"Backwards" effect?

[veryvery]

Hi there, I'm looking for a (preferably cheap) pedal that can a imitate a backwards recorded instrument (like Mick Karn's bass in the above track) in a live setting. Can anything come close to this?
Thanks in advance!

 

[farace]

Boss Slow Gear?

 

[veryvery]

Boss Slow Gear?

*googles* For $400+? Ouch!

 

[farace]

*googles* For $400+? Ouch!

Yikes, I hadn't priced them! I've been considering building a clone for a long time but haven't had any time.

 

[CHILDISHGAMBINO]

A reverse delay. Boss makes a few delays with a reverse function there is a couple of old Danelectro reverse delays. A lot of the newer feature rich delays like the Source Audio Nemesis and Earthquaker Avalanche Run probably have reverse delay as well.(I'm not sure about the Earthquaker and I'm too lazy to look).

Edit: I think there are some looper pedals that have a reverse function as well.

 

[devnulljp]

*googles* For $400+? Ouch!

Behringer makes a super cheap clone. You can mod the old Boss NF-1 noise suppressor easily enough though as it uses the same circuit board -- you just have to swap out the pots and a few caps, and IIRC cut a trace.
There are better options now though -- the EXH hazarai delay thing has a pretty good backwards setting although it's a quirky pedal.
There are others -- PE did a swell effect too. Don't some of the newer delays have that too?

 

[Jonny5bass]

98% sure my old line6 dl4 does it and they can be had pretty cheap these days.

 

[johnk_10]

the Pigtronix philosophers king is great for that
the discontinued Behringer SM200 Slow Motion is clone of the Boss slow gear sounds just like it and is cheap at around $25 when you find one.. I have a slow gear, the SM200 and the Pigtronix and I like the pigtronix the best.

 

[Hypocrite]

How about the Mooer Slow Engine?
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[FuzzFacetious]

Behringer Echo Machine or Zoom CDR, set it for reverse delay, make it as instant as possible and mute the dry with the mix settings and you'll be pretty much there.

 

[XLunacy]

The Zoom B1on (50$) has a reverse delay if I remember correctly.

 

[johnk_10]

a reverse delay is a lot different than an envelope/volume swell pedal since a reverse delay actually plays back backwards

 

[Adamixoye]

A reverse delay. Boss makes a few delays with a reverse function there is a couple of old Danelectro reverse delays. A lot of the newer feature rich delays like the Source Audio Nemesis and Earthquaker Avalanche Run probably have reverse delay as well.(I'm not sure about the Earthquaker and I'm too lazy to look).

Edit: I think there are some looper pedals that have a reverse function as well.

Yeah it's a reverse delay. Zoom would be a cheap option, so would Line6 (M5).

 

[Adamixoye]

a reverse delay is a lot different than an envelope/volume swell pedal since a reverse delay actually plays back backwards

This does not sound like a volume swell to me. I hear the cutoff in the reverse attack.

 

[farace]

Behringer SM200 Slow Motion is clone of the Boss slow gear sounds just like it and is cheap at around $25 when you find one.

Well, for that price it's not worth even warming up a soldering iron to make a clone.

 

[CHILDISHGAMBINO]

I don't see how you think a slow gear is going to make something backwards.

 

[FuzzFacetious]

If you use a backwards delay, make the delay time as short as possible, set the mix so the dry is 0, then what you play will come through (with a tinyyyyyy delay) backwards.

 

[Adamixoye]

If you use a backwards delay, make the delay time as short as possible, set the mix so the dry is 0, then what you play will come through (with a tinyyyyyy delay) backwards.

Yeah I didn't specify but those of us who are saying it's a reverse delay are saying it is full wet, minimal delay time.

 

[Photobassist]

The Ditto X2 looper has a reverse delay as well, and can be had for around $200.

 

[garyd70]

Joyo D-Seed delay has a reverse mode setting.