That awkward moment... (Delay related content)

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...when you can't handle the truth.

I've been using the TC Flashback since day 1. It's the delay that made me love delays. First the 2290 and mod modes, then I fell in love with the Tape. Got lucky enough to get in touch with Tore from TC on another forum, talked about a Tri Chorus Toneprint and it happened. My delay was my chorus too, perfect. And the dotted 8th...

But I wanted more and went for a Timefactor. Great pedal, dual delays are a must. Really digging the digital, ducking and tape modes. Fine modulatins. And presets, midi implementation ! It was going to stay forever, but I plugged the Flashback that was in a drawer and... It was still there, this small pedal was standing against the Timefactor.

With all that Strymon hype I decided to give it a go, sold the Timefactor, found a cheap Timeline and was floored. Incredible delays, dtape, dbucket are huge. Ice, pattern and lofi are powerful tool. I manage to set up a bunch of presets that are quite great, including a reverb, a chorus, a flanger and a rotary. But it required tweaking, and still does. And in the end after a few weeks I'm using only 2-3 of them. I'm also a bit pissed by the kill dry bug running since a few months.

And yesterday I took again my trustful Flashback out of the drawer, dotted 8th tape delay, and it was it. That particular setting I want and can't find on the Timeline. Gave a try to some new Toneprints that rock too. Right now the tiny blue is plugged in the Hagen, not the big grey.

It's very frustrating. I know that the Timeline should smoke the Flashback, but it doesn't (for me). I like to be able to tweak my effects, but I also like this "direct gratification" of a 3 knobs delay. I do want to prefer the Timeline, I heard an update should appear soon and maybe it will solve that issue. On the other hand, if the Flashback X4 gets a better midi implementation, it could be the solution for me.

:doh:
 
Why fight it when you keep going back and finding the same thing works for you?
 
Yeah, that's what is bothering me. And I'm afraid that if I let the Timeline go that particular point will be solved, and that I'll miss all the rest of its awesomeness. For now it stays on the board, underused, for a few weeks, hoping the update will help.
 
I've tried and had many delays that I'm told I should really like because it's the latest and greatest, but I always go back to my DD-5.

I've tried and had many amps that I'm told I should really like because it's the latest and greatest, but I always go back to my Marshall.

I've tried and had many guitars that I'm told I should really like because it's the latest and greatest, but I always go back to my Stratocaster.

;)
 
I've had a lot of really nice, really expensive delays. I currently use a Boss DD-5. Not exactly the "best" sounding delay but it does it's thing and the repeats stay out of the way of the dry tone in a way a lot of "better" delays don't.

That, and the whole three knob thing. I hate programming delays.

Sometimes you just gotta go with what works. Just because the repeats sound better on their own doesn't mean the delay is a better fit for your style of playing.
 
tho there are things the timeline/timefactor can do that the flashback can't (ice crystals/shimmer delay etc..) ,

but there's no need to question yourself, trust your ears and gut , if something sounds good and works stick with it

if anything at least you know the timefactor and timeline aren't for you , i'm a bit of a delay junkie myself =0 i've been stable with the El capistan and a Boss space echo so far, although the new Way huge supa puss is very enticing... decisions decisions
 
Me too.

I've used a lot of delays over the years. But my favorite, so far, is the Flashback. In second place is the Empress Superdelay. Though, if I had an actual 2290, I'm sure that would take the lead.
 
Sold my alesis midiverb 4 once i found a damage control timeline. It all i use for reverb/delays.

Use whatever works best for you - at the end of the day they are simply tools (toys) to put ideas into reality.
 
I went out and bought the timefactor, used it for a few weeks. In the end, I got totally frustrated with all the settings and presets that I decided to sell it. Picked up the flashback x4 last week and I am completely thrilled with the simplicity and sound I am getting with it. I'm finding the simpler the better is sometimes the way to go on certain things.
 
This is why I haven't ever settled on a delay. I can't even decide which one to buy.

Of course, I have this problem with most effects. The only effect I've never purchased more than once was a chorus, and that's because I nailed it on the first try with my MIT Boss CE-2 that somehow has the MN3007/MN3101 that is only supposed to be in the MIJ versions.
 
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