Tone Report Weekly Issue 86 | Page 49

Eve. Like the Boss pedals of old, the layout is simple. Three knobs control delay time, mix, and feedback. And like Boss’s analog delay offerings, longer delay times are achieved by turning the time knob counterclockwise. The max delay time is about 300 milliseconds. When you’re a three-knob, 300ms analog delay pedal, you have one job: sound awesome. And boy, does it ever. The Echomatic has an inherent sweetness about it. Adding it to your signal chain is like adding a perfect amount of warm syrup to a fresh stack of flapjacks. It isn’t too murky, and it isn’t too bright—it’s just right. Shorter times yield bathroom-tile faux reverb sounds while longer settings add space and dimension to chords and lead work. You’ll want to adjust the mix knob when you add more repeats, as the Echomatic goes into spa