gear giveaway

oil can-style delay

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 on the title for more

JHS 3 Series Oil Can 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 on the title for more

Catalinbread Adineko oil can delay

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 on the title for more

New Pedal: Spruce Kenai Fjords Oil Can Delay

New Pedal: JHS 3 Series Oil Can Delay (Blackout Edition)

Released within Reverb.com multi-builder 2023 Blackout Series promotion, the JHS Oil Can Delay is the first non-white pedal in the company's 3 Series. It's a digital delay voiced after the vintage and murky-sounding oil can delay, based on a short-lived technology that's been rediscovered for its unique sonic character. The…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: JHS 3 Series Oil Can Delay (Blackout Edition)

Old Blood Noise Black Fountain V3 Delay

The Old Blood Noise Black Fountain is a delay that emulates vintage echo devices based on the short-lived but full of character "oil can" technology from the '50s, a Ry Cooder's favorite. In this pedal, the Fluid control adds those devices' typical dark modulation on the repeats, originally generated by…Click on the title for more

Old Blood Noise Black Fountain V3 Delay