For live I have used a TC Nova Delay for years and it's still hard to beat for ease of use and great sounds. I got the Timeline because of the Analogue dry through and it's great too. But recently got the Keeley Halo, but I'm still not convinced for live, because the footswitches are too close together and ended up going back to the TC it just sounds cleaner for live playing. I think the EHX sounds great, but I need the tap tempo feature. The volume knob is a great thing though. A great tool for the studio and if I had one, I would keep it at home.
I love so many delays... Maybe today I vote for the reliable, digital, still analog sounding "Benson Delay"! Don´t own one, but what I can hear from YT videos is the kind of voicing I like best, degrading to the mids instead to the lows. It also got modulation. Aaand! (drumroll): It´s still on the market, hence: obtainable!
This is exactly what I needed, I have no experience with delays and have no idea how they will sound on crunch, this is the first demo I found after hours of search. Thanks dude
I just found your channel from a link on The Gear page, really enjoyed you showcasing the MMD, just subscribed to your channel, thanks for sharing your musical knowledge!
I had 2 of them in the 90s. Got rid of them when they quit working. They were amazing sounding pedals. I had an early reissue 59 Bassman and the Memorey Man. What a sound.
I had the pleasure of repairing a Vintage 3 knob Memory Man for someone and then spent some time with it. Great vintage delay sounds indeed! Some instant album tones ;)
Nice job Leon, good review. I used that one 20 years ago, I did with it more than 100 live gigs in 5 years, than something happened and was not working properly anymore… Even if broken it was sold in one day 😮… I replaced it with a TC rack unit, but the sound wasn’t the same until I found the TC flasback dalay that has the Mamory man mode.
Looking forward to hearing this up against the BRIG and Startlight DMM modes. I think I know which one I'll prefer but a comparison from you is always a good thing. The vibrato modulation circuit in the DMM is very hard to beat. As I told you, the frequency is 4.11Hz and the waveform is unique. Not quite triangle or sine.
I've tried that with the Fractal and wasn't able to get it to sound like the DMM but nothing can sound like the DMM, not even the multitudes of analog and digital modeling pedals that are trying to do exactly that. You can get very close but there's just something about the modulation and tone in the original DMM pedals that will always stand apart @@LeonTodd
@@BobGuido I'm looking at my PodGo and wondering if I can make it sound closer by adding a few "pedals" (in the PodGo) together to better approximate a DMM... Maybe 2 delays, a EP booster type, & a chorus/vibrato if there's enough 'memory... man' ha!
Bro this pedal / the edge / ac30 from when I was a kid was like this magical mythical thing which inspired me soo much. Glad you did a review on it. Still haven’t got one and 42 but someday lol. Got the ac30 though 🙏🙏
I've had several DMM's over the years. It's crazy how expensive they are now. The DOD Rubberneck can totally cop the same vibe for a lot less money and has updated features like tap tempo and trails.
@@LeonTodd yeah I love the features on that one. The right footswitch will let the delay oscillate when held, there’s a mini pot to control how extreme you want to be. And with the tone knob you can brighten up or darken the repeats as much as needed. The repeats aren’t as bassy as the DMM’s, and that gives it a very tape echo vibe to my ears. The modulation is fantastic also.
had the echoplex started as a 'pedal' and not a tape machine, the delay sound would be considered the greatest ever imo. The way it shaves off the low end makes it the most musically useful delay there is.
Hey Leon....super cool demo, as always i have to say. Just tell us, what kind of "distortion" are you switching in at 14:28 ? It sound so huge!!! greetings from France and happy new year 2024
Great timing, I got a box box reissue DMM this week too 🍻. Amazing delay that you can get lost in for hours! Also, what song is that melodic lead you play all the time from @15:37?
Aaron North Guitarist from Nine Inch Nails 2005-2007 used this thing in his live rig extensively!!! Watch U2 live at red rocks to get another taste of how tone full this pedal is!!!
ahahah .....I still have around one from the early 80' ...with that old fashioned AC adaptor. In those days this was one of the greatest pedals indeed that a guitar or keyboard player had to look for. Well done.
More oldies!I used to own one of these and hated it, but I bet I'd love it now. Why did I sell it?! I'd vote for the Del-verb and Starlight from UA (and would already own them if they just had midi).
My step mother's brother's Satanic son in law had a Spider amp that I played during our Christmas gathering. The delay worked pretty good after some shots of Fireball.
Never played a real one, only on the Fractal and the default always has too much modulation for me. So many people love them always feel like I'm not doing something right.
