Lexicon MPX 110

very easy good manual. easy to get a good sound if set it right. not a whole lot of editing features just a 2or 3 adjustment knobs. you have to realize this is a budget unit and does not have a lot of adjust parameters and some programs the high-end units have altho this unit has the same lexi-chip the mpx1 has just not as many adjustable,parameters but this unit will give you a great lush reverb if you give it a chance and use the knobs right.

so for the unit has been very dependable. I bought it used and so far so good, seems to be pretty well made for a unit in this price range. made by lexicon so it should work a long time, if unit ever fails you can buy them off e-bay for 75 to 100$ they are well worth the money even if they are made in china. Excellent reverb which is mainly why I bought it. one revewier says it sounds much better than the mpx 100 but they sound the same as I have both and have a-b them. Put variation knob on 6,7,or8 and program on plate or hall use the adjust and mix knobs and you will get a great reverb from long smooth tails to short and anything in between. reverb is its strong point, other effects are ok I just mainly use reverb.

I would use it without a backup but I wouldn't recommend dropping it or getting it wet. Other than that I will use this unit anywhere I need it. I'll give it a 9 because I haven't had it a long time but I trust the lexicon name which is the main reason I bought it and you can't beat the lexi-chip for reverb.

I have been playing 40 years and I have a lot of musical equipment and play several instruments, mainly gospel and bluegrass and country,I also have a small bedroom studio. I also own peavey dsr 1000 reverb, alesis nanoverb and alesis microverb. I like the mpx 110 and mpx 100 as good or better than any of them. don't be fooled, give this unit a chance, learn what the knobs are for and as for as good old reverb these units can't be beat especially for reverb.

I've owned the Lexicon MPX-110 for a couple of years now and so far I'm very happy with it. I would say this unit is difficult to use if you do not know what the functions of each of the knobs are. Thankfully, this unit does not have a dreadful LED or anything where you punch in a number to give you a set of parameters to adjust. It's all simply knobs and for that I'm very thankful. The only thing difficult for me was getting the effect level volume setup to where I liked it. That was it. The rest is pretty self-explanitory.

The great thing about this unit is it's 24-bit processing. I only use one effect on the MPX-110 and it's the Hall reverb setting. I've tried some other effects on it, but wasn't really impressed. I did, however, like the choruses. I thought many of them sounded very lush and full. The reverb and the fact that it's 24-bit processing were selling points for me. I wanted this unit because my favorite guitarist, Bill Frisell, uses the one below this one and I've heard nothing but great things about Lexicon's reverb. Another favorite player of mine, Ben Monder, uses Lexicon reverb, so I had to check it out.

Haven't had any trouble with it yet so I can't really say much about that.

Never dealt with Lexicon, but I've heard they have a good customer service, but the jury is still out on this one.

I have to say I'm impressed with the way this unit sounds. It has improved my tone. I don't use any other reverb. If something happens to this unit, then I'd have to buy another one. That's how dependent I am on it. I'm sure there are some other reverbs out there that sound good, but the Lexicon MPX-110 really provides me with the rich, textured sound I've been looking for.

I use the Lexicon MPX-110 in conjunction with a Morley volume pedal, TC Electronic Comptessor, Pro Co Rat distortion, Electro-Harmonix Small Clone Analog Chorus, a Boss DD-6 Digital Delay, and finally a Boss RC-20XL Loop Station.

Practical, quick editing. No deep editing.
But I think the designers did an excellent job of tweaking the sound.
Ok, now for the bad news.
This unit works best isolated from other gear, especially transformers and hi gain stuff because it HUMMMMS. Bummer.
Next. No true bypass. When engaged in bypass mode, I notice the edges of my notes are harsh. When in play mode, the harshness is gone
BUT there is a decrease in volume. The bypass is louder than the effect on.
The way I get around that problem is to use a 'PedalRacks True Bypass Strip'. This strip is my solution for most of my gear.

