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• The Ultimate Guide to Echo Pedals (3 Best Delays by Type)
• Best Analog Delay Pedals
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• Best Creative Delay Pedals
• Best Mini Delay Pedals
• Best Binson Echorech-Inspired Pedals

Below, the latest news about delay pedals

The Best Analog Delay Pedals in 2023

This article is exclusively focused on the best analog delay pedals. For coverage of all delay types go to our Best Delay Pedals article - see also our Best Tape Delay Pedals Article, featuring similar effects. [lwptoc depth="4" hierarchical="0" numeration="none" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump)" toggle="0" titleFontSize="125%" titleFontWeight="semibold" itemsFontSize="110%"…Click on the title for more

The Best Analog Delay Pedals in 2023

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

Chase Bliss Audio Generation Loss MkII

We celebrated in this very blog several of the pedals by Cooper FX, a one-man "cult" builder whose devices were constantly sold out. One of the biggest fans of this manufacturer is Chase Bliss Audio's Joel Korte, who has never been shy about his affinity for the Cooper FX Generation…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Audio Generation Loss MkII

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

2023 UPDATE! The 3 Best Delay Pedals per Type

This page was created with the goal of providing in-depth advice to musicians who are researching the best delay pedals for their needs, through an approach a little more involved than a top 10 list. "Why not a simple top 10?" - you may ask. Because delays are not all…Click on the title for more

2023 UPDATE! The 3 Best Delay Pedals per Type

Nux Edge Delay (Mini Stereo Echo)

Part of the Chinese company's Mini Core Series, the Nux Edge Delay is, as far as we know, the first stereo mini-delay pedal, also featuring three modes, tap-tempo, and subdivisions. A push button on the top of the pedal gives access to three delay modes: Phi Digital Mode is a…Click on the title for more

Nux Edge Delay (Mini Stereo Echo)

BOSS RE-202 Space Echo

The new digital version of the Roland Space Echo is finally here (together with a smaller sibling!), and it looks exciting. Enter the BOSS RE-202 Space Echo! The DD-202 is a virtual multi-head tape machine that offers all the controls of the original unit in a package more round and…Click on the title for more

BOSS RE-202 Space Echo

Dreadbox Raindrops Delay

The Dreadbox Raindrops delay was unveiled by the Greek synth veterans at NAMM 2022; it's a full stereo hybrid analog + digital pitch shifting delay. It delivers delay times from 50ms to 1000ms with lo-fi sounds above 700ms. Key features include: Three algorithms: modulated delay, pitch shifting delay, and reverb…Click on the title for more

Dreadbox Raindrops Delay

Universal Audio UAFX Starlight Echo Station

The Universal Audio UAFX Starlight Echo Station belongs to the series of the first three guitar pedals ever released by the US company, a dominant force in the pro audio peripherals but also in the DSP-powered plugins market. That kind of expertise must have come in handy when working on…Click on the title for more

Universal Audio UAFX Starlight Echo Station

BOSS RE-2 Space Echo

Since BOSS worked on a new version of their legendary RE-201 Space Echo (the RE-202), while they were at it they also developed a smaller version of it that retains the most crucial features: enter the BOSS RE-2 Space Echo, compact version! This digital echo is a virtual multi-head tape…Click on the title for more

BOSS RE-2 Space Echo

Wampler Metaverse Multi-Delay

The list of feature-packed delay pedals keeps growing as Brian Wampler has released his second digital multi-mode pedal, the Metaverse, which features 11 delay algorithms, which are: ANLG - Analog delay WET - Modulated analog BBD - ‘Bucket Brigade’ delay JET - Analog flanger delay DOC - Wampler ‘The Doctor’…Click on the title for more

Wampler Metaverse Multi-Delay

Alexander Pedals Superball Kinetic Modulator

We saw the Alexander Pedal Superball at NAMM 2020 and it's now officially out! It's an echo pedal that's as unpredictable as its name. It delays. It pitch shifts. It filters. It modulates. It combines these things, and much more, to make something that has to be heard to be…Click on the title for more

Alexander Pedals Superball Kinetic Modulator