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Published on 05/24/13 at 18:01
Best value:
Excellent
There is a delay pedal, digital I guess.
However it has a "Echo" method simulating analog delays.
I bought it used, the case does not seem very robust, including knobs, where I feel a bit of a fleet and water goes directly into the circuit, because through the knobs I can see the pedal light inside ...
Yeah it does not feel the strength, I think it collects fine blows, but it appears to me extremely sensitive to beer and other liquids trailing never far concerts ...
Well, aesthetically, we can not say that sending the block, but it frankly, it is all the same to me.
UTILIZATION
The pedal has 3 knobs standars pedals delays: Delay Time - Feedback - Effect Level.
Good English even less of you who know a little delay pedals have understood what these three knobs.
It has two switches:
A switch to go from a very short delay mode (30-160 ms), a short-long delay (120-650 ms) to last a long long delay trèèèèèès (480-2600 ms).
The second switch allows you to switch a mode called "Echo", simulating analog delays (explained below) in a mode called "Delay" playing the role of digital delay.
So, at first sight, it offers almost everything you could ask for a delay (waiting for a tap tempo and the total would have been!).
SOUND QUALITY
So I bought this delay about 25 €. I bought it because one of my groups demanded the use of a delay so very present (like The Wall intro or rhythmic U2). So I needed a delay, but at a low price, because I was not going to ruin me for a group! But a delay cheap it is rare (and everything that is rare is expensive, so a delay cheap is expensive Hmmm hmm ...).
So I chose this delay FOR ITS PRICE and his VERSATILITY!
Indeed, a delay quality 25 € is almost impossible to find!
In addition, it offers so much delay time, it becomes extremely versatile!
Both modes are very convincing!
Digital DELAY fashion is his job perfectly. Rehearsals are identical to the given, whether in overdrive or clean. In short, a digital delay in everything that is expected of him. There is no real color. It is relatively neutral, can be so cold that DD3 all fresh, but this may be due to the age of the pedal I bought. In short, a super accurate digital delay!
ECHO fashion meanwhile, is a simulation of analog delay. Therefore repeats degrade progressively, it really gives more bass to an already cold and acute sound. For example, a Stratocaster, with a chorus and the bridge pickup, could use such delay more "low" to round out the sound.
However, we still feel that this is not analog. Rehearsals look "artificially" degraded to me. I have not tried for hours, neither situation repeats or live, but still feels that it's digital!
The ECHO method is still effective because it simulates a very expensive indeed, the famous analog delay!
I mainly use this method because I find it more alive than a digital delay, however, the use of digital fashion DELAY sometimes arises when I need to do my rehearsals to hear as much as possible.
So this delay is perfect for me because it allows me to oscillate between the two modes depending on whether I prefer to have a more colorful and discrete delay or delay this more and more neutral.
In short, a sort of Swiss Army knife of delay, he does everything he does well, but sometimes nothing beats a good kitchen knife or scissors true, but it costs much more expensive (at least here you have understood the metaphor , as it can be hazardous).
Anyway, for my part, I am happy with my purchase, with a small price, I have a delay that takes great quality road noise! It is not great, it does not reach the quality of delays to 200 euros (Ibanez AD9, MXR Carbon Copy Eventide etc ...) but this is normal, its price and ten times less!
Miracles do not exist in electronic (I think)!
Oh yes, it can go on self oscillation, for those interested!
And finally, a little small flaw: When a time delay mode (short, medium or long) to another one goes, the first rehearsal becomes a kind of noise (which can be from self oscillation also is fun to do!) subtle, like a zip but softer.
Well you really have to use to move from one mode to another as quickly, even for me, completely useless, so this problem is not one for me.
Especially that this problem only occurs if you move quickly from one mode to another and when you scratch quickly went the other way. In fact, if you wait one second and a half or two, this problem no longer occurs.
It is therefore not a problem, but it was the highlight anyway!
OVERALL OPINION
I've had a few days, I have not yet tested or live in or repeats, however, I would not hesitate to come to an edict after tested again (then live but it will take some weeks).
Domestic use but it does what I ask him a rhythmic delay, present and sometimes very neutral, sometimes more discreet and colorful.
However, this is not the delay I would use to "grow" my sound or my solos. This may be because I already have one for this and I'm in love with her also visited ... So that I did not try to "grow" the sound, but it is to be tested, I would do an edict on it if it ever happens to me to test for this purpose.
So I only use it for rhythmic delays, the real delays what! No placebo reverb.
