Best delay for ...

Cliff Waterman · Post by **Cliff Waterman** » 20 Sep 2002 7:57 am

I am looking for a delay sound that guys like Chet Atkins and Buddy Emmons used to get using an Echo-plex. Is there anything out there than can duplicate that kind of wet, distant type, of delay. Thanks

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 20 Sep 2002 1:24 pm

Gibson has re-issued the Echo-Plex but I don't think you want to know the cost!

Erv

Rob van Duuren · Post by **Rob van Duuren** » 20 Sep 2002 2:24 pm

you might wanna try the line6 delay modeler. rob.

Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 20 Sep 2002 5:52 pm

Arion analog delay pedal. An exact replication.

KENNY KRUPNICK · Post by **KENNY KRUPNICK** » 21 Sep 2002 7:39 pm

Try a Danelectro "Dan Echo".

John Macy · Post by **John Macy** » 22 Sep 2002 8:00 am

Ditto on the Line 6--it has models for both the tube and the solid state Echoplex. You can even dial in some wow and flutter

. I use mine all the time...

Brad Sarno · Post by **Brad Sarno** » 22 Sep 2002 8:55 am

The Line 6 delay modeler is pretty cool but it converts your whole signal to digital and then back to analog. If you're really serious about getting a modern emulation of an Echoplex, look into the SIB Echodrive. It's a big red pedal with a preamp tube in it and the delay circuitry, though digital, emulates the quality and character of a tape delay. Not only is this box cool for getting the classic Chet/Buddy delays but the fact that the guitar signal passes thru a tube circuit only and preserves the analog signal, makes it even more special. No solid state in the guitar path, only in the delay circuit. You can control the tape head record level to even get that warm fuzzy echo. It's also like an Echoplex in that subsequent echos lose their fidelity each time it repeats. Just as if it were being re-recorded back to the tape as in the Echoplex. I love this box even with the echo mixed all the way off because it's an incredible tube preamp and guitar pickups love to see tubes. If you use a passive (pot) volume pedal, place this thing right after it and you have the smoothest of smooth sounds.

Brad Sarno
Angelfish Mastering
St. Louis, MO