DOD Rubberneck Electric Guitar Analog Delay Pedal DOD0015

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This one is pretty simple – if you want the repeats from your delay to be in sync with the tempo of the song, you need tap-tempo. If money is no object, the undisputed best of the best, and our Editor’s Choice, is the Strymon Timeline. This is the king of pro pedal boards, boasting 12 different delay types, a 30-second stereo looper, and can hold up to 200 rewritable presets. Money can buy no better delay. Finally, the third consideration is power draw. Some of these delay pedals draw a ton of power, and you may find you’ll need to upgrade your pedal board power supply to accommodate. This slightly fuzz-edged BAT Mark Wentz collaboration has often been disparaged in much the same way as the Boss Metal Zone attracts unwarranted criticism. In both cases this is mostly down to user issues - where certain individuals just don't have the wherewithal or patience to approach these pedals in the correct manner.

Probably DOD’s most celebrated pedal - the 250 is most desirable in 741 chip edition - which funnily straddles both grey and early yellow edition boxes. It’s one of numerous 200 series pedals that were later reissued - a little bit like Boss’s Series 2 pedals - which have tended to overshadow later editions. DOD’s original pedals were 200 Series, then these were updated and expanded for the 400 Series, and finally 600 series. The result is the ability to create a tape delay effect that can be of studio quality, or studio apartment quality. These features are controlled by individual, clear mini knobs that also double up as multi-colour LED status indicators.For this reason it’s important, if you are one of the guys from Explosions In The Sky, to have a clear idea of what types of delay you want in your unit, and then make sure the delays you’re looking at cover all those bases. They’ve even thrown in a DMM setting, giving you access to the classic Electro Harmonic Deluxe Memory Man sound – just in case you forgot why you were interested in Electro Harmonix digital delay pedals in the first place. The Boss DD 500 allows you to save a massive 297 patches, and with the granularity of control you have over the delays in this unit, you might just use them all.

The D-Seed has buffered bypass and does include tap tempo functionality on top of its four digital delay effects.It's got more going on that a typical analog effect. However, it could be drawing less if I'd used a more efficient op amp than the 4580. I regret this.

The gain control allows you to dial in your desired amount of breakup on your delay tails, giving you a level of control not normally found on analog pedals. The pedal comes with a bunch of really cool features that make the pedal incredibly fun to play around with. Some of these features are very rare to find in any analog delay pedal. One of these is the tap tempo, which works incredibly well with sub-divisions.The interesting point here is that while all of the original 70's grey editions contain the typically more desirable 741 chip, a lot of the early 80's Yellow versions had that same chip too - with the 351 chip though gradually taking over later on. So you have the Grey 70's editions as the most sough-after, then the early 80's Yellow editions, and finally the 90's Yellow reissues. All are discontinued now - while some Reverbers are wrongly calling the late 90's versions vintage now - which I would dispute. (Vintage > 40 years). For this reason, it’s important to know if the pedals you’re looking at allow you to save your presets – and just as important is how easy it is to access them. I’ve recently come into the possession of the Gunslinger and Looking Glass, partly driven by current scarcity and possible discontinuation - so I now own 4 of those listed, including also the Boneshaker and Carcosa. However, if you’re that 80s hair metal dude, this is a case of “not my job, not my prob”. Tap Tempo All you have to remember is that tape echo is going to sound vintage, analog delay will be warm, and digital delay can be whatever you want.

A lot of people opt for a stand-alone looper, but if you’re trying to save space on your pedal board and you’re already eyeing a more expensive multi-mode unit, getting one with a looper built in can be a no-brainer. This Delay pedal isn’t your ordinary everyday Analog Delay Pedal. This pedal features over one second of natural sounding Analog repeats with some extra features and tone shaping controls all within a very easy to manipulate on the fly box. Sam Bell PROS:

At A Glance:

Despite being an analog delay pedal, the dTape Echo has a patented Sharc DSP Technology integrated into it, giving you complete control over every single aspect of the Tape Echo. This includes machine health, tone aging, delay time, tape age, and more all within that rich and warm analog sound. You could say the FX96 and Memory Man were starting points, but the final design doesn't resemble either.