The Long Reverb is the stuff of legends. Bill Frisell for one. He still uses it. Steve Kimock uses the LXP-1 but it sounds the same as the MPX-100 to me. I believe it's the same reverb. These guys are both concidered Tone Masters and I hear that Lexicon thread linking their tone.
I have the great Line6 PodxtLive and as powerful a tone shaping tool it is, it just can't cop that Lexicon verb. It can come close and that's close enough when playing live. I don't want to deal with such a finicky piece of gear as the Lex when playing live. (read ease of use).
But in my studio and for recording I have lots of fun with it.

The best reverb I've heard.

I searched for a long time before I found the MPX-100. I'd love to own the LXP-1
Must have gear for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wasn't that easy for me. The main thing I don't like about the unit is that the knobs are not "what you see is what you get." For instance if you edit a program, turning the knobs to a specific point, then turn the power off and then on again, the value of some of the knobs (adjust and fx balance only I think) will default back to the pre-programmed value. The lack of an LED readout doesn't help in this area. You can solve this problem by storing the edited program to one of sixteen User presets.
Even bigger complaint is that Delay feedback cannot be adjusted when using a dual program (ie reverb/delay). Also too many of the delay presets in reverb/delay mode are triplet or polyrhythmic. I would prefer a simple linear delay that I can adjust the feedback on. I may be wrong, but i think it is impossible to have a nice hall reverb and a simple delay with 2-3 repetitions with this unit. I think the closest thing is a room verb with lots of repetitions on the delay. Boo!
The manual is adequate.

Gear: Ibanez GWB-1 fretless, Eden-500, Acme 2x10, Acme 1x10.
Very quiet.
Reverbs are generally good. Delays are nice.
I think this unit sounds better through a full-range system than through a guitar amp. I've tried both setups and the Lex. sounds a little muted through a guitar amp (Marshall JCM 2000 DSL 401 50.watt).
Also important: I found that this unit really colored the sound on bass, so much so that I had to use a line mixer to mix it 100% wet along with a dry signal. /when I did this it really sounded good.
The sound is high-fi enough.

2 years and no problems.

Would not replace if stolen.

Of all the rack gear that I own I would say this is one of the easiest to use. I have spent countless hours scrolling through little screens trying to make adjustments on something, but not with the MPX-110, there are no screens - you dial up the type of effect you want - adjust the mix between dry and wet - add some variations and away you go. When I'm laying down tracks in cubase or something and I need a bit of reverb on the vocals or some flanger on something else, the speed at which I can get there is really cool. It's a little hard to do deep editing, but I have found that I don't need to do that, the presets that come with it, along with all the variations are plenty for me. Another thing that makes this unit great is the SPDIF/digital out. I have a SBLive card with a spdif in - I just plug the digital out on the lexicon to the digital in on my sound card and I get pure 24 bit digital stereo sound to record with. I can then do vocals, lay down bass and guitar tracks in the digital realm and it sounds pristine and nice. The digital out alone is worth the price that these go for on ebay, I think.

You have to be careful and not get the MPX-100 - it's older cousin. The MPX-100 is 20 bit and the MPX-110 is 24 bit and it makes ALL the difference in the world. I know there are a lot of people who give the mpx-100 really bad reviews but I simply believe that it is because of the low resolution of the mpx-100 - I believe that if you are going to use digital gear you should insist on at least 24 bit resolution. The MPX-110 is 24 bit and I think it sounds really nice. It's not perfect, but when I need to sweeten up vocals with a little reverb - I can do that with this, if I need some endless repeating ambient guitar parts, I can do it with this. I think it has the same 'lexichip' found in the higher priced models, it just doesn't have the tweakability that those have, unless you have midi, of course. It's also got stereo in's, which is a big plus. One thing a lot of people talk about is how the unit peaks out too early. Although I haven't had a problem with this in my situation, I would suggest running your compressor before this unit, as I always do when I track, that way you keep the really big volume peaks from spiking too much, and your problem is solved. I have not found it noisey at all. Some of the effects are particular 'wild' - but then again, how often do you use those 'wild' effects that come with so many other boxes? sure they sound cool at guitar center when you're trying them out, but when it come times to record and lay down some tracks are you really going to sing through the 'cyborg' preset? come on.... lexicon was smart enough not to take up preset space with a bunch of these types of presets, thank you! All in all, I would say the MPX-110 sounds really good and clean, it sounds sooo much better than the MPX-100. Of course, it's not a $2000 lexicon, but if your tracking some stuff on your computer and need a good 'swiss army' knife of a box that can do a lot then you should give it a shot.

