TC Electronic 2290 Digital Delay. Best delay ever?

[TrueTone500]

I purchased this off of ebay last week. I've never used one before, so it would be great to hear from those who have experience with it. A couple guys told me they're unbeatable, best, nothing compares...etc. I'm using a Chandler echo now which emulates a tape echo. Are these really THAT good?

 

[thegame]

Perhaps a question better served before you bought it ?

 

[stephen sawall]

They are great ... I prefer tape myself...

 

[TrueTone500]

Perhaps a question better served before you bought it ?

1. I would have, but I don't know anyone close enough who has one. 2. Money is not an issue. Not yet anyway...

 

[TrueTone500]

They are great ... I prefer tape myself...

Which tape machine do you prefer?

 

[stephen sawall]

I have a Sony 1/4 inch tape with SOS (sound on sound) from the 70's. I usually use a Memoryman or G-Major

 

[steve_k]

Without a doubt, the best delay unit ever made, IMO. Easy to use and set up. In mono they are great. If you have the gear to set up in a W/D/W stereo configuration, it's even better.

Steve

 

[TrueTone500]

Without a doubt, the best delay unit ever made, IMO. Easy to use and set up. In mono they are great. If you have the gear to set up in a W/D/W stereo configuration, it's even better.

Steve

Cool! I have a W/D rig now, but that can change if need be.

 

[5150clone]

+1

Without a doubt, the best delay unit ever made, IMO. Easy to use and set up. In mono they are great. If you have the gear to set up in a W/D/W stereo configuration, it's even better.

Steve

 

[tokyo tapes]

I purchased this off of ebay last week. I've never used one before, so it would be great to hear from those who have experience with it. A couple guys told me they're unbeatable, best, nothing compares...etc. I'm using a Chandler echo now which emulates a tape echo. Are these really THAT good?

Owned both. Actually prefer the Chandler

 

[TrueTone500]

I purchased this off of ebay last week. I've never used one before, so it would be great to hear from those who have experience with it. A couple guys told me they're unbeatable, best, nothing compares...etc. I'm using a Chandler echo now which emulates a tape echo. Are these really THAT good?

Owned both. Actually prefer the Chandler

I've compared my Chandler to my Fulltone TTE more than once, and boy does the Chandler sound like tape! Question: Would a limiter before the Chandler would solve a lack of headroom issue?

 

[Gainzilla]

For all of the tones that I like, I think that the Strymon Timeline is hard to beat in quality and price

 

[TrueTone500]

For all of the tones that I like, I think that the Strymon Timeline is hard to beat in quality and price

+1 Looks cool too!

 

[Gainzilla]

For all of the tones that I like, I think that the Strymon Timeline is hard to beat in quality and price

+1 Looks cool too!

Yeah man, you can get Echoplex, Deluxe Memory man, 2290ish and just about every delay type under the sun for 450 bucks in a compact package that sounds incredible and has awesome features...

 

[TrueTone500]

I recently sold an AC15 Heritage to a local player. He naturally brought his pedalboard with him to try-out with the AC15 amp. On the board he had a TimeLine, various drive pedals, and a Strymon reverb. I was amazed at some of the delay effects he was getting out of the TimeLine! For good the sake of good form, I let him try my AM Beano Boost in front of the AC15... He flipped-out! He literally begged me to sell him the Beano Boost. I won't say the TimeLine sounds better than a TTE, MM, or SIB analog Echodrive, but it didn't fail to impress on every available setting.

I prefer digital delay for gain tones, and analog delay for cleans. That may seem backwards, but that's how I hear them. My Cornford MK50H II had 2 x assignable effects loops that gave me the option of assigning which delay I wanted on each channel. I miss that amp...

 

[metalmaniac93]

Tried the TC Electronic 2290 and it is probably one of the best delays out there, but so is the Roland SDE3000 and they are much cheaper.

 

[TrueTone500]

Tried the TC Electronic 2290 and it is probably one of the best delays out there, but so is the Roland SDE3000 and they are much cheaper.

I had a couple of SDE3000's back in the early 90's. They sounded great, but man did they get hot!

 

[gbsmusic]

Without a doubt, the best delay unit ever made, IMO. Easy to use and set up. In mono they are great. If you have the gear to set up in a W/D/W stereo configuration, it's even better.

Steve

Yep!! Bingo!!

 

[metalmaniac93]

Tried the TC Electronic 2290 and it is probably one of the best delays out there, but so is the Roland SDE3000 and they are much cheaper.

I had a couple of SDE3000's back in the early 90's. They sounded great, but man did they get hot!

I have not noticed the SDE3000s getting very hot. Maybe I do not play it long enough to get hot?

 

[TrueTone500]

Tried the TC Electronic 2290 and it is probably one of the best delays out there, but so is the Roland SDE3000 and they are much cheaper.

I had a couple of SDE3000's back in the early 90's. They sounded great, but man did they get hot!

I have not noticed the SDE3000s getting very hot. Maybe I do not play it long enough to get hot?

Sorry... I had the SDE-330's.