It’s no big secret that delay is far and away our favorite effect around here, especially pedals that have lots of knobs and switches and experimental tendencies. So, of course, we were wicked excited when J. Rockett Audio Designs sent over their incredible Clockwork Echo for us to take for a spin. This analog circuit with digital control brings vintage and modern aspects together, to create one powerful and authentic old school...
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Having reviewed the first and second versions of today’s wicked awesome delay pedal, we were intrigued to see what this latest V3 would bring, and what new and exciting features would be incorporated. Just when you think there are no more improvements to be made, the guys and gals at GFI System manage to top themselves once again, raining down a fury of tones and relatively easy-to-use and intuitive controls, for a well-rounded...
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We had a great time when we reviewed the original version of the Clockwork Delay from GFI System last year, so we were more than stoked to check out the newest model, v2. Building on the incredible first go-round, this next generation pedal takes us into the delay stratosphere, with a ton of presets, tap tempo, stereo input and output, and a whole lot more. Here we go… The Clockwork v2 offers one standard digital delay mode, as...
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Have you been searching for a delay that has a ton of sonic options, but a small pedalboard footprint? One that has a switchable boost section for you to power through those killer solos with? One that has optional Vibrato and Flanger modes, for thick and tasty delays across the board? One that has tap tempo AND switchable note subdivisions? Well, if you thought something this fantastic couldn’t possibly exist, you’ve...
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There are certain pedal companies whose new releases captivate and astonish consistently, and one of those is GFI System. At the forefront of modern design and flexibility, we’ve seen some incredible machines from their lineup, including the Specular Tempus, the Clockwork Delay line and more. Well, they’ve done it to us once again, this time with a dual release: here are the Orca Delay and Skylar Reverb. These two pedals...
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Following in the footsteps of the highly successful BlackHole Reverb released in mid-2020, the innovators at Eventide are back with another impressive effect. The MicroPitch Delay harkens back to classic Eventide rackmount units from the mid-1970’s, some of the first commercially available digital audio effects devices. Combining de-glitched pitch change with Delay and Feedback, these machines opened up entirely new worlds of...
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Over the years here at Pedal of the Day, we’ve had the opportunity to check out some of the marvelous pedals from GFI System, including all three versions of their Clockwork Delay, and the awesome Specular 2 Reverb. Taking things up a notch, they released the Specular Tempus, a reverb/delay combination with more features than you’ll know what to do with, and more incredible sounds than you’ll be able to count....
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Ryan McCaffrey McCaffrey Audio Stevens Point, WI www.mccaffreyaudio.com How long have you been a musician? How did you get into it in the first place? I have been playing guitar since I was 6, so over 29 years ago. My dad, and a lot of his friends played guitar, which enticed me to observe and try to keep up with their playing. I began playing in a band when I was 12, and my buddy’s dad would let me play his 1966 Fender Jaguar in a...
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A little while ago, Pedal of the Day got our hands on our first pedal from GFI System, the Clockwork Delay. Although there is now a newer version, we were quite impressed with the amount of options that GFI had managed to squeeze into such a pedalboard-friendly enclosure, not to mention the impressive array of tones and sounds that it was able to produce. So we were pretty excited when a package arrived on the doorstep from the...
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