Seems reliable, it stays in my rack and I use it to track. I baby it. Don't think it's meant to be hauled around in a gig bag with a bunch of boss pedals....

Don't know, they seem to have a pretty good website with stuff to download. and they seem to update their manuals regularly.

With its 24 bit, its ease of use, it's price, and its spdif digital out, I think this is a great deal. I'm sure once I get some money saved up I'll buy a really expensive lexicon, but until I get 'signed' this will do just fine.

Pretty straight-forward, very easy to adjust certain predetermined parameters using the knobs without having to scroll through multiple menus.

My primary effects processor is a Lexicon MPX-1, which I use for electric and accoustic guitar. It had a malfunction and had to be sent in for repairs, so I needed effects for a gig the next day. I bought the MPX-110, and was considering keeping it as a backup. While it didn't sound bad, I wasn't terribly impressed with the clarity of the sound quality from this unit. It was easy enough to use and the effects were there, it just didn't sound quite as 'natural' as what I was used to with the MPX-1. I spent a little time tweaking the sounds to make them sound better, and it definitely got me through the night... but it went back to Guitar Center the next day.

Didn't keep it long enough to evaluate. No problems with initial quality.

The repair tech was helpful and friendly on the phone, fairly easy to get a hold of. $150 is their flat fee for any repairs, which they did and had my MPX-1 back to me within a week. That's from the time I shipped it... I was amazed. While it was a bit pricey for replacing a diode (especially when I had just bought the unit off of Ebay), they held up their end of the "bargain".

Since I didn't keep the unit for very long, this review should really only be used to compare the MPX-110 with the MPX-1 (if anyone is trying to decide between the two). I thought it was *definitely* worth the extra $$ for the added sound quality of the MPX-1, but the 110 worked fairly well as an entry-level processor. Like I said... I didn't keep it (even as a backup), but I'm pretty picky about my sound (Gibson/Mesa). The MPX-110 sounded decent, but if you're able to save up for the MPX-1 I'd highly recommend it.

very east to use. I have not had to edit or use the manual. "Plug and Play" , is the perfect discription.I bought (2 units )these to use with a nord modular in conjuction with line 6 echo pro s.the nor d for the most part is programed to have 2 stereo outs, ! is hard focus sounds the other side 2 is for soft focus sounds. I spend as lot of time programing sounds for the nord and I am very particular about the sound quality. the mpx110 is very good sounding unit.

nord modular ->line 6 mod pro , -> line 6 echo pro, -> mpx110
no noise. everything sounds great not everything gets used.

abstract sound design in a complementry eviornment. nastey leads= industrial grindage, manicured rythm and noise

varied styles of music , every thing from captain beefheart to bleep-bleep electronics atmosphereic who dunnit's

This unit is fairly easy to use, it's hard to see on a dark stage or studio, though. The manual is pretty simplistic, basic instructions.
Of course, I'm used to the Roland manual fiascos, so I guess anything
is easy now!! The editing on this thing is easy to do, but there does'nt seem to be much of a difference in some of the sounds.
You can tweek all damn day on some of these patches, and you really won't see any noticeable difference. Some of the delays are nice, they sound really full and buttery. Otherwise, everything gets eaten by the screwy gain input. Read on.

