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Here it is the Best Guitar Effects 2016 update of the best delay pedals available today. In the tradition of our,, & roundups, this article aims to showcase the very best delay pedals in the world today. There are a lot of delay pedals out there for guitar players. Many of them are pretty decent.

Some aren’t so great. And a few pedals are truly amazing delays that rise above the heap with the potential to take your music to the next level. These select few delay pedals are the best of the best. The pedal market has expanded significantly over the past few years.

That means more diligent research is required to find the best delay pedal(s) to suit your needs. The goal of this article is to help you make the best decision when buying a new delay pedal. Your music will benefit from it, and you’ll be supporting great builders who make the best guitar pedals available for guitarists and effects using musicians. Some builders have multiple delay pedals featured on this list. That’s because these companies offer more than one pedal that eclipses what the competition has to offer.

Remember, it’s about showcasing the best delay pedals you can buy today. The pedals aren’t listed in numerical order.

Each pedal here has unique features that set it apart from the rest. But we’re starting the list with a couple new releases that are pushing the boundaries of innovation among delay pedals. You’ll also see a few old favorites that have proven their worth over the past few years. But in the end the best delay pedal for your needs can only be decided by you! One last thing.

While this list is a great starting point for finding the best delay pedal, please consider what your music needs most and be cautious of the excessive hype out there. There’s a lot of sponsored articles and biased content out there, but with diligence and persistence you’ll learn how to look past the clickbait to find sources for information you can trust. Good luck, and may you find the best guitar pedals to suit your needs. Now here are the Top 20 Best Delay Pedals of 2016!

Source Audio Nemesis Delay Builder:, Pedal:, Type: Digital Delay (multi algorithm) The Source Audio Nemesis Delay is a pedal I’ve been looking forward to for quite a long time (since,, & ). It’s a powerhouse digital delay pedal in a reasonably compact format that features 24 delay engines (12 onboard, 12 accessed via Neuro app). That’s a pretty big deal already. Then there’s Stereo I/O, Tap Tempo, Hold a.k.a “Freeze” control, and complete MIDI functionality with up to 128 presets recallable via MIDI. And that’s just scratching the surface really. The Neuro Mobile app offers incredibly deep control and preset management along with access to the 12 additional delay engines.

Any of those delay engines can be downloaded and “burned” to any slot on the rotary encoder knob. The extra delay engines are definitely worth exploring as you’ll find a dark and warbly Oil Can delay, a Complex Rhythmic delay that offers more multi-tap variations, a high-passed Dub delay, and much more. The real genius of the Nemesis Delay is in the sheer amount power it offers from its simple-to-use surface knob layout. No menu diving needed. Couple that with world-class delay sounds, and the Nemesis Delay is a winner if flexilibility, impeccible sound quality, and ease of use are paramount to you. And should you want to explore everything this pedal has to offer, the MIDI functionality and Neuro Mobile app possibilities are a huge bonus when you want to get adventurous and want to dig deeper. Be sure to explore the Intensity knob with each delay type as it functions differently in each mode.

For example, in Analog Delay mode, the Intensity will act as a tone style control, giving you range of Dark, Warm, & Bright sounds. In the Shifter Delay the knob will select from pitch shift options including -1 Octave, +Minor 3rd, +Major 3rd, +4th, +5th, & +1 Octave. This gives you deeper control from the surface of the pedal without the need for menus. Source Audio have been doing great things for about a decade now, but the Nemesis Delay will no doubt be the pedal that takes this ambitious builder to new levels of success.

It was a long time coming, but the Nemesis Delay was well worth the wait... Builder:, Pedal:, Type: Analog Delay (digitally controlled) (UPDATE: this section edited to reflect last-minute product changes before its release.) We said after, “This is it. The guitar pedal the world has been waiting on for 30 years.” The Chase Bliss Audio Tonal Recall indeed lives up to the lofty hype everyone felt after NAMM but it took a few twists and turns getting there. The Tonal Recall draws upon the legacy of the iconic Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man and Boss DM-2 with its replica MN3005 bucket brigade delay chips. The Tonal Recall’s signature sound is characterized by repeats that are darker than a Deluxe Memory Man but generally brighter than a DM-2. I wouldn’t say this pedal nails the DMM sound as it is clearly darker even with the Tone knob maxed out. The repeats also dissolve into a gritty saturation, particularly noticeable with higher Regen settings in Long delay mode and when playing the guitar strings lightly.

Tonal Recall offers a unique delay sound that’ll surely please anyone seeking a more “lo-fi” flavored analog delay experience. Designer, Joel Korte, had a last minute change of heart to update the pedal from its original “lo-fi” sound (heard in some published demos) to a cleaner sound more akin to what guitarists expect from a traditional analog delay. Essentially, this has taken Tonal Recall from being a cool, niche “dirty” delay to quite possibly the most versatile analog delay pedal ever made. It now encompasses a beautiful range of tones that fans of the Boss DM-2 & Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man will surely appreciate. After hearing both versions firsthand, I can’t stop saying “wow” in regard to the final, cleaner version.

The Hold function can induce some that gritty saturation if you’ve still gotta have it. These changes realign Tonal Recall with initial expectations and will surely give the pedal a wider appeal. Now combine this unique delay foundation with a modulation section that has 3 waveforms (square, sine, & triangle). Add in 6 Tap divisions. Then add options for Short delays (short enough for pseudo-Warped Vinyl style chorus!), Long delays, and a “Both” mode that uses both BBD chips to create a beautiful wash of smeared, “reverby” decay. Crank the Regen or push & hold the Tap switch for oscillating feedback, and you’ve got the new analog delay wet dream of ambient & lo-fi loving shoegazers.

