Analog Delay Suggestions

kswilson89

I'm looking to add a delay to my pedalboard which will be placed after my Klon klone and Barber Direct Drive. I'll be using a Fender '52 reissue tele through a Princeton Reverb... I've found with the few delays that I have tried that the first repeat tends to stand out too much and clashes with the original signal, so basically I'm looking for something that takes a back seat when playing lead... One delay that I did like was the MXR Carbon Copy but it's delays tended to be a little bit too dark. Does anyone have any suggestions? The Maxon AD999 looks a promising option.

viz

Yes the ibanez or keeley AD9 is good; also try a keeley or analogman DD3 - they use high cut filters on the delays so they get darker. 

viz

Like this 


https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Boss-DD3-KEELEY-Digital-Delay-guitar-effects-pedal/323177116810?hash=item4b3edb748a:g:W9YAAOSwEBpavLyC


or this

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ibanez-AD9-Analog-Delay-Pedal-Robert-Keeley-Modded/142735616730?hash=item213bb4aada:g:uJcAAOSw8D1auVYN

John_P

I like the boss dm2,  if you don’t want to look for an old one then try the updated waza version.   
A lot of people go for a tape delay to get softer repeats - strymon El Capistan is great but I’d like to try the mxr echoplex for a smaller size. 
I haven’t tried them but I like the clips I’ve heard of the way huge echo pedals as well.  

meltedbuzzbox

DOD rubberneck is a great pedal at a reasonable price (for analogue delay)

DarnWeight

Way Huge Echo Puss?  Just saying, like...

http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/128581/fs-way-huge-echo-puss#latest

bwets

Definitely worth trying a Boss DM-2 or the Waza. The Maxons are lovely but on the brighter side. 

VJIves

Cast Engineering Casper's where it's at. If it had tap i'd keep mine.

Keefy

I own and can recommend the following, all of which do quite long delays:
- Maxon AD999 - my favourite, luscious sound, only downside is most of the useful delay times are concentrated into the middle 3rd of the Delay Time control
- Boss DM-2 Waza - S mode sounds just like a DM-2 or DM-3, C mode gives you longer, brighter delays
- EHX Memory Man TT550 - very useful tap tempo, lush modulation, similar feature set to the Carbon Copy Deluxe

I also have the Maxon AD9-Pro, which has very dark repeats (as does the Maxon AD999-Pro - didn't keep that for long!

RandallFlagg

Go Strymon and don't look back. El Capistan is my favourite

GoldenEraGuitars

Wampler faux delay. I loved mine. Sold it to fund the business last year. 

I may actually pick one up again soon!

bbill335

I'm selling a Way Huge Supa Puss. I demo'd all the Way Huge delays in PMT and they all sounded a bit different, but the Supa has the clearest sounding repeats, longest delay time, and the most tap options. It's also got really flexible controls to change the tone of the repeats.

EricTheWeary

kswilson89 said:

I'm looking to add a delay to my pedalboard which will be placed after my Klon klone and Barber Direct Drive. I'll be using a Fender '52 reissue tele through a Princeton Reverb... I've found with the few delays that I have tried that the first repeat tends to stand out too much and clashes with the original signal, so basically I'm looking for something that takes a back seat when playing lead... One delay that I did like was the MXR Carbon Copy but it's delays tended to be a little bit too dark. Does anyone have any suggestions? The Maxon AD999 looks a promising option.

Based on that presumably the CC Bright. 

Lebarque

Minifooger

JezWynd

Maxon AD900 (discontinued but findable) or Boss DM-2W. Both can give quite subduded repeats.

JonHosker

Recommend the El Cap or Catalinbred Epoche Deluxe is my fav delay wirh exp. pedal
Jon

mburekenge

I find that the ehx 550tt is excellent. Not only in terms of sound, which is great, but in terms of practicality also. It's a powerful tool for the pedalboard.

The tap is useful, hold to send into oscillation a cool feature and scrolling through subdivisions also.i never use the loop but its a cool feature 

I also have the big moogerfooger and the carbon copy. If i had to chose one it would be the ehx.

EDIT

The digital emulation pedals sound good but always come across a tad vanilla next to the analog imo.

Gagaryn

Sounds like an El Cap would be right up your street!

DrJazzTap

Carbon copy 

randerson

 Ibanez EM5. Horrible looking digital thing but it really does sit under your note in a really nice way.

http://www.tinkercitymusic.com/gearheads/2017/2/17/hidden-gems-ibanez-em5-echomachine-delay

Grocer_Jack

EHX Canyon. The tape mode is great and just 'floats' your lead lines without getting in the way, which I think you want? Plus you also get really good digital, modulated, deluxe memory man, shimmer, reverse etc