Saturday, November 9, 2024
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The MXR Layers is an ambient workhorse | Secret Weapons Demo


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Signal Path:
29 Pedals EUNA
Origin Cali76
Greer Amps Lightspeed
Benson Boost
MXR Layers
MXR Joshua
Strymon Bigsky
Milkman The Amp Stereo

Timecodes:
00:00 Song
02:56 Review
11:45 Sound Samples

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40 thoughts on “The MXR Layers is an ambient workhorse | Secret Weapons Demo

  • They should have called this the Mark Johnston pedal. I knew this demo would be the best of this pedal, and sure enough, it was. That opening jam was just beautiful.

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  • I really want to hear someone use this before a drive pedal or dirty amp. This begs to be shoegazed

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  • Just ordered one today. Among other things, I'm hoping to use it to sort of span the gap between playing rhythm and lead when I'm the only guitarist.

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  • Just ordered it. This is affordable and feels more grounded in musical usage. I use outward to drone and while I love it, it decays away and I just feel like I am under utilizing it

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  • Best review on this pedal. Formidable pedal indeed. As always you are detailed and thorough. Thank you!

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  • Hey thanks! I just heard about this device (after just purchasing the TC Infinite Sustain). Of the several YouTube videos I just checked out YOU have delved into the many capabilities this unit has and your demo song shows you have an understanding of how to use it. Thanks again!

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  • What a great pedal, and a great review, as always. It reminds me of the EHX SuperEgo Plus but modernised and compact.

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  • Of course! As soon as I break down and buy the EHX Freeze Pico, This comes out. Gahhhh!!!!! Great Demo, of course. Thanks!

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  • Does it remember your settings after being switched off? Would be a hassle to reconfigure all those sub options to get back to where you were. It's impressive they managed to squeeze all that into such a small body, but it kinda makes me wish it was a bigger format with more knobs for accessibility, and at least a few presets to save.

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  • Pedal details aside, I really dig the bass tone in your intro song. Feels really clean and full. Do you have any advice or tips on how you approach recording bass?

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  • Mark! I need help learning how to use my IMac’s Logic Pro to record my own music! I’m easily confused by this stuff, despite having been in studios (20 years ago) but I always just played my parts and never learned the production side. Help! Love your channel man!

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  • Those first few notes were my favorite clean ambient sound. The Cali76 sound in position 4 or 5 of a Strat is very identifiable once you’ve heard it before. Objectively beautiful ???? Anyway, really cool live ambient tool here. This one feels like it has staying power, not just a flavor of the week ????????

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  • I get that he's new to this and trying to pace his explanation of things… But those little micro pauses are not natural. Just talk like you're talking to a friend. You're getting there.

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  • Sounds great but with the amount of awesome sounds I think it would benefit from presets. Totally understand that it already has so much going on, but I think that actually necessitates the presets. Great video

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  • Whoa. This could very well be my first pedal purchase in years. The whole market got to a point probably 6 years ago where I lost interest due to the amount of overlap and decision fatigue, and some of the charm of the pedal industry seemed to be lost, but this seems like such a nice addition to my current setup which has remained unchanged for many years now… Something I never would have thought I would have been saying lol I used to have a serious problem ????

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  • Hi man. Love from Poland! I dont know why but your pkaying style reminds me of the band Rosetta? Have you ever heard them? Take care.

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