Carl Martin Red Repeat

Just a hint that Soren, from Carl Martin, gave me... For shorter delays, either jump r18 or put another 10k resistor in parallel with it:)

It gives a bit shorter delays than the stock minimum setting, so that some picky people might admit that it gives a very good slapback too:)

Will post a full review later.

Love this pedal!

4 knobs and one foot switch.
if you know how to tweak/use a delay theres a good load of tones to be had from this.
chicken head knobs are easy to turn with you feet as well to get that oscillation going withoug having to take hands of guitar

ive owned heaps of delay pedals (Boss DD6,DD20,Line 6 echopark, DL4,BYOC digital delay and Ping pong delay, Eventide Timefactor and danelectro Echo reel) and i rate the red repeat in my top 3.

not noisy if you have a decent power adaptor (for daisy chaining and single running)

apparently these pedals vary from pedal to pedal (some of the workers post regurly on HC) so i must be lucky to have a good one
no issues with the switch at all and ive had it for over a year with regular use.

great delay for the price.

Knobs:
Echo
Tone
Time
Repeat

As others mentioned i'ts not super sensitive, so it's easy to dial in sounds.

The settings on the CM website are ok, but it's a joy to fiddle with the knobs yourself, cause it's easy and the delay time range makes it very easy to get usable sounds at most settings.

Setup:
Ibanez am103>
Korg Pitchblack Tuner>
Rat>
Tubescreamer>
Red Repeat>
Holy Grail>
Vox ac50

It can get a bit dirty at max settings, but apart from that I love everything about it.

It's clean on bypass.
When on it's clean, but not boring.
It's digital without the sterile sharp sound.
The tone knob gives you some extra control, that you really miss on many other delays.

Haven't gigged with it, but it seems to be as sturdy as most other pedals.

If however a problem should occur, I have two years of warranty and some super helpful people at CM

I've communicated quite a bit with the people at CM.

They're super polite and helpful.

They respond very fast.

They sent me a new pot for my ancient Hot drive 'n' Boost free of charge.

They answered all my questions about the curcuits of the Red Repeat and even offered me the choice modded version without extra charge if I ordered a new, or modding my used one pretty cheap.

I've played for about 10 years.

I've compared it to other delays and I fell in love with it pretty quick.

I'm sure there are better delays out there, but the price is more than fair compared to what you're getting.

easy to use until the switch goes out.

nice sound especially with the tone knob for the repeats. Once the switch goes, which it will, then there is either no sound our a swirling sound. Soon after the swirling starts the entire unit cuts out.

This is the second in two years to have the switch go out.
The first lasted about 10 months, then I got the address of a place in New York to send it and they sent another back. However, the switch on the replacement went out about 10 months in- again. The first one I bought at the Dallas international Guitar festival. The next year at the festival (2008) I went to the guy I bought it from the year before and he gave me an e-mail address and a physical address and sent it in. Within 2 weeks I received the new one, promptly put it on my board and played. I play every week and have never had a switch go on any effect, including the many vintage effects I use. But February came around and the same telltale signs popped up. The swirling, having to repeatedly hit the switch to get it set back on the rocker and then the cutting out in the middle of a song. I imagine all of the "vintage line" effects use the same sub-standard switch so I will forever avoid the Carl Martin line. I have an older Carl Martin Compressor that has had no difficulties, but its one of the higher end models, so I suspect it uses a higher end switch. If there was a zero for this category, I would select that for this red repeat. I guess the "repeat means repeatedly send the thing back.

Once I was able to chase down an address, They had a replacement in 2 weeks. However, I now have to find that slip of paper with the address again so I can send this one back.
I guess it wasn't the deal I thought. I was a fan of Carl Martin until this episode.

I perform every week as a part of my job. Never had difficulties with equipment because I am neurotic about my stuff. The pedals are all on a Furmann board with conditioned power and no one else ever takes down or sets up my rig but me. I play everything from Rock, country, jazz, pop. Its a drag when you equipment doesnt work.

