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Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man

The Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man is one of the original heavyweights in the realm of bucket brigade circuit-based analog delay. The Memory Man got started in the early ’80s and it’s still going strong today. The Deluxe Memory Man provides three typical controls to adjust the sound of your delay. A Time knob adjusts the speed of the delay, the Feedback knob changes the number of repeating echoes, and a Blend knob adjusts the volume of the repeating signal. The pedal can also add Chorus and Vibrato to the signal, and more than functioning as stand-alone effects, they seem to be intended to enhance the delay. If you turn the delay and feedback all the way down, however, you can get everything from subtle chorus to over-the-top, wiggly vibrato. The Original Deluxe Memory Man circuit can handle up to 550 ms of delay, but there are a few newer versions that can go up to 1100 ms. The newer versions of the Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man also includes a tap tempo switch to input a delay setting in real time. Both the tap tempo and the On/Off have bright LED status displays. Players who use the Memory Man include David Gilmour, The Edge, and Jack White.

The Boss DD-7 Digital Delay Guitar Effects Pedal is another in a long line of great Boss effect pedals

The DD-7 has increased its usual delay time to 6.4 seconds, which should be more than enough for most users. There’s a Hold mode that allows a player to record up to 40 seconds of audio for “sound on sound” performances. Modulation allows the pedal to create chorus type delays. Analog offers a modeled simulation of the classic BOSS DM-2. Dial in your tones using four top-mounted control knobs. Effect Level adjusts the volume of the effect. F.BACK adjusts how much signal gets fed back to the effect. Delay Time adjusts the length of time a signal is delayed. Mode lets you select from the pedal’s multiple modes.

You can connect an external switch and an expression pedal to allow for an even more hands-free operation. The Boss DD-7 features stereo inputs and outputs so you can create wide spacial sweeps with true stereo panning. The DD-7 features a buffered bypass to keep the signal even when the effect is disengaged, and a bright LED let’s you know if the effect is active. The pedal is run on a 9-volt battery or an external power supply, and it’s housed in the standard, nearly indestructible, Boss enclosure.

Walrus Audio ARP-87 Multi-Function Delay

The Walrus Audio ARP-87 Multi-Function Delay is a compact pedal in a cool case. It features four main algorithms: Digital, Analog, Low-Fi, and Slap Back. The Digital algorithm is for clean, crystal clear repeats. The Analog setting works well to add warmth and dimension to chords. The Lo-Fi algorithm, with its adjustable frequency range on the repeats, goes from warm, warped, and murky, to straight AM radio. Finally, the Slap setting makes it easy to dial in a great slap back echo. The X control knob adjusts either the modulation depth or the filter width, depending on which algorithm is being used. The ARP-87 can be run in trails or no trails mode. In trails mode, when you turn the pedal off, the delay trails die off naturally. In no trails mode, the delay trails are abruptly cut off when you turn the pedal off.The pedal also features momentary functions. When the peal is off, you press and hold the Bypass switch to temporarily activate the effect to add a moment of delay until you release the switch. When the effect is on, you press and hold the Bypass switch to momentarily ramp the X parameter to maximum. Releasing the switch sets the X parameter back to the knob location. Press and hold the Tap switch and you’ll temporarily ramp the feedback to maximum. Release it and you’ll set the feedback back to the knob location.

Electro-Harmonix Nano Small Stone Phase Shifter Pedal

The Electro-Harmonix Nano Small Stone Phase Shifter Pedal is a compact-size reissue of the classic Small Stone Phaser pedal and produces the same sound that made the classic 1970 Small Stone famous. It is a completely analog Phaser that features a very smooth phase sound made possible by it’s four-stage phase shifting design. The pedal is operated by wo simple controls, a switch and a knob. Continue reading “Electro-Harmonix Nano Small Stone Phase Shifter Pedal”