analog delay junkies

Karen Sarkisian · Post by **Karen Sarkisian** » 3 Apr 2014 3:24 pm

I just picked up a Wampler Faux Analog Echo pedal. I really like it for pedal steel. It is warm and sounds very analog but without the artifacts that the carbon copy and other analog delays I have tried have. It sounds really good !! And you can dial in a little distortion on the repeats if you want to. Brian Wampler did a great job with this pedal. I am going to hold onto my El Capistan for more complex tones on slower tunes, but I think this Wampler pedal will be my new go to delay pedal.

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 3 Apr 2014 3:33 pm

Thanks for the report. I was just discussing Wampler pedals with a friend and in fact just yesterday I ordered an Ego compressor. I like your description of this delay.

Karen Sarkisian · Post by **Karen Sarkisian** » 3 Apr 2014 3:44 pm

i like it. easy to dial in, great tone, not very complicated. I like the El Cap but its almost too much pedal for me with all the adjustments. I may end up ditching it for the faux tape echo as i like having a pedal with tap tempo on it, but this faux analog pedal has ended my search for a basic analog delay for pedal steel.

Jerry Van Hoose · Post by **Jerry Van Hoose** » 3 Apr 2014 4:25 pm

Karen, I agree with you regarding Brian Wampler's Faux Analog Delay. It's also the closest match to the delay in the "Benado Steel Dream" that I've heard. I like using the Wampler Spring Reverb too following the delay, adds a slight echo to the repeats.

Karen Sarkisian · Post by **Karen Sarkisian** » 3 Apr 2014 4:29 pm

ive been using the wet reverb which sounds incredible also

Ed Kelly · Post by **Ed Kelly** » 3 Apr 2014 4:46 pm

picked up a Budda delay awhile ago, sounds most like the analog tape echoes that I have found, I think they are a product of PV

Tim Marcus · Post by **Tim Marcus** » 3 Apr 2014 9:34 pm

I recently got a Mojo Hand FX Mirror Ball delay and I love it. Very lush analog delay pedal.

Dave Hepworth · Post by **Dave Hepworth** » 4 Apr 2014 4:03 am

To Karen Sarkisian,
The El Cap. Does have tap function.The left hand F /S.functions as a tap tempo.Also if you hold this down the unit will self oscillate until you release it. I love mine to bits .I find it very easy to use and gives a great Hank Marvin sound for regular guitar.I am from the age where I used tape echo first time round and find the El Cap just as good sonically without the maintenance. Regards Dave

Karen Sarkisian · Post by **Karen Sarkisian** » 4 Apr 2014 4:41 am

Dave, what settings do you use on the el Cap ? I know it has tap tempo, I love that feature, its just that its such a complicated pedal I end up tweaking it more than actually playing my guitar. I need a standard setting for it. Its can be a bit of a distraction

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 4 Apr 2014 5:46 am

Karen Sarkisian wrote:..... I end up tweaking it more than actually playing my guitar. I need a standard setting for it. Its can be a bit of a distraction

As a general statement as applies to fx units (of which I am a MAJOR fan--15 boxes on my board and trying to find space for more), I am always attracted to units that have maximum tweakability and yet I am always jealous of people who have simple two knob boxes. I sold a Fuzz Factory because I never played it. Always played with it. I built a 3 pickup guitar that could flip polarities, split coils, series/parallel, any pup combination....yep--played with it more than played it.

I forget what the moral of this story is....

Mike Terry · Post by **Mike Terry** » 4 Apr 2014 6:06 am

Karen

Do you run this pedal between your volume pedal & amp or out the steel before your your volume pedal ? Do you use a happen to use a Sarno Black Box in your setup ? How does the Wampler sound with it ?

Ronald Sikes · Post by **Ronald Sikes** » 4 Apr 2014 6:39 am

I've been using the Wampler Faux Analog Delay for about 6 months after Jerry recommended it. Best delay pedal I've ever used. I bought it for an easy set up with my NV112.
I run it after my volume pedal into the amp.

Karen Sarkisian · Post by **Karen Sarkisian** » 4 Apr 2014 7:51 am

Mike Terry wrote:Karen

Do you run this pedal between your volume pedal & amp or out the steel before your your volume pedal ? Do you use a happen to use a Sarno Black Box in your setup ? How does the Wampler sound with it ?

I use it after the volume pedal. theres no effects loop in my amp (I've been using it with a fender twin), so i haven't tried it there. also haven't tried it with the black box but I am sure it would sound great with the black box as the black box seems to make everything sound better.