The memory man 550-TT by ehx tends to use mn3008s and after an analogman impedance mod the delay sounds as well as the preamp sounds are really on par with the older unit you're showing. Although it doesn't have a ton of delay time on paper, it can be tapped into longer times (around a second or longer I think) and take on good-nasty clock noises from the bucket brigade chips. It lacks the tactile spaces out knobs and larger footprint that makes the DMM so fun and addictive but I'm telling you the sound quality is very very close and between the cost and reliability factors I think a no brainer. Only issue is that the 550-TT is pretty ugly looking. Everyone goes for the 1100-TT especially with the fabled Tap Tempo graphic since it has the Japanese mn3005s - but the 550-TT sounds incredible, and unless you need the cleaner long delay times, it'll probably sound even better than the 1100-TT.
I have the deluxe memory boy but don't use it anymore, ironically it was too feature-laden to easily dial in the sounds I look for, switched to an old 3-knob dod fx-90 which is much more intuitive...wouldn't mind one of these big box memory man's tho, I've heard them in action and they don't disappoint
ua-cam.com/video/EGzLLpa5XoE/v-deo.html - Steeler's Hot on Your Heels had a great Memory Man I believe that Yngwie thew out to the world . Thanks for all you do Leon . @@LeonTodd
This pedal is very iconic, I've never had one, I assume there must be multiple versions over the years? Definitely sounds great 😂now I'm gonna have to google and see if there are cheap clone copy's of it.
I cannot escape how good this pedal sounds. I have to remind myself that I do not need this, and I really do need tap tempo (and even MIDI) due to spastic cerebral palsy.
@@LeonTodd Yeah, the Boss DM101 is near the top of my list of "someday" pedals. A friend gave me his DD-500 for my birthday several years ago, and it helps keep GAS at bay.
Not even close to being the best. Maybe one of the best analog chip single delay ones. I have The Halo and SDE3000. I would like to have a Volente. A best pedal has to be a dual delay, It also needs to do analog, tape, and digital delay and have modulation. Everything this day and time is overhyped. My Axe FX FM9 will do all of these. The H90 also has a great Tape Delay and other delays. One trick ponies doesn't work for me at a premium price.
@@cobyleebrooks I got a Boss ME5 and it was just so much better. I read interviews where people often have 3 or 4 memory man's and one really sparkles, the others are ok. However the clone of it on my HX Stomp is really good. Of course the original only had a short delay
What's your vote for the greatest delay pedal ever?
Great demo! Maxon AD900 is a magic box!
Carbon copy is pretty hard to beat!
Edit: awesome show btw!
The Boss DD-2/DD-3 is up there for me in terms of historical importance (and they have been on so many records).
For live I have used a TC Nova Delay for years and it's still hard to beat for ease of use and great sounds. I got the Timeline because of the Analogue dry through and it's great too. But recently got the Keeley Halo, but I'm still not convinced for live, because the footswitches are too close together and ended up going back to the TC it just sounds cleaner for live playing. I think the EHX sounds great, but I need the tap tempo feature. The volume knob is a great thing though. A great tool for the studio and if I had one, I would keep it at home.
I love so many delays... Maybe today I vote for the reliable, digital, still analog sounding "Benson Delay"!
Don´t own one, but what I can hear from YT videos is the kind of voicing I like best, degrading to the mids instead to the lows.
It also got modulation. Aaand! (drumroll): It´s still on the market, hence: obtainable!
One of the greatest delays, no doubt. Not always a reliable pedal, esp now, but if one had a mint one like that I’m sure it’s reliable. Very cool mate
Now to measure it and see how close the Fractal model is!
@@LeonToddand compare to the starlight!
One of the best reviews of the MM. Good stuff and great playing.
This is exactly what I needed, I have no experience with delays and have no idea how they will sound on crunch, this is the first demo I found after hours of search. Thanks dude
Glad I could help!
Sounds great, and looks so fun to dial in and sail through different tones with. Hard to beat that hands on experience!
Exactly. It's a tactile and responsive pedal
I just found your channel from a link on The Gear page, really enjoyed you showcasing the MMD, just subscribed to your channel, thanks for sharing your musical knowledge!
Welcome aboard! I've got a comparison between this and some other units coming soon
I had 2 of them in the 90s. Got rid of them when they quit working. They were amazing sounding pedals. I had an early reissue 59 Bassman and the Memorey Man. What a sound.
That must have been LUSH!
It was!
That chorus. Those Lifeson chords. That's about as close to perfect as you can get.
The ultimate
Only tape delay compares to the DMM, you have to own the DMM to understand the magic. Great demo Leon, looked like you enjoyed that🤘
I love the sound of the memory man. I was going to get one but ended up with the Halo which can do some sounds like it. Great video!