The big draw of all Chase Bliss Audio pedals is their ethos of fusing all-analog effects with advanced digital control. This means dead-on tap tempo, savable & recallable presets, MIDI implementation, and more. Never before has an analog delay pedal offered MIDI control and preset selection, and that alone will be worth the price of admission for some. And one last thing the Ramp knob. Nearly all parameters (except Tone) can be modulated independently or simultaneously via the Ramping functionality.

You’ve never heard an analog delay pedal make sounds like this. Guitarists looking for something truly unconventional and inspiring will appreciate the morphing analog delay sounds and less than pristine tonal character that you’ll only get with the Chase Bliss Audio Tonal Recall. Builder:, Pedal:, Type: Digital Delay (multi algorithm) The competition is fiercely attempting to close in on Strymon’s commanding lead in the realm of multi-algorithm digital delay pedals. One major player has even attempted to create a spec-by-spec spin-off of this pedal’s winning delay formula. Synthogy Ivory 1 5 Keygens. But make no mistake, the is still the boss when it comes to immaculate delays in a single self-contained pedal. The Strymon TimeLine felt like a second coming in the world of digital delay and DSP processing. With a hulking colossus of a processor and an engineering team who knows how to make the most of it, Strymon dropped a bomb on the pedal world when they released the TimeLine.

With 12 of the best delay machines the world has ever heard (and an excellent 30-second Looper) there is a breadth of delay sounds on tap that few pedals can even hope to contend with. And the TimeLine happens to be the ultimate delay pedal in terms of complete MIDI implementation, allowing you to control any parameter or function (including all Looper functions!) from any MIDI-compatible controller, pedal switcher, or sequencer/DAW such as Ableton Live. Whether you just want to drop it on your pedalboard and play or integrate it into your mad scientist MIDI guitar rig of doom, the Strymon TimeLine covers all grounds with ease and efficiency. Builder:, Pedals: / Type: Digital Delay (multi effects) Yes, the is much more than a delay pedal. It’s the ultimate multi-effects stompbox. But if you were to use the H9 on your pedalboard for just its delay sounds alone, it’s still an exceptional value and may replace any other delay pedal you currently use. A standard H9 comes preloaded with the Vintage Delay and Tape Echo delays.

Additional delays can be purchased from the H9 Control app. An H9 Max comes loaded will all algorithms gives you all 9 acclaimed delays from the Eventide TimeFactor and then some. The H9 exclusive Ultratap algorithm is a one-of-a-kind multi-tap delay that’s inspiring to behold. Then there’s also the recently released SpaceTime algorithm with fuses the TimeFactor’s Vintage Delay with a huge plate reverb and some modulation for good measure to create an outstanding all-in-one algorithm that’s an excellent last effect in your signal chain.

And let’s talk about the. I still remember when the pedal was first announced. Yes, I joined the many guitarists whose jaws collectively hit the floor when first hearing that Eventide would be bringing their acclaimed studio effects expertise to stompbox. The TimeFactor was one of their first guitar pedals and is still going strong today. The biggest draw of this pedal is its use of twin delay lines across all 9 of its cutting edge delay algorithms, allowing rhythmically complex and tonally diverse delays that no other pedal can match (except the H9, of course). Its brilliant knob layout makes dialing in syncopated twin delays a synch, too. There’s also a dedicated (and recently refined) Looper, and I personally like “hacking” the pedal for series operation by cascading one delay into the other and using it in my amp’s effects loop.

But if you don’t need the looper and want the amazing algorithms of the TimeFactor plus a whole lot more, the Eventide H9 Harmonizer might be the way to go. Builder:, Pedal:, Type: Analog Delay For a while it seemed like every pedal builder was cranking out an analog delay pedal with tap tempo. Well, the is one of the best ones that checks off on all the important features. Most importantly, it starts with great sound quality. Then it gives you 4 tap divisions. Bypass-able modulation with Rate & Depth knobs. Time, Repeats, & Level knobs are here.

Then there’s the Tone knob which lets you roll off the high-end for super dark delays. There’s also a Tap In jack for a tap tempo remote and a TRS FX Loop, useful for coloring your delays with any other effect imaginable. (I like to grit up the delays by putting a boost, drive, or distortion pedal in the FX Loop.) Not to mention Walrus Audio has some of the coolest and most attractive pedal artwork in the business, so the added style will appeal to those you take pride in the choice pedals selected for their tidy pedalboards.

The Bellwether is simply a rad analog delay pedal. TC Electronic Flashback Triple Delay Builder:, Pedal:, Type: Digital Delay (multi algorithm) Okay, the TC Electronic Flashback Triple Delay is truly an epic delay pedal.

It basically takes the awesome delay sounds found in the and and multiplies them by 3. Yes, you get 3 delay engines that can be used independently or simultaneously(!!!) in Serial or Parallel modes. In Serial mode you can create an absolutely mesmerizing wash of ambient echoes. In Parallel mode you can have all 3 delays occurring in their own little worlds of tandem repeats. Tap Tempo with 11 different tap subdivisions gives you unprecedented rhythmic control, so you could have that 2nd or 3rd delay hitting at just the right rhythmic moments. Very cool for unorthodox rhythmic patterns. And yes, any of the 12 onboard delays & 4 TonePrint delays can be assigned in any combination you can dream up.

