There are tonnes of guitar delay pedals on the market, so you’ll never be stuck for options. Heck, a delay pedal can even take you straight back to the ‘50s with vintage slapback sounds too! You can use one to form the percussive backbone of a riff, to add ethereal ambience to a delicate clean part, or to thicken up a solo. Most examples allow you to dictate the speed and amount of repeats, as well as the level of the echoes.Ī delay pedal is just one of those stompboxes that a guitarist should never be without - it’s an essential. And as it turns out, it’s one of the easiest to explain! Simply put, delay pedals are echo units that repeat the notes that you feed through them. Thought I'd put it out there to see peoples thoughts, see if anyone has owned one or the other or both in there time, personal preferences etc.The humble delay pedal is one of the most renowned and easy-to-recognise guitar effects out there. I'm currently straying away from the other 'big box' style delays (Timeline, Timefactor, Echosystem etc) as generally I prefer pedals with distinct characteristics and a few amazing sounds rather than a jack of all trades.

I'm in Australia, so the Volante is about $150-200 more expensive new than the FTT Future Factory. So I've currently narrowed it down to either a Strymon Volante or Free the Tone Future Factory as possible contenders. I'm also considering buying a proper tape delay down the track, likely an EchoFix EF-X2 I'm thinking of buying a dedicated reverb pedal in the near future, possibly the CXM 1978 or Free the Tone Ambi-space, so reverb included in the pedal is neither hear nor there. The idea is to use the Memory Lane 2 for the bread and butter delays, but have the awesome edge style stereo ping pong delays or long Gilmour-esk solo delays for special occasions. Things I'm looking for out of them are a really good stereo multi-tap or dual delay unit with plenty of versatility, but also a distinctive character/flavor.

Right now I'm running Wet Dry with a Dr Z Route 66 and Vox AC30HWX, but am planning to add a stereo delay and reverb to the mix.

I currently have a wide selection of modulation and gain, and my other delay is a Diamond Memory Lane 2. I'm looking to add a stereo delay to my rig.

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