Benson Amps: Delay
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
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The Benson Delay is the result of a very long journey, involving many pedal designers both in and outside of the Benson team. It all started as a dream to create a high quality BBD delay that filled the gaps between higher definition repeats from the likes of the Maxon AD-900 and a tape echo. After many prototypes, the unexpected answer was to employ the common PT2399 chip with the same surrounding compander and filtering that is normally used to reduce BBD noise.
Long story short, the Benson Delay goes all the way from 30-1250ms while retaining the midrange warmth of analog in addition to higher headroom sounds that allow repeats to float on much longer.
The LFO section is equally impressive, with a wide modulation speed and depth range plus 3 waveforms to explore within the delay line: Sine, Square and Random.
Bonus features include a super accurate Tap tempo section designed in France with Quarter, Dotted Eighth, and Eighth note subdivisions.
You can also blast into spaceship sound by holding the tap switch and of course, turn the delay knob for a smooth takeoff or landing.
Like all Benson products, the Delay is a labor of love and is built with high quality components in Portland, OR. Check it out at BensonAmps.com
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Amp: Fender DRRI
Guitars: Les Paul Standard 50s Figured Top Blue, Suhr Classic Antique (Radioshop Evolution HSS), Redtail Custom T
Other Pedals: Benson Preamp, Germanium Boost
Recording Gear: Universal Audio Apollo 8 QUAD, OX Amp Top Box, de Lisle Amp-Speaker Switcher 4x4 Pro Plus, Royer R-121 Mic
Drums: Stefan Pötzsch
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Cables: Sinasoid, Evidence SIS & Revelation Guitar Cables
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First jam could be a built to spill song, like Perfect From Now On meets You in Reverse. Andy you’re such a great player, and you do probably the most underrated thing in playing music - inspire. Really gotta get a new delay now 🥵
I’ve got the Asheville adg-1, boss dm-101, Strymon Volante, Boss RE-202, UA Starlight, and Chase Bliss Mood Mk II. I don’t need this thing, but I love the concept of something that sits between analog and digital that isn’t a tape echo.
Sounds great, but for what I use a delay for I can just stick with my Greer Black Tiger Delay, which is also PT2399-based. The degradation of the repeats is very, very similar, and I don’t really need modulation or vibrato. The Benson is a really nice pedal, though.
This is the first time in a long time I've been tempted by a new delay pedal. A few good tricks and extra controls beyond the basics, but not so much to get bogged down and it sounds really nice (doesn't hurt that Andy is such a pro ;-)).
I'm glad you dig it, thanks for watching!
@@AndyDemos you are a great guitarist and fantastic at doing these reviews. Can’t lie I am now tempted to buy another delay! Thanks for all you do for the guitar community oh and nice to be a namesake too - Andy Martin 👍😎
Wow, awesome to hear from you Andy ;) Glad you found the demo helpful too. Cheers! @@andymartin8620
Nice one Andy!!! Benson builds good stuff!
Thanks for stopping by Shawn!!!
Always have to watch these videos twice: once for the review and again for the playing and cool tricks you use.
Thank you!!!
BARBARIC! Dude, that’s become my favorite Blur song. So happy to hear it 🧡🤘
Tasteful Mr Andy, very tasteful playing, great tune at the beginning!
That new blue LP is one of my favorite Andy guitars now. The others are the Red Tail goldtop and the Ibanez Destroyer!
Thanks so much! I'm borrowing this new Blue 50s Standard from Reverb. Really like it!
Thanks Andy. Your still the Review Ninja!
100%!!
Best jams from this guy.
Very cool! I'd always associated PT2399 delays with being very lofi, like the Death By Audio Echo Dream, but the Benson Delay is a whole other thing. I like it!
Yes, they do have that Lofi thing built in but I've never seen one with this kind of delay range! Thanks for watching!
Caroline Kilobyte is what I’ve used since about six months after it was released.
It’s a PT2399 chip, and it can get lofi sounding, but it also gets some great tape delay effects and tones I love.
@@AndyDemos
Yeah, I actually love the 2399 delays. This one is very versatile, and has a very bucket brigade like sound, as well as the lofi and tape warbles of other units.
Wow to turn and old Zeppelin grove and flip it on it head write and create an entire new song that has the style of Zep but so original and dark your creativity is off the charts Andy!😊
I really appreciate it! I just wanted it to sound a bit more sinister haha!
