Could this be the greatest (and ugliest) delay pedal ever?
I have to be honest. I’m not a delay guy. Guitarists can use them all over the place, but it’s a rare occassion when one will work so perfectly with a bass. Until earlier this afternoon, this (quite possibly the ugliest pedal ever created) wasn’t gonna come close to featuring on this blog. However, half-way through recording a slap part in Battle Circus’ Much Like Mescaline, producer Dave Holmes suggested we get a delay pedal in there. And not just any delay – one that can do pitch shifting, a metric shitload of delay types, BPM-matching, and every analog/digital recreation under the sun.
No doubt there are dozens of sites all over the web that can heap highly-technical praise upon this device (and if you’re looking for a reason to buy one, that’s probably where you should go next). All I can say is with my limited experience, this is one of those magic every-trick-in-one-box units. To get the same effect as the one I used today, I’d need a Boss OC-3 octaver through a Boss DD-3 delay, with a MIDI clock sync, and a sonic maximiser wacked on the end. Not to mention a dozen patch cables, and as many 9 volt batteries. Or you could just plug in one of these.
The Time Bender in action