Electro-Harmonix
Canyon Delay & Looper
As I mentioned previously, I’m mainly
an electric player and many of my
songs require delay and synth pad type
sounds. For my electric pedalboard,
I’ve spent hours (maybe weeks or
years?) assembling a selection of delay,
reverb, modulation, and EHX 9-series
pedals to craft my tone. Since my
reason for gigging acoustically is to
bring less gear, it was essential that
I build a smaller board and focus on
multi-tasking effects. As Alton Brown
would say, “I don’t have space for uni-
taskers!” Luckily, Electro-Harmonix
released the Canyon Delay and it has a
few built-in features and patches that
are perfect for my needs. Can it replace
the Kilobyte, Belle Epoch, and Mel9
trifecta on my big board? No. Can it
fill in for them in a pinch? You betcha!
The Canyon would have a place on my
acoustic pedalboard if it only did
the Shimmer setting. The way it
pairs subtle repeats with the
slow rise octave is perfect
for my needs. Partner
that with intuitive
tap tempo and a
fantastic Deluxe
Memory Man
setting and I’m a
happy boy.
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