This pedal is an absolute beast, and nothing else like it exists on the market today. The Flashback Triple Delay is one of the most inspiring delay pedals any company has ever released. Big props to TC Electronic for creating such a unique and inspiring guitar pedal... Builder:, Pedal:, Type: Digital Delay Yes, the looks like the panel in Marty McFly’s DeLorean from Back to the Future.

It also recalls the iconic TC 2290 Dynamic Digital Delay rack unit. Now take the cool retro looks and merge that with some of the most pristine digital delay you’ll ever hear.

Don’t want it so cold and digital? Apply some High Pass Filter for a warmer analog-like sound. Need it brighter? Cut the lows with the Low Pass Filter. Bring in some Modulation with the Rate & Depth for some subtle 2290 style movement. Tap Tempo with 10 Sub-Divisions?

Trails savable per preset? And all this is accessed via Flight Time’s micro buttons, an interesting interface among in that it does way with the traditional knobs we’re all familiar with. It all adds to the charm of this distinctive stompbox. An interesting draw is the automatic BPM Analyzer functionality. Activating it with make the pedal listen to the music via a Mic on the pedal, and it will make minor adjustments to your tempo automatically to keep your delays in sync. This is handy in a live jam when your drummer is drifting a little.

Surprisingly, it works. You can also Offset the delays from the time division for a more rushed or laid-back feel. Pro guitarists will appreciate all these little things, and complete MIDI functionality will let you integrate the Flight Time into any tour-ready rig. Builder:, Pedal:, Type: Digital Delay (twin delay) Simply put, the is an immaculately sounding digital delay pedal. It’s one of the easiest to use and twin delay pedals out there and has plenty of options for creating complex or subtle rhythmic delays.

It has 3 modes – adm, 24/96, 12 bit – that each offer a difference in character, adapting this pedal to different styles of playing. Tap tempo, expression control, and stereo outputs (and optional stereo ins via TRS cable) add extra utility. Be sure to try the secondary functions as you can further tweak the tone, change the delays from series to parallel, and even activate a ping pong delay mode when using it in stereo among a few other things. The DIG is Strymon’s magnum opus in the realm of 80’s rack delay emulation. Digitech Obscura Altered Delay Builder:, Pedal:, Type: Digital Delay (multi algorithm) Don’t let the fact that this pedal is digital mislead you.

The Digitech Obscura is all about warm ‘n gooey flavors of delay. It starts with 4 different delays: Analog, Tape, Lo-Fi, & Reverse.

Then you get a dedicated knob for Level and stacked knobs for Time/Repeats & Tone/Degrade. That’s a lot of control from such a small pedal. Uss Yin Yang Free Mp3 Download. Then there’s a Trails switch. I know, awesome, right?

And it even has stereo I/O. You can also hold the foot-switch for 3 seconds to activate the Tap Tempo mode. From here you can tap in your delay time to sync to the music or tap in various times to have the pedal warp the pitch of your repeats as it ramps to the new tempo speed. The Repeat Hold function is super fun if you’re the kind of guitarist who likes to reach down and twist knobs to make crazy sounds. You can turn the Repeats knob past 3 o’clock to grab and continuously repeat a section of your playing. Then start messing with the Time, Tone, & Degrade knobs for chaotic fun.

Activate the Tap Tempo mode to make things even crazier. Try running guitars, drums, and all kinds of instruments into here. Be sure to sample or record the output as you can create all kinds of wild rhythms and glitched out sounds. By the way, the delay types are all awesome.

Tape is a favorite and has plenty of tape-style mojo. The Degrade adds some serious wow & flutter style warble. Analog is nice and warm with the Tone knob making it even darker. The Lo-Fi delay is nice ‘n gritty. Reverse is expectedly fun to play.

Lots to like here. The Digitech Obscura Altered Delay is a great return to form for the company and pushes the boundaries of what can be expected in a single stomp delay pedal...

Builder:, Pedal:, Type: Analog Delay The Ibanez AD9 needs no introduction as it’s one of the classic 3-knob analog delay pedals. And just as Ibanez shrunk the venerable Tube Screamer down to become the TSMINI, the Ibanez ADMINI is a tiny format 100% analog delay pedal. All the warmth you’d expect from a quality analog delay can be found in this tiny gem. Delay Time ranges from a quick 20ms to a respectable 600ms. The Repeat knob’s range will go from a single slapback echo to full-on runaway oscillation. The oscillation starts early and manages to have plenty of usable range before it gets too out of control.

It can even oscillate indefinitely and duck when you play over it while adding new textures to the layers. This pedal needs to be experienced firsthand to be appreciated fully. At the price Ibanez is giving these things away for, the Analog Delay Mini is a steal.

Rainger FX Echo-X Digital Delay Builder:, Pedal:, Type: Digital Delay What happens when the mad genius behind the decides to make a delay? Apparently, you get the Rainger FX Echo-X Digital Delay. This little monster is one of the more original and adventurous interpretations of a digital delay pedal I’ve come across. The Echo-X is an ambient digital delay that smears your repeats into long cascading trails of atmospheric bliss. You can use the included Igor foot controller to modulate the Rate or Feedback or even use it in Send mode to have only certain portions of your playing feed into the delay effect. You can also adjust the input signal going into the pedal and overall output volume in addition to the standard 3-knob delay controls of Rate, Feedback, & Level.

