The company was co-founded in 1972 by Keith Barr and Terry Sherwood[1] [2] and incorporated as MXR Innovations, Inc. in 1974.
This experience led them to form MXR and they began producing their first original effect pedal design: the Phase 90.
In 1981, MXR introduced the Commande Series, a line of plastic (Lexan polycarbonate) pedals.
The input, output and power jacks were all moved to the top of the case to allow a tighter grouping on the floor, or pedal board.
In late 1983 MXR announced a digital sound effects pedal generator simply known as the Junior.
The Junior boasted four sound effects: a laser, a clap, a snare and a high hat.
MXR also had a line of professional rackmount effects used by the likes of David Gilmour,[6] Stuart Adamson and Mike Rutherford.
Since 2006, the "M-181" product number has been re-appropriated by Jim Dunlop for the MXR Bass Blowtorch Overdrive pedal.
the frequency response of a system can be tailored to compensate for room acoustics, speaker aberrations and program material.
Horizontal control placement and the equalizer's compact case permit easy manipulation in studio mix down situation.
[12] In late 1981, MXR got the resale rights in the US to sell the KIT (M-178), a digital drum machine.