Analog Delay SE-ADL : Good 80s looking pedal, pretty solid but whit a not convincing vibe

6 years ago

I have been using this pedal on my board all the time since I decided to buy it.

The sound is interesting... is it worth it? I'll get to that.

The pedal itself is well-presented in a sleek little box, and is held in place by a little foam ring on the inside. The build quality of the pedal itself is pretty decent, die-cast metal, a clicky footswitch, some rubber tread on the bottom and some fairly solid feeling pots. It even came with a 9-volt battery ready to go in the battery box; nice.

The interface is pretty simple and self-explanatory, the amount of delay you want, how much of it you want in the mix, and how long you want the delay to last.

There are problems with the pedal however, every time the delay circuit it's triggered a quite annoying shrieking noise is audible.

There also appears to be some trapped static in the pots, every time I turn them there's hissing and crackling. It also seems to struggle when dealing with higher outputs, leading to occasional volume spikes.

For Me, this pedal wasn't a huge loss, but if you're in the market for high quality, crystal-clear delay pedals, then I'd hold on to your pennies.

Image Artec Analog Delay SE-ADL

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Artec
  • Released in 2008
  • Average price : $43
  • Dimensions : 75.5mm x 116mm x 49mm
  • Weight : 340g
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