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Topic: What's your favorite delay pedal? |
Tommy Boswell
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Virginia, USA
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Posted 24 Jul 2014 5:04 pm |
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| I'm hooked on Wet Reverb for its great sound and simple design. Now I'd like to find a great-sounding delay pedal. Looking for recommendations. |
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Cartwright Thompson
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Posted 24 Jul 2014 5:10 pm
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If you've got the stereo Wet, you can turn it into a Neunaber Echelon Echo pedal.
My favorite delay is the Strymon Timeline followed closly by the El Capistan. |
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Tommy Boswell
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 24 Jul 2014 5:15 pm
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| Mine is mono. Are you saying that the stereo will do both reverb and delay (echo)? |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 24 Jul 2014 5:15 pm
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Vintage Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man
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Ronald Sikes
From:
Corsicana, Tx
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Posted 24 Jul 2014 5:51 pm
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Wampler Faux Analog Delay
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Tommy Boswell
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 24 Jul 2014 6:10 pm
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| Has anyone tried Budda Samsara delay? |
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Tony Glassman
From:
The Great Northwest
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Posted 24 Jul 2014 6:17 pm
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| SIB Echodrive |
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Clete Ritta
From:
San Antonio, Texas
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Posted 25 Jul 2014 2:18 am
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| The MXR Carbon Copy is my new favorite these days. I use it mostly for analog slapback, occasionally long feedback and chorusing. I recently added the old favorite, a Boss DD-3, back to the pedalboard for clean digital delays. |
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Jack Stanton
From:
Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey
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Posted 25 Jul 2014 2:48 am
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| What Mike Neer said. I think the input control makes all the difference. I just wish the footprint was smaller. |
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Cartwright Thompson
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Chris Bauer
From:
Nashville, TN USA
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Posted 25 Jul 2014 4:33 am
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All of the above are great pedals depending on your needs. Remember though that pedals, like everything else, will sound different depending on what else you're using. I'd start by narrowing down what kinds/ranges of controls you want and that should get you well into the ballpark. Any of the pedals listed here - and more - will sound fine. Most differences, after you choose what you want it to do, will simply be a matter of taste, trial and error, and what you're wiling to spend.
There are certainly plenty of subtle sonic differences, and even a few unsubtle ones, but remember that - like with so many gear issues - the sound of those differences will almost always disappear behind the first drumbeat...
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Karen Sarkisian
From:
Boston, MA, USA
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Posted 25 Jul 2014 5:51 am
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Strymon el Capistan followed by Wampler Faux analog. I like the tone of the wampler slightly better than the el cap, but for versatility the el cap wins.
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 25 Jul 2014 6:58 am
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| I'm presently using a Boss DD-3. I also have a DD-2, which is also a good delay, but a little noisy. |
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Tom Wolverton
From:
Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 25 Jul 2014 7:47 am
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I'm partial to a Boss DD-3 with the "high cut mod" by Analogman
http://www.analogman.com/dd5.htm
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Susan Alcorn
From:
Baltimore, MD, USA
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Posted 25 Jul 2014 10:19 am
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I use a Maxon delay pedal, and I'm very happy with it. The Maxon is kind of like the old Ibanez delay pedal, but better.It's analog, so it gets a nice warmth in the delay signal.
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Jerry Roller
From:
Van Buren, Arkansas USA
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Karen Sarkisian
From:
Boston, MA, USA
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Posted 25 Jul 2014 1:47 pm
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| Susan Alcorn wrote: |
| I use a Maxon delay pedal, and I'm very happy with it. The Maxon is kind of like the old Ibanez delay pedal, but better.It's analog, so it gets a nice warmth in the delay signal. |
Susan do you find the delays sound distorted when playing in higher register ?
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Susan Alcorn
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Baltimore, MD, USA
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Posted 25 Jul 2014 2:29 pm
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Hi Karen, no I don't; at least I haven't noticed that, and I play quite a bit in the higher registers.
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Billy Knowles
From:
Kenansville, N. C. 28349 usa
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Posted 25 Jul 2014 7:16 pm Susan
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Susan,
I love the old Ibanez delay II, I have 5 so that I won't run out one day, Which Maxon do you use? Looks as if Maxon made the older Ibanez pedals. No wonder they have a similar sound.
Thanks
Billy
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David Mason
From:
Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 25 Jul 2014 7:17 pm
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"Ducking" is a feature of some delays where the repeats don't begin to play until the picked notes fall below a certain level, then the repeats start to come in. Typically, the ducking section has both level and threshold controls. With the judicious use of some post-delay compressing elements - a tube head and a speaker work great - you can set it so that you can drift the delays in and out just by adjusting picking volume.
Once I'd found that on a couple of Lexicon & T.C. Electronics studio-type 19" rack units, it seemed so amazingly essential I wouldn't buy something that didn't do it. I don't know if it even can or has been done in an analog floor unit, but the Digitech RP _50's and RP _55's do it well indeed (using the computer editor). |
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Justin Jacobson
From:
Rochester, MN
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Posted 25 Jul 2014 8:38 pm
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I've been in love with both my catlinbread delays: the echorec, and the belle epoch.
The echorec is modeled after the binson echorec, it specializes in the vintage multi head tape echo repeats. Very awesome and authentic sounding.
The belle epoch is based of the Roland ep-3 tape echo. It has a gorgeous sound that I absolutely love.
I use these separately or together to really get some great sounds.
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Mark Greenway
From:
Lake Kiowa, Texas
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Posted 25 Jul 2014 10:31 pm
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| Digitech's Hardwire DL-8 is a good one also. |
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Mark Greenway
From:
Lake Kiowa, Texas
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Posted 25 Jul 2014 10:37 pm
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Chris Bauer
From:
Nashville, TN USA
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Posted 26 Jul 2014 4:50 am
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From my earlier comments, I guess you can tell that I think everything mentioned above will sound fine if it does what you want it to do and is paired with other gear that allow it to continue to sound the way you want it to.
Just to add to the confusion, though, I'll drop yet another pedal name into the pile if you don't need tap tempo, etc. I stumbled onto the Mojo Hand FX Mirror Ball and like it a lot. It's admittedly more digital sounding than pedals like the Maxon but not by much and, to my ears, is somehow a little thicker sounding.
If you're using rack gear and can find one at a sane price, I still love the sound of the Chandler Stereo Digital Echo. No presets but what a great sound! Then, for you lottery winners out there, I still think the TC 2290 is the top of the proverbial heap. I don't know that you'll want to drag it out to the corner bar to get beer get spilled into it, though... |
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Tommy Boswell
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 26 Jul 2014 6:38 am
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| Thanks for all the input. A lot of these are too pricey for my amateur budget. I've tried RV3, DD3 and Dan-Echo. I like the sound of the Dan-Echo, but it can be a little noisey, especially with my tube amp, I hear a little pop on the repeats when I attack the strings. Which brings up another question to muddy the waters here: does putting a delay pedal in front of a tube amp present a special challenge? |
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