help me pic out a delay! please!...

[curt_4000]

well guys, tax money has arrived and im gonna break down and buy a delay tomarrow...
not sure if i'll get any responses by then but i figured i'd try. i got up to $200 to spend on one but i'd like to get away with cheeper. lol
you guys got any idea of a nice delay around that price? i also play bass.. not sure if it makes to big of a diff on delay...
but here is what im leenin towards.
-Akai E2 Headrush
-Malekko echo 300 bright
-Malekko echo 300 dark
-vox time machine

i'd love to get a malekko 616 but i know their kinda hold to get ahold of these days..
thanks for the help guys!
-Curt

[RossCanyonsofstatic]

I have the malekko 300 bright and I love the sound but I find the short delay time to be a little annoying at times I would have preferred the 600 in the long run I think

[curt_4000]

yeah i know what your saying.
i ended up getting the 300 dark, malekko had tracks on their website of the 300 dark on bass and i really dug it... but i think i'll be buying a 600 soon enough.
or i might try and get a 616... i'm sure i'll eventually get bored with the short delay time as well, i just did'nt have a hundred more bucks to spend.
thanks for the advice man!
-curt

[Gunner Recall]

Those are all very different...

The akai is mostly for looping...you don't really see many people bragging about how much better the delays sound. It is an excellent user friendly looper though.
The e300's are some of THE best small form slapback delays out there. I've got the e600dark and it's one of my favorite small form analog delays.
Vox time machine...digital like the headrush, with the a long delay time and tap tempo but no looper.

I guess it comes down to features...looping vs true "analog" vs tap tempo
If you wanted the malekko 616 I'd hold out for one, none of those three really come close (not to knock the e300, it's a slapback monster, but it is a 300ms delay).
Don't settle.

*lulz looks lik you already decided, good choice for teh slapbacks...I think I need to hunt down an e300bright soon.*

[Mark]

616 without a doubt. just do it.

[curt_4000]

dudes... im pumped for the 300 dark!
but im fur sure saving my next check for the 616! haha...
where can you find one? do i need to get on a waiting list?
dang it!

[Blurillaz]

DM-2
Not associated with seller, blah blah blah
$170 shipped, quite a deal.
http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=676872

[Morax]

yup the DM-2 is a very nice sounding analog delay...but Way Huge just reissued their legendary Aqua Puss...a month ago a cool $800...now $149.99!!!!...highly recommended

[Mark]

dudes... im pumped for the 300 dark!
but im fur sure saving my next check for the 616! haha...
where can you find one? do i need to get on a waiting list?
dang it!

ProGuitarShop.com

nah, no waiting list, er, if they have em in stock that is.

[Blurillaz]

yup the DM-2 is a very nice sounding analog delay...but Way Huge just reissued their legendary Aqua Puss...a month ago a cool $800...now $149.99!!!!...highly recommended

Yuck, never liked the aqua puss, not even the original I played. they seem to command quite a pile of dough for john mayer fans though.

[curt_4000]

well... a day after i bought the 300 dark...
i got the 616 as well!
sumbody stop me!...

[bdunlap]

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[Morax]

yup the DM-2 is a very nice sounding analog delay...but Way Huge just reissued their legendary Aqua Puss...a month ago a cool $800...now $149.99!!!!...highly recommended

Yuck, never liked the aqua puss, not even the original I played. they seem to command quite a pile of dough for john mayer fans though.

...what was it about it you didn't like? I'm usually a tape echo/delay nazi and the one I had yrs ago was tits...most of the complaints i've read over the years was that it was only capable of 300ms...but to my ears the repeats sounded really freakin good...not tape mind you but for a non-tape delay pretty freakin good...yeah I know douchebags like Mayer & Brad Paisley seem to be drawn to it's "uber-rarity"