4 knobs, pretty easy, since no setting gives you a bad sound. Some complain that the footprint is too big. To me, the large size and spread out knobs make it easier to make adjustments. In comparison, the Boss DD series is "standard" stompbox size, but everything is very close. I suppose if you had to, you could change the outside knobs (echo or repeat) with your foot, which you definitely can't do with Boss. So it's a trade-off, do you want small footprint, or easy twiddling?

Let me explain how I "test" an effect. I plug it into the amp by itself, not as part of an effect chain. I plug in a guitar, but don't have it in my hands, I'm concerned with noise at this point. I engage the effect and start turning knobs to see if any setting yields noise. then I put it in a true bypass loop to see if there is noise even if the effect is off. At that point, I pick up the guitar to see if the effect alters my tone. Then I start getting into trying different sounds, etc, if it passes the above tests.

The Red Repeat is dead quiet when off and only adds noise when the echo starts approaching 3:00, which is pretty much the same on all delay units. The actual tones coming out of it are some of the best I've heard. For comparison, I have owned: Replica, DD7, Dan Echo, Keeley AD9, Korg stage echo, Headrush. I still have the Korg, the Dano broke (as Danos tend to do), I sold everything else. The Replica was nice but I wanted the option of more pronounced delays. Switching off the brown switch on the Replica didn't solve that. Also, as you increase the echo on the Replica, the direct signal level would decrease, which is the reason for the level knob, but then if you decrease the echo, you need to mess with the level again. The echo knob on the Red Repeat only adds echo, it doesn't effect the dry signal, so there's no volume loss and no need for a level knob.

Well build. You have to push hard when plugging into the jacks. Somebody used good parts and some care when assembling this.

First of all, it's dead silent, on or off. After that, it's a great sounding delay. I don't know what else you could want. Maybe if this was on Brad Paisley's or John Mayer's pedalboard it would caost $300 and it would be very popular, but I'll take it just like it is.

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Coming back to my review below ..
Turning down the time knob away from the max setting gets the distortion out of the way. I spoke with the customer support about this and they told me that it distorts on the long settings and gets dirty.

Yes, I can. It seems to be sturdy and seeing as the 'problem' is solved I can't imagine this thing breaking.

They replied quickly [within a day] and told me what was wrong and even though I had the international support via E-mail I didn't encounter any unfriendliness.

I give this delay. I can't imagine this ever leaving my rig. To me this delay is all I've ever wanted. It's musical, it's thick, it's warm and it does the job well. I absolutely adore it, one of my best buys ever.

It's extremely easy since it's just a delay pedal with no menu's etc. I don't really think these units actually need a manual.

My setup through which the Carl Martin Red Repeat goes is as following:
Fender '94 Golden ltd. CiJ Jazzmaster with matching headstock / XP Telecaster ->
Behringer Slow Motion -> BOSS OC-2 -> Ibanez TS-9 -> Small Clone Chorus -> CARL MARTIN RED REPEAT -> Ibanez DE7 -> Rocktron Tsunami -> Line 6 Verbzilla -> BOSS RV-3 [stereo out] -> Line 6 DL4 [stereo out] ->
pedals are powered with an Artec Power Brick:

Phonic Firely 302 soundcard -> Ableton Live 6.01 -> Guitar Rig 2 ->

Fender '69 Silverface Twin Reverb channel 1 + 2

- - -

I love this delay, it's thick, it's gorgeous, it's warm. Turning the echo down almost makes it usable as a warm small reverb en turning up the repeat and dialing the time knob makes for some great oscillation. The trick with this delay is that it's 80% analogue and 20% digital.
The only problem I have with this delay is that after 3 days it started getting this distorted tone and it has never left the pedal in various different setups. I now use the delay with the tone knob on 9 O' clock to keep the distortion to the minimum. In bypass it doesn't color or distort my signal so I keep it in my rig.
It doesn't function like it should and STILL I'm keeping it in my rig, this says a lot. I really think this delay is gorgeous.
Also, clicking on the delay gives me a pop, sometimes, not always. I often see those 'clicking buttons' and think to myself; "Why didn't they make these more solid ??"

I give it an 8 because of the distortion issue and the pop. I'm having it checked out soon by a guy I know.

