The deluxe memory boy is infinitely broader, but also slightly noticeably more shallow. Fairly high feedback with short delay settings produces a reverb type of effect. So for the hazarai we used our chief design engineer david cockerell who has designed numerous electroharmonix pedals, both in the. Musical instruments free delivery possible on eligible purchases. If you have the chance to try out a few deluxe memory boys, you should. Electroharmonixs xo line added the stereo polyphase, an analog optical envelope and lfocontrolled phase shifter. Its a true analog delay, with up to 550ms delay time, modulation, tap tempo, effects loop, expression pedal jack, true bypass, and comes with a power supply, usa, euro, or uk type. It is best known for a series of popular guitar effects pedals introduced in the 1970s and 1990s.
The companys legendary memory man analog delay was central to u2s classic sound. Ehx memory boy deluxe vs memory man deluxe the gear page. I tried hijacking another thread to get an answer to this, but no luck there, so thus this thread. The electroharmonix deluxe memory man is one of those pedals. Its output is clean, noise free so it performs excellent in the studio by adding to any track uniqueness unmatched without the headache when mixing and mastering. Electroharmonix deluxe memory man xo analog delay guitar. One memory man was one of the later big box versions, probably from early 2000s. Electroharmonix memory boy analog delay pedal with chorus. If youre looking for all the power of a professional delay pedal without the price, the deluxe memory boy is up for the task. Why the electroharmonix deluxe memory boy is still the. Electroharmonix deluxe memory boy analog delay pedal with. Lush, spatial chorus and haunting vibrato are just a few of the treats in the memory man s sonic smorgasbord.
It has the largest spec of the series, followed by the memory boy and memory toy pedals. After my deluxe memory man passed away god rest its soul, i tried a memory boy for a couple of weeks. Nothing can compare to the organic sound of analog delay, especially when its from the deluxe memory man. It shares all the powerful features of the 1100ms unit, except for. Find great deals on analog delay pedals on click here. Electro harmonix deluxe memory boy tap tempo delay pedal. Electro harmonix deluxe memory man xo vs memory boy analog. The memory man was a staple in the edges sonic palate. As the years pass, these ehx icons continue to be recognized as the most influential and sought after guitar effect pedals of all time. They werent necessarily bad, but i though the modulation on the memory boy was too over the top.
Analog man carries the electroharmonix deluxe memory boy. The memory boy gets 4 stars from me because, its built solid, like other ehx pedals and i own a few. Hazarai just means all the bells and whistles basically. As a looper, it has up to a full 30 seconds of loop time. Electroharmonix memory toy analog delay pedal with. The ehx deluxe memory boy analog delays quality ics deliver warm and organic analog tones while tap tempo allows you to always be in sync with the. The ehx memory boy straps on the cape and flies with heritage into the search for amazing sound at a price that mere mortals can afford. The memory toy and memory boy delay pedals are essentially smaller budget versions of the deluxe memory man. The electroharmonix memory boy is a smooth analog delay that takes its heritage from the 1970s memory man and the legendary deluxe memory man.
That one sounded better than the real early one, the one people claim is the best, with the permanently attached power cable. Electro harmonix delay shootout deluxe memory man boy toy. Why the electroharmonix deluxe memory boy is still the best. Ehx deluxe memory man vs memory boy 12 a shoot out between the new analogue delay and the old classic.
The memory boy uses the deluxe memory man as a base, expanding upon it with additional modulation features and an optional expression pedal input for external control over delay time or modulation rate. Nov 03, 2009 electroharmonix november 2009 brochure the deluxe memory boy is the newest member of the iconic memory man family. Personally i settled for the memory man deluxe wtap tempo as my main delay. I also think that the bypass works great without any signal loss. The 550ms of delay are complemented by vintage analog circuits and a wide range of controls including delay, feedback and chorusvibrato. The deluxe memory is very nice if youre looking for a very organic, textural lofi sound. Youve heard the memory man defying the laws of space and time for decades, wrapping riffs in a warm, organic tone the defined what we want from a good. Electroharmonix deluxe memory man 1100tt delay pedal pmt. I like trippy spacey sounds but the pitch bends on the memory boy were too extreme to be of any real use for me. Buy a stay grounded shirt here ryan puts the classic electro. Electroharmonix memory toy analog echo and chorus guitar. World class echoes with modulation and reverse are just a few of the choices. Jun 07, 2017 i was in a band where we had 3 memory men, a memory boy tap tempo and a memory toy.
Yes, the memory man w the nos panasonic ics has a cleaner delay with less high end trash, but its twice the price. Tap tempo is nice, but the demos i have heard seem to show the memory. I have a boss dd3 to compare to, the ehx memory boy pedal seems to excel at dirtying up the sound of the delayed signal. Its a cool pedal and some people swear by it, but it wont get you those classic dmm sounds. Buy silverline audio replacement power supplyac adapter for ehxelectroharmonix pedals. Not calling for a revolution here but sometimes you have to throw out the manual and rule book and start experimenting a little to. I really like this pedal, its pretty much a home run by eh for the price.
I am unable to obtain a good clean delay from this pedal. The companys legendary memory man analog delay was central to. The memory boy has expression pedal capability, and the toy is a straight up, threeknob delay with a modulation switch. The awardwinning ehx 9 series features enough legendary sounds to fill a stage and then some.
The memory boy uses the deluxe memory man as a base, expanding upon it with additional modulation features and an optional expression pedal input allowing external control over delay time or modulation rate. Electroharmonix has unleashed a trio of memory man derivatives recently, and the deluxe memory boy offers some flexible updated features. The memory toy has the same base tonedark repeats like the memory boy, just with less options. One of the most famous electroharmonix pedals ever manufactured, the deluxe memory man is an incredibly versatile analog delay. Ive been looking to buy an ehx memory boy memory boy deluxe for my jx3p and my. Electroharmonix deluxe memory boy delay guitar effects pedal.
