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4 Great Delay Settings For Solos

Have you ever noticed that some guitarist tend to sound really good when they’re soloing? Then, you start listening to what was going on. It didn’t seem complicated but somehow the solo sounded really big and spacious. After a few moments of head-scratching, you get it: it was the delay effect! That’s why, on this brief post, we’re going to go...

Can I Leave My Delay Pedal Always On?

I’m assuming you’ve discovered the joy of having a delay unit on your rig. Suddenly, you get nice and warm repetitions (if you’re using analog delay) or perfect, pristine, locked-in echoes (if you’re using a digital unit). I’m pretty sure you’ve also noticed that your playing sounds more interesting now. Dull guitar parts are now coming alive and even simple...

How to Get Dotted Eighths on the DL4? Learn the 3 Main Ways

A few weeks ago I wrote a post about the 24 best delays with tap tempo feature. As you may know by now, the Line 6 Dl4 was one of them. I was surprised though that one common question always surfaced in forums and related boards: how to get dotted eighths repetitions from this pedal. This was interesting because the...

Delay Pedals for Worship: What you really need.

Delay pedals are used by a lot of guitar players ranging from the most diverse styles of music, but if there’s a genre that really exploits the benefits (and misuses) of delay effects it must be Worship music. I know a lot of people don’t like to label contemporary Worship music as a genre, but for the sake of simplicity,...

These Two Players Shaped The Way We Use Delay. One Is Very Famous, The Other Not So Much…

There are many incredible guitar players. Some of them can play a whole bunch of notes within seconds and are able to create the most impressive and skillful guitar experience. They are masters of the fretboard; scales all over the guitar neck just feel like second nature for most of them. Nonetheless, there is another group of guitar players which...

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...