Digital delay pedals.

punk_one82

I'm looking to get a digital delay pedal. Looking for one that costs about the price of a second hand Boss OD-3. Anyone got any suggestions? I'm a complete n00b when it comes to delay pedals. Advice would be appreciated.

Fingers Mcginty

punk_one82 wrote: »

I'm looking to get a digital delay pedal. Looking for one that costs about the price of a second hand Boss OD-3

And what price do they go for these days?

punk_one82

I'm not too sure but I'm guessing about 60?

Patricide

punk_one82 wrote: »

I'm not too sure but I'm guessing about 60?

Id save up a bit more and get a dd40 second hand. Those yolks are the JOB.

Fingers Mcginty

you mean dd20?

Patricide

Argh, yeah thats the one. I was eyeing up your one for ages but lack of cash = no pedal .

BSOM

Patricide wrote: »

Argh, yeah thats the one. I was eyeing up your one for ages but lack of cash = no pedal .

Depending on how much ya have there is a few nice ones about:

Marshall Echo Head €109 (RRP)
Danelectro Reel Feel Echo €155 (RRP)
MXR Carbon Copy €250 (RRP)
Boss DD20 Gigadelay €225 (RRP)
Boss DD7 €165 (RRP)

There are loads out there, the Marshalls & Danos sounds deadly. There is also one made by Lexicon (its pricy but tasty).

Hope the search goes well.

J

Fingers Mcginty

I have a dd20 for sale See adverts.ie

brendansmith

Get a digidelay off ebay.:)

rcaz

BSOM wrote: »

Depending on how much ya have there is a few nice ones about:

Marshall Echo Head €109 (RRP)
Danelectro Reel Feel Echo €155 (RRP)
MXR Carbon Copy €250 (RRP)
Boss DD20 Gigadelay €225 (RRP)
Boss DD7 €165 (RRP)

There are loads out there, the Marshalls & Danos sounds deadly. There is also one made by Lexicon (its pricy but tasty).

Hope the search goes well.

J

I've heard nothing but bad things about the Echohead. My mate got one in Music Maker for €49, returned it because it was broken, and the second one he got had exactly the same problem.

And the Carbon Copy is analogue.


I've got a Boss DD-6, and it's great. It's since been superseded by the DD-7, so you could probably find a good deal on a second hand DD-6.

BSOM

El Pr0n wrote: »

I've heard nothing but bad things about the Echohead. My mate got one in Music Maker for €49, returned it because it was broken, and the second one he got had exactly the same problem.

And the Carbon Copy is analogue.


I've got a Boss DD-6, and it's great. It's since been superseded by the DD-7, so you could probably find a good deal on a second hand DD-6.

There was a batch of them that had an issue, was there a weird noise coming out of it after about 5 mins when he was powering it with the batterey?

The new batch out is working fine, the issue was something to do with the power supply from the battery and not the 9V adapter. Works fine with the adapter for the old batch and the new ones work fine either.

J

-=al=-

im a big fan of the dd20 awsome pedal

eventide make the coolest delay type effect ive ever heard i forget the name rite now but its much more expensive


edit: time factor i think its called

BSOM

-=al=- wrote: »

im a big fan of the dd20 awsome pedal

eventide make the coolest delay type effect ive ever heard i forget the name rite now but its much more expensive


edit: time factor i think its called

Memory Man ?

-Chris-

By all accounts these BYOC pedals sound excellent.

http://www.buildyourownclone.com/pingpong.html

rcaz

BSOM wrote: »

There was a batch of them that had an issue, was there a weird noise coming out of it after about 5 mins when he was powering it with the batterey?

The new batch out is working fine, the issue was something to do with the power supply from the battery and not the 9V adapter. Works fine with the adapter for the old batch and the new ones work fine either.

J

Sounds like the problem!


And the Memory Man is analogue too.

punk_one82

I'm looking for a pedal I can actually afford though. Jobless student and all that shiz. I'd love the Carbon Copy but I'm too broke. What would be the main sound difference between digital and analogue?

brendansmith

brendansmith wrote: »

Get a digidelay off ebay.:)

punk_one82 wrote: »

I'm looking for a pedal I can actually afford though. Jobless student and all that shiz. I'd love the Carbon Copy but I'm too broke. What would be the main sound difference between digital and analogue?

brendansmith wrote: »

Get a digidelay off ebay.:)

punk_one82

Just found the Line 6 echo park. What are peoples opinion on these? They seem to be about the price I can pay and it says they're based on the DL-4. I don't know much about the DL-4 but I have seen it in quite a few rigs so it couldn't be too bad?

-Chris-

How much are you seeing that for? What's your budget? I thought you had €60ish.

punk_one82

I'm seeing it for 49. Half price in a local music shop apparently. I will have 60ish when/if I sell this OD-3.

Edit: just checked thomann and the price seems a lot higher. Much confusion. Clearly not half price.

-Chris-

punk_one82 wrote: »

I'm seeing it for 49. Half price in a local music shop apparently. I will have 60ish when/if I sell this OD-3.

Edit: just checked thomann and the price seems a lot higher. Much confusion. Clearly not half price.

Thomann is charging €88 for an OD3, and €144 for the Echo Park. I doubt you'll be able to engineer a straight swap, but grab it with both hands if you can!

I'd also say, if anyone out there is looking for an overdrive pedal, the OD3 is probably the best mass-market one out there!

rcaz

punk_one82 wrote: »

I'm looking for a pedal I can actually afford though. Jobless student and all that shiz. I'd love the Carbon Copy but I'm too broke. What would be the main sound difference between digital and analogue?

The repeats from a digital effect will be exactly the same, identical every time. An analogue delay signal will deteriorate from repeat to repeat, usually using high-end frequencies and maybe distorting a little bit. If you turn the feedback right up, it'll go into self-oscillation, and you can change the pitch of the feedback with the rate control, which would lead to "space ship" noises. Cool as hell on a proper pedal. Digital pedals usually can't do that, and the ones that can don't sound as good at it.

Digital pedals can get much much longer delay times, but with analogue, maximum delay time is usually proportional to price. The really high end ones can get up to a second, like the MoogerFooger delay, but that costs somewhere around €700. I think 300-500ms is the norm.

I don't think one is 'better' than the other. Different uses. Digital I think is especially nice for really rhythmic/percussive precise sounds. And you can easily get a tap-tempo digital pedal, which is very cool. Tap tempo analogue delay is hard to make, and therefore expensive

punk_one82

Ah thank you. I think the pedals used by the bands sound I really like are digital so I think I'll keep looking for a digital one. Sounds like it'll be more useful to me.

rcaz

punk_one82 wrote: »

Ah thank you. I think the pedals used by the bands sound I really like are digital so I think I'll keep looking for a digital one. Sounds like it'll be more useful to me.

I would say that digital can cover a lot more ground than analogue. But be careful when you get your pedal, delay is a very addictive thing

punk_one82

What are peoples thoughts on the Digitech Digidelay? I can swap for one and want peoples opinions first.

brendansmith

I have one, its great.

Heaps of sh1t that you will never use on it. Get it

punk_one82

Awesome. Trading my boss od-3 for it next week. Good call?

brendansmith

punk_one82 wrote: »

Awesome. Trading my boss od-3 for it next week. Good call?

Yeah.

alex22

If you are a newbie I would agree to get a digidelayoff Ebay, get started and then see what you really need.

punk_one82

I'm getting a digidelay next week.