Best uses of delay pedals on guitars in a song?

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I just got one of these things for Christmas as a gift; what are some of your favorite uses of a delay pedal?

― ... (50 Bourbon St), Tuesday, 26 December 2006 00:37 (nineteen years ago)

it might not be the best, but 'reptile' by the church displays a very obvious use of one

― electric sound of jim (electric sound of jim), Tuesday, 26 December 2006 01:18 (nineteen years ago)

You could do a LOT worse than The Cure - From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea (during the solo)

― Comrades, meet Tildo Durd (Scourage), Tuesday, 26 December 2006 01:24 (nineteen years ago)

Or you could take a listen to Blur's album '13' (specifically, Bugman, 1992, Battle, Caramel, Trimm Trabb). Sadly I'm no longer welcome to publicise that album on ILX after an infamous 'song-by-song review incident' a few months back. :-(

― Comrades, meet Tildo Durd (Scourage), Tuesday, 26 December 2006 01:31 (nineteen years ago)

"Where the Streets Have No Name" is obvious and sort of insufferable, but no less essential.

lol louis, we luvs u

― hoo got it for steen, vol. 2 (hoosteen), Tuesday, 26 December 2006 01:34 (nineteen years ago)

A lot of the U2 catalogue actually, besides obvious things like "Streets."

I think the first time I ever heard a delay pedal in use and realized what I was hearing was Pink Floyd's "Run Like Hell."

― Johnny Fever (johnnyfever), Tuesday, 26 December 2006 01:38 (nineteen years ago)

Reich/Metheny's Electric Counterpoint anyone?

― Alex Williams (Gekkopel), Tuesday, 26 December 2006 02:15 (nineteen years ago)

lets get some durutti column up in this area son

― editio princeps (pato.g27), Tuesday, 26 December 2006 02:54 (nineteen years ago)

Also Frippertronics.

― Joe Isuzu's Petals (Rock Hardy), Tuesday, 26 December 2006 02:59 (nineteen years ago)

"i'm in love with a german filmstar" by the passions

― zappi (zappi), Tuesday, 26 December 2006 10:49 (nineteen years ago)

st. marie: piano magic

― akm (akmonday), Tuesday, 26 December 2006 13:29 (nineteen years ago)

Lyres - She Pays the Rent

― adam beales (pye poudre), Tuesday, 26 December 2006 19:51 (nineteen years ago)

Boris' album Flood has an opening soundscape of uber-delay action.

― Andi Headphones (Andi Headphones), Tuesday, 26 December 2006 20:31 (nineteen years ago)

Les Savy Fav: The Sweat Descends

― kornrulez6969 (kornrulez6969), Tuesday, 26 December 2006 20:50 (nineteen years ago)

it might not be the best, but 'reptile' by the church displays a very obvious use of one

Not as much as you might think. MWP is playing most of that straight up with a slight echo return.

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Tuesday, 26 December 2006 22:52 (nineteen years ago)

slowdive

― john cameron octigan (cameron octigan), Tuesday, 26 December 2006 23:54 (nineteen years ago)

did someone mention the durutti column? why, i think they did. let's mention them again. and then some more.

― grimly fiendish (simon), Saturday, 30 December 2006 22:34 (nineteen years ago)

A Flock of Seagulls - "I Ran"

― step hen faps (Curt1s Stephens), Saturday, 30 December 2006 22:47 (nineteen years ago)

The Chameleons - "Swamp Thing"

― step hen faps (Curt1s Stephens), Saturday, 30 December 2006 22:48 (nineteen years ago)

ah, swamp thing: the official grimly anthem of the year.

IIRC there's one truly great example of guitar delay near the beginning of the 7" of new order's "temptation", which isn't repeated at any point again throughout the song. but my memory could be playing tricks on me. i'll dig it out and check.

― grimly fiendish (simon), Sunday, 31 December 2006 00:04 (nineteen years ago)

First Disco Inferno single (Entertainment/Arc In Round).

Every single fucking solo experimental soundscape guitarist that I've ever seen.

Has it got stereo out (2 1/4" jacks)? If so, the best use for it is in a feedback loop. At the moment I've got a cheapy Behringer one running into a ring modulator on output one, back though the input then out to a desk on out 2. You may kill the input over time doing this though...

― sgh (sgh), Sunday, 31 December 2006 07:36 (nineteen years ago)

!!! does some excellent guitar delay stuff

― this is cutty (mcutt), Monday, 1 January 2007 23:26 (nineteen years ago)

I'm never really sure if I'm hearing delay or some other cool effect that I'm too much of a novice to understand. But, off the top of my head this thread makes me think of "For Those About To Rock" by AC/DC... oh, and the entire first Glands album, Double Thriller is basically an ode to whatever effect it is, I think it's delay, and it's beautiful.

― Addison Godel (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 00:28 (nineteen years ago)

entire first Glands album, Double Thriller is basically an ode to whatever effect it is, I think it's delay, and it's beautiful.

Yes. The Glands rule, and there can never be enough praise for them.

― kornrulez6969 (kornrulez6969), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 01:44 (nineteen years ago)

Doesn't everyone play "She Sells Sanctuary" in Guitar shops to test delay pedals?

― M Grout (Mark Grout), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 10:40 (nineteen years ago)

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