Electro-Harmonix XO #1 Echo Digital Delay Guitar Effects Pedal 

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I intend to replace this pedal with one that maintains the line level volume without change.
Very basic controls, easy to dial in a good delay. But," those player's that prefer to ""time"" their delays to BPMs will just have to adjust by ear", since this pedal lacks divisions that you can dial in. The biggest drawback to this pedal is that there is a significant sound level drop when the pedal is on. The tone is clean, but it makes for unneccesary work to have to adjust volume levels when you want some delay. Not something that is easily done on a pedal board. An ideal pedal should not have any change in output
It looks sturdier on a webpage, and is surprisingly lightweight. Doesn't have the weight of a Boss or TC pedal. Oh, and it's Made in China," not NYC as the graphic would imply. Just take the back cover off and there's a prominent ""Made in China"" stamp. So this is a touch misleading for those musicians who are partial to true American-made products.
Decent pedal and easy to use", but the volume drop is a real downer.

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....it would probably be this onethe only bias part of this is that my wonderful amp does lack a reverb channel.HOWEVER...that is also what makes this pedal so fantastic. i can achieve a plethora of different reverbs with this because i have spent more than two seconds with the pdeal. ive owned it for idk how many years, probably since a few months after it came out and after all the pedals ive ever played it surprises me still. if it had a reverse switch then id pay an extra hundred dollars for it and worship it

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I consider the #1 Echo to be one of the better purchases I've made in the last couple of years. I originally purchased this pedal because of its ability to replicate a particular rockabilly sound I was after, but I soon found that it seamlessly fits into nearly any genre. This is an incredibly warm-sounding pedal with very little signal degradation, and it's become a mainstay on my pedalboard. Personally, I find the pedal's simplicity to be one of its strong points. It takes very little time to get it dailed in, and it works well in conjunction with other effects. If I need a very specific delay time, such as 800ms, I simply run a Boss DD-5 along side the #1 Echo. However, absent the need for a specific delay time, this is the delay pedal I use the most. I play either a late-80's Fender Strat or a Gibson ES-137 through a variety of Fender tube amplifiers, including an old Concert, a Blues Deluxe, and a Blues Jr. Give this pedal a try. I really don't think you'll be disappointed.

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This is a pretty sweet delay pedal. It does only have the three knobs, so its kind of a set it and forget pedal, but you can still play with it a lot. Very clear sounding until you put the feedback know past 3 oclock, then you might get actual feedback. As for the volume drop thing, I never had that problem, so maybe it all just has to do with your guitar/amp/other pedals, cuz mine is great.

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I got one of these for Christmas a few years ago. I couldn't ever dial in a decent sounding delay.It also had issues with volume loss. I sold it and bought the MXR Carbon Copy - (Nice!). I like EHX but the pedal I owned was not so sweet. Nice metal housing on this one.

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If you're lookng for a decent delay, you can do better than this. It has two seconds of delay, and it doesn't really sound bad. It's just that the blend knob (which cuts the dry signal as it boosts the delay/wet signal) isn't really a good idea unless you want the signal to come out 100% wet. Otherwise, the volume drop is pretty severe, and that is really what kills this pedal.

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When used with a clean setting on my amp this pedal sounded wonderful. When used with my Boss Metal Zone (the #1 Echo was put after the MT-2), there was a huge volume drop. Be aware of what the knob furthest to the left does - when it is fully counterclockwise you hear only the direct signal. When it is fully clockwise you hear only the echoes. I have no idea who would want to not hear the direct signal and want only the echoes. When this knob is around the middle, both direct and echoes are at like half volume. Any other delay pedal I've had, you can adjust how prominent the repeats are, and it leaves the direct signal alone. I think EHX blew it on this one. I decided to get a Boss DD-3 instead.

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I got this little guy as a secondary delay, as I use different settings in certain tunes that my band plays. Having a Boss DD-6 in my arsenal already, I originally wanted to simply duplicate that with another DD-6 or a DD- however, I got a great deal on the EHX Echo, and let me tell you that I'll be damned if it isn't utterly and completely comparable to my Boss DD-6. Sure, it doesn't have the fun Warp or Reverse modes, but if all you need is a clean, organic sounding delay, this is the pedal for you.Simple knobs make this unit user friendly, superb tones should appease the majority of musicians, and all in a tight and compact, extremely lightweight, durable housing... as always, this EHX offering is a winner!

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I picked this up looking for a delay pedal and this one fit the budget. I tried it out and it sounded crystal clear. It's simple to use: the blend is a balance between the original note and the echo. All the way left, you only hear the original note. All the way right, and you only hear the echo. The delay time is well, just that. How much time before you hear the delay. Feedback is how many echos you want. All the way left, just one. All the way right, and you get so many repetitions that you can really create some cool soundscapes. I mean sure, it could have a tap button to make the delay time more precise, but then you'd pay a lot more for that too. It comes with its own power supply, which, while cool, is a 9.6v supply, so like, if you use a 1-Spot like me to power pedals, it won't work. Overall, awesome pedal though.

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This box is really worth a try. I wanted a pedal for a tight slap echo. It delivers that well. It's nice and warm and doesn't sound like a circuit board like most others out there. You can dial in some whacky, spaced out echo if that's what you are aiming at, too. Only three knobs and that's fine for me. It took me just a little while to find what I was looking for out of it. No big deal. It is quite fun to tinker with. Good range of delay time on it. It is true bypass although it does crimp your tone ever so slightly. It sounds great behind my Dunlop 535Q. Big plus-it comes with its own power supply. This is my first EHX purchase and I'm very impressed.