Fender Mirror Image Delay

109
June 2018 Guitarist
VERDICT: A solid, workmanlike
pedal that could take care of all your
delay needs at a decent price
Tech Spec
ORIGIN: China
TYPE: Delay pedal
FEATURES: Buffered
bypass, trails feature
leaving repeats to decay
naturally on bypass
CONTROLS: Time, Depth,
Rate, Feedback, Level,
Delay Type switch (Digital/
Analog/Tape), Variation
switch (1/2), Dotted 1/8
switch (On/Off), LEDs On/
Off switch, Dry Kill On/Off
switch, Bypass footswitch
CONNECTIONS:
Standard input, standard
output
POWER: 9V battery or 9V
DC adapter (not supplied)
138mA
DIMENSIONS: 100 (w) x
125 (d) x 62mm (h)
8
Tech Spec
ORIGIN: China
TYPE: Reverb pedal
FEATURES: Buffered
bypass, trails feature
leaving reverb tails to
decay naturally on bypass
CONTROLS: Pre-Delay,
Reverb Time, Damping,
Level, Reverb Type switch
(Hall/Room/Special),
Variation switch (1/2),
Filter switch (On/Off),
LEDs On/Off switch, Dry
Kill On/Off switch,
Bypass footswitch
CONNECTIONS:
Standard input,
standard output
POWER: 9V battery or 9V
DC adapter (not supplied)
115mA
DIMENSIONS: 100 (w) x
125 (d) x 62mm (h)
7
Mirror Image Delay
£110
Marine Layer Reverb
£110
T
he Mirror Image offers two
variations each on three delay
types –Digital, Analog and
Tape. The delay time, feedback and
level controls are adjustable but you
can also add in modulation if desired
with adjustable depth and rate so
there’s a tasty combination of delay
and chorus. In addition to this you can
add extra dotted-eighth delay to the
main quarter note at approx 75 per
cent of the main one’s volume for a
multi-tap vibe and facilitating some
rhythmic repeats.
The main digital delay will cover
many delay requirements with its
20 to 900ms range while digital 2
offers much shorter delay times for
a double tracking effect and also
does a cool slapback. The other
settings cover simulations of BBD
and tape delays, (albeit with no self-
oscillation), focusing on the less-than-
pristine repeats of each genre – the
second variation of each offering a
more lo-fi version.
U
nless it’s specifically a spring
emulation, the modern
reverb pedal has to feature
several reverbs to compete and that’s
the pattern that the Marine Layer
follows with six reverb types – three
algorithms (Hall, Room and Special)
with two variations of each (1 and 2).
There are knobs for Pre-Delay, Reverb
Time and Level plus a Damping knob
that attenuates the high frequencies
alongside a Filter switch that can be
used in conjunction with it.
The two Hall variations offer
the largest reverbs while there are
also two rooms, one representing
a standard-sized space, the other
something more tightly defined. The
Special settings offer more modern
treatments. One is a shimmer reverb
with octave shifting, the other features
modulated reverb, both giving the
impression of a shifting cushion of
ambience. It’s all good but we’d rather
have a spring and plate simulation in
place of the extra room and hall.
VERDICT: A competent reverb that
may have missed a trick by not offering
more varied options
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