Maxon ad900

[hawaii121]

Hello All,

I've got two analog delays that I wanted to compare to the Echoczar, play around with, and consider as possible alternative to taking the Echoczar out of my house. Very likely I will be selling one or both. The Ad900 is 4 chip and in really good shape and the Strymon is brand new. If someone has interest, I'll contact you in 3 or 4 weeks when I'm done with the comparison.

AD900 - make me an offer
Strymon - Bill's fast - I'm going to play with it for a week or two and then send it to Bill.

[strings2wood]

I'd be curious with the comparison of the AD-900 and the Strymon Donnel.
I LOVE my AD-900 and this thread proposes it as the KLON of analog delay pedals:
http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showth ... LON+delays

There's interesting reading here from guys who tried the Strymon Brigadier and kept the AD-900/ 999:
http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showth ... ight=delay

"If ever there was a pedal that did analog & digital well, with modulation, and tap tempo, and is super-easy to tweak, the Brigadier is IT. Even tho I didn't keep it (only because I have my analog needs covered with the AD999, so I wanted TAPE & digital, not analog & digital), it's the closest I've ever seen to the perfect delay."

"I have settled on the Maxon AD900 with 3005 chips and a Red Echodrive. I think I tend to like the Echodrive a tad better in terms of where it sits in the mix but the AD900 has a special warmth that makes it a great addition."

No doubt Strymon is flavour of the month.
I have GAS big time for an El Capistan,
but I also did for the Damage Control Timeline, VMSD, and the Skreddy Echo-
The recent fall on re-sale prices on the Skreddy Echo probably reflect the Strymon excitement.

Tweaking delay is fine when you want to noodle- but
for me the acid test is live.
Time. Repeats. Level. simple and quick.
There isn't the luxury of time to tweak and listen in between songs in a loud crowded bar.

I can't imagine anyone in the band or bar thinking it's worth the wait,
or saying:

"I prefer the bucket knob below noon,
he needs to roll that back a little for my liking."

At home or as a studio tool, different story.
I'll be curious to hear how they compare for you.

Cheers Donnel and Bill.

[hawaii121]

Thanks for the input Simon. I picked up the maxon on a trade and the strymon popped up on tgp "new in box" at retail. Knowing I could (and would) turn the strymon for what I paid for it, I thought it could be fun to compare them with the echoczar. I also figured someone on this site would probably be into getting a strymon and Bill jumped right on it. I'll play around with them and post some unmarked audio samples for anyone who would like to hear them next to eachother. If there is interest, I can post the identities after a week or so. Blind taste test, if you will.

[strings2wood]

So I'm guessing it was an El Capistan rather than a Brigadier being so quick on the turn around?

[bsic]

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[Donner]

good stuff guys --- Im copying this to the community forum so feel free to continue the thoughts ....