It’s also worth noting that the Echo-X’s compact form-factor has top-mounted jacks for super convenient placement on any tightly packed pedalboard. A killer design from one of the true punk outliers in the pedal game. Rainger FX nailed it.. Builder:, Pedal:, Type: Digital Delay (Binson Echorec sim) The Binson Echorec is a legendary multi-head echo machine famed for its hypnotic delay effects. The is a digital delay pedal inspired by those iconic sounds. The Echorec pedal gives you 12 playback head combinations for plenty of interesting multi-tap rhythmic delay patterns.

The pedal also has a varying and much longer delay time (up to around 1000ms!) that really lets the rhythmic patterns stand out. Cranking the Swell knob can take the Echorec into beautiful self oscillation. The Tone will let you change the color of your repeats from dark and brooding to bright and metallic. The verdict is out on whether or not this pedal nails the Echorec sound; opinions on the matter vary greatly.

But this pedal does pack some great delay tones, and it’s certainly much smaller and more affordable than a real Binson Echorec. Not to mention the longer delay times. This pedal was a labor of love for the Portland based pedal builders who realized this vision, and it’s a modern classic to many guitarists. Builder:, Pedal:, Type: Analog Delay The completely blindsided me in the best possible way.

Seymour Duncan have delved into pedals in the past, but now they’ve seriously laid it down. The Vapor Trail is an all-analog delay in a standard-sized stompbox enclosure with a few twists. The Modulation controls (Rate & Depth) are on the surface of the pedal for easy access.

The Delay knob contains an LED that blinks to give you an on-stage visual of the delay time. And there’s a TRS-jack for coloring the wet signal with any pedal you want to plug into it. Most importantly, the Vapor Trail uses high-end circuitry for a cleaner delay tone than comparable pedals while dripping with analog warmth. This is the first pedal to seriously challenge the as the best analog delay pedal at that $150 price point.

The Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail is arguably the new king of standard enclosure, single foot-switch analog delay pedals with modulation. Builder:, Pedal:, Type: Digital Delay (multi algorithm) What can I say about the? I love this pedal! Few pedals can do so much in such a small enclosure, and this pedal is among the premium boutique delay pedal elite. The Vintage Modified Superdelay makes some alterations to 2 of the 3 available Tape Delay modes for an even more vintage vibe than the original Superdelay.

The extra grit and thicker modulation produce an even more authentic tape delay experience for those who really like it dirty. The other modes offer a wealth of pristine delays, and there’s just something about the tone of this pedal that gives it an especially unique character among the many delays I’ve played.

Those who’ve played one know what I’m talking about. If you haven’t, definitely try this pedal. Oh, and be sure to check out the Reverse Mode C (Octave Tap!) and try using Rhythm mode to create custom multi-tap delay patterns. Simply awesome!

Builder:, Pedal:, Type: Digital Delay (granular delay) The is the ultimate wildcard on our list. With so many delay pedals remaining grounded in the past, this pedal blasts forward into uncharted territory. Using granular synthesis, the Particle chops your playing into tiny samples and warps your signal, often beyond recognition, in wondrously magical ways. This pedal is for those truly adventurous guitarists who want radical new ways to manipulate their sound. The Particle packs all kinds of otherworldly, ambient delay effects, wild machine-like glitch delay sounds, a great reverse mode, and plenty of sounds that cross pitch-shifting with delay for a playground of twisted delay phantasmagoria. Builder:, Pedal:, Type: Digital Delay (lo-fi) The is the ultimate lo-fi delay pedal. It features 2 separate delays that can be used in series, parallel, or series/parallel with optional modulation on Delay A and optional reverb on Delay B.

These effects may be combined in countless ways to produce some of wildest lo-fi modulated delay you’ve ever heard. The Disaster Transport SR may look complex at first glance, but it’s surprisingly easy to come to grips with. You’ll discover that this pedal is an instrument unto itself and a haven of tone for those who appreciate beautiful and quirky lo-fi delay textures. Indy art-rockers and experimentalists will definitely appreciate this pedal. I could see it becoming the defining signature pedal for the guitarists it inspires and being the foundation for entire albums of sprawling guitar extravagance. Builder:, Pedal:, Type: Digital Delay (tape echo sim) There are lots of delay pedals that try to emulate the sounds of a classic tape echo, many of which do a pretty solid job, but the is without a doubt the final word in authentic sounding tape echo delay in a compact pedal. With 3 different tape machines, each with 3 different modes of operation, there’s a huge foundation available for building the ultimate tape echo sound.

While the 5 surface knobs make it easy to dial in your tone, there are 5 more “hidden” knob functions (including reverb!) for 10 total adjustable parameters. And while it certainly sounds amazing, it’s the tap tempo that really pushes this pedal over the top for me. Once you’ve dialed in the ultimate tape echo sound, you’ll always be able to sync it right along to the music via tap tempo without fiddling with sliding heads or tape speed. The El Capistan is a marvel of modern technology and the ultimate tribute to the tape echo machines of old. Builder:, Pedal:, Type: Digital Delay (multi algorithm) I was already blown away by the delay sounds offered by the, but the takes this awesome catalog of delay tone in the opposite direction.

With a mini pedal enclosure that’ll fit on any pedalboard, the Flashback Mini is the ultimate pedal for those who want the single ultimate delay sound in a small space-saving pedal. Out of the box the pedal has a nice warm, analog-style sound with some high-end rolloff on the repeats. Want a different delay flavor?

You can download custom sounds from an ever-growing library of TonePrints. Want to build your ultimate signature delay sound? Use the TonePrint Editor for PC, Mac, or iPad to create your own one-of-a-kind delay and access it anytime from tiny little box of magic.

