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DELAY PEDALS
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• Best Analog Delay Pedals
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• Best Mini Delay Pedals
• Best Binson Echorech-Inspired Pedals

Below, the latest news about delay pedals

NUX Analog Delay

In the past couple of years, Chinese pedal maker NUX has been releasing some not too subtle (and incredibly affordable) clones of several best-selling classic stompboxes under the rather misleadingly named "Reissue Series" (uhm, reissues of pedals... made by other builders?). Nothing wrong with cloning (almost everyone does it) we…Click on the title for more

NUX Analog Delay

Glowfly Hymnosis Octave / Delay / Reverse / Freeze

The Glowfly Hymnosis is a new stompbox by a UK-based builder specializing in creative effects with a psychedelic angle - perfectly reflected in the company's gorgeous pedal graphics. This handmade circuit integrates a series of effects including octave up/down, forward/reverse delay and freeze, to allow the creation of inspiring…Click on the title for more

Glowfly Hymnosis Octave / Delay / Reverse / Freeze

Xvive Echoman Delay

Clones are nothing new in the stompbox-sphere, but it's always a little surprising to stumble upon pedals that look and sound so similar to classic ones we are so familiar with. In the case of the Echoman, though, the story is more nuanced than you may expect... The Xvive Echoman…Click on the title for more

Xvive Echoman Delay

Ibanez ES3 Echo Shifter

At NAMM 2020 Ibanez presented an upgrade to their classic Echo Shifter pedal, the ES3, which adds a digital mode for crisper repeats and as Oscillation mode if the tap tempo footswitch is held. The effect's modulation can now be controlled more in-depth thanks to the new Speed knob.…Click on the title for more

Ibanez ES3 Echo Shifter

Keeley Halo Stereo Dual Echo

The Keeley Halo is the latest delay pedal to pack a true stereo path into a compact enclosure - which is no easy feat. But it's also a dual-echo delivering up to 1500ms per channel with a ton of features for its size, including presets, tap tempo, delay rhythms, optional…Click on the title for more

Keeley Halo Stereo Dual Echo

TC Electronic Bucket Brigade Delay

Judging from the fanfare of the intro video below, one could think that (once) Danish company TC Electronic (now owned by the Scrooge of the music gear world) just invented the BBD chip - which is pretty much the only chip you'll find in any analog delay pedal ever made.…Click on the title for more

TC Electronic Bucket Brigade Delay

Laney Black Country The Difference Engine Delay

The Laney Black Country The Difference Engine is a 3-mode delay pedal by a British builder that had made a name for itself through quality amps and stompboxes since 1967. It's the company's first pedal to feature more than one mode, to have presets, stereo in/out and an LCD screen, and…Click on the title for more

Laney Black Country The Difference Engine Delay

GFI Orca Stereo Delay

GFI System is an Indonesian builder that has been gaining momentum in the guitar pedal world thanks to innovative hybrid digital effects like the Synesthesia and the Specular Tempus. The Orba is a studio-quality, streamlined, multi-mode, stereo digital delay that replaces the Clockwork Delay in their line. It features four…Click on the title for more

GFI Orca Stereo Delay

Strymon blueSky v2 Reverb

Strymon have updated their iconic blueSky reverb to a v2 edition, with some quality of life improvements and new features. The biggest change is the implementation of a dedicated shimmer knob. The modulation is now on a three way selector for off, light, and deep. In addition, the pedal now…Click on the title for more

Strymon blueSky v2 Reverb

Catalinbread Csidman

Although it can function as a standard digital delay pedal, the Catalinbread CSIDMAN — which, apparently, should be pronounced “Discman”— is a glitch/stutter device with Cuts and Latch controls that lets you create the sound of a skipping portable CD player. Though its behavior is pseudo-random, the CSIDMAN gives you…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Csidman

12 Reverb Types, Explained – using 6 of the Best Modern Reverb Pedals

There are several types of reverb that are commonly used in music production and audio engineering, and all of them made their way into the pedal format, in one device or another. Although guitarists have traditionally adopted spring reverb first and digital reverb after over other types like plate and…Click on the title for more

12 Reverb Types, Explained – using 6 of the Best Modern Reverb Pedals

Harley Benton Duality Delay+Reverb

The Harley Benton Duality is a mono pedal comprised of a 3-mode digital delay and digital reverb whose algorithms were licensed from Mooer and featured in the Japanese brand's original mini pedals. Joined together in a single enclosure, they form this new affordable delay+reverb pedal that can be cleverly routed…Click on the title for more

Harley Benton Duality Delay+Reverb