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Analog delay for bass
- Thread starter PureRockRoll
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Hello. For the few years that I played a Carbon Copy, I liked it. It is a good delay pedal: straightforward, usable, effective (no pun intended), small, and musical. Also, and maybe most important in this inquiry, it is a credible analog delay in a digital age.
As with any sort of thing, however, the reckoning of something is down to taste and priorities. Though I haven't played all models of analog delay, the one that got me, price and size aside, was the Memory Lane:
It's a rare pedal, long out of production, but I see one or two for sale most months. If you can find a Memory Lane to buy, go for it. But beware: you may be unable to resume using other delay pedals after you play it!
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BurningSkies
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- Feb 20, 2005
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If you want a pedal, the RE-20 is going to give you the closest to a true analog (tape) delay experience including oscillation. I chose to go Roland Space Echo 201 to have the real deal...any pedal pales in comparison.
Everyone will have a different opinion about this when it comes to analog delay and the "which is best" question. For bass it's tricky because analog is already dark and your signal can get murky really fast...
I've used MXR carbon copy but didn't like it much. I currently use a Strymon Timeline which is technically digital but the modeling is so good you wouldn't know it. I also own a vintage Maxon Ad 900 which is all analog, Panasonic mn3005 chips etc. I would recommend both, although a lot of this depends on what your application is?
I've used MXR carbon copy but didn't like it much. I currently use a Strymon Timeline which is technically digital but the modeling is so good you wouldn't know it. I also own a vintage Maxon Ad 900 which is all analog, Panasonic mn3005 chips etc. I would recommend both, although a lot of this depends on what your application is?
I have an original 18v Ibanez AD-80 that works brilliantly for bass...unless you need more delay time than 300ms. It seriously has the punchiest repeats you'll find in an analog unit.
Today i just got the second Malekko LoFi 616 Analog Delay. The first i put for rhythm/solos and the second i put for sound hold and oscillation.
I use a Way Huge Supa Puss which is fantastic for bass. It has a tone control, gain control, and a modulation circuit. I like to use the tone control wound around toward the treble side. With that and the modulation, it gives a ghostly wash to the high end and harmonics but doesn't muddy up the low end.
It is a nice delay. Mad Professor makes a nice hyrbid analog/digital pedal. I have a clone of it on my board and it handles bass frequencies well. They can be found for around $100 used.
