Delay pedal

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“Now you get to decide when it arrives”: Chibson created an actual pedal for April Fool’s Day – the Priority Delay, which has been 4 years in the making

By Matt Owen published 2 April 24

Styled after a Klon Centaur and, erm, postal service packaging, the Priority Delay might look like a comedy bit, but it promises to provide a proper delay experience to go with its tongue-in-cheek theme

“More of an instrument than an effects processor, it creates strange and beautiful sonic textures”: SOMA Cosmos Drifting Memory Station review

By Chris Gill published 31 March 24

Ambient guitar soundscapists, your spaceship has come in...

“If you're looking for a no-fuss delay pedal for everyday repeats, this is the one to beat”: Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay review

By Trevor Curwen published 1 February 24

It's compact, high-quality, with an easy-to-use control setup that makes it a no-brainer for your 'board

NAMM 2024: “Become the architect of tones and textures that respond to your performance in real-time”: Gamechanger Audio’s new player-responsive MOD Series pedals can literally be wired like a modular synth

By Phil Weller published 25 January 24

The new range, which includes a delay, reverb and chorus, matches “classic pedal design with modern synthesis” for pedals where your performance becomes part of the effect

“A passion project nearly two years in development”: Walrus Audio debuts the Meraki, the world’s only stereo analog dual delay

By Phil Weller published 18 January 24

The $599 Meraki’s design is so complex, Walrus can only make 100 at a time

MXR Joshua Ambient Echo review – a delay pedal that gives you the Edge, with a range extending from the traditional to the experimental

By Trevor Curwen published 8 January 24

A new delay pedal from MXR is a rare event, but this fully featured, U2-themed soundscape generator is worth the wait

NAMM 2024: MXR’s all-new Joshua Ambient Echo delay pedal “isn’t just a delay” – it’s a U2-inspired pedalboard powerhouse “expertly concocted for those who seek atmospheric perfection”

By Matt Owen published 2 January 24

Based on vintage rack-style delay processing that may or may not have been favored by the Edge, MXR's latest stompbox aims to be a one-stop-shop for all your modulation and echo needs

Boss DM-101 Delay Machine review – the ultimate analog delay pedal? It’s hard to argue

By Chris Gill published 30 October 23

The Japanese pedal giant is as good as its word with this innovative and musical take on classic analog delay effects

TC Electronic 2290 P Dynamic Digital Delay

“A legend reborn”: TC Electronic has revived an iconic digital delay pedal championed by David Gilmour, The Edge and Dream Theater – and it’s been updated for the modern player

By Matt Owen published 26 October 23

The 2290 P Dynamic Digital Delay recreates the cult classic rack unit that made its way into the rigs of numerous guitar heroes, with a few contemporary tweaks to boot

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11 ways to get more from your delay and reverb pedals

By Total Guitar editors published 20 October 23

Reverb and delay add space and ambience but they can do much more. Here we look at approaches for more extreme sounds – and some applications for better tone in a mix

“I’ve never heard it sound this good, ever”: Meet the ultra-precise, digital-meets-analog Delay pedal that has Josh Scott raving

By Matt Owen published 12 October 23

It looks like Benson has made the ultimate PT2399 chip-loaded delay

Electro-Harmonix Slap-Back Echo review – a delay, boost and tonal thickener in one

By Trevor Curwen published 16 September 23

Electro-Harmonix resurrects a rare pedal from 1978 and puts it into a modern, ’board-friendly format for what could be the stompbox sleeper hit of the year – and not just for rockabilly

Universal Audio Galaxy ’74 Tape Echo & Reverb, Del-Verb Ambience Companion and Max Preamp/Dual Compressor review – downsized pedals, era-defining sounds

By Trevor Curwen published 11 September 23

The UAFX range expands with a Space Echo emulation, reverb and Echoplex-style delay in one pedal, and an all‑encompassing compressor

Boss SDE-3000EVH Dual Digital Delay review: an Eddie Van Halen live staple returns in pedal form

By Chris Gill published 1 August 23

This digital delay boasts presets containing the exact settings from the two SDE-3000 rack delays in Van Halen's live rig – and a lot more besides

The ultimate analog delay pedal? Boss unveils the all-powerful DM-101 Delay Machine

By Michael Astley-Brown published 22 June 23

The feature-stacked stompbox combines all-analog repeats with modern CPU control – and it could be a game-changer in the world of analog delays

EarthQuaker Devices' Disaster Transport pedal

EarthQuaker Devices revives its flagship Disaster Transport delay pedal with wild new graphics in limited run

By Matt Owen published 17 May 23

The brand's cult modulation delay returns as a Reverb exclusive with an altered form factor, Flexi-Switch technology and eye-popping artwork from Pieter “Parra” Janssen

T-Rex Binson Echorec Magnetic Disk Delay pedal

NAMM 2023: T-Rex unveils stunning $2,100 Binson Echorec reproduction – a pedal version of the iconic delay that’s been seven years in the making

By Matt Parker published 14 April 23

The Denmark-based pedal builder sets heads spinning with its reproduction of the analog delay unit beloved by Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin

Foxgear Gurus Echosex 3º Steve Lukather Signature

Foxgear launches the Gurus Echosex 3º Steve Lukather Signature pedal, the “always-on” Echorec emulator that gives the Toto guitarist his secret sauce

By Jonathan Horsley published 23 March 23

“The Echosex 3° is the most important and used piece of gear I have,” says Lukather – and now you can stick one on your pedalboard, too

Hologram Electronics Microcosm review

By Chris Gill published 22 March 23

Combining elements of delay, reverb, looping and modulation, the Microcosm is an entrancing introduction to the creative possibilities of the “granular effects pedal”

Walrus Audio Fable Granular Soundscape Generator

NAMM 2023: Walrus Audio rewrites the ambient delay pedal playbook with the Fable Granular Soundscape Generator

By Michael Astley-Brown published 7 March 23

Could this new post-rock-friendly signal slicer be your next inspiration station?