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Zoom Multistomps have a cool Reverse delay inside!

gila_crisis wrote:Zoom Multistomps have a cool Reverse delay inside!

This has also occurred to me, but I keep forgetting about them. Thanks!

Not quite "cheap" but the SMMH is an all-time favorite. I always have it set to reverse echo. Has the added benefit of a looper you can use in any mode. Classic.

If you get the opportunity I thoroughly recommend running reverse delay into a reverse reverb, and then blending that wondrous mess back into the dry guitar sound. I'm using a Digidelay and a Digiverb and the effect is quite beautiful on a dry guitar.

The Obscura was mentioned. While it's one of my favorite delays, keep in mind the Reverse mode is wet signal only.

adamajah wrote:The Obscura was mentioned. While it's one of my favorite delays, keep in mind the Reverse mode is wet signal only.

Yep. I’ve got one that I pretty much use only for wacky solos. I keep thinking about getting another, but that seems... excessive.

(Says the man running seven delays).

Errant Tiger wrote:

adamajah wrote:The Obscura was mentioned. While it's one of my favorite delays, keep in mind the Reverse mode is wet signal only.

Yep. I’ve got one that I pretty much use only for wacky solos. I keep thinking about getting another, but that seems... excessive.

(Says the man running seven delays).

Two Obscuras could be illuminating

Errant Tiger wrote:

Bartimaeus wrote:As others have mentioned, a BOSS DD is fairly cheap and does a good reverse. But be aware the reverse on the DD5 has a really unique sound. I'm not sure if it's even a true reverse? And you can't remove the dry signal. But a lot of folks love the sound of it (including me), so I'd recommend checking out some clips to compare it to the more standard DD6/DD7 reverse.

I do love the reverse on my DD-5, as noted, though I had no idea it was different from the DD6/DD7. Interesting...

I have a DD5 and DD6 on my board. Some differences:

DD5 reverse is my favorite, but i've had this pedal for more than 25 years and it will always be my baby.
-You can not kill the dry, but you can manipulate the delayed sound, in pitch, with the delay knob. Have the feedback at 100% and you can play the reverse sound like a theremin. Like back and forth, in tune, forever. If you keep the repeats at 100% you can turn the pedal off and it will keep the loop going. Great stuff. Oddly, in regular delay modes, you can repeat forever, but the delay knob will not change the pitch of the repeats like it does in reverse mode.
-Bonus points for Sample/hold mode that lets you do milliseconds up to 2 full second loop. There are not enough short loopers.

DD6,
-You can kill the dry, you can repeat forever, but you can NOT change the pitch of the delayed/reversed signal with the delay knob like you can on the DD5. For the functions I use (Reverse, S/H) the DD6 is almost the opposite DD5, A bizarro DD5, because in standard delay modes, your delay time will affect pitch but in reverse mode it will not. Bonus points for sample/hold of milliseconds up to 6 full secs. Love that stutter.

I only stepped on a DD7 for the first time last weekend and it was not for me because I didn't like the loop mode. It is more traditional, not like the S/H on the DD5 and 6 and had multiple steps. I didn't even get as far as reverse before playing without pedals (gross).

Joyo, Valeton, and other cheapo Chinese brands may be worth exploring. As others have suggested, Zoom multistomps offer a pretty solid reverse delay algorithm.

The reverse mode on the DD-5 is the shit, I still kick myself for flipping mine for roughly half of what another one would cost me now.
Never found anything else that came close to that dreamy glitchy reverse thing

Not a delay, but the EHX Attack Decay does reverse simulation and is fairly inexpensive.

Blood_mountain wrote:Not a delay, but the EHX Attack Decay does reverse simulation and is fairly inexpensive.

HMMMMMMMM

Errant Tiger wrote:I guess the subject says it all. What’s the cheapest one out there? Cheapest USABLE one?

Or the Behringer Echo Machine has a reverse setting. I can't speak to how good it is, but you can likely find one of these pretty cheap. I'm looking for one of the reverb machine pedals atm as a reverb slave for my superego effects loop. They're passable if their not your sole effect and if you can handle them being in plastic enclosures.

Blood_mountain wrote:

Errant Tiger wrote:I guess the subject says it all. What’s the cheapest one out there? Cheapest USABLE one?

Or the Behringer Echo Machine has a reverse setting. I can't speak to how good it is, but you can likely find one of these pretty cheap. I'm looking for one of the reverb machine pedals atm as a reverb slave for my superego effects loop. They're passable if their not your sole effect and if you can handle them being in plastic enclosures.

It sounds pretty good, but they're surprisingly not cheap; close to $100 with shipping. The Echo Park is comparable in price, actually, and now I'm thinking it might be fun to add that to the delay stable...

gila_crisis wrote:Zoom Multistomps have a cool Reverse delay inside!

Found an MS-70 on some Chinese retail site for like $50, and am sorely tempted... though it may not be flexible enough for live use... and of course, there's always the gamble of the Chinese retail site...