I've had it for a half year now, it's still there but seeing as it took 3 days to let the distortion set in gets me to the conclusion this unit isn't really reliable.

Haven't dealt with them.

I give an 8 for the overall rating, it's probably my most-used effect in my rig because, to me, it's a very musical pedal and I've actually kinda started loving the small break-up the delays give at maximum picking power.

I personally play Ambient / Post-Rock / Shoegaze / Classical-influenced material and to me this delay really makes the whole ordeal a lot more warmer. I can't imagine this delay ever leaving my rig.

Right, having had a while to get settled with the RR I thought I'd simplify some points on my ridiculously long review below:

The pedal does actually self-oscillate!!! (and in a way that feels purely organic rather than a tacked on digital 'effect')

It's a very solid, high quality delay if you're looking for short-short/mid delays with vintage sounding analogue tones. It's part of the 'Vintage' range for a reason. It's simple to use once you're familiar with what the time and repeat dials do in relation to each other, and the added tone and self-oscillating Echo make it near-perfect.

Plus it looks gorgeous!

The only real down side is that it really needs a power supply instead of a battery.

Apologies for my rambling review below.

This is my first delay pedal, so my understanding of what each dial actually effects was a little lacking at first. It doesn't come with a manual, but the leaflet that comes with it advertising the current Vintage series gives a little info. So anyway for those of you in the same boat...

Echo
Essentially this is the 'volume' of the delay effect. Up to 12 o'clock it's at max volume, i.e. the delayed signal is the same volume as your guitar signal. Past 12 it apparently (according to the info) "'self-oscillates' like old analogue delays".

Tone
This additional dial ('additional' beacuse I haven't seen a Tone dial on other delays) effects the tone of the delay seperate to your original signal. At 12 o' clock the delay is the same tone as your guitar. Push it left and it cuts away from treble, and pushed right it adds more treble.


Time
This sets the time between your signal and the delay and works in conjunction with the time you've set. Set fully left, it repeats immediately after your signal, obtaining a nice slap-back (doubling) effect. (This is one of the reason's why I went for this pedal). Pushed all the way right your delay/s kick in about two-thirds of a seconds later (600 milliseconds apparantly).


Repeat
This sets the number of reapeats you get within the time that you've set. For example, if your Time and Repeat are both set fully left you get slap-back. Turn the Repeat right you get the slap-back repeating and fading out (you can get some nice echo effects this way). With both dials pushed right, your 600 millisecond delay keeps repeating for about 8 seconds, gradually fading until it's fully gone. (With the Echo set past 12 the volume of the fade is louder for longer.)

It's hard for me to explain, but after playing with Time and Repeat it only took a few minutes to figure out how they work together. The key to getting a variety of delay effects lies with these last two dials. Once set you augment the volume and tone and that's all there is too it.

I'm not sure how the Echo dial and it's 'self oscillating' effect compares to the actual sound of analogue delays, but to my ear it basically boosts the volume in a short burst with a rapid return to mid volume. (So if you push it to max it boosts and returns to max 12 o' clock volume). This does add a nice thick sound to the overall effect, and since the reviews I've read of digital delays often have a complaint of being 'thin' sounding, this is a nice addition, adding an organic edge to the sound; though this delay pedal doesn't sound thin at all even in the 'standard' Echo setting.
HOWEVER I've got to say that it crossed my mind that this may be a bit of a cheap circuit, because it reminded me of the Electro Harmonix 'Stereo Pulsar' Tremolo where the Depth dial/circuit has a similar effect in that when it's pushed past a certain point it 'modulates between positive and negative'...So anyway... I thought that this 'self oscillation' might be a bit of a gimmick. It would be up to someone more experienced to say for sure, but thankfully it really does sound and feel like it's happening naturally (well, as naturally as digital can do) and actually adds a thickness to the sound when it's towards full and adds kick to longer delays, keeping them louder for longer, so maybe I'm just being paranoid.

At first I thought it was a slight downside technically that the Echo doesn't quite genuinely 'self oscillate', but in retrospect, that would maybe be asking to much, as since it's a natural trait of anlaogue delays, to replicate it in digital for the sake of it would be a veering into the EHX territory of the superfluous, and probably bump the price up. So it's reassuring to see Carl Martin don't over do things just for the sake of it.