And mark my words while this pedal was only just released a couple weeks before this writing, you’re going be seeing the Flashback Mini Delay appearing on a lot of pedalboards for years to come. Builder:, Pedal:, Type: Analog Delay I have to give a nod to the, easily one of the coolest looking delays I’ve seen since the. The super affordable ES2 has a lot going for it besides its low price. This analog delay sports up to 1000ms of delay time, has tap tempo, modulation, and that awesome Delay Time slider that just begs to be used in real-time. Flip the Oscillation switch and you get instant runaway delays. Then go nuts with the Delay Time slider and trip out. This pedal would make a killer jam companion in the recording studio.

The Echo Shifter is one idea I’d love to see Ibanez expand upon in a Made In Japan premium version with tap divisions, deeper controls, and even higher build quality for improved reliability. In the meantime the ES2 is a killer analog delay with tap tempo for guitarists on a budget, and seriously, you’ve gotta love those real wooden sides. Classy style and epic tones for the win. Pigtronix Echolution 2 Ultra Pro Builder:, Pedal:, Type: Digital Delay (multi algorithm) The Pigtronix Echolution 2 Ultra Pro is quite unlike any other digital delay pedal on the market. It fuses analog and digital technology to create delay sounds that are entirely unique to this pedal. It has a wide array of features including staples like tap tempo and 5 different multi-tap divisions (including Phi, the golden ratio, which Pigtronix was first to implement in a delay pedal with the original Echolution). Any 2 tap divisions can be used at once for a total of 15 multi-tap patterns.

A host of effects can be applied to your delays including filters, modulation, ducking, reverse, a halo “shimmer” effect, octave jump, freezing, and bit-crushing. You also get true stereo ins and outs and a ping pong mode as well. The Pigtronix abbreviated slogan “F.A.T.” once stood for “Futuristic Analog Tone”. I’m glad they shifted perspective and changed the meaning to “Futuristic Audio Technology” to better encompass the inclusion of digital audio elements into their designs.

The Echolution 2 Ultra Pro is a testament to the new motto and the greatness that can be achieved by integrating classic analog sounds with modern digital innovations. Anything missing? Should any other pedals be included?

Did we miss your favorite delay pedal? Tell us what’s your favorite delay in the comments below!

That concludes our Top 20 Best Delay Pedals of 2016. Thanks for reading! Hahahaha Never!!! The DD-500 can’t even be tweaked love it’s so annoying. Only with an expression pedal it has some good engines but they are boring that’s why you don’t see that delay in many pedalboards you see thw timeline in almost every single one, granted it’s been out for longer but even the nemesis is in more pedalboards now than the dd-500 biggest dissapointment in a delay in a long time what makes it better than the timeline?

Does jt soubd better? Does the stereo profile sound better and lusher? In fact the dd-500 it’s not even real stereo it’s not crap but even the knobs feel like it haha better than the timeline hahaha right. Delay, delay, delay. Sounds like our congress in action these days. I am a total delay junky – I have the Vapor Trail (awesome), Strymon El Cap (awesome), the Disaster (Jr not Sr, but awesome), a Catlinbread, but not the Montavaillon not Echorec – dunno why that one is discontinued because it is, you guessed it, awesome, and also the MXR Carbon Copy, also awesome. Those are the ones I kept – sold some great ones, expecially a Maxon AD900 drool, but the power supply was too complicated for me.

Oh, I have an H9 as well. Nevertheless, I want most of the other ones described in this article, plus a few others, including Boss and Digitech versions not mentioned here. Delay pedals always make me feel stupid.

One tweak after another searching for that perfect set of repeats with just the right trail, so that by the time I’m done dialing it in, I don’t even remember what settings I liked and which sounded like my nightmares. The Ibanez Analog Delay Mini and the TC Flashback mini seem to be designed with me in mind: flexible, yet simple. The only problem with those is that sometimes, I want more from a delay pedal. That said, I would love to spend the necessary years required to see every possible set of variations and tweaks the Bellweather could provide. I recently picked up a new delay that I think is flying under the radar – the Tomkat Day Dreamer. It’s a combo delay and reverb, in the vein of the Dispatch Master (and the new EQD pedal whose name I can’t recall), but it’s got a secret weapon – if you hold down the bypass switch, it goes into self-oscillate mode.

The delay and verb are exceptional. Very ambient sounds, but can also be used for more conventional delay and/or verb sounds (only want to use one or the other? Just turn them down). Highly recommended.

I was considering the Bellwether for quite awhile. Nemesis is getting one of the biggest promotional pushes I’ve seen in a long time; I have the El Capistan and I really enjoy it but there are too many other delays of note for me to have just one.

Tonal Recall was going to be a lock but I balked a bit at the price even though I know how feature-rich Chase Bliss pedals are (I own a Gravitas). H9 definitely looks like an attractive possibility. Not to mention the Boonar (even though I have El Capistan). I am very disappointed with my Violetta Delay, The rechargeable battery ruins it for me, if the battery is flat, you can’t just plug in and play, the pedal produces crazy sounds, you actually have to let it charge up first. You can’t let it sit on a pedal board, if the jacks are connected the pedal drains, it has a small footprint, but it still takes up a lot of space due to the placement of the input and output on top of the pedal, this IMO should have been done like a ditto looper, with Input/Output on the sides. If it took a 9v DC like a regular pedal it would be great, but it doesn’t, even though Red Witch say it does.

