Foxgear Echosex Baby Delay

Positief aan de Echosex Baby vond ik de manier waarop de herhalingen in elkaar overvloeien. Zeker met een tikkeltje modulatie erop klonk dit erg goed. Dit deed maar mijn mening niet onder voor bijvoorbeeld een El Capistan. Jammer vond ik dat, ondanks dat er een soort pre-amp in dit pedaaltje moet zitten, ik het idee kreeg dat het mijn basisgeluid afzwakte indien ingeschakeld. Ook vond ik het jammer dat het pedaaltje erg breekbaar aanvoelt. Dit komt met name door het lichte gewicht en het wiebelige acryl dat is gebruikt. Indien dat niet stoort kan ik het pedaaltje zeker aanraden. Aangezien ik persoonlijk op zoek was naar een meer subtiele 'always-on' delay heb ik uiteindelijk de Boss DM-2w verkozen.

I've used to have MXR Carbon Copy Analog Delay which sounded really great, but few years ago it got fried because of the bad electric installations in the room where I've rehearsed with a band, and ever since I've yearned for that kind of warm sound of the delay. In the meantime I've used Line 6 DL4, but it was bulky, used too much space on the pedalboard and had way more options from what I needed (which is great if you are into tweaking and twiddling, but I prefer simple and straightforward 'easy-to-dial-in' controls), so finally I've decided to buy a small analog delay pedal. Just like we often do, I've stumbled on this pedal by accident, watched few reviews on YouTube (if you are interested, there is one great review of the pedal by Pete Thorn, he does it a great justice, but if you are reading this you've probably already did your homework :). I've liked what I am hearing, there were some interesting sounds you can get by tweaking ''tone'' and ''age'' knobs, plus it was a considerable cheaper than MXR Carbon Copy, so I've decided to buy it. When the pedal arrived, it sure didn't disappoint. Not only I was surprised by the front of the pedal having some backlighting which looks kinda cool, but more importantly it does exactly what is promises to do. The sound is warm and lush, and it can make cleans sound heavenly and very ''atmospheric''. With this pedal, I cannot say I miss my old Carbon Copy; Echosex has the similar warmth (and a greater delay time, if I am not mistaken), it has these 'tone' and 'age' knobs that can produce very interesting results regarding the sound, and all this for a considerable lower price, so I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a great alternative.

Only thing I don't like is the location of the footswitch itself; it is somewhat too close to the knobs, I always feel like I worry too much when pressing the switch with my foot in the middle of playing afraid that I will scramble settings accidentally or something. So far it didn't happened (and perhaps the layout of the knobs and the switch was a necessary sacrifice to make such a compact pedal), but still I think it would be a much better solution to have more distance between the switch and the knobs.

But overall; a great pedal!