Fans of tape style delays.. Which pedal is your favourite?

ICBM

Boss RE-20. Really does the Space Echo sound pretty accurately, including the tin-bucket reverb!

The Akai Headrush E2 is nice as well, although it's much more often used as a looper.

Dominic

Limited delay features but great sound ......Strymon Deco .........does a lot more besides

Caffeine_Vampire

None of them sound like the real thing.

jmf1928

personalnadir said:

I've loved the T-Rex Replicator Junior. There was a bizarre moment a while ago where the new price for them tanked. I'm sure the modellers are great, but I love the sound and simplicity of it.

Another vote for a replicator. I have one along with an Empress. I love the Empress, but real tape is just so imperfect that it’s still its own thing. That said, I wouldn’t want to have to use it as my only delay being mechanical.

Jonathanthomas83

Try plugins, Valhalla Delay, Replika XT etc.

victorludorum

Chandler Stereo Digital Echo. It's a rack unit, but worth it.

JezWynd

Another vote for the Dunlop Echoplex Delay. Love it’s ease of use and plugging in a tap button expands its delay capability to 4 secs.

Lebarque

Dunlop Echoplex. Sounds superb and simple to use. The delay that (finally) got me into delay.

Fuengi

Keeley Eccos. My favourite delay pedal ever,. 

JCA2550

MXR/Duncan Echoplex sounds great and you can add the "crinkled" sound of a worn out tape for a touch of warble, if that's your thing.

sgosden

El cap is lovely, but only 2 presets is a pain. 
Volante is very good, sits really well in mix, and hours of fun with all the heads and stuff. 
I'm a fan of the binson and space echo models in the helix too. 

Very keen to play with the Keely eccos aswell. 

Fishboy7

I would really like to try the Belle Epoch Deluxe 

JayGee

I have a TC Alter Ego X4 which purports to model a long list of old-school delay/echo effects. Tapes, drums, disks, oil baths, vintage digital or analog delay lines - you name it, there’s a version of it in there!

I have no clue as to how accurate to their inspirations the various models are but they’re all interesting in one way or another, usable, and distinct. Then there’s the tone print stuff on top which allows access to a whole lot of extra downloadable presets (some of which are very nice indeed) and, if you’ve got the PC app allows you all kinds of deep editing potential to play with and create your own models/patches/presets.

I really like it...

John_A

Boss RE20

A mate of mine's big brother had a Space Echo back in the day when I was just starting out.  It sounded amazing and I always wanted one.  The RE20 gets really close and the Helix emulation is great too

Whitecat

I picked up a Mr. Black Tapex 2 a few months back and I’m really enjoying its simplicity and its sonics. Fun pedal. 

downbytheriver

Nocturne Mystery Brain

Keyroh

I'd go with Keeley Eccos for a standalone unit.
For a multi use delay it'd be a toss up between the deep dive of the SA Nemesis or the simplicity of the DD-200

slowpilgrim

has anyone A/B'd the MXR echoplex with the Skreddy Echo? Not a million miles in price difference.

equalsql

I've ended up with a used El Capistan and have to say I'm very impressed.  The wow & flutter, tape crinkle and age settings are sublime. 

26.2

Yes El Cap for me too. Doesn't always sound amazing at home levels but sounds fantastic at band volume.