The ultimate customizability with the focus being on tone. Analog man carried the pigtronix phi echolution delay. A really clean booster pedal which can also be used as a transparent buffer as it does not color your tone or add dirt. The strymon timeline delay pedal is more of a workstation than a traditional pedal, providing the sort of granular control and processing power thats more commonly found in. How to use strymon impulse manager march 24, 2020 matt piper. Im looking for the best fullfunction delay for bass. The dmc4 gen3 can control up to four separate devices, or three devices plus a looper. A down and dirty run through of the presets on the new pigtronix echolution 2 delay by ed pettersen and gary goodlow of the high line riders band. Also, being forced to record the whole delay, with real knobs for the controls, makes me adjust the parameters sort of playing the delay as an instrument much more than when im. Mine actually had a technical issue so i sent it back for repair pigtronix has very good cust svc.
The pigtronix philosophers tone, boasting a crystalclear compression and endless polyphonic sustain, is a favorite effect of andy summers, the mars volta and weezer. I run stereo instereo out and the more i mess with it the more i. The boonar is a faithful replication of the binson echorec 2, cramped into a. Boss dd500, and strymon timeline units as my stereo multidelay effect lineupi. The dmc3xl gen3 will seamlessly control the dpc8ez, so that one tap will reconfigure your entire pedalboard in milliseconds. Timeline enables spillover by recording the wet signal and playing it back when a new patch is selected.
The sound quality and engineering of the unit is peerless and i am a huge strymon fan. But the strymon takes the cake for me because it is just so much fun and easy to use. Boss dd500 delay vs eventide timefactor vs strymon timeline. Ultra pro offers true stereo processing and an impressive 12 seconds of digital delay time. With 12 different delay modes, you can control the sonic character and feel of each. The dmc4 gen3 will seamlessly control the dpc8ez, so that one tap will reconfigure your entire pedalboard in milliseconds.
You know, i watched a youtube video dd 500 vs timeline and i truly could not say one was simply better than the other. The pigtronix echolution 2 ultra pro is, hands down, one of the most involved and featurerich delay pedals i have ever used. See the david gilmour gear guide for specific settings for each song. Pigtronix echolution 2 ultra pro gitaar effectpedaal kopen. Pigtronix echolution deluxe 2, strymon timeline,eventide timefactor or tc electronics triple delayam i forgetting any. Strymon timeline delay, demo by pete thorn youtube.
The echolution 2 deluxe offers additional switches and led displays for customizing the delay response. If youre a guitar pedal junkie then youll definitely know about the now legendary strymon and eventide pedals. Lava cables, patch cables, solderfree and soldered pedal kits. The pigtronix aria xes disnortion is a smooth and musical distortion pedal with a 3band active equalizer. This pedal is known as the multidimensional inspiration machine.
The echolution is a dual delay, with independent tap tempo and modulation delay modes. When a new patch is selected, the wet signal from the first patch is looped at the first patch s delay time interval, and played back while reducing in level based on the repeats value. Weve added lots of features, connectivity, and capability, making the dmc4 gen3 a. Pigtronix echolution 2 including deluxe and filter filter pro, infinity. Delay suggestions with tap tempo and presets telecaster. It pays to invest in quality guitar effects pedal patch cables nov 28, 2017. From what i can tell theres almost no major difference between the two other than a huge price difference. These 2 brands have dominated the highend pedal market for a long time now with. There are a few cons for example i plan to use midi for patch selection and. Pigtronix echolution 2 vs strymon timeline sound clips.
You can also use the unlock feature and use 2 delays or reverbs instead of one each, you can also rig parallel lines and segregated outputs. Empress echosystem vs strymon timeline guitar pedal x. Empress echosystem vs strymon timeline jun 2, 2017 00. The dmc4 gen3 is the next generation compact midi controller from disaster area. Both the boss dd20 giga delay and the strymon timeline are completely digital, while the echolution maintains an analog pre and tape filters. Pigtronix echolution 2 is one of the best sounding delays ive ever. This is a demo video of the echolution 2 filter pro delay effects pedal from pigtronix s.
A note to our customers about coronavirus march 20, 2020 ethan tufts. I compared the timeline with my friends pigtronix echolution, which is another cool pedal in the same price range. A demo of the timeline delay pedal, from strymon check out my solo album guitar nerd at. Functionally and sonically, there is no difference. How does the pigtronix echolution stack up to other comprehensive delays like the boss dd20 or strymon timeline. Echolution deluxe 2 vs timeline vs timefactor vs tc electronic triple delay discussion in. Replacement knob black without indicator line timeline, bigsky, mobius. The pigtronix echolution 2 deluxe can be had used for a very reasonable price and in my opinion has better sounding delays.
