The Mr. Black Tapex 2 is a Mr Black delay pedal. Close alternatives include the Crazy Tube Circuits Time MK III and the J. Rockett Immortal Echo. It pairs well with the Park P50 Classic and the Fender Twin Reverb Head.

Mr. Black Tapex 2

Mr Black · pedal

The Mr. Black TAPEX2 is a tap tempo delay pedal from Mr. Black (Portland, Oregon), a US boutique manufacturer founded by John Michael Kutcher known for lush reverb, modulation, and ambient effects. The TAPEX2 delivers analog-voiced digital delay with tap tempo and adjustable subdivisions for tempo-accurate delay timing in live and studio performance. Mr. Black boutique construction quality applied to a practical tap tempo delay format.

  • delay
  • boutique
  • live
  • digital delay
  • analog
  • reverb
  • lush
  • modulation

Good for

  • Live
  • Studio
  • Worship

Genres the Mr. Black Tapex 2 is commonly used in

  • Ambient
  • Post Rock
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  • Lo Fi
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  • Shoegaze
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  • Experimental
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  • Indie
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Amps that pair well with the Mr. Black Tapex 2

Park P50 Classic

Park

10% match

What Park P50 Classic brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around

Fender Twin Reverb Head

amplifier

10% match
$657.05via Reverb

Fender Twin Reverb Head's own dynamic character is the real reason this is worth trying

Pedals that stack with the Mr. Black Tapex 2

Catalinbread Giygas

Catalinbread

8% match
$129.99via Reverb

Catalinbread Giygas leans toward octave, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi

Electro-Harmonix

8% match
$88.76via Reverb

What Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around

Electro-Harmonix Small Clone

Electro-Harmonix

7% match
$88.76via Reverb

Keep Mr. Black Tapex 2's pristine voice out front: Electro-Harmonix Small Clone goes after Mr. Black Tapex 2 in the signal chain so its lush voice doesn't muddy it

Walrus Audio Julia

Walrus Audio

7% match

Keep Walrus Audio Julia after Mr. Black Tapex 2 in the signal chain, clear of Mr. Black Tapex 2's own gain stage

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Crazy Tube Circuits Time MK III

Crazy Tube Circuits

77% similarity

Shared character: features_tap_tempo, delay, reverb

J. Rockett Immortal Echo

J Rockett

74% similarity
$119via Reverb

Shared character: delay, ambient, modulation

Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay

Dunlop

73% similarity
$305.90via Reverb

Shared character: features_tap_tempo, delay, reverb

Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay

Electro-Harmonix

72% similarity
$108.71via Reverb

Shared character: delay, ambient, analog

Hungry Robot Karman Line Delay

Hungry Robot

72% similarity
$303.13via Reverb

Shared character: delay, ambient, analog

Tru-Fi The Aqua Echo 600 Analog

Tru Fi

72% similarity

Shared character: features_tap_tempo, delay, ambient

Universal Audio Starlight Echo Station

Universal Audio

71% similarity
$290.55via Reverb

Shared character: delay, analog, modulation

JHS Pedals JHS Mod Shop Deluxe Memory Boy

JHS Pedals

71% similarity
$350via Reverb

Shared character: delay, modulation, overdrive

Gamechanger Audio Auto Delay Pitch

Gamechanger Audio

70% similarity
$280.56via Reverb

Shared character: delay, ambient, analog

GFI System Clockworks Delay V2

Gfi System

67% similarity
$249via Reverb

Shared character: features_tap_tempo, delay, modulation

Empress Superdelay

Empress

67% similarity
$424.99via Reverb

Shared character: features_tap_tempo, delay, reverb

Providence Chrono Delay

Providence

97% similarity
$240via Reverb

similar tone character

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Mr. Black Tapex 2?+

The closest matches in character are the Crazy Tube Circuits Time MK III, the J. Rockett Immortal Echo, the Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay.

What pairs well with the Mr. Black Tapex 2?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Park P50 Classic, Fender Twin Reverb Head, Catalinbread Giygas — What Park P50 Classic brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around.

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