Detail 01
Nine sound selections
Choose Orchestra, Cello, Strings, Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Brass, Low Choir, or High Choir.
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Electro-HarmonixMEL9 Tape Replay Machine Guitar Effects Pedal
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
MEL9 brings nine Mellotron-inspired, tape-keyboard voices to a guitar signal in a polyphonic pedal format. Select Orchestra, Cello, Strings, flute, reed, brass, or choir textures, then blend the processed and dry signals independently at the Effects output. Guitar use requires no modification, special pickup, or MIDI implementation, and the pedal follows bends, slides, and whammy dive bombs. Attack sets how gradually notes rise, while Sustain determines how long they fade after playing stops. Bass down to open A and keyboards are also supported.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Blending Mellotron-inspired instrument and choir voices with a guitar’s dry signal.
- Creating gradual note swells by increasing the Attack control.
- Using bass down to open A or keyboards with the same pedal.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Independent Effect and Dry controls
They set the processed and dry balance at the Effects output.
Detail 03
Dry Output
It sends the input signal at unity gain.
Detail 04
Attack control
Turning it clockwise makes notes fade in more gradually.
Detail 05
Sustain control
Turning it clockwise lengthens the fade-out after a sound stops.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Does a guitar need modification or MIDI to use the MEL9?
No. It works on guitar without modifications, special pickups, or MIDI implementation.
02Can the MEL9 track expressive guitar techniques?
Yes. It tracks bends, slides, and whammy dive bombs.
03Which other instruments can use it?
It works with bass down to the open A string and with keyboards.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsBody & build
- Bridge Type
- Tremolo
1 detailsSize & weight
- Dimensions Wxhxd
- 4.02 inch x 3.5 inch x 4.76 inch