The Halo is ridiculously good!
I had the pleasure of repairing a Vintage 3 knob Memory Man for someone and then spent some time with it. Great vintage delay sounds indeed! Some instant album tones ;)
Nice job Leon, good review. I used that one 20 years ago, I did with it more than 100 live gigs in 5 years, than something happened and was not working properly anymore… Even if broken it was sold in one day 😮… I replaced it with a TC rack unit, but the sound wasn’t the same until I found the TC flasback dalay that has the Mamory man mode.
That tone running it into the dirty sound at 2:30 was ripping!
Cheers!
Great job running the GOAT through it's paces
GOAT indeed!
Looking forward to hearing this up against the BRIG and Startlight DMM modes. I think I know which one I'll prefer but a comparison from you is always a good thing. The vibrato modulation circuit in the DMM is very hard to beat. As I told you, the frequency is 4.11Hz and the waveform is unique. Not quite triangle or sine.
I wonder if the Fractal "astable" waveform will do the trick
I've tried that with the Fractal and wasn't able to get it to sound like the DMM but nothing can sound like the DMM, not even the multitudes of analog and digital modeling pedals that are trying to do exactly that. You can get very close but there's just something about the modulation and tone in the original DMM pedals that will always stand apart @@LeonTodd
@@BobGuido I'm looking at my PodGo and wondering if I can make it sound closer by adding a few "pedals" (in the PodGo) together to better approximate a DMM... Maybe 2 delays, a EP booster type, & a chorus/vibrato if there's enough 'memory... man' ha!
Bro this pedal / the edge / ac30 from when I was a kid was like this magical mythical thing which inspired me soo much. Glad you did a review on it. Still haven’t got one and 42 but someday lol. Got the ac30 though 🙏🙏
Can’t wait to hear you replicate this performance on the Fractals. 😂🤙🏼
I have a deluxe memory man and a fractal and fractal was close but not on point
How can You level up the MM signal to max and get the same volume as clean without clipping?
Leon, how about a comparison to the Fractal one?
I must!
I've had several DMM's over the years. It's crazy how expensive they are now. The DOD Rubberneck can totally cop the same vibe for a lot less money and has updated features like tap tempo and trails.
Ooooh I forgot about the Rubberneck! Always wanted to try one
@@LeonTodd yeah I love the features on that one. The right footswitch will let the delay oscillate when held, there’s a mini pot to control how extreme you want to be. And with the tone knob you can brighten up or darken the repeats as much as needed. The repeats aren’t as bassy as the DMM’s, and that gives it a very tape echo vibe to my ears. The modulation is fantastic also.
"Suhr Discovery Analog Delay" Number one for me.
had the echoplex started as a 'pedal' and not a tape machine, the delay sound would be considered the greatest ever imo. The way it shaves off the low end makes it the most musically useful delay there is.
Hey Leon....super cool demo, as always i have to say. Just tell us, what kind of "distortion" are you switching in at 14:28 ? It sound so huge!!! greetings from France and happy new year 2024
Thanks mate. The Mark IV model in my Axe-Fx III
Hi Leon, can you tell me please name of the song that you play on 9:00? :)
"Distant Early Warning"
@LeonTodd Thanks 😃
Great timing, I got a box box reissue DMM this week too 🍻. Amazing delay that you can get lost in for hours!
Also, what song is that melodic lead you play all the time from @15:37?
Congrats!!! That's a Ragdoll song called Heaven Above
Awesome video have a wonderful day Leon ❤😊
You too!
Aaron North Guitarist from Nine Inch Nails 2005-2007 used this thing in his live rig extensively!!!
Watch U2 live at red rocks to get another taste of how tone full this pedal is!!!
ahahah .....I still have around one from the early 80' ...with that old fashioned AC adaptor. In those days this was one of the greatest pedals indeed that a guitar or keyboard player had to look for. Well done.
What a sweet vintage piece!
@@LeonTodd Indeed ...that was a great delay pedal in those days....
How about the jrokett clockworks?
I can’t find these anymore. The 6 knob larger DMM vs the 6 knob nano DMM are my options. Any advice on which is better?
More oldies!I used to own one of these and hated it, but I bet I'd love it now. Why did I sell it?! I'd vote for the Del-verb and Starlight from UA (and would already own them if they just had midi).
The UA emulations are pretty darn good. Really nice having the extra options like tap tempo but the lack of midi is so strange to me.
It's my personal opinion that EH makes some of the best sounding paddles, PERIOD! The DMM has a bit of learning curve but IS a great peddle to use...
