Delay Pedal Reviews

Welcome

Looking for the best delay pedal? The reviews on this site are written for musicians, by musicians. We've tested all of the top delay pedals, spoken with other musicians, read all of the relevant forums, blogs, and manuals, and put all of our findings in one convenient place to help you take your playing to the next level. If you have something to add, feel free to leave your own comment or review.

Best Delay Pedals of 2012

M169 Carbon Copy

If maturity is the pursuit of simplicity, this MXR M169 Delay pedal is only for the most mature of guitarists. This is a real plug-and-play unit with only three knobs: a regen (regeneration), mix, and delay--and a mod button. Don’t let that fool you though. There is a wide variety of delay sounds that you can get out of this [more]

Line 6 DL4

When I’m testing out pedals, I try not to spend too much time on them because one thing I look for is how easy they are to use. When I got around to the DL4, it seems like I plugged it in and an hour and a half went by in the blink of an eye. [more]

Hardwire DL-8

HardWire DL8 Delay Looper Pedal; Add a delay to enhance your over-all live performance. The DL8 is an 8 second true stereo delay with 11 delay settings ranging from analog tape, reverse and modulated delays to a 20 second looper. The DL8 features a 3 color LED indicator that shows pedal status in the looper mode. The delay tails can [more]

Digitech Delay Looper

There was a time when you’d need two pedals to loop and delay together, and you’d need a fantastic sense of musical time to get them to work together efficiently. Digitech’s behemoth JamMan Delay offers guitarists both looping and delaying features, all in one unit. It promises to not only provide two pedals’ worth of functions, but also to make [more]

Deluxe Memory Boy

So I pulled this thing out of the box and plugged it in and my first thought was: Ok…where do I begin? It has more knobs and buttons than the average delay pedal and a few more input/output jacks as well. Surely this is a sign of diversity and versatility, but to the first-time user, it’s a bit intimidating. [more]

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TC Electronic ND-1 Nova Delay Pedal3Admin2012-01-06 05:29:15Don’t be intimidated by this pedal. This is the kind of equipment that, when most guitarists first take it out of the box, would think: “Oh jeez, I’m not going to ever figure out more than half of what this pedal probably does.” It looks like some sort of sci-fi space module. It’s got buttons and knobs and a display screen with numbers that seem to be always going up or going down and you’re never sure why.

Introduction to Delay Pedals

One of the most common guitar effects would be the delay. It is one of the most favorite guitar effects used by guitar players. It would also be often combined with an overdrive distortion or other guitar effects to achieve maximum results. As the name implies, the delay would allow the sound to be played back at after a specific period of time. It can be played back several times or just one time into the recording.

Why Use Guitar Effects Pedals?

If you are serious about the guitar then you may want to consider investing in guitar effects. Guitar effects pedals come in lots of different shapes and sizes. Their main use is to change the way your guitar sounds. There are thousands of different guitar effects pedals to choose from some new some rare and old – some create sounds that alters your guitar sound so much it is almost unrecognisable as a guitar sound.

5 Pedals Everyone Should Own

So, you've got your guitar rig, amp, and some skills under your belt. You're looking to spice up your sound a bit with some effects, but you're not sure what kind to get, what they do, or anything else about them for that matter. Not to worry, choosing pedals is relatively simple. There are only a few major types, and though you can get many others kinds, keeping things simple is usually the best approach. In this article, I will outline the different types of pedals available, what you can expect from them, and how to choose the best model.