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If you wanna check out tape delay on a budget, try the fender hammertone space pedal. Has preset "patterns".
I had tried it when I was thinking of buying a delay. It's simple and is capable of helping us create good sounds.
I am a boss fangirl actually but tape delays (simulations) like RE-2 take time to get used to because of the "mode" knob. Nothing sounds like them, as you know. Simply stunning.
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gearJunkie
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I have way too many pedal options, but I can get almost everything I need from ...
Brown Amplification Protein
Origin Effects Magma57 (vibrato)
Keeley Halo
For convenience / quality of life I would include...
TC Electronic Polytune Mini
Lichtlaerm Audio Key & the Gate
Anything beyond that is just gravy.
Brown Amplification Protein
Origin Effects Magma57 (vibrato)
Keeley Halo
For convenience / quality of life I would include...
TC Electronic Polytune Mini
Lichtlaerm Audio Key & the Gate
Anything beyond that is just gravy.
Jarick
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I found a used one for pretty cheap and ordered that to mess around with. I've got a couple analog pedals (DM-2, Carbon Copy) and a digital delay (DD-3T), but they are all pretty basic and none of them are tape style. I really like the Space Echo effect where I've used it, lots of interesting stuff in there (multiple heads, reverb, preamp, modulation).
SillyOctpuss
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How long ago was that setup? Annoyingly I don't have pictures of my old pedalboards. I only ever really took pictures of guitars and amps in the past, really wish I still had pics of my boards too.
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I've got tons of photos of my old setups tbh. If you want, I'll bore you with them!
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In 2016 I got a Helix, and although I had single pedals kicking around since then, I never used them live because with the last band I sorta painted myself into a corner with the requirements that only Helix could deliver.
Jarick
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That bloody Diago Showman board really took a beating!
It's a relic!
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So, take it as read that I want a reverse delay into a digital delay. And let's assume I don't want a big full on multi-effect. And let's assume that I don't have the Plethora X3 - which I do, but I want to do this thought exercise (ouchie!) without it being a consideration.
What delay or delays would you get to do this?? DD500 isn't the one, because the way the internal series routing works, you get properly fucked up idiotic delay times that make no sense when compared to taking two DD7's and putting them in series.
So what else is there??
And for a more complicated question, requirements:
- Preset switching
- Two delays at once
- Low noise floor
- Seamless preset switching
- Spillover between presets
- Tempo display, or at least a flashing light
What you reckon? Best I can come up with is two DD-200's in series.
What delay or delays would you get to do this?? DD500 isn't the one, because the way the internal series routing works, you get properly fucked up idiotic delay times that make no sense when compared to taking two DD7's and putting them in series.
So what else is there??
And for a more complicated question, requirements:
- Preset switching
- Two delays at once
- Low noise floor
- Seamless preset switching
- Spillover between presets
- Tempo display, or at least a flashing light
What you reckon? Best I can come up with is two DD-200's in series.
SillyOctpuss
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I've got tons of photos of my old setups tbh. If you want, I'll bore you with them!
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In 2016 I got a Helix, and although I had single pedals kicking around since then, I never used them live because with the last band I sorta painted myself into a corner with the requirements that only Helix could deliver.
We've had a lot of the same pedals.
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SillyOctpuss
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We're all just pedal sluts
KingsXJJ
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Sorry if I missed it… what were you using for drive? Or multichannel amp?
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Aye, Mesa Mark V. No drives required.
newpedals
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I've got tons of photos of my old setups tbh. If you want, I'll bore you with them!
2009:
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2011:
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2012 or 2013:
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2014ish:
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2015:
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In 2016 I got a Helix, and although I had single pedals kicking around since then, I never used them live because with the last band I sorta painted myself into a corner with the requirements that only Helix could deliver.
How do you use two DD-7s? Both set in analog mode?
One set for slapback and another for longer delays?
You also have/ had a DD-3. Does it feel obtrusive if you only like to have delay kind of in the background?
When I tried delays, I liked analog (or analog simulations) because they did not get in the way of playing.
It's an art to incorporate delays in one's playing, and I have long given up.
KingsXJJ
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Judicious pre-delay and appropriate mix. Don’t get crazy with space size on the reverb. Consider if delay might be better. Manage the brightness of the effect.
