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DELAY PEDALS

JHS 3 Series Oil Can Delay

There aren't many pedals emulating the syrupy, dark, and wobbly repeats generated by the semi-forgotten technology powering oil can delays. JHS released one in limited edition in 2023 within a "blacked out" series, which is now becoming part of the regular 3 Series production with the 3 Series Oil Can Delay.…... Click for more

JHS 3 Series Oil Can Delay

Digitech Obscura Altered Delay

The concept of what a delay is capable of has been turned on its head with the release of the Digitech Obscura Altered Delay. The Obscura allows for standard delay, but that's only the beginning. You can literally twist, turn, chew, and spit out any kind of demented delay…... Click for more

Digitech Obscura Altered Delay

Catalinbread Adineko oil can delay

Have you ever wondered why many audiophiles or top engineers still don't seem able to admit that digital - in the audio realm - sounds better than analog? The answer is "character": digital is pristine, boring precision, while analog - like a familiar-looking, slightly unpredictable, cigarette-puffing actor of the '50s…... Click for more

Catalinbread Adineko oil can delay

Montréal Assembly Count to 5 Granular Delay

The Montréal Assembly Count to 5 is a unique delay/sampler with three modes that can create sped-up and slowed-down—as well as forward and backward—tape effects, audio slicing, looping and overdubbing. Quantized pitch-shifting makes it possible to create tones that are harmonized chromatically or in perfect fifths and octaves, or you…... Click for more

Montréal Assembly Count to 5 Granular Delay

Glou Glou Loupe` Creative Stereo Looper

Those who like imaginative pedals and have no problem with complexity and seriously BIG stompboxes, should already be familiar with French builder Glou Glou, a company that has embraced the idea that pedals can be full-fledged synths (without keys). They just announced a new pedal and, once again, it's an…... Click for more

Glou Glou Loupe` Creative Stereo Looper

Champion Leccy The Swan Hunter LoFi Echo+Reverb

Blending layers of delay and reverb is the favorite hobby of a fair slice of guitarists into stompboxes, and - as you can see from our article about the Best Delay + Reverb Combo Pedals article - effects makers are fully aware of that. Philly's boutique builder Champion Leccy, run…... Click for more

Champion Leccy The Swan Hunter LoFi Echo+Reverb

BOSS SDE-3 Digital Delay

A rack unit launched in 1983, the Roland SDE3000 was one of the the first delays to feature dual delays and a modulation section. Van Halen famously used it, and in 2023 the Japanese brand already released a non-compact pedal version with a signature variant inspired by the star guitarist.…... Click for more

BOSS SDE-3 Digital Delay

MXR Joshua Ambient Echo

The MXR Joshua Ambient Echo bears that name for a particular reason: it aims to offer, in a compact case, the legendary sound of U2's The Edge as heard in The Joshua Tree, a 1987 album that featured a signature guitar sound drenched in a rhythmic yet ambient delay. Extremely…... Click for more

MXR Joshua Ambient Echo

Keeley Eccos Stereo Delay/Looper

We first saw a prototype of the Keeley Eccos Delay-Looper at Winter NAMM 2019. The pedal took a while to be finalized for shipping, probably because of the complex digital algorythms that comprise the core of the circuit. The company has finally unveiled the first two official videos of it,…... Click for more

Keeley Eccos Stereo Delay/Looper

New Pedal: Spruce Kenai Fjords Oil Can Delay

The Spruce Kenai Fjords is a pedal celebration of Alaska's National Park, and part of the company's Junior Ranger Series, all inspired by North American wilderness resorts. It's a digital delay pedal housed in a 1590BBS enclosure reproducing the viscous sound of the vintage oil can delays, an ephemeral technology…... Click for more

New Pedal: Spruce Kenai Fjords Oil Can Delay

New Pedal: Caroline Kilobyte 2000 Lo-Fi Delay

The Caroline KILOBYTE-2000 is the ultimate evolution of the company's lo-fi delay pedal, initially introduced as the Kilobyte in 2013. In the pedal's circuit, which is based on the infamous yet awesome PT-2399 chip, the usual Drive, Level, Time and Feedback knobs are joint by three new controls in the…... Click for more

New Pedal: Caroline Kilobyte 2000 Lo-Fi Delay

New Pedal: Summer School Spring Break Reverb

The Spring Break by Syracuse's Summer School Electronics takes the simplicity of a one-knob reverb and elevates it with a hidden twist—a delay circuit that only affects the reverb tails. In its standard mode (delay off), the silver knob adds spring-style reverb to any signal, making it intuitive and versatile for…... Click for more

New Pedal: Summer School Spring Break Reverb