I'm going through a Fender Jagmaster w/ dual humbuckers, into a Roland GR-30 guitar synthesizer, into a delay pedal, another delay pedal, and a distortion pedal, through into a Boss Wah, straight into a mackie mixer. I have the Lexi running through the Aux1 channel on my mixer. I tried running this straight into an amp, but when it's on and not in use it's very noisey. Very irritating. I just bypass an amp altogether anymore anyway, just more to have to carry around!
Most of the effects are fairly good, classic Lexicon warmth that you look for. Like I said before, the delays sound great, but you can't tweek them very well. Chorus is barely there, flange is barely there,
rotary is weak, reverbs are really chalky sounding. This could be overlooked, if it was'nt for my biggest gripe--THE INPUT PROBLEM.
You have to turn the input down so low that it's barely even on,
and your output up so high----otherwise you constantly get the nastiest grossest most rediculous distorted noise. This is the single most irritating feature of this product. I cant hink of how many times I've wanted to just throw this thing into the street and gleefully watch cars run over it, one by one in succession!!!
I'm constantly having to adjust my aux settings, volume settings,
output/input settings, gain levels, even guitar volume as a result of this. I don't know what they were thinking when they made this product. When it's doing what it's supposed to it sounds great,
but this is rarely rarely the case.

No, I can't depend on it. Mainly because of my experience with the MPX100. It just *quit working* on the day before a very important headline gig. Yep, just upped and died. I only had it for about 6-7 months, and took very good care of it as well. I'm assuming that the MPX110 is'nt going to stand up much better. In fact, the only reason why I bought the 110 was because I was in a mad rush to make the gig the next day, and needed the sounds I had programmed into the MPX100.
The MPX100 had the exact same input problems. I was hoping the 110 would be a better version of the 100, but to no avail. I would never have bought another one of these otherwise. I have to use it at gigs w/out a backup because I am a POOR MUSICIAN that's just trying to make some good music, not be some pretentious rockstar.

Never dealt with them. If they are anything like this product,I don't want to deal with them!

I've been playing for the better part of 20 years now. I play a WIDE range of styles, mostly very dynamic ambient stuff. I like a lot of clean sounds w/lush delays and choruses. If this were stolen I would in no way buy another one. Largely in part due to the rediculousness
of the input problem. If anybody has a good way of dealing w/this, please reply! I've always thought that Lexicon was a good company,
but they cut some serious corners on this one. I know that it's only a lower range product, but I just dont have $200 to basically piss away like this. In live situations it cannot be trusted, and I play out a lot. As you can tell, I'm very frustrated with this product.
If reducing your signal to the point of non-coherence in order to compensate for a stupidly made gain inout is your thing, go ahead and buy it.

I have only had the unit for about a week and have tried a few different things with it: using it in the FX loop of my preamp; plugging a mic directly into it; using it as part of my mixer's fx/aux loops. So far, I must say that the unit performs more or less exactly as described in the manual. When the routing configuration is set to Dual, Split Mono, Dual mono, or Cascade, the change of routing can be clearly heard.

It is also relatively easy to get the sort of basic sounds that you might be looking for. David Gilmore's "Run Like Hell" or Alex Lifeson's "The Spirit of Radio" come to mind. In addition, the reverbs are pretty much what you would expect from Lexicon; they are fairly lush and the "infinite reverb" is even better than my old LXP-5 (which this is replacing).

Speaking as someone that has been thru the "Lexicon Labyrinth", trying to get these units that don't have a user interface (read "LCD screen") to sound like you want, I can't say (as yet) that editing patches on this unit is any easier than the LXP-5 (and that was pretty much a real bitch). Moreover, it APPEARS as if the MIDI Switching of the unit is going to require several hours (if not days) of reprogramming my controller (see setup below).

