Tape Delay Pedals

Catalinbread Belle Epoch Deluxe

The Catalinbread Belle Epoch Deluxe Echo is "an exact reproduction of the iconic 1970’s Maestro Echoplex EP-3 – the only difference is that there is no tape!" - check it out! From the 22 volt power rail, to the JFET preamp, to the mixer stage, to the high gain silicon…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Belle Epoch Deluxe

2021 UPDATE: The 3 Best Delay Pedals, by Type

If you like delay, you were born in the right century. Humans have been making music for a very long time — some say as many as 35,000 years. But none of the gazillions musical compositions written between the dawn of humanity and the 1960s had a “delay effect” on…Click on the title for more

2021 UPDATE: The 3 Best Delay Pedals, by Type

SolidGoldFX EM-III Multi-Head Octave Echo

Montreal's SolidGoldFX has been on a tear recently, and if there was an award for the "most prolific pedal builder of the '20s" they would be up there with Walrus Audio and a few other ones. Their latest release is the EM-III, a compact Multi-Head Octave Echo. Building on SGFX’s…Click on the title for more

SolidGoldFX EM-III Multi-Head Octave Echo

Eventide UltraTap Delay

After the BlackHole and the MicroPitch, the Eventide | UltraTap delay is the third pedal in a new series of Stereo effects based on improved algorithms that made the fortune of the NYC company, being feautred in all their most successful products from pro audio (rack effects, plugins) to guitar pedals…Click on the title for more

Eventide UltraTap 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

2021 UPDATE! The Best Binson Echorec Pedal Clones

Updated on 06.30.2021 – For a more comprehensive article about delays organized by type, see our Best Delay Pedals article. --- A Guide to the Best Binson Echorec Pedal Clones When it was released in the '50s, the Binson Echorec was pretty much a game-changer in the still young, tape-dominated world…Click on the title for more

2021 UPDATE! The Best Binson Echorec Pedal Clones

Strymon Deco – Tape Saturation & Doubletracker Pedal

Fans of vintage tape emulating effects should immediately take note of the latest creation from Strymon. The Californian manufacturer just dropped an all-encompassing mad scientist of a tape effect capable of tackling a whole host of vintage mid-century analog tape tones. This pedal - called Deco - is a rabbit hole…Click on the title for more

Strymon Deco – Tape Saturation & Doubletracker Pedal

2021 UPDATE: Best Tape Delay Pedals – Compare Price & Features

Please Note: only dedicated tape echo pedals are covered here! For a more comprehensive article about delays organized by type, see our Best Delay Pedals article. While many multi-mode delay pedals also offer a "tape echo mode," this article focuses exclusively on stompboxes that were designed with the single…Click on the title for more

2021 UPDATE: Best Tape Delay Pedals – Compare Price & Features

Mile End Effects MTHRFCKR=RPTR Cassette Tape Delay/Pre-Amp

Based in Montreal, Canada (just like us) Mile End Effects is a one-dude company making some really interesting pedals. The dude in question doesn't share his name in the company's "about us page" but he tells us that he plays in a band called Yoo Doo Right, which sounds very…Click on the title for more

Mile End Effects MTHRFCKR=RPTR Cassette Tape Delay/Pre-Amp

NUX Duotime Dual Stereo Delay Engine

For those among you who love ping pong - the delay variety - the NUX Duotime is a multi-mode, Stereo, dual delay engine with simple controls and a very affordable price tag. It also comes with a Loop mode and includes Tap Tempo functionality. The five modes cover all the basics,…Click on the title for more

NUX Duotime Dual Stereo Delay Engine

Demedash T-120 V2 Videotape Echo

The Demedash T-120 is a quirky tape-style echo that, instead of using a revered vintage machine as a reference for its voicing, emulates the lo-fi sound of VHS tapes, described as "low bandwidth tape being fed haphazardly through a magnetic read head by an uncalibrated, unbalanced feed mechanism." The Tape…Click on the title for more

Demedash T-120 V2 Videotape Echo

Keeley Caverns V2 Delay/Reverb

Keeley Electronics' version 2 of their take on the Tape Echo style Delay with Reverb, called Caverns, blends their two most popular time-based circuits. V2 builds on the old Caverns pedal by giving players a more open and logical control layout and more space between the foot switches. For an…Click on the title for more

Keeley Caverns V2 Delay/Reverb

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