The Tone's quality is simple and cearly audible. It gives you more versatility once you've got your delay settings dialled in, and toward full clockwise position it's great for achieving a very welcome reverby twang.

I've read a review or two that say this pedal can't emmulate true slap-back, but for me, the Time dial is absolutely fine on it's lowest settings. If you're an experienced, perfectionist player seeking true slap-back I can't say for sure how good this is but surely the difference is miniscule. For a short to mid range it's fine, and the sound is only a little thin when the battery is starting to drain. (See below in "Reliability")

The sound quality of the repeats is solid, though the fade volume drops a little too quick. However, that's what the Echo dial is used to compensate and add a thickness to the overall sound.


It's worth me nothing that you can also get some warping effects by setting the Repeat to max and your Time to min. Play a single note and quickly crank up the Time dial. If you do it in one quick sweep you get a sound like a car engine ticking over. You can even play and turn Time to say 1/4. Stop. then play over the sound at 1/4 Time. OR turn Time to 1/4. Stop. turn Time to a second position. Play. Stop etc to get some freaky background noises when the signals merge and decay over each other. This is a bit of a trivial use of the pedal but it shows how organic the sound really is. (Though I'm not sure how common this is with delay pedals. And it could be good or bad, depending on what you're going to use it for) Plus it sounds like you're messing with tape-heads like a genuine old delay effect, which helps disguise that it's digital.

The scary thing with this pedal is that if you play then turn it off, (even unplug it!) then turn it back on, your delay is still going through the circuits!

Very solidly built, though the plastic cover on the back (especially the battery panel) is a perhaps a weak point. But's that's only if you're going to be throwing it down flights of stairs. Otherwise it's high quality.

The only downside is that it really does need a 9V power supply, as even using a high quality battery it only lasted about an hour or so.

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The overall sound is clean and fine and not in the least bit 'thin' or 'tinny'. The range of Time and Repeats are ideal if you're just seeking short-mid delay sounds, though a coniseur of delay may feel limited. The added Echo 'oscillation' is a welcome touch, adding an organic boost, and the Tone is a a nice addition to tweak your chosen delay.

These last two touches make up for it perhaps not being as precsision-refined in certain settings as other digital delay pedals. In fact it's those settings that help make the Red Repeat a unique and very well rounded, warm sounding delay with it's own tweakable tricks and a definite individuality.

Anyway, this is an '8' not just due to it's sound quality and medium variety of sounds but -importantly- it's affordabilty. I'd definitely reccommend it for a first delay pedal, and to delay-savvy players not fussed about extensive, eleborate delays, but who are looking for a more 'vintage' sound.

It could have come with a manual, though the Carl Martin website (www.Carlmartin.com) does have some useful info and some examples of settings to give you a starting point.

very easy

I have read all the reviews and I do not understand how so many people can be wrong this pedal takes a away the low mids from my rig at first I thought it may because I was using the effects loop on my amp swithed to the front end of the amp same deal the delays are nice and very analog sounding I beleive the buffering or op amps need attention

Just a comment on Geno's review below--I wonder if he was using a daisy-chain type power supply? I've had similar problems with a Little Lehle looper popping and have heard that it should have its own separate power supply. Maybe that would help if anyone else is experiencing the same problem...

There is really no "manual" to speak of, but some decent support on the website with nice diagrams and sample settings to see what the pedal can do.

the controls are straight-forward and you need not be a rocket scientist to get the most from the pedal.

I was floored by the musical and warm nature of this pedal. It was tonally outstanding and the range of tones available were just right for what I was looking for (short, slap-back to medium ambient echos, warm and vintage sounding).

I bought this to use at the end of my very short pedal chain (Boss TU2 Tuner - Barber Direct Drive or LTD - RC Booster - Delay). then straight into my amp of choice (Alessandro, Bassman, or Pro Jr).

When I demo'd the pedal it was great. When I tried it out at home by itself into the amp, it sounded even better.

