![]() ![]() Anyway, in the later years of my guitar playing, I’ve really come to appreciate how fantastic little compact delay units like this can be and how truly versatile they are. And these are responsible for, arguably, some of the most famous guitar tones of all time-so take that for what it's worth. That said, all of the vintage tape machines and tape echoes (and all of the first analog stomp boxes) never had tap tempo. So it's less likely they're going to get in the way. The benefit of having tap tempo, of course, is that those longer repeats can be locked in with the tempo of the track. The more extreme you have your delay settings, the more likely it is that that delay sound is going to get in the way of your playing. Now, that can certainly be true (regardless of if the pedal has tap tempo or not ). My thinking was, if I dialed it in for one song and then I moved to a different song (with a different feel and a different tempo), then all of my delay settings would be out of time and everything would sound messy and get in the way. So when it came to simple little delay units like this, I wasn't really sure what to do. Tap tempo being, for those who are new to the world of delay, the ability to tap the delays in time with the tempo that you're playing to. And these types of pedals had a bunch of different delays you could choose from, they had heaps of settings and parameters to tweak, you could save presets, and of course everything had a tap tempo. These pedals were on my touring rig for years (much like many touring guitar players back 10 or 15 years ago, or whenever it was). My early baptism into the world of delay came via big multi-delay effects like the Boss DD20 and the Line 6 DL4. ![]() The first question you might be asking is: Why am I doing a video specifically focusing on pedals that don't have tap tempo? And it's simply because, if you're anything like me, pedals like this were a bit of a mystery for a long time. All of the settings that we're going to focus on today will apply across the board. It doesn't matter if it's an analog pedal, or a digital pedal, or a pedal that's voiced to be like a vintage tape echo, or something like that. That said, in today's video, this pedal could represent almost any kind of compact, stompbox-style, single footswitch delay pedal that doesn't have tap tempo. So if you like the sound and the look of this pedal then you might want to check them out. One Control make a bunch of pedals that follow this kind of compact form factor and aesthetic. And more specifically, we’re focusing in on this little Sea Turquoise Delay pedal by the good folks over at One Control. So here we're looking at a pedalboard that I've recently finished putting together. And without further delay, let’s jump into the video! So if you do find it helpful or interesting then please click on that like button to let me know about it. ![]() So if you have a little delay stompbox at home, and you've been struggling to dial in a sound that works widely across lots of different songs, and different styles, and of course at different tempos, then this might just be the video for you. In this video, we’re checking out my 5 top tips, tricks, settings, and tones for using delay pedals that don't have tap tempo. Hey, you’re in the studio with Luke from.
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