Disaster area dmc4 gen3 midi controller disaster area. Now, having gone through this same research again and again, my next delay pedal hopefully will be a pigtronix echolution 2 ultra pro there are many iterations of the echolution, if i. Is the strymon timeline worth selling my boss dd7 and mxr. Some of you will have deduced from my relatively recent empress echosystem vs strymon timeline post that i recently made the move across to the new empress echosystem delay workstation which i currently consider cream of the crop. Below are instructions that illustrate how to update your pedal with the nixie software. I think strymon timeline, eventide timefactor and empress echosystem are the usual suspects. The sound quality is superbunless you mangle it with the onboard bitcrushing function, in. These 2 brands have dominated the highend pedal market for a long time now with strymon practically setting the benchmark for reverb big sky, delay timeline and modulation mobius.
Its also the effective replacement of the echolution 2 deluxe making a. There are new pedals arriving all the time, and each. I compared the timeline with my friends pigtronix echolution, which is. So, currently i own the pigtronix echolution 2 deluxe. Things moved on, the damage control guys started up strymon, and thus we have a new timeline still a rugged floor pedal that offers several different delay types, but one that takes advantage of more recent technological advances, particularly in processing power. Echolution 2 is, hands down the best all analog delay pedal that i could find while researching for several months. The dmc4 gen2 can send either a global tempo bpm for all presets, or a new tempo. More presets and preset slots than the other 2 brands. The dmc3xl gen3 can control up to four separate devices, or three devices plus a looper. A down and dirty run through of the presets on the new pigtronix echolution 2 delay by ed pettersen and gary goodlow of the high line riders. Strymon timeline boss dd500 eventide timefactor pigtronix echolution chase bliss tonal recall empress superdelay tc electronics flashback x4 or alter ego x4 source audio nemesis ehx deluxe memory man tt1100 korg sdd3000 vox delaylab line 6 dl4.
On the dig dual delay, the tone of the delays are different than those on the timeline s dual delay machine. Strymon dig, line6 dl4, skreddy echo, pigtronix echolution, jam pedals delay. Currently using a flashback x4 its great but looking for something with more than 3 presetsthe tap tempo feature is very handy but i find adjusting the controls on the fly at gigs for level and feedback to be soooooo touchy you just look at them and youve gone from 3 or 4 repeats to 27 or from a too intrusive delay to one quieter than a mouse. Whats the difference between the pigtronix echolution 2 and the echolution 2 deluxe.
By full function i mean it needs to have tap tempo, dotted rhythms, perfect reproduction rather than any analogtape. I havent been able to get nearly as nice of a tape delay tone using plugins, so its all over my mixes. In fact the neuro app provides a constant upgrade path where you can upgrade patches and download new and improved sounds to your pedal. Tap the knob to view or change the subdivisions or output settings for each output, then. Please subscribe to our channel and visit our store we are also members of patreon if you woul. There is nothing inherently better about the timeline than other high end delays. Pigtronix echolution 2 versus echolution 2 deluxe sweetwater. The closest to the timeline s digital machine is the digs 2496 setting, however, it has some subtle dynamic ducking of the delays that the timeline s digital setting does not. Pigtronix pigtronix echolution 2 vs strymon timeline. Anybody else have experience with both of these, and if youre only going to keep one of them, which would it be and why. Echolution 2 ultra pro is an update of pigtronix s previous flagship delay, echolution 2 deluxe. The pigtronix site says, echolution 2 deluxe features stereo inputs and outputs, sporting an all analog dry signal path along with extensive analog tone shaping and filtering before and after the 24bit, variableclock digital delay line. Ive been thinking about selling my empress superdelay to get a timeline or a dd500. We can also control the loop recorder looper on several popular devices such as the strymon timeline, eventide h9, and line 6 m9 m.
The timeline also has the amazing ice effect which is the one and only effect that i am missing so far on the echosystem. Sa nemesis, strymon timeline, pigtronix echolution 2 deluxe or ultra pro. The pigtronix class a boost will fatten up and boost anything you feed it. If you want to change your nonmidi pedals along with your presets, you can add in one of our dpc8ez switching systems. Pigtronix not only created a simply amazing delay workstation but it also managed to invent one of the most intuitive user interfaces that i have ever. Echolution deluxe 2 vs timeline vs timefactor vs tc.