Re: [Harp-L] Re: Delay Pedals, HMW

[Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve Baker wrote:
<Re delay pedals, I've been using a Digitech Hardwire delay/looper  
<pedal for the past year or so and find it excellent. It has a good  
<tape echo simulation and also a mode that allows you to adjust the  
<repeat speed to the tempo of the song by tapping it twice. This unit  
<has a true bypass and doesn't compress or distort the sound  
<noticeably. I've previously used an original Boss DD2, then a  
<Danecho, and also tried Greg's Lone Wolf pedal at SPAH, but for my  
<purposes the Digitech is definitely superior.

The delays in the Digitech Hardwire use the same electronics as the Digitech RP series pedals.  I like the delays in the Digitech RPs plenty.  Given that an RP is about the same price as most dedicated delays, and has a lot more stuff in it than a delay unit (including a lot of good reverbs too, which you can use with the delay or alone), I consider it a high value-for-money alternative to a dedicated delay.

That said, there are plenty of good dedicated delays out there, a number of which have been mentioned in this thread.  My basic advice to anyone who wants a delay is to go to the nearest Guitar Center with $125 (or whatever you can afford) in one hand and your amp and mic in the other, and try every delay in that price range until you find the one you like most.

Every effect is part of a system, and the system includes the amp and the mic (not to mention the player).  So you want to hear the gear in the context of your entire system if at all possible before you buy.  

Regards, Richard Hunter


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