Sounds Great, but not worth the hassle. I’m disappointed this was not picked up on the review here, as I purchased it based on this review. I feel like I have wasted €120, and now I need to find another delay. When you sat Top Best delays, then it should include the best and not to start from pedals that are eventually in Top 10, but definitely not in the Top 5. Main criteria is SOUND and not fancy functions.

For endless manipulation software delays are way cheaper and offer much more. With Strymon delays, many users became bored after a while, as sound is synthetic and artificial, even if somehow catchy in the begining. Sound quality is main criteria, do not be fooled. CORRECTION The Best First Disclaimer Some of pedal might have long lead production dates or are temporarily out of stock/production, with chance of production to be continued later. Nevertheless, they are contemporary pedals and to degree available on the market.

EHX Deluxe Memory Man TT 1100 Moog MF104M Superdelay Toneczar Echoczar Diamond Pedals Memory Lane 2 Pigtronix Echolution 1 Analogman ARDX20 Comment on Strymon pedals. This is company that produces fairly good pedals, but with industry’s most aggresive promotion campaigns, that includes articles and internet coverages, so be aware. I was a little surprised not to see the Line 6 DL4 on this list, but it is what it is. The only pedal on this list I have had the pleasure of trying at this point is the TC Electronics Flashback mini. It was alright. Basic, but it does what it does respectably well.

I have been jonesing for the Boss DD20 after much reading. No doubt some of the upper crust pedals on the above list would be super fun to play too. Strymon sure is getting the most buzz this year, IMHO. But having not tested it yet, I can’t say. Just spent an afternoon messing around with the Alter Ego x4.

Had some great sounds but might be a little more one dimensional than the flashback. I’m personally looking for a good one-stop shop delay pedal that I can put on a board I’m building that’ll be used for all types of gigs and would be interested to hear what anyone thought.

I only just learned that the eventide timeline could store multiple banks of 2-delay ‘multi-delays’. I assume that means you can have loads of sets of 2 delays that you can swap between for different songs in a set, is this true? I would be really interested in hearing any opinions from people out there. I have the RED PANDA granular delay and I enjoy it’s ability to make expressive stutter sounds that I control with the volume of my picking. The pedals that interest me in this series are the one’s that besides having good sound quality (or the ability to reduce it) can fascilitate three basic musical jestures: 1) The expressive jesture, that refers to the human individual soul 2) The mathematical or rythmic jesture, that refers to the human body-I think And 3) The random jesture that refers to the cosmic spirit. All delay pedals by definition are basicly of the second jesture since they produce rythmic sounds so I am interested in pedals that can go beyond that, adding expressive capability either with the volume of picking or expression pedal capability to alter any parameters one can choose AND the ability to produce musical random delay rythms.

Most definitely 1. Strymon timeline 2. Empress vintage delay 3. Strymon El Caspitan 4. EHX deluxe memory man 5. TC electronic flashback (4x) 6.

TC electronic flashback mini 7. Eventide time factor 8.RedWitch violetta delay 9. EHX memory toy 10. Vox double deca delay This what I think the list should look like:) My favorite would be the Strymon Timeline except my pockets delay me from getting one;( Missing from this Delay list is Vox’s attempt of there garage tone delay stomp box, and I got to say they did a great job and really making it so simple to use. Rock On bro:). Officially entering the giveaway!!

Those Strymon delays are gorgeous, either would compliment my BigSky beautifully – but I currently have the Empress VM SuperDelay and it’s an excellent pedal capable of some very unique sounds. In addition to the Strymon delays, the Red Panda Particle looks fantastic – I love untraditional approaches to delay, and this looks like the king of such. The Audible Disease Schizodelay is another cool experimental delay with a firm focus on bizarre and abrasive noise-oriented effects.

I have the Strymon Timeline for a couple of months now and still trying to learn to use it and figure how to incorporate it into my playing, but there are delay sounds in there that no other pedal captures – the swell machines/algorithms are not like any of the other delay pedals. I think the Flashback is great too and easy to use. I recently got the Alter Ego X4 (Proguitar Shop’s exclusive). It SHOULD BE on the list. I have the Eventide SPACE which has many of the settings/algorithms of the Timefactor, but it really is a Reverb pedal, so would like the Timefactor. I never tried the EarthQuaker Devices Disaster Transport SR, but every video I’ve seen of it makes me want it.

Also always wanted to try a Superdelay. Both the Timefactor and/or Superdelay would help with my Pink Floyd songs. I played true a timeline many timesI must say it’s my total dreammachine. Sounds from pink floyd style delay’s to a simple slapback that a country player would digLove to make soundscape’s with this thing.Handy future is that you can store presets for your gig’s//Hope to get it one day The delay I own is a Catalinbread Belle epoch, I must say this thing is totally insane. Comes real close to a real tape echo and I love the analog style feedback it can deliver.

Sounds real good!!! I have recommended this pedal to a lot of guitar playing friends and they are in love with it to, so definitely a good choice if you want a close reproduction of the Famous Echoplex. Id live to experiment with that Particle delay it sounds like it would do some things that NIN has done before like chop up a vocal track so you hear every word but just decayed over a million years or so I have done this in a recording with one line but it was tedious just deleting every.01 of the track so this would make it easier I currently have a boss digital delay dd7 not dd3 so I like the fact I can make samples and pl,ay over them it would be nice to get one of those other pedals you offer that do just that but a much better length and more layers cheers jay. With 2014 only half over it looks as if 2014 has last year already beat as far as the number of delay offerings that are using pt2399 chips that digitally try and emulate analog.