The small number of User presets also presents a bit of a new ground for me. My old LXP-5 had tons of room for presets and once I learned how to edit and "copy" patches, the rest was just MIDI programming in SYSEX. I have no idea how the small number of user presets will work with this unit.

To make my setup make a bit more sense, you probably oughtta know a bit about the stuff I play. I am an FX NUT. Alex Lifeson, David Gilmore, and fellas like Jimmy Page, Andy Summers, and the like really make my sticker peck out. They are able to use FX both live and in the studio to create a completely different colour for the atmosphere the guitar is conveying. To this end, I have tried to replicate many of their sounds using "low cost" FX units. Additionally, about 20 years ago I was finally turned on to the raw sound of a guitar plugged into a tube head and 412 cabinet (it was an OLD JCM 800 into a 1960 slant), thus my Billy Gibbons, Eric Clapton, Randy Rhoads side began to come to life. Attempting to bridge these two gaps I have relied on a VERY unconventional setup.

Pre-Amp (don't laugh)....1993 Carvin Quad-X:
Power Amp (Please try to contain your giggling)......1993 Carvin Tube 100 - 50 Watt Stereo (rack mounted) head with matched GT EL-34's tuned and biased by a very dear friend and old tech: 1977 LP Custom with 500-T and 496-R, Custom Wiring and Frets by Landau (.010 / .052 LTHB D'Addario on Jumbo/Jumbos): Boogie EV-200 1/12 Cabs (2).

The unit (MPX-110) is very quiet, however, I have noticed a lack of headroom. On bypass, my signal is clean and clear and "breathes"; when running the MPX-110, the signal seems a bit squashed.

The quality of the reverbs is fantastic, better than i remember from my old LXP-5. The chorus is reasonably rich, but cannot even begin to compare with the TC SCF or 1210. The Delays are accurate and allow for a nice decay, but lack the depth and airiness (if there is such a word) of a TC 2290. I haven't tooled around with the pitch stuff yet.

First 10 days impression on sound is "the jury is still out." When running high gain, some of the reverbs/chorus dual programs sound great,; others like garbage. Although the delay lacks a bit of ambient decay, I must admit that regardless of clean or dirty, it IS consistent and sounds just fine at all volume levels.

No Opinion....less than 2 weeks old

Ditto here, no mechanical, digital, or power problems on which to comment.

At this point, I would have to say that "bang-for-the-buck" it probably does as much as any unit out there and most likely sounds better doing it. I paid $150 for the unit (basically brand new; I could tell by the rack ears and power cable it had never even been plugged in) and $12 for shipping. For that amount of money, there is probably NO WAY you are going to get a better sounding reverb. Not to mention, the chorus and delay sounds ain't half bad.

What is both a pro and con are the routing configurations. If you are trying to get this unit to pull "double duty" as a reverb on one channel and a chorus on another, a simple program change can make you go from sounding like Andy Summers to one of Sting's nasty farts.

On the strictly Pro Side: The reverbs are lush and three-dimensional despite the lack of headroom. The choruses are reasonably well pulled off (6 voice). The delays are doggone fun to play with and the front control panel along with Tap makes doing some of the screwy math stuff trying to figure out delay times pretty easy. I can't say anything about the pitch yet.

On the strictly CON side: Input headroom maxes at far too low of a volume level to be useful. While I have not sufferred the other problems of the MPX-100 in terms of having to max the input to get parity output per bypass, I can say that the sound gets a bit squashed when running through the unit. If you plan on using this thing live, be prepared to use a volume pedal or always keep the unit in the loop.

I read an article about the MPX-200 that said (roughly), "Anyone who doesn't spend the extra $50 to get the LED/LCD screen for editing is crazy." I would tend to agree with that if you have not used Lexicon stuff before. Lexicon's way of doing things can be quite counter-intuitive until you understand how THEY think YOU should look at things.

Incidentally, I started this string since there are no reviews on this unit and would like to hear what others think....<<<wink, wink>>>