The Problem arose when I added the other pedals... The Red Repeat caused all my other pedal to make extremely LOUD POPPING noises when the switch was activated or deactivated. The Red Repeat also made this noise when used with other pedals.

I contacted a rep of the company about the problem and they told me that since it isn't True Bypass, it could be 'building up a charge on the input' if used with other pedals that are True Bypass. They offered to take the pedal and try to fix it with a new upgraded input switch, but I opted to exchange it for a new pedal (same one).

It worked great for one Gig, then the second pedal started to Pop as well. I gave up and returned that pedal too. I will have to go with a true bypass delay pedal if this is a problem with incompability.

I will still give a 9 in this category for tone/sound. The incompatibility issue notwithstanding.

I will use this category to grade the incompatibility. it isn't a reflection of the workmanship or quality (that seems to be well above average). But the pedal was unuseable in my situation, although not well advertised that it may not be.

I tried email contact from the website, but didn't get a response.

I made contact with a rep via a gear forum online.

That response was quick and professional and helpful.

An 7 will reflect the email non-responsivness that was made up for by the quick courteous and helpful response on the forum, although if I was not a member of the forum, I may have been out of luck.

I am a blues/jazz/classic and southern rock afficianado, but I play in a Classic Rock/Blues/Oldies/Country cover band.

Had it worked out for me, the pedal would have provided everything I needed in a delay pedal and more. I am disappointed that it wasn't compatible, since it was tonally everything I hoped for. The tone control was a huge plus!

I have played for 25 years, rarely use any FX other than overdrive for low volume gigs, but a nice delay now and again helps the tone, so I am going to start using one, just not this one.

If you use NON-TRUE BYPASS pedals, or no other pedals, this delay would be perfect for you most applications unless you are looking for mega-delay times for far out music.

I recommend that you try the pedal out with your own rig before committing to buy it.

The Red Repeat is really easy to use, very obvious what every control does, no clutter.Simple yet effective

I wanted the old rockabilly slappin echo sound and this pedal nails it. I play a Gretsch and Tele through a Marshall 100watt DSL head with a 2 x 12" Celestion Vintage 30 cabinet. It sounds great, big clean delay/ echo

So far, so good, time will tell.

No problems so far

I play rockabilly, country, jazz and even some rockin' blues with a Gretsch and a Telecaster. I've played for 30 years and only used Boss delay pedals, but my old one got trashed , so I tried the Red Repeat and have no regrets. I think it sounds warmer than the Boss delay pedal, sounds like old tape echo. It is reasonably cheap too, so I would have a hard time justifying spending more on a delay pedal as this one has the sound.

super easy to dial in a good delay

Through a twin, totally clean, it sounds incredible. Doesn't color the tone at all. I was going for an Eric Johnson type sound and it's perfect for that. You can also get vintage slapback type delay.

make sure you bring back up batteries or use an adapter. solid.

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i play mostly blues rock, ala Jeff Beck, Hendrix. Use an Eric Johnson Strat and a Les Paul Standard through a Fender Twin and Marshall.

I own a Chandler Stereo Digital Echo. That is hands down the best echo I've ever owned. I tried an EH Memory Man Deluxe, but found it a little too hot in the signal. Also, no real lengthy spacey delay.

The Red Repeat is great value for the money. Most good "vintage style" echoes run about $150 to $300.

Get this pedal, it doesn't disappoint.

The overall sound is very good and tape-echolike when it is working properly. You can really get those Lee Scratch Perry dub sounds by altering the delay time while the repeat is almost at 5 o'clock.
But for the few weeks I've had this unit I've experienced serious problems with it. First of all the delay repeats started to sound distorted and fizzy and not nice at all, after a while I realised that the distorting had something to do with high power consumption of the unit, so I decided to use external power supply and it worked perfectly for one day, and after that no echo at all. The signal comes through very nice and undistorted but there's no echo at all.

