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Kevin Fix

 

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Michigan, USA
Post  Posted 6 May 2017 5:35 pm    
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What is the preferred Delay Pedal that most of you use?
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David Higginbotham

 

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Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
Post  Posted 6 May 2017 8:06 pm    
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There's so many delays on the market that you may receive countless opinions. They can range from very inexpensive to the opposite end of the spectrum. After trying many pedals including the most popular years ago I settled on the Guyatone MD-3. Small simple and sounds great. I've used it for many years. My setup changed and I needed reverb &a delay so I'm now using the zoom CDR-70 and couldn't be happier.
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David Nugent

 

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Gum Spring, Va.
Post  Posted 7 May 2017 3:48 am    
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I currently own several and my absolute favorite is the Strymon 'Brigadier', rather pricey but outperforms most others that I have used by far.
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Stu Schulman


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Post  Posted 7 May 2017 4:44 am    
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I also use a Guyatone MD3 tiny little unit,I've probably had it for ten years,sounds great!
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Ken Metcalf


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San Antonio Texas USA
Post  Posted 7 May 2017 4:49 am    
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Guitar I have a Guyatone. Works okay
Steel I use a Dispatch Master Delay and Reverb.
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Jeremy Threlfall


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now in Western Australia
Post  Posted 7 May 2017 5:32 am    
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Any Boss DD2-7 for me
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Jack Hanson


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San Luis Valley, USA
Post  Posted 7 May 2017 6:29 am    
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The choice of delay unit really depends on what you want it to do and how deep your pockets are. All I want from a delay is a slight slapback, and my $25.35 Joyo JF-33 fills the bill quite nicely, as my feature-laden BOSS DD-5 and DD-7 units rest comfortably in their boxes in a storage unit 1200 miles away.
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Craig A Davidson


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Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin USA
Post  Posted 7 May 2017 6:31 am    
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I use a Rogue Analog Delay and also leave my DD-3 and DD-7 at home.
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John Billings


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Ohio, USA
Post  Posted 7 May 2017 2:20 pm    
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I got my Echoplex from it's designer, Forumite Don Dixon. Nothing I've heard can compete with it!
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Jeff Hogsten

 

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Flatwoods Ky USA
Post  Posted 7 May 2017 2:52 pm    
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Pigtronix. Wampler. Catlinbred. Evintide. Line six
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Kevin Fix

 

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Michigan, USA
Post  Posted 7 May 2017 3:05 pm     Delay Unit
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THANKS GUYS!!!! I was just curious which was the most popular.
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Gary Sill


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Mt. Zion, IL, USA
Post  Posted 7 May 2017 4:58 pm     I recommend the recently released Hilton Legend Delay pedal
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Everyone that has purchased the delay have really liked it. $100 plus shipping


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Doug Earnest


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Branson, MO USA
Post  Posted 7 May 2017 7:01 pm    
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Yep, Keith Hilton's new delay unit is a dandy and bargain priced!
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Jeremy Threlfall


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Post  Posted 7 May 2017 7:29 pm    
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I don't use Boss pedals for their features. I use them because they are indestructable
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Dale Foreman

 

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Crowley Louisiana, USA
Post  Posted 7 May 2017 8:36 pm     Delay
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I must admit, best Delay I have found is the new Hilton Pedal! I've used it on 4 sessions in the past month. Producer is amazed at the tone I get with my Rittenberry, Hilton Delay and one of my Nashville 112's!
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Bob Hoffnar


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Austin, Tx
Post  Posted 7 May 2017 8:48 pm    
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I'm a big fan of the MXR Carbon Copy. You can find them used for under $100.

They are real simple actual analog delay pedals and that sound works for me.
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Bill L. Wilson


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Oklahoma, USA
Post  Posted 7 May 2017 9:23 pm     I Like'em Too.
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The Carbon Copy works for me, when I occasionally use a delay for steel or guitar.
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Steve Sycamore

 

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Sweden
Post  Posted 7 May 2017 10:03 pm    
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The Nemesis unit is a bit more expensive that some others that sit on the floor. But it sounds really good, has lots of different modes and sounds, is customize-able and has excellent control of all parameters.

http://www.sourceaudio.net/products/one_series/nemesis_delay.php

Yeah, an Echoplex is holy grail if you have one that is in good working condition. The Nemesis has a couple of modes that get a lot of that kind of sound, even if the Echoplex has its own magic that can't be perfectly recreated with our current level of software sophistication.
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Steve Hinson

 

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Hendersonville Tn USA
Post  Posted 9 May 2017 4:45 am    
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"Belle Epoch"from Catalinbread...closest thing I've found to the gray tube Echoplex.

A-Bd it with my EP-2...not a nickel's worth of difference!

Steve

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Dennis Detweiler


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Solon, Iowa, US
Post  Posted 9 May 2017 5:15 am    
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I use a Carbon Copy, but haven't tried a Hilton. All of Keith's projects are innovative and well thought out.
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Steve Sycamore

 

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Post  Posted 11 May 2017 11:27 am    
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These guys really get into details about Echoplex sounds and various emulator pedals. I've seen other demonstrations of the El Capistan pedal that has excellent characteristics even if overall the Nemesis had an Echoplex emulation that was most useful in my case. I haven't used a Fulltone SS unit but do find the Fulltone TTE with tube preamp as a real tape delay is probably about as close to an Echoplex as can be found in an up-to-date and usable hardware unit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=729c1YkDyWc

Maybe the ultimate thing is to have 3 different Echoplex emulators similar to what Eric Johnson has (so I have heard). But we're talking about 6 string guitar here, not so much pedal steel.
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Jack Stanton


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Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey
Post  Posted 11 May 2017 12:03 pm    
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What Steve Hinson said....
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Steve Sycamore

 

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Sweden
Post  Posted 11 May 2017 12:41 pm    
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Of course there's a HUGE variation of what an actual EP sounds like, depending on the tape used, the settings and a large number of mechanical and electronic variables. Each emulator tends to focus on one or more particular characteristics of the real thing. So it's really great that we have so many options available and can choose one that best suits our needs.

Most of the classic recordings have the echo effect so low in volume that you almost can't identify that it's there. Except that a magic and transcendent halo sort of envelops the track.
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