The intro jam was killer. It has a Glass Beams air to it. 🤘🤙
Thanks for the comment! The drums came from my buddy George Fludas (Bonhamology) and it's sort of a twisted take on Fool in the Rain. I'm calling it Dummy in the Snow :)
Great tune Andy its a keeper
@@AndyDemos goober in the hail
Love that Barbaric from blur. Enjoying that with the Rubberneck delay after watching also your previous demo Andy. I bet they’re identical 😬
As ever, you make every toy necessary for my arsenal. But I thought my delay game was pretty set. You’ve opened up a new yen for me. Wonderful. Benson rocks.
You fixed the level balance! Nice work, Andy!
Appreciate the flag! Mix automation wasn't doing its job! :)
There are a lot of delays out there, yet it seems an instant classic! Benson stuff are always impressive.
If this thing were stereo with a ping-pong switch it would be the absolute do-all perfect delay pedal for me.
New Blur riff at about 3:50 - nice!
I really liked the into-track, Andy. 🤘🏻
That intro was sick!!!
Thank you, had a lot of fun with that one!
So so good, man!
The guitar player from Rival Sons needs one of these.
3:53 kinda reminds me of something Built to Spill would play live. A jam with you and Doug would be really cool.
It’s the new Blur - Barbaric 👍🏻
@@AndyDemosa jam with you and Graham Coxon also 😉
Beson delay vs rubberneck?
They seem very similar. Would you say the benson is higher quality component wise?
Im juuust a jeepster for your looo ooove.
Acabo de probar el benson y tengo el rubberneck. Saben diferente. Rubb es más análogo, muddy, la modulación es más gomosa, como un caramelo; benson es más ambiental, la modulación es más dulce y obscura. Rubberneck tiene más control. Me quedo con el Rubber, pero Benson es genial también.
I’ve bought and sold a Strymon Volante twice. Have been considering getting one again, but damn does this Benson sound good…
0:00 let’s go!!!
and it is barbaric 👌👌
We're all just watching Andy age in real time
Haha, follow my journey!
With skills and grace.
So i know this uses a PT2399 which is a digital delay line. In terms of theory whats the difference between that and a DSP chip?
Gotta get some Blur in there!
I am hearing the same input clipping as I heard on Mark Johnston's video. Is the lack of headroom on this causing that buzzy clipping sound?
Nice sounds and playing as always and I love the design- shoutout to the jack deville ACV deluxe layout.
PT2399 are dirty like BBD. That’s just an inherent quality, especially when dialing in delay slower than 500ms.
The clipping sounds like it's there but it sounds pretty natural? Like you'd get with many analog delays I'd say. The EQD Space Spiral clipped hoooorribly if boosted or with hotter humbuckers. I'm really keen to try the Benson as I love PT2399 based delays (other than the potential for nasty clipping...)
the delay sounds itself aren’t that exciting or unique but I really like the weird modulated tones you can get with it.
Not necessarily exciting in and of themselves but they give that not-quite-digital-perfectly-crisp sound but aren’t as muddy as an analog. I like it bc I’m an analog guy but it gets lost in a band setting so PT2399s work great to be heard while still having some character/a little high end roll off.
Another PT2399 delay that is also great is the Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay. When not modulated, the Benson Delay shares some similarities with it, to my ear.
Yea, Deep Blue was probably the first 2399 I heard years ago and it left an impression! Benson certainly takes it to another level with the compander/filtering and nearly triple the delay range👍🏻
@@AndyDemos Absolutely!
When Tone is your number one priority is this the Delay to get?
Sounds outstanding. With all the options, they omitted stereo? I'd pay double for a stereo with midi preset option
Ordered one today and a Monarch +, still won't sound anywhere as good you do though
And i sold the benson fuzz. It keeps changing it tone. Very often. I hate it. I sold it.
That's strange because the Fuzz is designed to NOT be changing due to the automatic bias.
Remember, always play the clean tone, and dont use a pick. Those are key to being a successful demo channel. 😂 loved your appearance on JHS. Lol
Haha thanks so much 🤘
Does this magical thing do trails?
It's true bypass only
I assume Andy listens to the Mermen. 🔥
Haha, I never have actually but I'd assume there are shared influences happening. Got a Mermen playlist open now, thanks!
@AndyDemos you are in for a treat.
It's a delay
It’s also “a jerky modulation device”
All new delays demos sound the same, how can we compare them? It's like hearing 100 tubescreamer demos, all will sound the same.
here we go again . grow up. there i s nothing bad or wrong with digital . just because you bought a digitech and its amp models sucked doesnt mean its 1990 for the rest of us .
i still love my digitech rp1000, and. his amp mod.
I just scored a MN-3005 AD-900 for $120. I am gonna have to pass on this one.