RE: [Harp-L] Why use a delay pedal?

["Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Adding an analog delay pedal is like adding flour/cornstarch to soup.
It doesn't really change the taste but it does thicken it and helps
coat your mouth with flavor.

If you have the right delay pedal (not all are good and some are flat
out badnews for harp) you sound will sound fatter and thicker.

Use reverb for an acoustic event and delay for an electric set up.


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>---- Original Message ----
>From: robertgaustad@xxxxxxxxxxx
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Why use a delay pedal?
>Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 10:51:16 -0700
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>>I've been playing for years without any effects using my beautiful
>'65
>>Fender Deluxe (alas, no reverb) but recently I've been thinking a
>lot about
>>gear and ways in which I can make my amplified sound better.  I'm
>pretty
>>happy with my acoustic sound so when I amp up I'm not unhappy with
>what I
>>hear.  However, it could be better.
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>>So after reading Richard Hunter's information about how to create a
>Chicago
>>blues sound on a budget, I got to thinking.  Why do we need delay? 
>I've
>>never used it and I don't think I've ever missed it.  But it begs
>the
>>question...did the old time Chicago blues guys use delay in their
>amps?
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>>I'm guessing (and I may be way wrong) that they didn't.  But maybe
>they got
>>natural delay by playing in clubs with hard walls that the sound
>bounced off
>>and echoed what they had just played.  So is that what we're trying
>to
>>achieve here?  I'd love to hear some thoughts from all you gear
>heads, sound
>>experts, and historians.
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>>That all said, I can't wait for my first delay pedal to come to my
>door so I
>>can start messing around with it.
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>>This is a fantastic list and I'm proud to be part of the community.
>>
>>Robert G.
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