Topmusicanswers
- What does a delay guitar pedal do?
- Do I really need a delay pedal?
- What is a good delay pedal to buy?
- What is the difference between delay and reverb?
What does a delay guitar pedal do?
A delay pedal is a stompbox effect that records and plays back any music fed into it. Usually this playback happens in milliseconds. When playback is rapid, a delay pedal produces a “slapback” effect—an instant, snappy reverberation of what was played.
Do I really need a delay pedal?
Why do you need a delay pedal? It can help your chorus, phaser and own sounds become clean. A delay can make a bland part interesting, make a solo sound huge, and add depth to rhythm parts that wouldn't be there otherwise, and make everything brilliant. They can make a simple part sound more complicated.
What is a good delay pedal to buy?
- Boss DD-500. Boss's high-end unit is the best delay pedal around today. ...
- TC Electronic Flashback 2. The best versatile compact delay pedal. ...
- Electro-Harmonix Canyon delay pedal. ...
- Strymon TimeLine. ...
- MXR Carbon Copy. ...
- Empress Echosystem. ...
- Boss DM-2W. ...
- Eventide MicroPitch Delay.
What is the difference between delay and reverb?
Reverb is often best described as a way to make your guitar sound more full or bigger sounding. ... Delay on the other hand is an audio effect where your guitar signal is recorded and then played back after an amount of time.
