Re: [Harp-L] What is the best delay out here

["Chris Michalek" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The nice thing about the Line 6 Echo Park is that it emulates a digital delay with various setting like tap temp, swell duck, trails etc... it also emulates the Roland Space Chorus Tape Delay and the Boss DM-2. I've AB'd the sound with the Boss and the Echo Park and while the Boss is smoother the EP isn't bad at all and I forget the differences after a song or two. I got my Echo Park on ebay for $78.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Richard Hunter [mailto:turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 08:48 AM
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx, dmoriarty@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [Harp-L] What is the best delay out here
>
>Dennis,
>
>I have three different delays in my setup -- the Electro Harmonix deluxe
>Memory man analog, the Akai Headrush digital, and the various delays in
>my Digitech RP200. All of them sound great, depending on what I'm
>playing. The Memory Man and the Digitech do very nice, fat, bluesy
>delays. The Akai is great for clean delays that go beautifully with
>acoustic harp. I wouldn't want to give up any of them. That's not even
>including my Yamaha Magicstomp and my Lexicon MPX100, both of which do
>great delays, but which I use for reverbs pretty much exclusively.
>
>Your idea of what the "best" delay is might change from day to day --
>the one you like best today for a particular situation might not be the
>one you like best tomorrow for a different situation. (In fact, the
>delay you want could very well be lurking right now in that Digitech
>pedal, or in the Boss given that you haven't had time to mess with it.) 
>In general, it's a good idea to never sell a piece of gear that makes a
>sound that inspires you. if the delays you have now make sounds that
>inspire you, keep them. The price of gear is dropping all the time now,
>with the exception of handmade boutique electronics. You'll certainly
>be able to get great deals on delays for the foreseeable future. Go to
>musiciansfriend.com and type "delay" in the search window -- you'll see
>hundreds of them.
>
>In the meantime, as always, check harmonycentral.com for reviews of any
>piece of gear you're considering. I NEVER buy gear without looking
>there first.
>
>Regards, Richard Hunter
>
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