Some my favorite artists/bands are Pink Floyd, Danzig, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, King Tubby, The Cure, Black Sabbath, Stumm, Bob Marley, Orbital, Massive Attack, The supremes, Mesmer( mesmermusic.net)

My gear:
Amps: Vox AC-30cc2x, Hagtr??m 310 '68

Guitars: Partially custom stratocaster(Oak body, schaller locking tuners, 2*traditional singlecoils and p-90 in bridge position.
Custom made 7-string by Jarno Salo, Yamaha APX-10, Custom 7-string acoustic(aprox.'20-'30) Maker unknown

Effects:EHX lpb-1('70), dunlop crybaby535, korg er-1 sampler, bel dd-80 studio delay, (carl martin red repeat?)

Keyboards: Eko Tiger('63), Eko K-1 Bass pedal('68)

Never

Friendly but not very professional

I play almost anything.
The effect sounded great while working.

I've played guitar since I was five so that makes 22 years of everydayguitarplaying.

The effect is really easy to use, and not hard to find the sound I am looking for.
Probably with long delays it is a bit useless, but it might be suited for certain genres.

I play with Tele (Van Zandt pickups) and Fender Bassman Reissue.

I love the sound. Probably, the low price depends on the materials, etc... so, it's not really the best unit you can get. However, it delivers THAT sound.
I had a Boss DD6 which is 3 times as expensive, but hated the way it sounded (gummy, killed all the top frequencies, etc...).
This one has a vintage-like sound.
Performs well on country music, psychedelic sounds and vintage pop-rock.
No noise.

Probably, I would like it to have shorter delays too.

It seems well made, but I didn't open it.

However, the battery doesn't last long and you need a well stabilized adaptor to make it work.

Carl Martin people are great!

This pedal gives the perfect atmosphere to the sound. I finally achieved the tone you can hear on the latest Dylan's albums.

I would like to have a second one (maybe with some mods, like shorter delays and a stereo output for the clean signal and the delay).

Totally obvious controls, visible from a good distance (listen up, Marshall!). No manual provided or necessary.

Turning Repeat control to max causes echo to feedback. I believe this is intentional, for way-out effects. It's not for me, though.

Turning Time control while effect is on and audible causes a rather interesting rising/falling pitch. May be amusing on occasion, but otherwise means you can't

No noticable extraneous noise. No pops on pressing switch. Nice natural sound - no digital harshness (even though I believe it is digital).

I am using it with a humbucker Rickenbacker 650 (not a jangly Ricky), a Marshall Bluesbreaker in pure boost mode, a teeny Sheldon TrueTone tube amp and the speakers of an old dead Rickenbacker 2x12 amp. Works well with this setup. If you max the boost from the Marshall, you can make the Red Repeat distort, but it is fine at sensible levels of boost.

I can get a subtle echo for filling out the tone, a short repeating echo for vintage sound and a variety of sillier sounds for occasional use.

Haven't had it long. Looks solid and well-made.

Looks nice. Sounds nice. Works well. Is cheap. Can't complain.

There's no Tap Tempo, which would be nice, but this not an expensive pedal, so that might be too much to ask.

Very easy and simple to use like others have stated

I am a huge fan of slap back and tape echo, sorry this is not it however for the price you get a nice quiet well made delay that can simulate slap to a small degee. It is very quiet and the tone control is a nice option that other delays dont have

hard to say have not had it long but it is solid and well built

none at this time

I am a pro who has been plaing for over 30 years I use a variety of guitars but for the most part a 56 LP GOLD TOP RE-ISSUE G@L ASTAT
1948 Epiphone Regent and a few re-issue strats all plugged into a JUKE 1210 and no other effects. Being that I dont use other effects I am real critical on how they can effect tone, I find this pedal to have great by-pass which is a plus not sure if I would replace it if lost or stolen. I use it for a few tunes if needed so its not a big deal to me if I cant get the exact classic slap sound this is close enough and quiet which is a good trade off thats why I would give it 7.

Just four knobs and voila! If you've ever used a delay pedal before you'll be up and running in seconds.

Pretty quiet even though --to my pleasant surprise-- it has a bit of sonic expansion going on. With the right overdrive/distortion it's not far off from Gilmour-like leads. (I've been using it with my '95 American Std thru an old Univox combo amp. I've yet to try it with my Gibson SG Std but don't anticipate an earth-shattering difference.)

