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It sounds great, although I haven't spent enough time with it to get to grips with it fully.
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Monte Allums TR-2 Plus mod kit
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EDIT: Also, the Flashback supports line level signals, whereas many pedals (including the Eccos) can only handle instrument-level. That's hugely important for those of us with amps like the Jet City.
And, if you don't mind a bit of faffing (you need a TRS -> TS cable, where the ring of the TRS is connected to the tip of the TS), it can do tap tempo with an external momentary footswitch.
Also, I had an EBS delay for a short while; it got sent back, because the MIDI functionality was just completely broken.
A valve Copycat
I stupidly sold it for £30 when I was 20 ... as I thought it was old fashioned and uncool.
Unfortunately I now realise it's the echo sound I always hear in my head ... and I've never found a pedal that quite gets quite that lo-fi warmth and shimmer.
If I had £600/700 to spare I'd buy a serviced Copycat ... as it stands I tend to think that expensive delay pedals sound worse than cheap ones.
Oh and most folks forget to cut back a bit on the delay effects live ... as the room will add a bit of reverb which can mush stuff up.
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See why i asked original question?
i just want summat to sound nicer ( i e inspire me ) more than the Flashback( and obviously my inspiration shortcomings are totally attributable to my delay pedal )
This thread is great. Thanks . It also explains the Fretboard in 3 pages
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But if you say "echo", everyone will know you mean "delay".
Don't talk politics and don't throw stones. Your royal highnesses.
Still, the question was asked and so I'm going to try and put some of the reasons I personally chose to move various pedals on, none of which is intended to imply that these things are wrong, just not things I like. Limiting this to the "fancier" delays as that was what was asked about.
There you go, almost certainly not as extensive a list as some people's but now I have settled on the three pedals I'm happy with (plus an HX Stomp) I'm not looking to try any more. For now ... !
Happy to see people disagree with any of the above and hope this helps!
TC Electronics Nova
Cusack Tap A Delay
Vox Delay Lab
Korg SDD3000
Strymon Timeline (twice)
Strymon DiG (twice)
Strymon El Capistan (twice)
Strymon Brigadier (twice, and still loathe it)
JHS Panther
JHS Panther Cub
Deluxe Memory Man
Deluxe Memory Man 550T
Deluxe Memory Man with Hazrai
Deluxe Memory Boy
Carbon Copy
Memory Lane (big box)
Memory Lane Junior (twice, and won’t leave it again)
Boss DD3
Boss DD5
Boss DD7
Boss DD20
Boss DD500
Boss DM-2w
Visual Sound H2O
Eventide Timefactor
Walrus Audio ARP-87
Wayhuge SupaPuss
Pigtronix Echolution2
Ibanez DE7
Catalinbread Belle Epoch
Catalinbread Echorec
Line6 DL4
TC Electronics X4
DOD Rubberneck
Mr Black Mini Echo
Eventide H90 (if we count it as a delay)
The OP was talking about playing with a certain kind of style/sound that they are trying to emulate - and that is what I've found is the benefit of going beyond a basic delay with time/mix/feedback. You can tweak until you find the sound in your head. It does help if you have a general idea of the sound first - for example do you want the delay to be modulated or not, or do you prefer lo-fi to hi-fi.
Based on your thoughts on sound plus your thoughts on functionality (do you need a ms or bpm display? do you need tap tempo, do you need self-oscillation, do you need presets, etc.?) you would then be able to narrow down the choices quite a lot.
By the way, there are quite a few amazing delays in the helix world (I've got an HX effects) and you can pick those up for the price of a decent delay pedal and get a lot of other stuff thrown in.
So that's the logical angle on choosing a delay.
The other angle is the discovery of inspiring sounds. Sometimes I like to play and just turn knobs and see what happens. Occasionally I hear something that makes me think of a style of music and then I spend 10 minutes drifting off to that. This is the more artistic/musical angle - you never know what might inspire you to enjoy the music.
If you buy second hand you shouldn't lose too much if you decide to sell further down the line (at least that's how I justify my huge investment!)
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24.75 scale Kotzen style telecaster
Grover Jackson superstrat
12 string acoustic
OTO Bim delay pedal