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 (seventeen years ago) link

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 (seventeen years ago) link

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 (seventeen years ago) link

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 (seventeen years ago) link

"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 (seventeen years ago) link

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 (seventeen years ago) link

Reich/Metheny's Electric Counterpoint anyone?

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

lets get some durutti column up in this area son

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

Also Frippertronics.

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

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

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

st. marie: piano magic

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

Lyres - She Pays the Rent

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

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

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

Les Savy Fav: The Sweat Descends

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

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 (seventeen years ago) link

slowdive

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

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 (seventeen years ago) link

A Flock of Seagulls - "I Ran"

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

The Chameleons - "Swamp Thing"

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

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 (seventeen years ago) link

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 (seventeen years ago) link

!!! does some excellent guitar delay stuff

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

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 (seventeen years ago) link

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 (seventeen years ago) link

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

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

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