Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy Analog Delay Pedal with Modulation
Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy Analog Delay Pedal with Modulation Reviews
A good analog delay pedal can be truly inspiring to play through. But a good analog delay can easily reach into the upper echelon of pedal prices. Luckily for the budget-minded guitarist, Electro-Harmonix has offered up the Memory Toy. A close cousin to the legendary Memory Man, the Memory Toy puts the kind of lush analog delay guitarists crave in your hands at a nearly unheard of price! Stomp onto the Memory Toy and you have access to up to 550ms of delay time — plenty for thickening up solos or spiraling off in to sweet analog chaos! Add more flavor to your sound with the switchable modulation, which puts a touch of chorus on the Memory Toy's tone.
Fantastic until it broke.
I have lots of EHX pedals. I like their weirdness. I loved this and a memory boy before they both broke having never been gigged and always kept in my living room. Memory Boy and Toy down for the count. Sounded great until then, both did.
Just what I was looking for.
I was looking for a really straight forward analog delay. I thought the modulation would be something I would leave off. But it's now always on its just the right amount without getting in the way of anything. Like the perfect chorus setting on a Deluxe Memory Man.
Memory boy
I got one recently . I'm selling my dd3t and getting another one of these. Very organic, musical. The sounds on the mod setting are good also. I hate how the dd3 adds that mid high frequency that I don't like. Like I said, this pedal is musical. The guy I play acoustic with noticed it right away. I have 55 years of playing experience, still do 3 to 6 gigs a week.
So sweet.
Compact with big glorious sound. I'm glad to have this on my board.
That eh tone
For the money electro harmonix always delivers.. memory toy provides control tone that eh depth and ring...analog feel makes classic echo a dream...great pedal.
Changes amp tone
I've had this pedal for a long time and I like the sound of it but it's not useable for playing with a group. When I click it on it changes the tone I dialed in so much. I lose volume and if I had time I'd like to re-EQ the amp. I've had fun playing with it at home it sounds good if you dial everything in with it on, and I like how easy it is to use, but if you play in a group I don't recommend it.
Two thumbs up.
Small, simple, easy to use and a good price.
It does what it says it does. I've got no complaints.
Fun and inspiring
This pedal is way fun to play with. It inspires me to write new songs, and is very small so it"s great for pedalboards. You may want an echo with more features, but I don"t really need tap tempo, etc. because I can just get on a knee to adjust this. I love the warm analog sound- some might prefer a less colored digital tone, though. I love the mod switch too, which is adjustable inside... it adds a spooky wobbly tone. Great price & has everything I need in a nano casing
Electro Harmonix Memory Toy Pedal
Great Pedal
Probably the best "budget" analog delay you can get.
Sounds great once you set it for your playing style/speed. Has enough push to actually stand out and not get buried by the other instruments for leads.
Great Delay Pedal
Been using this pedal for a while and I just love the tone that I can get from it. The tonal range is amazing and it's a great pedal to add to any collection. Great value and another great product from EHX
ANALOG
I thought the price was nice for analog delay that I hadn't had for a long time. I had been using a multiefects unit for delay and chorus and I didn't like the delay settings. The MOD setting is neat to I like a clean sound the best with that and a little bit of gain sometimes is my favorite so far. So many toys but so little time. I'm happy with my purchase
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the sound - compare to my only other delay experience, at less than half the cost ( rogue) - mostly what I want is good slapback, simple delay. the far cheaper unit is better, but had a noticeable amount of hum using a generic 9 v adaptor. ( no way I'm burning batteries)
this toy - I've spent an hour turning knobs, no better than the far cheaper unit. AND horrid loud hum using the exact same 9 v adaptor. OK with supplied battery, note the instr. sheet says use only a special 9 v. adaptor. IF SO, it should have been included. I didn't see any mention in the listing. booo.
Memory toy
I like the pedal just fine. I seem to get a better response and sound using it with acoustic electric guitar and ukulele than I do with electric guitar. It seems "soft" to me in that the feedback can be a little mushy.
I was distressed with the effects modulation at first, I couldn't get anything but a seasick chorus out of it. But reading up on it and going to Youtube, I adjusted the internal t-8 pot right below the external power jack and toned it down to acceptable levels.
Built like all EHX pedals, simple, tough, and built for the job. NO fancy paints or pictures, just a workhorse pedal.
Really fun
This is a super fun pedal. I use this a ton of different ways.
The only drawback is that there's no volume knob, and it's set to unity gain when the Blend is at about noon. Which means that if you're to either side of that, you get a boost. At first this was annoying, but I've come to love and accept it.
I haven't tried a ton of delay pedals, but I think if you're looking for something with tons of tweak-ability you might want to look elsewhere. But for me, this just works. It's built really well and offers a lot for the price.
Sweer D E L A Y .....
Easy to use, delicious sound... Warm and punchy!
Pros: Organic REAL delay sound
Cons: no tap delay.
Perfect Fit!
I purchased the Memory Toy to function as a slap-back delay. I already had a Memory Boy and the Memory Toy is just as analog and just as functional for my purpose -plus- it fit in the last remaining small space on my pedal board. Thanks to Bob Mondok, my Sales Engineer for a perfect match!
PS: The EHX Black Finger is my favorite compressor, and the Memory Boy keeps the same quality going ...
Dope
I was never a huge fan of delay, but I saw a picture of deftones' pedalboard on their website, and sure enough, they had one. that was reason enough for me to buy one on a whim. I gave it a 5 because for my purposes it sounds excellent. i mostly use it to thicken up guitar parts rather than repeats, and i usually keep the modulation switched off. for $100, you'd be hard pressed to find a simpler analog delay thats as well-built and true bypass.
Warm, Analog Joy
Very inexpensive and reliable pedal. It has a great warm tone and is a hell of a lot better than Boss' digital delays. Analog is the way to go. The Mod function is cool but I'm not a huge fan. I only wish there was a stereo out but at this price I can't complain.
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