Maxon · AD9 Pro

Maxon AD9 Pro Analog Delay

The AD9 Pro is Maxon's modern take on the analog delay it first built for Ibanez's 9 series. Instead of one bucket-brigade chip, it runs four of Maxon's own MC4107D chips with compander noise reduction, for up to 450 milliseconds of delay. Maxon clocks them slowly to reach that time, which rolls off the highs and gives the warm repeats people buy analog delays for. A switch adds a second tap partway through the delay, a nod to multi-head tape echoes like the Roland Space Echo. It has stereo wet and dry outputs and a 4PDT true bypass switch. Its voltage regulator pulls about 2000 mA for an instant at startup, so on a shared pedalboard supply it may not turn on unless it's plugged into a high-current outlet. Maxon's workaround is leaving a battery in while you power up. If you want long analog repeats with modern switching, this is a strong choice. If you want the vintage box, look at the Ibanez AD9.