MXR M169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay vs TC Electronic Triple Flashback Delay
The MXR M169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay and the TC Electronic Triple Flashback Delay are both pedals sharing slapback, ambient, tight. The MXR M169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay leans warm and pristine. The TC Electronic Triple Flashback Delay leans analog warmth. Current prices: $140 vs $231.98.
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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.49% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Ambient
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- slapback
- ambient
- tight
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$140via Reverb
$231.98via 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 TC Electronic Triple Flashback Delay runs up to three independent delay engines at once, each individually footswitchable, with a toggle to select which engine to edit and a shared tap tempo footswitch. A serial/parallel switch changes how the three interact: parallel sends the dry signal to all three delays at once for tight, rhythmically interlocking repeats, while series chains delay one into two into three for huge, cascading, three-dimensional echo trails. Sixteen selectable delay types span crisp digital, warm analog, tube, tape, lo-fi, reverse, ping-pong, and slapback voicings, plus four TonePrint slots for downloading signature delay settings from artists like Steve Morse, Guthrie Govan, and John Petrucci, all runnable simultaneously. It suits players wanting deep, layered, genuinely three-dimensional delay textures well beyond what a single or dual delay pedal can produce.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Country
- Soul
- Electronic
- Experimental
- warm
- pristine
- modulated
- analog warmth
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Studio
- Live
- Studio
- Worship