Classic Character Delay & Echo Sounds For Guitar: Which Would You Choose?

Published 23 Oct 2020

We explore classic ‘character’ delay types including Echoplex & Space Echo (tape), Echorec (drum), Memory Man (analogue) and oil can types: which is your favourite?

Life too short for long YouTube videos? Please see the ‘Interesting bits and go-to sections’ information below.

Welcome to the show! You could definitely say that Dan and I are big fans of ‘character’ delay sounds. From the behemoth Binson Echorec T7E to Roland Space Echoes, the Maestro Echoplex and more, we have done many a deep dive on these cornerstones of guitar echo tones (please check out our Delay & Reverb playlist in this channel).
What we haven’t done however is a more entry-level/overview-type comparison video to give newcomers a basic idea of the key schools of character delay… erm, until now.
In this episode we leave out the vintage esoterica and ultra-boutique unobtanium and instead assemble our faves in the current character delay pedal world in order to inspire you towards some more inspiration and fun with the humble echo pedal.
Do we need to repeat that? Yes – endlessly!

Enjoy the episode…

Pedals & stuff in this episode…

• TheGigRig Three2One


• Boss DD-3T Digital Delay
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• Boss DM-2w Waza Craft Analogue Delay
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• Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man TT-1100
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• Boss RE-20 Space Echo
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• Catalinbread Belle Epoch Deluxe
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• Dawner Prince Boonar
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• Catalinbread Adineko
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• Empress Echo System
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• ZVEX Effects Box of Rock
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• TheGigRig G3


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Interesting bits and go-to sections…
- Info to come

Guitars in this episode:
• PRS McCarty Soapbar - Mick’s video at
• Fender Custom Shop 1963 Telecaster - Dan’s video at
• Supro Jamesport - no video yet

Amps in this episode
• Victory V140 The Super Duchess and V212VCD cab/Celestion G12M-65 Creamback Speakers
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• Marshall 1987x with 1960AX cab / Celestion G12M Greenback speakers
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