Dave Hepworth · Post by **Dave Hepworth** » 4 Apr 2014 9:38 am

Karen,
I set the mix at 12 ,the delay at about 10.Tape age far over anticlockwise as it will go ( off)
Repeats at about 7 .wow and flutter at off.This gives a "new tape" sound.
I set multi tap and the left toggle switch in middle.
Regards Dave

Dennis Anderson · Post by **Dennis Anderson** » 4 Apr 2014 9:58 am

Tried a few but settled on the Diamond Memory Lane (original version). I think one's delay is a very personal choice because it becomes woven into one's overall sound. It creates the intimate ambient space around the tone of the guitar.

John Billings · Post by **John Billings** » 4 Apr 2014 10:26 am

Ahhhhhh! Love my old SonS Echoplex! Got it from Don many moons ago.

Marty Holmes · Post by **Marty Holmes** » 4 Apr 2014 10:31 am

Karen ditch the three little knobs and use ONLY the two big knobs turn the three small ones all the way off el cap is the utmost ultimate in reverb delay ImHO!

Paul Arntson · Post by **Paul Arntson** » 4 Apr 2014 10:41 am

A very inexpensive and good sounding backup is the venerable potato bug DL5. Even though digital, it has an analog type sound.
http://effectsfreak.com/effect/ibanez/d ... nk_series/

Karen Sarkisian · Post by **Karen Sarkisian** » 4 Apr 2014 1:04 pm

Marty Holmes wrote:Karen ditch the three little knobs and use ONLY the two big knobs turn the three small ones all the way off el cap is the utmost ultimate in reverb delay ImHO!

marty what about the secondary functions ? i think the default settings are set with a little bit of tape crinkle and tape bias. also some of the bass response is cut. the pedal sounds great dont get me wrong its just that i am constantly tweaking it looking for the perfect setting

Nathan Guilford · Post by **Nathan Guilford** » 31 May 2014 10:41 am

Paul Arntson wrote:A very inexpensive and good sounding backup is the venerable potato bug DL5. Even though digital, it has an analog type sound.
http://effectsfreak.com/effect/ibanez/d ... nk_series/

I agree. I picked this little potato bug up at a pawn shop years ago and it has real staying power. Somebody even described lots of available mods
http://experimentalistsanonymous.com/di ... 20mods.pdf

Len Amaral · Post by **Len Amaral** » 31 May 2014 11:43 am

I have the TC Flashback 4X delay. One thing I noticed with delays is an analog sounds more pleasing with a SS amp and a digital sounds more pleasing with a tube amp. Just my opinion with steel guitar.

Lenny

Len Amaral · Post by **Len Amaral** » 31 May 2014 12:08 pm

Sorry about the double post. It seems to happen with my MacBook as there is no mouse just a pad.

Karen Sarkisian · Post by **Karen Sarkisian** » 1 Jun 2014 5:32 am

interesting.. i think analog warms things up. I've been bringing both the el cap and the faux analog echo on gigs. the el cap is definitely more versatile but the wampler is a nice option for a basic analog sounding delay without the issues that analog delays have.

David Mason · Post by **David Mason** » 1 Jun 2014 6:14 am

Len, I think you better hold the left button down to clear the repeats....

I end up tweaking it more than actually playing my guitar. I need a standard setting for it. Its can be a bit of a distraction

One of my bedrock, here's the beef quotes is:

You get good at what you practice.

I'm not a terribly organized practicer, not like some with their 15-minutes on triplets, 15 minutes on right-hand exercises, 15 minutes on reading, etc. I did a bunch of that on underarm guitar in the 90's, and I know for sure it's the quickest way to build technique. But I still have an egg timer and stopwatch at hand - It took me almost a year to realize that what I was perfecting was the art of squeezing, unsqueezing, adjusting and fidgeting with fingerpicks.

Since right now I'm playing (steel) only for me, I'm not organized and I'll chase down the Alleys of Weird all I want (I've lately fallen into the bottomless pit of looping) but a three-minute egg timer is still good for picayune reverbs, overdrives etc. Another great money quote from looper & weird movie sound effects guy David Torn:

"Whatever technique you have on your instrument at any given time is always good enough to say something. If you can't find the thing to say, that's what you've got to work on."

Bob Bender · Post by **Bob Bender** » 1 Jun 2014 7:32 am

A bit of a hybrid with an analog direct signal, the Mad Professor Deep Blue is worth checking out. Great sounding delays with no noise reduction to alter the signal. It's a little pricey but if you can find a used one well worth it.

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