Convince me why I don't need tap tempo on a delay

Eric! · #1 08-03-2010, 05:27 PM

Besides the tone argument!

Ready set go.

Fishyfan · #2 08-03-2010, 05:28 PM

JACO ONLY NEEDED FOUR STRINGS!1! END OF ARGUMENT.

irvinz · #3 08-03-2010, 05:29 PM

you don.t. i mean. why would you?

iamdenialNJ · #4 08-03-2010, 05:30 PM

Music has a tempo?

Eric! · #5 08-03-2010, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Fishyfan

JACO ONLY NEEDED FOUR STRINGS!1! END OF ARGUMENT.

and an amp. and pickups. and cables. and rest of guitar body. and a delay (used as a looper (Slang)).

Taylor Livingston · #6 08-03-2010, 05:31 PM

What's the tone argument? There's no reason that the sound of a delay and it's presence or lack of tap tempo should be connected. If you mean analog vs. digital, there are several analog tap tempo delays.

Eric! · #7 08-03-2010, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by irvinz

you don.t. i mean. why would you?

Well my brother keeps telling me I need it to keep in time. I shun him off. I had a Hazarai for a long while, and then with the Pitchfactor, pitch-perfect time-perfect delays were simple.

Ok how about this. Convince my brother (a guitard) that I don't need it!

Fishyfan · #8 08-03-2010, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Eric!

and an amp. and pickups. and cables. and rest of guitar body. and a delay (used as a looper (Slang)).

i know. im being a dingus.

Eric! · #9 08-03-2010, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Taylor Livingston

If you mean analog vs. digital, there are several analog tap tempo delays.

For truckloads of money!

Basically, I've been hunting for a Malekko 600D, but I think I'm good with an Earthquaker Disaster Transport Jr.

(though the supposed Disaster Transport Sr is going to be tap tempo analog).

FromTheBassMent · #10 08-03-2010, 05:37 PM

I've never tried using a delay with bass. But as a part-time guitard (guilty as charged) I love the tap delay on my Vox Time Machine. I think delay timed to the tempo of the song sounds way cool. It might even be more useful on bass, since you ARE a part of the rhythm section... you don't want your bass line to be conflicting with the groove because you have a delay that's creating something between a syncopation and a hot mess!

Taylor Livingston · #11 08-03-2010, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Eric!

For truckloads of money!

Basically, I've been hunting for a Malekko 600D, but I think I'm good with an Earthquaker Disaster Transport Jr.

(though the supposed Disaster Transport Sr is going to be tap tempo analog).

Deluxe Memory Boy is cheaper than the Disaster transport, and is real analog which the DT isn't. I don't know anything about the DT Sr. and you may be right, but the regular DT uses a digital all-in-one delay chip like most boutique echos right now. I don't personally object to that, but if you want an actual analog delay with tap tempo that's cheaper, it exists.

asherthemachine · #12 08-03-2010, 06:15 PM

if you want your music to be tight you need one. if you want your bass to delay not on tempo with the rest of your band and to look like a novice you can go without. ive been without since i broke my dl4 and it just isnt the same. you can get close with the knobs, but tap tempo makes things precise, and why settle on your music when it could be perfect?

Robertron · #13 08-03-2010, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Eric!

(though the supposed Disaster Transport Sr is going to be tap tempo analog).

It is?

I suddenly don't want a headrush anymore.

**TheMutt** · #14 08-03-2010, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by asherthemachine

if you want your music to be tight you need one. if you want your bass to delay not on tempo with the rest of your band and to look like a novice you can go without. ive been without since i broke my dl4 and it just isnt the same. you can get close with the knobs, but tap tempo makes things precise, and why settle on your music when it could be perfect?

Talk to Dan at This1smyne, he can fix those right up no problem.

As far as tap tempo, it's awesomely great if you need that sort of thing. On geetar (yeah... I'm ashamed, I play guitar sometimes as well...) I have both through the use of a Malekko 600B (for non tap-tempo stuff, great for slapback and setting one kind of echo sound that won't change throughout the song) and my Adrenalinn III which has a delay that I can tap tempo (great for songs where the tempo changes, or you need different kinds of delay timing throughout the song, such as a quick delay for the verses/chorus and a washing slow delay for the bridge or something like that).
The question is, do you feel that you need/want to spend the money for a tap tempo?

LarkinLondon · #15 08-03-2010, 06:50 PM

This should do it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ-P8Fgfhvk

ThudThudThud · #16 08-03-2010, 07:07 PM

Because you have impeccable timing, as does your drummist, and you can set your delay exactly.

Seen the Deja Vu from Seymour Duncan? You can put another effect (ANY effect) into the BBD analog side and you can effect just the repeats.....oooooh.....lookit all da pretty colours......

Tap tempo, plus the ability to set triplets etc.

tjmdetroit · #17 08-03-2010, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Fishyfan

JACO ONLY NEEDED FOUR STRINGS!1! END OF ARGUMENT.

But just think if he used 6..... wo!

peace
tjm

tigerbass · #18 08-03-2010, 07:16 PM

Hmmm. in my old band, we did pretty much all the old crazy Floyd stuff like, Echoes PT. I and II, One of These Days, etc, etc, and all I used was a Boss DD-3 completely modded out by Mr. Keeley himself and I got news...that s$%t sounded as good as it gets!!
No tap tempo...I always had it preset and no matter what, we always locked in! And as far as tone...his mods made that digital pedal sound as sweet and analog as it gets! Nothing but compliments EVERY SINGLE TIME!
Just my 2 cents!

Eric! · #19 08-03-2010, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Robertron

It is?

I suddenly don't want a headrush anymore.

It's been a rumour for a long time, no definite news on the actual construction...

metalinthenight · #20 08-03-2010, 07:52 PM

Tap tempo is rad...I definitely need it for a delay. Its the main reason (besides the price

) that I didn't go for the 600D.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taylor Livingston

Deluxe Memory Boy is cheaper than the Disaster transport, and is real analog which the DT isn't. I don't know anything about the DT Sr. and you may be right, but the regular DT uses a digital all-in-one delay chip like most boutique echos right now. I don't personally object to that, but if you want an actual analog delay with tap tempo that's cheaper, it exists.

Big +1.

I wanna try the Deluxe Memory Boy really bad...but I'm set with my SMMwH.