Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Any time you talk about a reverb/delay pedal, you’ll inevitably be drawn into the ‘analog’ versus ‘digital’ debate. Critics of digital delay argue that it’s too sterile, lacks warmth and *cough* digital, while analog critics would argue that analog can get muddy and lack definition. Personally, I think each serves a purpose. With that in [...]
Friday, March 14th, 2008
The Roland RE-201 Space Echo remains one of the most popular echo/reverb/delay effects units of all time. The original RE-201 was used by notable guitarists such as Randy Rhodes and David Gilmour, and in the past decade has undergone a resurgence in popularity due in large part to Radiohead, and Jonny Greenwood in particular. The [...]
Monday, January 14th, 2008
The Line 6 DL-4 Delay Stompbox Modeler is the delay pedal of choice for anyone looking to achieve a wide range of delay tones. Whilst the DL-4 is quite obviously a digital unit, it does a solid job of emulating 16 vintage delay and echo effects. The effects include Tube Echoplex, Space Echo, Deluxe Memory [...]
Sunday, January 13th, 2008
The Electro-Harmonix Memory Man is the warm analog delay pedal responsible for some of U2′s most recognised songs. The Memory Man is arguably one of the most versatile delay pedals available, capable of up to 550ms of analog delay. Coupled with the delay and echo functionality, the Memory Man also comes equipped with a Chorus/Vibrato [...]
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Friday, January 11th, 2008
Even though Digital Delay has come a long way, a lot of guitarists still favor the warmth of the old school analog delay pedals. The Maxon AD-9 Analog delay is one of the nicest sounding analog delay pedals in its price range. It can provide between 10ms to 300ms of analog delay/echo with no clock [...]
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