Delay. Way Huge Echo Puss, Boss DD-3, Mooer Reecho?

Never thought I'd be looking at pedals but if the cover needs it, I guess it's gotta have it. Right off the bat I'm looking for a good slapback with options to get more spacey should our song list grow to require. Need the slapback for rockabilly type stuff.

In a few days searching I've run across the Way Huge Echo Puss, Boss DD-3 and Mooer Reecho. Then there's the Boss RC-3 Looper that looks interesting but different.

The only other effects I use are a Barber LTD, an old D'armond Wah and the amp's reverb and trem.

I can pick up a used DD-3 for $70, the Mooer for about $55 but haven't seen a used Echo Puss for less than $140.

TT

Back in the day, I owned a Memory Man, but I let it go long ago. I currently have a DD-3, that I don't use much, but seems versatile. I did the Allums mod that allows the "tails" to degrade more like an old analog unit.
Seems to me like most "effects" delays are better when used sparingly.

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Originally Posted by Bill Moore

Back in the day, I owned a Memory Man, but I let it go long ago. I currently have a DD-3, that I don't use much, but seems versatile. I did the Allums mod that allows the "tails" to degrade more like an old analog unit.
Seems to me like most "effects" delays are better when used sparingly.

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Agree with sparingly.

I have a TC Electronics Nova Repeater and - to ...ahem... echo what the others have said, simpler is better. I bought this one so I could do both the slapback and the tap-dotted eighth sounds, and frankly I never use the tap-dotted-eight sounds live anyway...which begs the question of why have it in the first place...The Mooer sounds good and is very small but if you're not powering your pedal(s) with a power supply you'll need one for the Mooer because it's too small for a battery.

Here's an idea - I'd suggest finding a Danelectro Dan-Echo. I used one for years in a band I was in with Offshore Angler and it worked great and could run for quite a few gigs on one battery, if used sparingly.

Here's a link to one of these for sale.

Check out the Dannelectro 600MS delay, it freaking RAWKS!!! No joke, best $25 I ever spent. Sounds great and does everything an old school delay needs to do. Not quite the same, but it does everything my Ibanez AD9 did. I also have an old DOD FX90, which is a crazy fun delay. I think they're pretty expensive now, but it is also simple. Another cheap and good delay is the Visual Sound Axle Grease, which I bought used for $40. Sounds more digital than the Dannelectro (which is actually pretty dark, in a good way) but in a good way. I am in no way a "delay guy", I use it sparingly and really could make due without.

I use a little bit of delay now and then. I had a Catalinbread Belle Epoch for a while but found I like a cleaner, brighter repeat and bought a used BYOC delay- the digital one that sounds a little warmer- almost analog- like. I think it's only good for 300ms.

Just scored a Mooer Reecho on ebay. Should be here in a couple of days. Now I'll have to build a pedal board. Never thought I'd say that.

TT