Ive tried every delay on the market but nothing compares to the Line6 Spyder's built in delay, its insanely good, m8!
My step mother's brother's Satanic son in law had a Spider amp that I played during our Christmas gathering. The delay worked pretty good after some shots of Fireball.
Yeah, whatever! How do we dial these sounds in on the Axe FX!? /s
Never had one... But i like a lot the Line6 sim..today prefered one is the tc flashback
Well, well, well P/G getting some love...nice one. However, "Kid Gloves",,,? shocking omission😂
Leon, you got me into the Intellifex and now you’re pulling out this one?! 😅
😉
Never played a real one, only on the Fractal and the default always has too much modulation for me. So many people love them always feel like I'm not doing something right.
I'll do a comparison soon!
The memory man 550-TT by ehx tends to use mn3008s and after an analogman impedance mod the delay sounds as well as the preamp sounds are really on par with the older unit you're showing. Although it doesn't have a ton of delay time on paper, it can be tapped into longer times (around a second or longer I think) and take on good-nasty clock noises from the bucket brigade chips. It lacks the tactile spaces out knobs and larger footprint that makes the DMM so fun and addictive but I'm telling you the sound quality is very very close and between the cost and reliability factors I think a no brainer. Only issue is that the 550-TT is pretty ugly looking. Everyone goes for the 1100-TT especially with the fabled Tap Tempo graphic since it has the Japanese mn3005s - but the 550-TT sounds incredible, and unless you need the cleaner long delay times, it'll probably sound even better than the 1100-TT.
Are you gonna do a lion 68 video? A Leon 68 if you will?
Hopefully soon!
I sold my early 2000s big box version a few years ago, that was a bad move
Best delay ever for sure. Is Verlie working on a remake of this?
Not that I'm aware but I'd love her take on this
How do you think the EHX Memory Boy Deluxe would compare to this model?
the repeats are much darker, dirtier than the DMM
Do you know if the new EHX Deluxe Memory Man sounds like the vintage units or are the repeats in the new units much darker?
I have the deluxe memory boy but don't use it anymore, ironically it was too feature-laden to easily dial in the sounds I look for, switched to an old 3-knob dod fx-90 which is much more intuitive...wouldn't mind one of these big box memory man's tho, I've heard them in action and they don't disappoint
@LeonTodd The beloved yellow Strat!!!!!
Fresh strings and breathing fire in 2024!
My first " Real " pedal as a teenager ... Lots of great Memories ...LOL
I can imagine! Delay is the best effect that's not distortion after all, right?
ua-cam.com/video/EGzLLpa5XoE/v-deo.html - Steeler's Hot on Your Heels had a great Memory Man I believe that Yngwie thew out to the world . Thanks for all you do Leon . @@LeonTodd
Nice job
This pedal is very iconic, I've never had one, I assume there must be multiple versions over the years? Definitely sounds great 😂now I'm gonna have to google and see if there are cheap clone copy's of it.
Many, many versions!
I think we need to get Guitarnerdswe on this to create a match
I cannot escape how good this pedal sounds. I have to remind myself that I do not need this, and I really do need tap tempo (and even MIDI) due to spastic cerebral palsy.
Suhr Discovery or BOSS DM101 look like the closest things to that spec.
Actually there are a couple of Tap Tempo versions of the deluxe memory man. Honestly, either one will deliver.
@@LeonTodd Yeah, the Boss DM101 is near the top of my list of "someday" pedals. A friend gave me his DD-500 for my birthday several years ago, and it helps keep GAS at bay.
Crunchy preamp on board! And the kind of greatly voiced repeats lurkin´around letting you forget about those "tap tempo" wishes...
Hahaha yep. When it sounds this good...
Starting to get into MZ-2 territory at 14:27.
Niiiiiiiiiice!
I have to say that I’ve had a couple of these and I sold them and I’m so sorry I did that argh.
Most digital recreations go too dark too quick
Not even close to being the best. Maybe one of the best analog chip single delay ones. I have The Halo and SDE3000. I would like to have a Volente. A best pedal has to be a dual delay, It also needs to do analog, tape, and digital delay and have modulation. Everything this day and time is overhyped. My Axe FX FM9 will do all of these. The H90 also has a great Tape Delay and other delays. One trick ponies doesn't work for me at a premium price.
So tasty.
I had one a hundred years ago, it wasn't great
I’m curious as to why you think so?
@@cobyleebrooks I got a Boss ME5 and it was just so much better. I read interviews where people often have 3 or 4 memory man's and one really sparkles, the others are ok.
However the clone of it on my HX Stomp is really good. Of course the original only had a short delay