Unless you are prepared to shell out for much more expensive larger digital “analog”, modelling type pedals like something from strymon or the Emperess, forget about any of the smaller footprint made sized pt2399 digital “analog”, sounding pedals. If we’re talking standard mxr sized boxes with your three standard bread and butter controls I can almost guarantee you that everyone of those pt239 chipped delays for the most part will sound exactly the same.

None of those pt2399 pedals have any real character or uniqeness. There just is no soul in those pedals. Toatly life and toneless. The noisy repeats of an analog delay have never bothered me so much so to the point where I just can’t take it, and I have to switch to a digital delay. Analog delay pedals verses digital delays in a way is like comparing a tube amp to a solid state amp.

The tube amp like an analog delay may have some slight noise but because you get soul and character in a tube amp it’s easy to put up with any amounts of possible small noise. Digital delay on the other hand like most of the mxr sized pt2399 delays have no real soul, and they are lacking any individual character. Want to test my theory, go out buy a mad professor deep blue pt2399 delay and run it side by side with one of those made in China for 40 bucks knock offs made by caline. I actually did this and there was really zero difference in sound and quality.

It all comes down to the heart and soul of a delay and that’s its delay time chip. I recently was able to once again obtain, nothing special just a late 90’s Maxon ad80 analog delay that of course has the iconic out of production Panasonic MN3205 chip and that pedal with that chip despite having only 300ms max delay time hands down blows away any of the newer analog delay pedals that use those cool audio chips manufactured now by beheinger. If it doesn’t matter if they came out in 2014 or not?

My list includes these pedals: Analog alien ‘s rumble seat! A 3 in one pedal that combines a 69 plexi based od a sweet 600 ms real analog delay and a verb section that’s based on spring verb from a 65 deluxe! JHS panther cub(cone on it has 8 BBD chips)! Niger footer analog delay it’s moog New Duncan analog delay is surprisingly good The red witch violletta delay despite digital it’s one of the best PT chip delays I have ever heard! El Capistan which sonevsaybisvtgevgreatrstbecer emulation of a real tape delay Surprise pick of the year. A small OEM Chinese company called XIN Sound offers their AD 99B delay pedal which is a real analog BBD pedal offering around 700ms delay time and selling for under $100 deal of the century!

They sound awesome for the price and they are the same company who actually builds guts to analog man’s analog delay pedal. I don’t have a delay pedal currently and this particular run down of the top 10 gives me stiffy similar to that which happens when I am about to eat a righteous taco. And I am sorry, but the old Boss Digital Delay, new or old, is still a very capable and great sounding delay. I love the timeline just as much as any guitar freak, however I use the digitech Jamman because of the cost! $$$$$$ I feel like based on all the reviews the JHS Panther should be someplace on here but then again I have never used over half of the pedals on this list! The only other pedals that have caught my eye are the EKKO 616 MKLL DARK because the first thing everyone says is how dark it sounds and I LOVE the dark earthy tone.

Another is Fox Pedals wave. It is very simple analog delay that has a simple switch that can give VARY different tones. It also is the best looking analog pedal company I have seen. Beautiful graphics and very shimmery clear articulate sound when needed but easily darkened. Background: My original digital delay was a Japanese Boss DD3, the sound was huge but not overbearing and allowed ones live solos to have a pro studio flavour. Sadly I lent this to a friend who cooked it and replaced it with a Taiwan DD3 but it just wasn’t the same?

My current delay is a small Electroharmonix memory toy, it’s ok but limited setting wise and is more reverb sounding and thats how I use it again over solos. Nb: I’m not in the market for ‘tap’, inbuilt looper, sci- fi or multi delays, having said that its good to glean some understanding of whats out there in the parallel universe of pedals. This 10 x pedal review has provided me with comparative road testing, hence assists me in refining my selection for a new delay pedal. 1/ I’m really warming to the TC flashback mini. Although I don’t normally get into software tone crafting I can see the value in tweeking a pedal this way and still end up with “simplicity on the floor” and not have to fiddle with gear on the fly. I’ve just purchased TC x2 looper, again simplicity swayed my decision. 2/ The Red Witch is slender and rates in the simplicity stakes, the recharge battery is 20yrs overdue for all pedals!

3/ Seymour Duncan Vapour Trail. The review makes this analog baby tempting too. I like Seymours PUPs and I still have my original purchased new late 80’s Seymour Duncan 60 watt convertible amp! Thanks reviewers for your insightful critique, Regards Matt.

I’m kind a new with guitar effect never used one before, just internal amp effects from my friends Ibanez amp, and a few more. I always played acoustic guitar and didn’t need a pedal..But now days im really getting in to those pedals. Specially love the sound that can be produced if you use those with nice di box and record some audio samples or synths over it. I’m definitely getting Flashback Delay from TC Electronics witch is smaller brother of X4 but not in this buyers guide:( Sound from this and like machines will be finally used in my experimental and electronic music i produce. Great page guys:). I would say that my favorite so far is the Strymon Timeline. It seems as though it is extremely versatile and can do so many different things.

That being said, it seems as though the el capistan seems like a perfect compliment to the the timeline if you are trying to stack delays. You can use the tape effect with the el cap, while trying to create some ambient tones with the swell machine on the timeline. Based on the research that I’ve been doing, it seems as though you pretty much covered the main pedals that people are playing right now. I would feel so blessed to have any of them!

