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Your favourite delay

#86
Syxz_ML said:
I have a few delays in my collection. But when it comes to analog warmth, and just the sound of it, my favorite is the DOD Fx90. Although I will say this, it doesn't do the trails when disengaged which I love. But I'm not sure any OG analog delays do anyways
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I love this delay. I have a way around trails cutting out too: I go into an A/B/Y box. bass into Y, A goes to delay then into the return on a Lehle Parallel M, B goes into the input on the Lehle, Lehle output goes to amp. that way the delay (and other things) are switchable and I have a return that is always on.
 
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#87
MakiSupaStar said:
Hardwire DL-8. It's small (slightly bigger than a boss box), you can tap tempo the delay rate, has a nice variety of delay styles, it can also do looping, and best of all, when disengaged it will let the delay decay out (tails). It's a good versatile little box.
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I was looking into one of these before I got a Carbon Copy. I don't use much delay though.
 
#88
danalogue said:
I love this delay. I have a way around trails cutting out too: I go into an A/B/Y box. bass into Y, A goes to delay then into the return on a Lehle Parallel M, B goes into the input on the Lehle, Lehle output goes to amp. that way the delay (and other things) are switchable and I have a return that is always on.
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Interesting and I happen to have a ABY box as well. It's been a while since I chimed in this thread. Not really a way around it but what I've settled on/been into lately, has been this stacking delay craze. More of a ambient application and for drones and such. But for the trails scenario if im stacking say the fx90 followed by a digital pedal those usually have a trail option available so disengaging the fx90 then followed by disengaging the digital delay gets me there somewhat.

The Zoom MS 60b has several pretty good delays by they way and for those interested in messing around with stacking delays I highly recommend it since you essential can put up to 4 delays into one patch. Regardless though even the zoom hasnt knocked out the DOD FX90 off as my favorite delay of all time. Just sounds so sweet :D
 
#89
Syxz_ML said:
Interesting and I happen to have a ABY box as well. It's been a while since I chimed in this thread. Not really a way around it but what I've settled on/been into lately, has been this stacking delay craze. More of a ambient application and for drones and such. But for the trails scenario if im stacking say the fx90 followed by a digital pedal those usually have a trail option available so disengaging the fx90 then followed by disengaging the digital delay gets me there somewhat.

The Zoom MS 60b has several pretty good delays by they way and for those interested in messing around with stacking delays I highly recommend it since you essential can put up to 4 delays into one patch. Regardless though even the zoom hasnt knocked out the DOD FX90 off as my favorite delay of all time. Just sounds so sweet :D
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It's my fav sounding for sure. Have you ever had problems with yours? I've had two - one apparently from 1984 and another slightly newer one. the old one started shorting out, like the repeats would distort and eventually end up cutting out after one repeat. It would sound fine at sound check then crap our during a set. So I got the newer one, and that one's got pitch warble and time shift like crazy. Not completely undesirable all the time but it's been making me want to get a DD-7 just for reliability.
 
#90
danalogue said:
It's my fav sounding for sure. Have you ever had problems with yours? I've had two - one apparently from 1984 and another slightly newer one. the old one started shorting out, like the repeats would distort and eventually end up cutting out after one repeat. It would sound fine at sound check then crap our during a set. So I got the newer one, and that one's got pitch warble and time shift like crazy. Not completely undesirable all the time but it's been making me want to get a DD-7 just for reliability.
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Oh man thankfully I've yet to encounter any issues. Still going on strong. Which makes me regret there's been a few times where I've seen one posted in my local craigslist for $50 or under
and I debate whether I should buy one as back up. Maybe I should next time I see one on the cheap.
 
#92
El Raro said:
Surprised there's not more love for the Carbon Copy. Picked one up last week and its already earned a permanent spot on my board. Smooth, warm analog delay with a nifty adjustable modulation switch. It even oscillates great and is pretty simple to control.

The only negative thing I can think of at this point is that the pedal can drive into self-oscillation a bit too easily depending on how you have your settings. All comes down to finding a combo that works but if you're not careful, it can get a bit wild.
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The carbon copy is my absolute favorite pedal delay period. Guitar or bass, it just adds a nice warm tape-ish delay that I've never seen another pedal come close in it's simplicity and perfect tone for my tastes.
 
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#93
Adamixoye said:
Can you update the firmware?
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Not so far as I know. It's this model:

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#94
Marial said:
Not so far as I know. It's this model:

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Oh yeah. I kind of forgot about that version altogether. I've watched some videos of the Echolution 2/Echolution 2 Deluxe and that's all I was thinking of.
 
#97
I've owned the Carbon Copy, and currently own the Empress Tape Delay (#87). I quite enjoyed the CC, and pretty much every setting was usable for creating a nice ambiance. There was definitely a bit of a learning curve to the TD (minor one at that), but I've definitely enjoyed having it. Although, I expected something grittier like the El Capistan. In spite of this, it is still not a pristine digital delay. The TD does subtle repeats best, going more for ambiance than wacky "out there" sounds. It can do several strange noises, however.
 
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#98
LowG said:
Love the tone of the boss space echo emulation. Somewhat noisy, but I wonder if it's my pedal power supply... But the grainy echo sound it has is just what I like
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+10, on the Space Echo. Love, love, love it. I don't keep it in my regular board, but it's so awesome and I use it on everything. You can't use these with a daisy chain in other effects, or you'll get the dreaded noise. You could also get some if your supply is on a noisy AC line.....
 
#100
El Raro said:
Surprised there's not more love for the Carbon Copy. Picked one up last week and its already earned a permanent spot on my board. Smooth, warm analog delay with a nifty adjustable modulation switch. It even oscillates great and is pretty simple to control.

The only negative thing I can think of at this point is that the pedal can drive into self-oscillation a bit too easily depending on how you have your settings. All comes down to finding a combo that works but if you're not careful, it can get a bit wild.
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Does the carbon copy have tails? I have 4 delays and only one has tails....
 

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