U2-style delay choice (2024)

proxy said:

The thing I always liked about rack gear for U2 stuff was that you could make the first repeat a touch louder than the dry signal.

Any pedals do that?

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lots of them do. probably less likely that they wouldn’t have this feature.

earwax said:

lots of them do. probably less likely that they wouldn’t have this feature.

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Guess I’m unlucky - the El Cap, the Echosex, the Ibanez DE7, the Dispatch Master, the Space Spiral, the Ibanez ES3, the Avalanche Run, the Echosex 3, and the Flashback I have don’t let you make the wet signal louder than the dry signal.

Would genuinely appreciate any specific recommendations of pedals that do that.

gumpunth said:

Now I'm finding multi mode delay with tap tempo for playing U2 stuff like Streets, Pride, Bad etc and could also play songs other than U2. In my mind there are
-TC Flashback x4 : 2290 mode, 3 presets, but so huge
-Boss DD200: dual delay mode, 4 presets
-2 delays for make dual delay
-Other choices from above which you could recommend
Thanks

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Boss DD-3T Digital Delay with tap tempo.

The Edge's tone is big money. Rack effects not to mention top-shelf Vox and Fender Tweeds.

The best I have used is a Helix. When you have the loops, delays, and effects in place, it is one monster of a chain.

There are ways to get something similar to his tone as people have shown here but it's not an easy one because of the multiple interactions going on.

proxy said:

Guess I’m unlucky - the El Cap, the Echosex, the Ibanez DE7, the Dispatch Master, the Space Spiral, the Ibanez ES3, the Avalanche Run, the Echosex 3, and the Flashback I have don’t let you make the wet signal louder than the dry signal.

Would genuinely appreciate any specific recommendations of pedals that do that.

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The wet/dry signal is 50/50 at 3:00 on the el capistan. The El Cap can go 100 percent wet.

from the manual of the Avalanche Run “4. Mix: The is the volume control for the delay line. This blends in the wet with dry until 1 o’clock, 1 o’clock to 3 o’clock boosts the wet signal over the dry and 3 o’clock up brings down dry until it is fully wet when all the way up.”

earwax said:

The wet/dry signal is 50/50 at 3:00 on the el capistan. The El Cap can go 100 percent wet.

from the manual of the Avalanche Run “4. Mix: The is the volume control for the delay line. This blends in the wet with dry until 1 o’clock, 1 o’clock to 3 o’clock boosts the wet signal over the dry and 3 o’clock up brings down dry until it is fully wet when all the way up.”

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ah perfect. I don’t have the El cap anymore, but I do have the avalanche run. I don’t use it as much as it was kind of complicated, but back on the board it goes! Thanks.

I have used a boss dd20 for 2 for years...use it for modulated short repeats...the meat and potatoes sound of his rhythmic delay playing...also used a tc electronic nova delay...both of these can be set to the right time digitally and tap delay...i like setting it to a specific number for the delay...

i also sometimes use a way huge supa puss but thats tap tempo only...the dd20 only holds so many setting so u2 stuff i dont play alot ill just tap tempo it...good skill to have to be able to tap tempo a delay to the drums

for the longer more atmospheric delay he also uses (2 delays) i use a boss dd3 or a hardwire digital delay, or really any delay

Kidcotton said:

You guys are out of control.

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You're so cruel to point that out. Makes me want to hide in another time, another place. Like, idk, under shadows and tall trees or something. Or maybe a hill where there's only a single tree.

Kidcotton said:

I use the vintage digital (sde300) setting. It has control over rate and depth for the

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But God bless you for getting the Roland rack designation right, sir. The amount of times I have read 'it does the SDD-3000' on these forums (you did miss a zero tho).

Kidcotton said:

On a side note does anyone know what happened to pete the chop?

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I don't know but I really treasured that guy.

proxy said:

The thing I always liked about rack gear for U2 stuff was that you could make the first repeat a touch louder than the dry signal.

Any pedals do that?

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Deluxe Memory man has 1st repeat above unity.
Boss DD-200 lets you dial in first repeat louder than original.
Strymon delays slightly duck original delay above unity, it’s infuriating tbh.

proxy said:

The thing I always liked about rack gear for U2 stuff was that you could make the first repeat a touch louder than the dry signal.

Any pedals do that?

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Strymon DIG lets you do that. It's wonderful for this. It's one of my gripes about the DD-200. Wish you could have some individual level control over the two delay lines in dual mode.

DaveNJ said:

So, the thread came out a few months before we crossed over to the "Year of the Delay Pedals". With the most recent crop of delays released - DL4 II, RE-20x, Halo, that new Meris (coming soon?), impending Strymon updates - do/will any of these do it better?

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I tried the dl4 mk2 for months. Couldn’t bond with it, even after studying the manual. Keen on the Keeley Halo right now.

Don’t forget the new Source Audio Nemisis ADT coming, too!

DaveNJ said:

So, the thread came out a few months before we crossed over to the "Year of the Delay Pedals". With the most recent crop of delays released - DL4 II, RE-20x, Halo, that new Meris (coming soon?), impending Strymon updates - do/will any of these do it better?

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billybling said:

Not one Eventide TimeFactor recommendation? Interesting

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Look closer.

Blix said:

Look closer.

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Thanks