tanks. One of the most beloved OBNE effects, valued for its organic, lo-fi tape-adjacent echo quality for vintage rock, country, and ambient players.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Soul
- Rock
- Experimental
- slapback
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Studio
- Live
- Studio