I haven't road tested it yet.

I briefly dealt with NJ-based their American distributor --to get dealer info-- and they were friendly, funny and nice.

I'm a singer/songwriter with a bit of a hard edge, along the lines of Cheap Trick, Weezer, etc. so I need pedals that are expressive but never get in the way. The Red Repeat is such a pedal. It looks great, decently made (the 9v battery cover is a bit on the flimsy side, though) and of course sounds wonderful. Blew me away and made me really glad to have ditched my Boss DD-2.

See other reviews.

Using with a Pro Jr. It's not noisy. It always sounds good. It sounds like the echoplex work on "Fly Like an Eagle", right down to the self oscillation. You can do everything from slap echo to U2 style short loops. High quality sound, warm, not clinical.

Very rugged. Built like a Cry Baby, cast metal with a thin metal plate on the bottom. One of the last things you'd need to backup.

I ordered this because I thought it was analog. Apparently not. However, insisting on all analog may not always make sense with things like delays, flangers, etc. Analog time effects use bucket brigade chips (BBDs), and its hard to find good ones these days. The most negative thing about digital audio is that it samples the audio at a certain speed. If you think about it, so do BBDs, so there isn't much reason not to substitute a modern digital chip for a BBD in an otherwise traditional analog delay, particularly since a digital chip can operate at much higher (better) frequencies and access much more memory. This pedal sounds very good so I think that's what they've done here. I've seen this pedal described as a analog/digital hybrid in some discussions. Who knows: like most pedal manufacturers, they are providing little info about the innards.

4 knobs, pretty easy to get the effect you want. The tone only effects the echo. Keep it on top of my amp so it`s easy to operate.
Keep it on most of the time. The battery is very easy to replace, but I use external power because I believe this one sounds better that way.

I am amazed by all the 10`s given in the reviews, and I`m sure there is always a better product out there. That said, and consider the price of the Red Repeat, and that it is the only thing I have ever owned that I`m 100 % satisfied with,(and I`ve had a lot of stuff since the mid 60`), I would have to give it at least a 9.
I use mine in the loop of my Mesa Lone Star Classic and noise is not an issue.

I feel I can depent on it and I do not feel that I need a backup.

I have contacted Carl Martin in Denmark by e-mail twice. Not regarding this product, but about another Carl Martin product I have.
The first time they replied within 3 hours and the second time they replied within 15 mins. It`s not easy to top that.

Been playing since the mid 60`and has been playing only blues,rock and heavy rock, because it`s the only thing I do somewhat decent.Have a few amps, guitars and effects, but most of the time I use the Mesa LS C and a MM EB John Petrucci. I have several stomp boxes including tube screamers,pre-amps,phasers and flangers. I try to keep things as simple as possible, and the Red Repeat the only thing that is always in the chain.
I have tried a couple of echo and delay units over the years, but I have not compared this one to other products, it just sounded good to me. If it was lost, stolen or broken I would buy a new one a.s.a.p.

This thing has a great analog feel and sound. It looks retro, but not schlock retro. Retro in a functional kind of way. For me, an effect not only has to sound right, it also has to be easy to work with my feet. This is where these new Carl Martin Vintage pedals have the others beat. Voodoo Lab pedals are similar in this way. Big knobs with some space between them and a slightly bigger footprint than many other pedals. I favor analog units over digital because they don't usually have hyper-sensitive controls. This is as smooth and intuitive as any pedal I've ever used. After you figure out a particular setup to get a sound you?re looking for, it only takes a few seconds to dial it in again, because the obvious visual knob positioning makes the settings very easy to set from memory.

The sound is just as good as the ergonomics. The tone knob allows me to brighten the echo a bit, something I like, but most people don't. You can also use the tone knob to go as dark as you need, which many people say is what they look for in a delay unit. Bottom line is that you have the ability to do either using the Tone knob. This pedal has 600ms of delay, which for me is plenty. Slapback Rockabilly, Power Ballad, Surf, whatever, they all sound very natural. Great sounding pedal.