The ehx deluxe memory boy analog delays quality ics deliver warm and organic analog tones while tap tempo allows you to always be in sync with the groove. The electroharmonix deluxe memory boy delay pedal is a member of the memory man family of guitar effects. Aug 15, 2018 one of ehxs most prized products are their analog delays. Ehx deluxe memory man sad 1024a eh7550 schematic all about modern commercial stompbox circuits from electro harmonix over mxr, boss and ibanez into the nineties.
The memory man delux is a thoroughly responsive pedal allowing for a broad range of sonic potential rare amongst effects pedals. Thats why weve created the new deluxe memory man 550tt. The one i had was very dark, but that low cut feature you mentioned got. Feb 25, 2010 i had both the memory boy and memory toy, but i just couldnt get along with them and came back to my tried and true mxr carbon copy. Unknown to most people, eh also made a line of guitars in the 70s. The deluxe memory boy is the newest delay from the memory man family. Each polyphonic pedal provides nine classic sounds in a simple pluginand. With a dedicated tap tempo footswitch, the ehx deluxe memory boy delivers rich, warm, organic analog delay. Electroharmonix deluxe memory man 550 tap tempo is the answer for guitarists who want a genuine bbd delay with every bit o.
Memory boy, memory toy, deluxe memory boy, stereo memory man with hazarai, deluxe memory man with tap tempo 1100. Electroharmonix deluxe memory boy analog delay effects. I liked the delay, but the pedal added so much gain that it was almost unusable for me. Electroharmonix guitar delays pedals for sale in stock. Sweet modulations can add lush ambience while the expression pedal input gives you external control. The deluxe memory boy at the moment does offer more control options than just about any other analog delay around, especially for the price point, but ehx is supposedly going to be releasing a new deluxe memory man w tap tempo in the next couple of months that promises to have the tone of the man, with all the extra control options of the. The memory boy is darker, but i didnt find it unusable. Analog warmth that renders digital delay obsolete the ehx deluxe memory man. If you want to get close to the memory man tone but arent convinced you need the real deal, these are a great choice and are very affordable. The mod switch will enable a slow modulation on the delay time similar to the chorus modulation of the deluxe memory man. Electroharmonix deluxe memory man delay guitar effect pedal new. Quality ics deliver warm and organic analog tones while tap tempo allows you to always be in sync with the groove. They dont get in the way and muddy up your playing. The deluxe memory man 1100tt is, however, only occasionally available and subject to our ability to find the very rare nos ics it requires.
The electroharmonix deluxe memory boy with tap tempo is the newest delay from the memory man family. The memory boy is certainly a dark delay, but i like dark delays. Artists like the edge and radioheads ed obrien have used the deluxe memory man to fill out broad soundscapes. It carries on the family tradition with new performance aspects that give it unique power and metronomic definition. The deluxe memory boy is a delay from the memory man family. Up to 550ms of vibrant echo that rivals tape delay. Quality ics deliver warm and organic analog tones while tap tempo. Electroharmonix deluxe memory boy analog delay echo pedal. Mar 28, 2014 i found the memory toy unusable as it killed the sound, the regular memory boy was good but not great. But, those other two delays are fairly limited in the scope of sounds they can deliver.
The best electroharmonix pedals beginner guitar hq. Deluxe memory boy effect pedal analog delay with triangle and square wave modulation, with rate and depth controls for chorus, vibrato and sweeps, fx loop. Capture the musical moment at the touch of a switch, while providing a landscape of. Over 15,000 instruments with free nextday delivery, interestfree finance and amazing deals. Browse the latest electroharmonix memory man pedals available at andertons music co.
Electroharmonix is a new yorkbased company that makes highend electronic audio processors and sells rebranded vacuum tubes. The stereo memory man with hazarai is destined to be one of the most creative instruments you will ever own. They also produce the 2880 pedal, which allows complex looping and multitrack. Can anyone tell me if there is much difference between the memory boy and deluxe memory man, apart from price. Analog warmth that renders digital delay obsolete the ehx deluxe memory man echo with chorusvibrato.
Electroharmonix memory boy delay guitar effects pedal. Electro harmonix memory boy vs deluxe memory man ultimate. Sporting all the features of the memory boy with an added tap tempo, tap divide subdivision and an expression pedal input, the deluxe memory boy is capable of going pound for pound with the larger memory man. Radioheads ed obrien once said that taking the memory man off of his board would feel like losing a part of his soul. Sure, it may not have as many settings as the memory man or the memory boy, but electro harmonix made sure that they kept everything that mattered most when creating the memory toy. Overview the deluxe memory boy is a delay from the memory man family. Electroharmonix deluxe memory boy delay pedal zzounds. Choose five note divisions for metronomic variances. Along with the big muff, the deluxe memory man is one of electroharmonixs most famous pedals. The status led shows that the electroharmonix memory toy is in effect mode.
One of ehxs most prized products are their analog delays. The ehx deluxe memory man 1100tt delay has longer delay time and tap tempo. The ehx deluxe memory man 1100tt was born and the best got even better. Memory boy vs memory boy deluxe gearspace gearslutz. Electroharmonix memory man pedals andertons music co. Electro harmonix memory boy analog delay chorus vibrato w power supply new. When the led is off, the memory toy is in true bypass mode. Sep 09, 2015 the deluxe memory boy has a feature set similar to the tap tempo memory men. The deluxe memory boy s quality internal circuitry delivers warm and organic analog tones while tap tempo allows you to always be in sync with the groove. This unit has been around since the 1970s, and its one of the most loved delay pedals ever created.
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