What would be your advice as an alternative to the very expensive Trex replica ?

Goudie Fx delay (about to get one used)? Wampler FAux Analog delay (or faux tape delay)? Mojohand recoil?
Mxr carbon copy?

Or Boss DM-2 type of delays: Retrosonic Analog delay / BYOC Analog Delay…

Thanks for your help , I’m stuck into that jungle of Analod type of delays….

Looking for something capable of giving me great vintage delays (Pink floyd echorec type, and also Echoplex 3 type of delays …. )

Best regards,

Sebastien

[I haven't tried all of the these but check out the Catalinbread Echorec, MXR Carbon Copy or MojoHand Recoil for start. The TRex Reptile is very similar too. Not as smooth and warm but well worth it. If you want to go all budget, check out the EHX Mem Boy. - Bjorn]

I was looking at the TC Electronic Nova Delay Pedal. It seems very good with alot of cool settings. I was wondering, is the tape delay feature on it good to replicate the older binson delays? Or should I buy an EH deluxe memory man with it too?

Thanks alot.

[I think it works nicely. - Bjorn]

What would be your choice among Catalinbread echorec, T rex replica, or EH mamory man, in order to replicate the WYWH, meddle, DSOTM, BINSON ECHOREC DELAYS?

Will you make a review about the catalinbread, and have you watche the PGS video on Youtube?

Regards,

Uwe

[The Catalinbread is perhaps the most Echorec-ish of the three but I don't think it quite nails the smooth reverb-like echo David's using. The TRex is superb but you should also consider the old Deluxe Memory Man. The new reissues doesn't sound as warm and analog. - Bjorn]

I picked up the Flashback as per your request, and it’s pretty good! The 2290 delay I use almost exclusively, it’s perfect for more modern Gilmour stuff, like a jack of all trades for just about every album from The Wall-present. However, I’m having some real trouble getting those older Binson sounds out of it. Ive gone through a few TonePrints; the EP-3 one, the Tape Echo one, and I’m soon gonna try the Space Echo. But each one just doesn’t work. I know the Binson has a repeat mode, and I’m not really sure how to dial that in to the Flashback, plus, when I play, it just sounds like a decaying digital delay, it doesn’t have that deep reverb like sound. Do I turn the delay up? The feedback? The mix? I think I’m just using it wrong, your help is highly appreciated! Thank you sir! Cheers!

[I think the closest you'll be able to get is by using the Tape mode. The settings depends on how your guitar, amp and other pedals sound. The Binson is very hard to replicate. Especially with digital sims and general tones. If the tape mode isn't enough, then check out the Catalinbread Echorec or go for one of the better sounding analog echo units like the MXR Carbon Copy, TRex Replica or MojoHand Recoil. - Bjorn]

Digging further,I ‘ve noticed that you mentioned the MXR digital delay as the main delay unit in the Division Bell section.

Is it something closer to the TC 2290? And do we know what was the main delay for the album recording, between MXR / DD2 / Tc electronics ? (Pulse tones seem to all have the TC 2290 as a common ground).

Regards

Sebastien

[There are very few confirmed sources for the sessions but I think he mostly used a DD2 and alternated between the MXR and TC. He probably used some digital studio delay as well. The MXR is digital but has a warm analog tone, much like the DD2. The 2290 is much cleaner and pristine. You could use either tough to get the same result. - Bjorn]

i’m the owner of a GoudieFx delay, which is much similar to the CMATMODS one; they are Technically speaking digital delays, but they sound like warm and analog, vintage delays.

i’m looking for a type of delay that would be used for Division Bell type of tones. I’ve seen that the delay used for that album was BOSS DD-2, which is supposed to be a digital delay . that said, every guitar forum says, it is as warm as a vintage delay.

So, what would be your advice for the ideal division Bell delay, knowing that I don’t like delays with ten knobs (eventide, Nova delay, etc…)…. Is the DD-2 the ideal compagnion or are there any True bypass clones (are the Mooer pedals repeater or Reecho, appropriate delays. Knowing that mooere stuff is modelisation I think…).

thanks for your help,

regards,

sebastien

[I think the ideal delay for that era would be a programable unit like the Nova, DD20, Eventide etc. Depends on how much you want to cover but David used quite a lot of different time settings during the 1980-90s, which would be hard to replicate and setup on a unit without a display and storing. Still, if you don't want to go down that alley I'd consider the DD2. I swear by it for most of my tones. It's a pristine digital delay with a warm, smooth tone. You should be able to track one down on EBay. Check out the TC Flashback as well. It has a 2290 mode, which was David's main unit during the era. The Mooer delays are too noisy IMO. - Bjorn]

just an addition to the tape delay topic: The El Capistan has got an “analog dry through” feature, so the original signal is not processed digitally like in many other digital delay units. Only the repeats are digital. I read the TC Flashback had this feature, when the famous Nova Delay didn’t. This is also something I’d like to know about the Catalinbread Echorec.

Cheers
Martin

[Thanks for the input! - Bjorn]

[You tell me... :) The Capistan is awesome and although I haven't tried the Echorec yet I have very strong doubts that it will beat the Capistan tonally... I might be wrong. The Empress Superdelay is also worth checking out. I don't own neither of these but have played them enough to say that they're probably the best sounding tape delays I've tried. - Bjorn]

[They're two completely different pedals. The Echorec does analog echo and nothing more. You can use it to replicate digital delays as well but it doesn't sound quite right. The Flashback has several tones and modes and allow you to dial in both analog echo, although not as good sounding as the Echorec, and a variety of pristine, digital delays. The Flashback is definitely more versatile. The Mem Man is a great sounding analog echo. - Bjorn]