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HardWire DL-8

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Stereo Delay/Looper Guitar Pedal with True Bypass, High-Voltage Operation, 11 Delay Types, Eight Seconds of Delay, and 20 Seconds of Loop Time

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Get Incredible Delay and Loop Effects Plus True Bypass!

The HardWire DL-8 Delay/Looper guitar pedal gives you up to eight seconds of delay and a ton of loop time - plus, its true bypass keeps your signal pristine when it's turned off. The pros choose pedals with true bypass because it's the only way you're going to keep your tone exactly the way you want it between your guitar and amp. The DL-8 also features high-voltage operation for improved headroom over "conventional" pedals, plus 11 delay types and up to 20 seconds of loop time. Create new sonic worlds with your guitar when you plug into the DL-8!

Serious musicians are highly selective in their guitar and amp choices. After all, it’s the foundation of their tone. Adding effects to their signal chain is done judiciously. And when they turn off an effects pedal, they need to know it’s not creating undesirable noise or coloring the unique character of their tone. In a true bypass pedal, the signal passes straight through the box when the effect is bypassed. When it’s on it’s on. When it’s off it’s off. All HardWire pedals feature true bypass.

With the high-output pickups found on some electric guitars, it’s not unusual to hear clipping when playing through an effects pedal. This occurs when the voltage range produced by a guitar’s pickup is greater than the operating voltage of the effects pedal – normally limited to the voltage supplied by the effect’s battery or power supply. HardWire pedals incorporate special circuitry that increases the operating voltage “headroom” above that of the typical pedal. As such, HardWire pedals are compatible with a wider range of guitars and are also at home in an amplifier’s effects loop.

HardWire DL-8 Delay/Looper Guitar Effects Pedal with True Bypass Features:
  • True hardwire bypass
  • Constant high-voltage rails
  • 11 delay types/seven delay algorithms (Digital, Analog, Tape, Modulated, Lo Fi, Reverse, and Loop)
  • 9V battery operation (PS200R adapter sold separately)
  • Level, Time, and Repeats controls
  • Tails On/Off switch

The HardWire DL-8 lets you conjure incredible sonic textures and loops!

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Specification Detail
Type Delay/Looper
Inputs 2 x Instrument
Outputs 2 x 1/4"
Power Supply Included No
Batteries 1 x 9V
Height 2.25"
Depth 5.5"
Width 3.5"
Weight 1.3 lbs.
Manufacturer Part Number DL-8

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Amazing pedal!

by Heather Perkins from Portland, OR USA
February 15, 2011
Music Background: Composer, Sound Designer, Mad Scientist
I love this pedal. It is rock solid, well designed, and sounds amazing. I would (and did) buy it for the Reverse feature alone, but the delays and loop functions are great, too. I know it doesn't have... read more [+] the depth of a Loop Station, but I already like the DL-8 better than the Loop Station I (briefly) owned.

The DL-8 is very musical and warm - enough character to be appealing, but not so much that it gets in the way. Super-heavy construction, and the glow in the dark sticker (fro dark stages and studios) and the rubber guard to place over the controls so things don't get re-set on stage are nice extras.

Two things to be aware of - the "Tap Tempo" feature takes a little too long to get to and set, at least for me. But it works very well, and has nice visual feedback. And this thing drains a battery more quickly than any other pedal I've used - I'd say that the "optional" power supply is in fact mandatory, so be sure to get one when you get this pedal.

But DO get this pedal! close [-]

Acoustically invisible, very simple looper

by buzzard from Salt LakeCity, UT USA
April 15, 2011
Music Background: Hobbyist
I bought the DL-8 to create one or two measure loops. Two concerns shared top priority, acoustic invisibility and ease of use. It delivers.

I’m sending it the output of a small mixer w... read more [+]hich handles an acoustic guitar, a vocal mic, and a Roland HPD-15 drum pad. From the DL-8 it goes to my Schertler Unico.

The sound is very nearly unchanged (completely so when in bypass mode) and the box is dead quiet. No hiss. What’s more, my ability to come in and out of loops and overdubs seamlessly required far less practice. close [-]

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