Good analog delay?

It depends on how much delay time you need, as well as how much you want to pay. Some good options worth exploring:

Maxon 9 series pedals
Maxon AD-900 (no longer made. check internet ads or ebay) or AD-999 vintage series
Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man
Diamond Pedals Memory Lane
Echoczar (if you want to spend big bucks and wait a long time for your pedal)
Fulltone Tube Tape Echo (not analog, but tape...still bigger bucks)

A lot of used Ibanez pedals get good recommendations, too.

If you want analog emulation, consider Line 6s delay modeler, or also the Boss DD-20 (I think that's what it's called...)

Also search the forum. Tons of discussion about analog delays.

Jeff

 

has anyone tried a/b ing the aqua puss,ibanez ad999- or similar with the diamond memory lane. i have one and it sounds mountains above my dd-5, deluxe memory man and reel echo. i know way huge was prototyping a super-puss (4 made) with 600 ms analog delay when they went out of business and also a Galactic Swankulator that was never even put into production with 600 ms analog delay and modulation. the memory lane has bucket brigade technology 550 ms delay and modulation and sounds awesome! oscillates nicely too!

 

Given that you don't need long delay times (550ms and under?), I can't imagine anything much closer to perfection than the Diamond Memory Lane.

 

I owned an AD-900, and now I have an AD-999. I can't really tell a big difference in the tone of the pedals, although I'm sure there must be some differences. Here's the biggest difference, as far as I'm concerned. My AD-900 crapped out on me and couldn't be repaired. Godlyke replaced it with an AD-999. It works. You tell me which pedal is "better".

I also have a Memory Lane. To be honest, my initial reaction, when A/B ing it with the AD-999, was that the AD-999 sounded better. The repeats have much less noise, and they are clearer. I was ready to sell the Memory Lane, and then I A/B ed them again one more time. This time I thought the differences were slighter, and that each pedal sounded good in its own right. I need to go back and spend more time with both of them.

The best sounding, non-digital delay that I own is the TTE hands down.

In the digital domain, the Korg SDD-3000 is king. The TC 2290 simulation in the Eventide H8000 sounds fantastic, too. I'd love to try out a real 2290 to compare.

Jeff

 

how 'bout the new "vintage" TC Electronic delay pedal

the sound sample from their website sounds pretty freakin good, i must concede

supposedly it is based in part on the 2290 sound

does anyone know how much these are gonna cost?

 

The "new" TC pedals are the "old" T-Rex pedals in new packaging. Nothing more. That's what I heard from a friend in Denmark.

 

No click in my AD-999.

 

Mem Lane definately does not click... Tap tempo and modulation are great bonus features too.

 

None in mine either!

 

I used to think a longer delay time was necessary, not after I got my Memory Lane.
This pedal has me considering selling off most of my delay collection.
Also, I no longer lust for an Echoczar as much.

 

my first reaction to the memory lane was that it was too lo fi. but by tweaking the eq knob and the mix knob i found that it was the best delay i have. i will be selling my other delays now.

 

The Memory Lane is brilliant!

 

I'll break down my recommendations into four price levels

Low - Arion SAD-1 - stereo, sounds great (NOT the SAD-3)

Medium - EH Deluxe Memory Man - sweet modulated delays

High - Diamond Memory Lane - DMM sounds plus fx loop, tap tempo too

Lawyer - EchoCzar TIED with the Moog

 

I like the sound of my Maxon AD-80. Ha d Aqua Puss and thought the AD-80 sounded better. Less noise.

 

I just picked up a DM-2 off eBay. Seriously fat, am enjoying it. Only 300ms but that sounds fine for you.

 

There were at least two Super-Pusses with modulation, one recently was on Ebay.