That Delay Pedal

Top 5 Boss Delay Pedals

On this post, we will take a look at 5 of the best delay pedals made by Boss. These are not necessarily the newest ones (I’m looking right at you DD-500), but they definitely helped to create a standard when it comes to compact delay units. Without further due, here they are: 1. Boss DM-2. I was battling about which...

Where To Put Delay Pedals In The Signal Chain?

This is for sure one of the most common questions that can arise once you begin to play with three or four different effects; what’s the right order in my guitar signal chain? Where do I put delay pedals? Do I put them before gain pedals or do I put them after gain pedals? Should I first put my delay...

What’s The Difference Between Analog Delay and Digital Delay Pedals?

This is a question that always comes to the discussion once you get your feet into the land of delay pedals. In the first post, we’ve covered a brief history of the development of this effect. If you recall it properly, we first mentioned echo machines or tape delays. Even though they basically do the same (get a signal and...

How To Use A Delay Pedal

On this post, we’re going to cover the basics on how to use a delay pedal. We will discuss the main parameters and how they affect the sound being produced. To finish, we will wrap it up briefly reviewing the main usages you can have with these units. Let’s keep going. The Basics In order to understand how to use...

A Brief History Of Delay Pedals

Guitar pedals have a unique history and remarks regarding their development, and delays are not the exception. These type of effects were already used during the 50’s and 60’s, but I will suggest that it was during the 70’s and 80’s where things really started to have a better impulse; I’m willing to say it even branded the sound of...