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New Pedal: Diamond Dark Cloud Delay

Ontario's pedal brand Diamond, recently acquired by Montreal's SolidGoldFX has a noble history of delay pedals, both analog and digital. The Diamond Dark Cloud, delivering three analog-voiced modes via a digital recreation of the BBD chip, is the latest in this saga. The three modes are the following: TAPE DELAY:…... Click for more

New Pedal: Diamond Dark Cloud Delay

Empress Effects Echosystem Multi-Mode Delay

One of the brand new pedals that were on display at the 2017 first Montreal Stompbox Exhibit was the Empress Effects EchoSystem, the Canadian company's take on the "large-ish" multi-function digital delay pedal concept (its release date of May 4th, 2017 was just two days before our event!). The stompbox…... Click for more

Empress Effects Echosystem Multi-Mode Delay

Hologram Microcosm Multi-Mode Granular Looper/Delay

Knoxville's Hologram Electronics has been at the forefront of creative (or rather, "out there"!) effects pedals since the release of their debut device, the Dream Sequence, followed by the even more popular Infinite Jets. Their third creation, which, from the looks of it, seems to take things to a new…... Click for more

Hologram Microcosm Multi-Mode Granular Looper/Delay

MWFX Judder Lofi/Glitch Echo/Sampler

An extremely unique device, the MWFX Judder is part echo, looper, and phrase sampler all rolled into one science experiment of a guitar pedal. It’s designed around analog chip technology to provide degrading repeats like those found in tape echo units. Utilizing an innovative switching system it can inject echo,…... Click for more

MWFX Judder Lofi/Glitch Echo/Sampler

Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick Jr.

A shrunken version of a 2019 pedal popular among shoegazers and any other guitarists inspired by the guitar tone of the '80s, the Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick Jr. is a 3-in-one stompbox that (quite remarkably) combines delay, reverb and modulation into one compact enclosure. Loaded with 6 reverb modes, 3…... Click for more

Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick Jr.

Demiurge Instruments Dead Moon Echo

Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest ones. The Demiurge Instruments Dead Moon Echo is a UK-handbuilt delay based on the PT2399 with an intriguing twist: a second footswitch that lets you activate a momentary setting with new Time and Feedback settings. A Tone control acts as a low pass…... Click for more

Demiurge Instruments Dead Moon Echo

BLAMMO! Electronics Space Madness

The BLAMMO! Electronics Space Madness (a pedal without a webpage, for now) is a 0-1500 ms delay with modulation and noise generating switch. The circuit is based around the infamous but always-inspiring PT2399 chip. It's a creation of a small Portland builder that doesn't shy away from quirky designs that…... Click for more

BLAMMO! Electronics Space Madness

The Best Delay Pedals for Synths

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEZTkvbOkjg [Full video by Liam Killen Here] --- Modern delay pedals can be a precious ally in creating original and inspiring sounds, whichever instrument you play, as long as it has an output jack! The latest designs from the top stompbox manufacturers combine delay with other effects such as modulation,…... Click for more

The Best Delay Pedals for Synths

Frost GIant Electronics Eidolon Delay

A Boost + Delay + Modulated reverb (in that order), the Frost Giant Electronics Eidolon is a circuit that Dave Davidson of metal band Revocation had already released with Dunable (and in collaboration with Electronic Audio Experiments) back in 2020. It's essentially a 3-in-1 pedal for guitar solos. The Boost,…... Click for more

Frost GIant Electronics Eidolon Delay

Keeley Parallax Spacial Generator

The Keeley Parallax Spacial Generator is bound to become one of the favorite new pedals of shoegaze and ambient guitarists. The reason behind it is very simple: it expands the reverb section of a circuit that's already a favorite among that niche of musicians (the Keeley Caverns modulated delay +…... Click for more

Keeley Parallax Spacial Generator

New Pedal: Empty Head Falling Man Lofi Delay

Handbuilt in Germany by a small boutique builder, the Empty Head Falling Man is a simple but intriguing lofi echo pedal that will tickle the fancy of creative guitarists chasing character and texture. Built around the PT2399 chip, an obsolete component found in Karaoke machines that's become incredibly inspiring for…... Click for more

New Pedal: Empty Head Falling Man Lofi Delay

Electro-Harmonix Canyon Delay & Looper

The Electro-Harmonix Canyon is a Tap Tempo-enabled, Mono, compact, multi-mode delay (up to 3 seconds) that does it all, including looping, shimmer, trails and subdivisions. Creative guitarists will appreciate the Sample & Hold Function is "glitch" at its finest. It allows easy access to extra parameters through the Secondary Knob…... Click for more

Electro-Harmonix Canyon Delay & Looper