The Toys seemed to have a lot of quality control issues, and for the money, I think it's worth going the extra mile for the Boy. Depending on how drunk you are, this may be the worst review or the best review you've ever seen. A minor adjustment to the trimpots though and it's just completely stopped working, although according to him there's a slight treble boost with everything on full... so yeah, probably best to go for the Boy or Man. I've not had any quality issues with my Toy, and it's seen a thrice-weekly workout for the last few months. ive checked out the demos on youtube and yes i can hear a difference in the "darkness of the repeats" but to my ears its close enough to warrant saving £100 on.

It sounda phenomenal on YouTube, loads of tweaking options, but �250 is a helluva lot for a pedal... Also it's not analogue, it's a (very nice sounding) DSP Emulation of the sound of a Tape Delay. Some online vendors still have the Memory Toy for $80. Fucking amazing.
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This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. but EHX is supposedly going to be releasing a new Deluxe Memory Man w/ Tap Tempo in the next couple of months that promises to have the tone of the Man, with all the extra control options of the Deluxe Boy. Earlier ones had issues with one of the smaller boards inside becoming disconnected, but I haven't seen it happen. 2pointmandolin Tele-Meister. Since it's now closer in price to the Carbon Copy, take a look at that too. I've had the Man and the Boy (tee-hee) - I found the boost on the DMM annoying, but thought the Boy was cracking, and they crop up secondhand for very reasonable prices. drink 2 beers and wank to the Sears catalog.

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My experience was of the Stereo Memory Man With Hazarai which I would've thought had the same Blende control as Toy and Boy, but given the "volume boost" being mentioned here, maybe it's not. I dont need a capo. And for, if budget is an issue you could always check out the behringer time machine.

I like trippy spacey sounds but the pitch bends on the Memory Boy were too extreme to be of any real use for me.

I have the Memory Toy and previously had a big-box (non-XO) Memory Man. That's like honk squared. …

Anyone that has played both will tell you that the sound quality of the Deluxe Memory Man is much more lush and "3-D", which is why people still happily pay the premium for them. Help support this site by Joined: Jan 20, 2009 Location: central Florida. Poorly thought-out design for reals. The Memory Toy doesn't do crazy U2 kind of delay.

Supporting Members list unlimited gear with no listing fees in the Classifieds, get instant Keyword Alerts, and get Free Shipping at the TalkBass Store. i really wanted to get myself a memroy man but at �160 upwards they are a bit out of my price range so i was looking at the memory boy.

I have owned or tried all of them. I absolutely love mine, it sounds amazing. On the planet where the alphabet starts with "Z", (You must log in or sign up to reply here. TalkBass utilizes technology from //Commerce that may give us a small affiliate commission on purchases made via links on our site. too much fucking honk. It does the slapback thing really well.

I had 2 faulty ones from a bad batch but the third has been fine, I've had no issues. On the SMMWH, you get 100% of your original signal only if the Blend's turned all the way down, any other position that that is a trade off (60% original, 40% delay etc) so it's all too easy to drop in a live band mix once the pedal's on. had a boy, wasn't for me. Discussion in 'Effects [BG]' started by NoiseNinja, Mar 20, 2011.

I've a Memory Toy and got it when it was $80.

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They weren't necessarily bad, but I though the modulation on the Memory Boy was too over the top. I have the other chords in my tonefingers. I didn't like any of them tbh, but they are all decent, as in not terrible. I love analog delay trails and I really don't think you can beat a Disaster Transport Jr. for the money.

I bought a Memory Boy second hand a year ago, after deciding for reason that I desperately needed delay after selling my Echohead.

Speaking of lovely analogue delays, has anybody tried the Strymon El Capistan? I have the Memory Toy. Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 12:44 pm Post subject: memory man VS boy VS toy: i really wanted to get myself a memroy man but at £160 upwards they are a bit out of my price range so i was looking at the memory boy.

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That's about half the price of the Carbon Copy. Is it Still Worth it To Set Goals With Your Band in 2020. Also the delays on the Memory Boy and Memory Toy didn't quite sound as warm and dark as the Carbon Copy. Posts: 112. It has since gone up to a $100.

I really dig the coloration of EHX's analog delays and prefer them to every other mass-produced analog delay. I don't see any extra features on the CC that make it any more versatile than the Toy, maybe I'm wrong? Each wound string is precision wrapped with round nickel-plated steel onto a high carbon, hexagon-shaped steel core. For Sale: Bass Guitar Strings and Accessories, The TB Bazaar: Gear For Sale from our Sponsors, For Sale: Double Bass Amps, Strings & Accessories, Wanted: Bass Guitars, Amps, and Accessories, Wanted: Double Basses, Amps & Accessories, Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Boy Analog Delay w/ Tap Tempo, Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Boy Analog Delay With Tap Tempo, EHX.com | Deluxe Memory Man w/Tap Tempo - Delay | Electro-Harmonix, (You must log in or sign up to reply here.). (Also, if it means anything to you, Radiohead's guitar tech stated several times in his blog that the RE-20 has replaced the RE-201 units they use on tour and everyone digs them.). It seems the CC is more popular, but then it was "first" in the "new" affordable non-boutique analog delay game. clicking the above link!
the blend knob really pissed me off and the self-oscillation was on a hair trigger.

Incidentally, mine is the V2 Carbon Copy and it's modulation far better and usable that the earlier version. The Memory Man uses high quality out of production BBD chips that Electro-Harmonix bought up, as well as a different overall design. Discussion in 'The Stomp Box' started by ataylor, Feb 16, 2010.

Bassist in my band used a Memory Toy for ages and it sounded brilliant to my ears. All I really use it for is slapback which it does fine.

). Big ye olde Memory Man Deluxe is brilliant. As mentioned, there is also a trimpot inside to change the depth of the modulation on the repeats when the MOD switch is engaged. Feb 22, 2010 #8. I bought the toy around 6 months ago, and it's been fine for me.