Since delay is far and away our favorite genre of effect here at Pedal of the Day, we’ve been closely watching the Memory Lane line from our pals at Diamond Pedals for years. First getting our hands on a Memory Lane Jr, then eventually snagging an out-of-production original Memory Lane, we know a little bit about this incredible line of delays (don’t sleep on the Counter Point or Quantum Leap, either!). The latest iteration comes to us in the form of the Memory Lane Deluxe Delay, a wonderful effects unit that takes all you know and love about the previous 2 versions and combines them into one, along with some upgrades and new functionality. Delay fans, rejoice, this thing is gonna rock your faces….
Similar to the Memory Lane Jr, the Deluxe features Delay, Feedback and Mix knobs. However, the Modulation knob found on the former has been split into 2 parameters here, ala the original ML: Speed and Depth, which set the rate and intensity of the pitch shifting modulation. Where the modulation was fixed on the MLJ, you now have complete control over it and all its wackiness. There’s an added EQ knob as well, acting as a ‘seesaw-like’ tilt frequency shaping control. The difference between this one and the ML/ML2 is that here the EQ is placed AFTER the feedback loop, whereas with the other two it was in the loop itself.
Another major difference is the Delay Time, which used to top out at 550/600ms, and now runs here in the Deluxe at 1200ms. The quarter note triplet has been replaced with the eighth note triplet, and the ‘continuously variable’ 4th delay mode is no longer constricted by the RAM memory amount, allowing it to fully utilize the 1200ms max delay time. The TAP/DBL footswitch can be configured in three different ways, giving you the exact control you need over this powerful delay machine.
For all the updates, modifications and improvement available on the Memory Lane Deluxe Delay, make sure you check out our demo video below – and if you don’t watch it all the way through, you just might miss something important, FYI. The functionality is fantastic, the delays are warm and rich and the fact that they crammed all of this into such a perfectly-sized enclosure boggles the mind. As soon as these are available, you’d better grab one for yourself and experience all she’s got to offer. Cheers to Aimish and the whole crew at Diamond Pedals on yet again improving on a marvelous line of delays – don’t forget to check out their website and other awesome pedals as well!
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