And for this pedal is everything I hoped it, for almost the price of a capo in this frankly worth!
However it has a "Echo" method simulating analog delays.
I bought it used, the case does not seem very robust, including knobs, where I feel a bit of a fleet and water goes directly into the circuit, because through the knobs I can see the pedal light inside ...
Yeah it does not feel the strength, I think it collects fine blows, but it appears to me extremely sensitive to beer and other liquids trailing never far concerts ...
Well, aesthetically, we can not say that sending the block, but it frankly, it is all the same to me.
UTILIZATION
The pedal has 3 knobs standars pedals delays: Delay Time - Feedback - Effect Level.
Good English even less of you who know a little delay pedals have understood what these three knobs.
It has two switches:
A switch to go from a very short delay mode (30-160 ms), a short-long delay (120-650 ms) to last a long long delay trèèèèèès (480-2600 ms).
The second switch allows you to switch a mode called "Echo", simulating analog delays (explained below) in a mode called "Delay" playing the role of digital delay.
So, at first sight, it offers almost everything you could ask for a delay (waiting for a tap tempo and the total would have been!).
SOUND QUALITY
So I bought this delay about 25 €. I bought it because one of my groups demanded the use of a delay so very present (like The Wall intro or rhythmic U2). So I needed a delay, but at a low price, because I was not going to ruin me for a group! But a delay cheap it is rare (and everything that is rare is expensive, so a delay cheap is expensive Hmmm hmm ...).
So I chose this delay FOR ITS PRICE and his VERSATILITY!
Indeed, a delay quality 25 € is almost impossible to find!
In addition, it offers so much delay time, it becomes extremely versatile!
Both modes are very convincing!
Digital DELAY fashion is his job perfectly. Rehearsals are identical to the given, whether in overdrive or clean. In short, a digital delay in everything that is expected of him. There is no real color. It is relatively neutral, can be so cold that DD3 all fresh, but this may be due to the age of the pedal I bought. In short, a super accurate digital delay!
ECHO fashion meanwhile, is a simulation of analog delay. Therefore repeats degrade progressively, it really gives more bass to an already cold and acute sound. For example, a Stratocaster, with a chorus and the bridge pickup, could use such delay more "low" to round out the sound.
However, we still feel that this is not analog. Rehearsals look "artificially" degraded to me. I have not tried for hours, neither situation repeats or live, but still feels that it's digital!
The ECHO method is still effective because it simulates a very expensive indeed, the famous analog delay!
I mainly use this method because I find it more alive than a digital delay, however, the use of digital fashion DELAY sometimes arises when I need to do my rehearsals to hear as much as possible.
So this delay is perfect for me because it allows me to oscillate between the two modes depending on whether I prefer to have a more colorful and discrete delay or delay this more and more neutral.
In short, a sort of Swiss Army knife of delay, he does everything he does well, but sometimes nothing beats a good kitchen knife or scissors true, but it costs much more expensive (at least here you have understood the metaphor , as it can be hazardous).
Anyway, for my part, I am happy with my purchase, with a small price, I have a delay that takes great quality road noise! It is not great, it does not reach the quality of delays to 200 euros (Ibanez AD9, MXR Carbon Copy Eventide etc ...) but this is normal, its price and ten times less!
Miracles do not exist in electronic (I think)!
Oh yes, it can go on self oscillation, for those interested!
And finally, a little small flaw: When a time delay mode (short, medium or long) to another one goes, the first rehearsal becomes a kind of noise (which can be from self oscillation also is fun to do!) subtle, like a zip but softer.
Well you really have to use to move from one mode to another as quickly, even for me, completely useless, so this problem is not one for me.
Especially that this problem only occurs if you move quickly from one mode to another and when you scratch quickly went the other way. In fact, if you wait one second and a half or two, this problem no longer occurs.
It is therefore not a problem, but it was the highlight anyway!
OVERALL OPINION
I've had a few days, I have not yet tested or live in or repeats, however, I would not hesitate to come to an edict after tested again (then live but it will take some weeks).
Domestic use but it does what I ask him a rhythmic delay, present and sometimes very neutral, sometimes more discreet and colorful.
However, this is not the delay I would use to "grow" my sound or my solos. This may be because I already have one for this and I'm in love with her also visited ... So that I did not try to "grow" the sound, but it is to be tested, I would do an edict on it if it ever happens to me to test for this purpose.
So I only use it for rhythmic delays, the real delays what! No placebo reverb.
And for this pedal is everything I hoped it, for almost the price of a capo in this frankly worth!