Hi, I just need to start with thanking you for the good work you guys are doing. You always manage to put in some pedals I’ve never seen or heard of before. But to me there is an obvious contender to this list, the JHS Panther Cub delay. It just blew me away with its incredibly spacious and physically lively echoes. This thing is alive! After trying a bunch of delays; tc’s, catalinbreads, line6, vox, etc.

I found that none of them could get nice repeats after being fed through an overdrive or fuzz/distortion. The repeats always sound like just (in comparison) flat repeats with a non-satisfying synthetic feeling to the degradation.

This must be because these delays mostly have been digital with “analog” voicing. The Cub was like stepping outside and having a flexible canyon at my disposal. I’m saving up! The Vapour Trail shouts out for me, I think I’ll have to give it a go!

As far as value is concerned, I’m a believer in 2 proven platforms in the Boss DD20 and the TC Electronic Nova Delay. Both allow for a very in depth experience for a good value around $175. Both are easy to use and feature packed. You can do anything from simple Slapback echo to very complex double tempo patterns. Both have digital BPM readouts, programmable presets, and tap capability. Great as an accent to your sound OR as a feature of your sound. That being said, if you can swing for the fences, the Strymon timeline is the one you want.

Incredible processing power and sound quality. Great flexibility and large bank of user presets to work with.

This is truly the top of the line in both sound quality, tone shaping, and features. I agree with Jeremiah Lind – the missing pedal here is the Endangered Audio Research AD4096. I have it as well and it’s dark and dreamy.

The expand and infinity features really make it a unique choice. I find it’s a good choice for stacking delays – keep your tap tempo delay in front — for me, the El Capistan above — and let it do any on-the-fly changes, and use a dark washy analog behind it to get a big fat wall of tone. Season with reverb to taste. The AD4096’s price is headed in the right direction as well. It started at $379 and has dropped to $329; still a boutique price, but getting closer to earth for those of us not driving Maseratis.

Another great choice would be the Way Huge Supa-Puss. It’s a great-sounding analog that even has tap tempo, a rare feature for analog delays. The SuperDelay and TimeLine are great choices as well! Can’t ever have too many delaysone of those two may be my next addition if I can make space on the board. This is an exceptional list of delays! I defintely think you have to include the Boss DD-20. It’s such a warm sounding delay and I love how you can adjust you delays to BPMs.

I have a flashback x4 and I love it. I love being able to save three delays and being able to use TonePrint.

Such a cool inception and I can’t wait for TC electronic to get more artists using it. By me playing worship guitar for my church I know all about the Eventides and Strymons. They’re the two best delays you can get and the El Caps are amazing for slap back delays. Such a great list!

Well, since the eventide h9 has delay functions it would definitely be on my list, even though it surpasses by far the other pedals in capabilities it doesn’t do so in such a dramatic fashion in price,(500 $ ). Other than that, I own a standard flashback, and as a proud and satisfied owner I’m kinda bummed out that Gabriel included the mini and the x4 versions instead of the standard, why Gabriel? From the list I really like the timeline, it’s everything one could ask really, I like the x4 ofcourse, the superdelay is pretty interesting too, but man, the particle blew my marbles, I wasn’t familiar with it’s weirdness, now I’m a dolphin. Have a TimeFactor. Amazing control!

But sometime more than you want to tweak for a quick plug and play session. But reakon the TimeLine is kind for the “Ultimate” digital delay for control vs tone. I have a original FlashBack. Really nice Plug and Play ease of use, but I would like to try the SD Vapour Trail for a quick set on the fly delay. My old EH DMM is hard to beat for tone, but its not practical for a lot of live stuff due to the vintage style input impedence (don’t have the stomach to mod it) and 550ms max delay is a bit short for me. The Empress VMSD and Strymon El Capistan are probably the best on the for tone, functionality and easy of use. The flexibility if the TimeLine and TimeFactor is amazing, but sometimes too much tweakabilty can be detract you from just playing and enjoy playing.

I was interested to see the Empress Disaster Transport SR review, as I’ve tried the standard version out and it was pretty good. The Panda pedal also sounds pretty intriguing, I’ll have to find a shop with one to try out.

The only pedal I knowof that was missed isthe Catalinbread Belle Epoch, which I would say was the best sounding small, standard price, tape-style (or just plain analog) delay around, though the El Capistan is still the best if you’re prepared to pay, and is my favorite out of all these. I am absolutely in love with my Strymon Timeline It really does everything you want, and since its release, I have been such a fan of the MIDI, and would NEVER buy another pedal without it. The analog to digital to analog thing is magical and really a huge feat. Beyond really dynamic delay, it has a great filter element to every preset.

My favorite is a super fast speed patterned delay I have which sounds more like a deep shimmery reverb; add that to my Tim and Formula 69 Fuzz, and it’s literally instant Eric Johnson Cliffs of Dover type sound. I also have the Superdelay, and I love it for it’s sound, but it’s not nearly as appealing to me now, on account of no MIDI control. Getting a Disaster Area Amps DMC/DPC unit, maximizes the whole experience – there really is no competition here. Like quite a few folks on here have noted – that El Capistan sounds REALLY nice. Nicer than their TimeLine. I just didn’t hear any others come close to having the warmth and realistic replication of tone as the El. The Disaster Transport and Empress would have to be my 2nd choices – both sound very similar in tone – might have to come down to ease of use and features.

The Seymour pretty much sounds like my MXR Carbon Copy – ok for the $ but when you give me the El Capistan I’ll gladly give you my Carbon Copy in return.