I don?t know how long it will last, since it?s a new product. But it is cast metal, and it?s a brick. Throw it at the wall and I?ll bet the wall won?t come out ahead. Chicken head knobs feel solid, like from your grandmother?s oven. I?m not quite as sure about the switch. It?s metal, so I have no reason to doubt it, but I haven?t opened the unit up to see if the switch is hand-wired separately from the circuit board or if it?s integral, which would affect reliability. Someone else can comment on that one. Ialso am not crazy about the way the ?? plugs feel as they go into the jacks, but hey, in my pedalboard, you only have to do that once, so I?m fine with it. I?m not sure I?d want to plug them in and out a lot. The jacks may be suspect, though I think they?re probably fine. I don?t know about battery life because I power the unit externally. BTW, it comes with a free battery, which I guess will go in my smoke detector.

The company is in Denmark, so I have no idea what would happen if I sent it for repair.

Been playing for 32 years. I play many kinds of progressive music (Steve Morse/Dregs, Liefson/Rush, Petrucci, Hellecasters, Marc Antoine), though unfortunately nearly not as well as they do. But I refuse to give up. As I said above, my favorite things about this pedal are the natural analog sound and the ergonomics. You can do everything from slapback to spacey to spooge (the all out Echoplex regenerative ?swell?---why you?d want that, I?ll never know). But there?s absolutely no stress factor in getting to any of these sounds. Totally effortless. This pedal is every bit worth the money, and I'll bet it ends up becoming a classic. Stupid as it sounds, I love being able to control effects with my feet. In fact, I?m tempted to dump my Danelectro and DOD pedals in favor of other foot-friendly effects, so I never have to bend over again. Fit/finish and ruggedness are the only things that may be slightly less than perfect, but to be honest, if I knew that the switch was wired and not integral to the circuit board (don?t know yet), I?d go with a 9 or 10 there too. Finally, I have to admit that I?m a sucker for retro stuff, as long as it is done with some taste, which is not usually the case with retro. These CM Vintage pedals look real nice, chicken-headed toe-controls and all.

The delay is simple by a modern standart.
That is why I bought it.
Echo, Tone, Time, Repeat and a on off switch.

I got the delay for my second setup, a Bassman top brownface with a 2x12 cab closedback with Jensens.
Use this setup in a Jeff Beck and Yardbirds jamband, back to the delay.
Funky housing, good looking product, neatly made, solid switch, like the angle of the pedal, very usefriendly when switching on and off, no popping noises either.
The delay is warm and lush, the toneknob can make it very dark and murky, that way you really can get those delay feedbacks up and playing loud without going selfdestruct, and I also used it without any dirtboxes and let the amp distort, by turning down the echo and the tone, I could get useable delays with a loop, just using the guitars volumeknob as control for clean and dirt sounds.
In normal setup with other pedals it worked as it should, it also kept my signal well alive, and the delay did not compress or squash up the sound, clean warm delays, with a hint of that funny analouge funkyness, I digged the various sounds coming from it, for such a simple design they sure made it worth its money, not that it is expensive in any way.
Even without using the tone the delay was very pleasing and on the warm fat side, good solid feedback.
It could also do the selfdestruct thingy, trippy and fun.
This is one good solid unit, good sounds, good tone, not very expensive, sounds alot better than some of the other delays I have used, some alot more expensive than this one, I just wanted a solid performer with a nice tone, and I got one for sure!
I've tried the old Delayla, and I like this one better, more sounds and I do not use double delays anyways.
Got a nice delay lenght too, 600ms is quite enough for me, sounds great on the longest setting too.
Short delays are quite cool and authentic too, I think that they made themselves a hit here.

Seems very wellmade, but for serious gigs I would get one more, just to be sure!

Had no dealings, but everything feels very userfriendly, even the package was nice, good foam supporters and a solid plasticbag made of very thick plastic, 9v battery included as well(not that it last long, but that is normal with timebased pedals, analouge or digital)

As stated, Yardbirds, Jeff Beck and other classic stuff.
I am getting one more for backup, just in case it gets ripped off or something like that!
And it makes me wanna take alooksee on the two other pedals in that series.
Very good product, solid feel and good performance, just like a good tool should do, and quite fun to use on top of it.