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DELAY PEDALS

Flamma FS03 Stereo Delay + Looper

Chinese company Flamma burst into the pedal scene early this year (2020) with some incredibly affordable and well-designed multi-mode stereo pedals in the time realm (we already wrote about their Reverb and Ekoverb). The FS03 is their delay + looper, and just like the other two devices, it features 7…... Click for more

Flamma FS03 Stereo Delay + Looper

JAM Delay Llama Xtreme

Presented at NAMM 2020, Delay Llama Xtreme is the latest addition to JAM's popular series. It emulates tape machine wildness but also paves new ground. Three 3205 BBD chips deliver up to 800ms of classic delay tone, adjustable through an intuitive layout of three knobs (Time, Release and Level), three…... Click for more

JAM Delay Llama Xtreme

Side FX Sputnik Modulated Reverb/Delay

Presented as a "modulated ambient machine, the Side FX Sputnik is a rather intense stereo (or mono, via a toggle switch) delay+reverb pedal with a lot of extra effects embedded in the circuit, including pitch modulation, filter, tremolo, and a kill dry switch, just to mention a few. Hosted in…... Click for more

Side FX Sputnik Modulated Reverb/Delay

Rorschach Devices Apophenia Delay

Cool delay pedals with interesting features are released almost on a daily basis, and the Rorschach Devices Apophenia, the debut, hand-built product by a new St. Louis-based company, is a rather unique digital circuit with a particular emphasis on the interaction between echo and filters, and a peculiar approach to…... Click for more

Rorschach Devices Apophenia Delay

Line 6 DL4 MkII Stereo Delay Modeler/Looper

Well, we didn't see this one coming! The new Line 6 DL4 MkII. The original DL4 dates back to 1999 and it's a pedal that pretty much changed the way people thoughts about delay pedals. It was the first multi-mode delay that claimed to be able to model (i.e. simulate)…... Click for more

Line 6 DL4 MkII Stereo Delay Modeler/Looper

Sonicake Levitate Delay + Reverb

The Sonicake Levitate launches a new format for Chinese builder of (mostly) mini pedals Sonicake, which could be described as an insanely affordable, non-mini, dual-effect pedal series. The two effects, in this case, are a classic combo, beloved by guitarists with ambient leanings: (digital) delay and (plate) reverb, in that…... Click for more

Sonicake Levitate Delay + Reverb

Pigtronix Echolution 3 Multi-Tap Stereo Delay

NYC's Pigtronix has released a lot of different pedals since its launch, but none has gone through as many variations and evolutions as the appropriately named Echolution, a stereo Multi-Tap pedal with modulation and, in some versions, filter. Today the company announced the Pigtronix Echolution 3, which expands the delay…... Click for more

Pigtronix Echolution 3 Multi-Tap Stereo Delay

Danelectro Back Talk

The Danelectro Back Talk reverse delay pedal is a reissue of an old classic (and now rare) effect. It delivers tape-like reverse delay and echo effects full of character and warmth through an easy three-knob design of mix, speed, and repeats. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqV1-MfzL3A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Klv9bZPXAz0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc1zvoU6tmg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXjcUfpPv8k Nobody does Reverse Delay like…... Click for more

Danelectro Back Talk

MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe

The MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe is an expanded version of the classic Carbon copy with more delay time (1200ms), programmable presets, tap tempo, and subdivisions. It also sports a bright switch for a more vibrant tone and two external controls for the modulation's speed and width (internal trim pots in…... Click for more

MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe

Mooer Ocean Machine

Mooer got us used to tiiiiiny pedals, so the large stompbox called Ocean Machine stands out, to say the least, as an unexpected device from the Chinese manufacturer. The product is a collaborative effort with Canadian producer/guitarist Devin Townsend, and it has gathered a lot of fans since its launch…... Click for more

Mooer Ocean Machine

Chase Bliss Audio Habit, the Echo Collector

The Chase Bliss Audio Habit is a new, playful/experimental multi-mode echo/looper pedal. If it is as fun as it looks, it's bound to make a lot of creative guitarists happy. On March 28, company owner and effect designer Joel Korte had been teasing this release with this post on Instagram:…... Click for more

Chase Bliss Audio Habit, the Echo Collector

BOSS DM-2W Delay

Based on the vintage and venerable DM-2 delayt, the BOSS DM-2W introduces switchable sound modes and greater versatility, with Custom mode offering a cleaner analog tone with over twice the available delay time, while the standard mode recreates the magic of the original. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx46-MSggJI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkFDnLcDSLQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjaQvYvuAQk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIb3wrZWU98 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aywy_azIVy4 Ever since…... Click for more

BOSS DM-2W Delay