The Classic Tape-style Analog Delay, Now Smaller
The Way Huge Smalls Aqua-Puss Analog Delay MkIII enchants riffs and fortifies leads with pure analog bucket brigade goodness. This reduced-size 'Puss packs all the tricks — including self-oscillation and chewy tape-style echo — of its larger namesakes. Operation is delightfully straightforward: set the length (Delay) and number (Feedback) of repeats and then blend to taste using the wet/dry (Blend) control. The Blend control is where the magic of this pedal lives, giving the MkIII a musical range that spans subtle coloration to ghostly wails and moans. The Aqua-Puss really shines for rockabilly-type slapback, where it's able to add depth and character without stepping on an arrangement. An added boon is the MkIII's true hard-wire bypass switching, which better preserves the integrity of your signal when disengaged.
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A classic reborn
Few guitarists are lucky enough to own an original V1 1990s Aqua-Puss. Fortunately, Way Huge has faithfully revived this classic studio-style analog delay in its MkIII, at a fraction of the cost and size of the original. Like the original, the Aqua-Puss MkIII is equipped with 20ms–300ms of analog delay time and imparts the classic BBD warmth, darkness, and degradation, as well as self-oscillation, that delay mavens go gaga for. You're not likely to have an original Aqua-Puss on your pedalboard, but with the MkIII from Sweetwater, its prized tones are just a click or call away.
"Everything the big one was, except smaller." — Bob Cedro, Dunlop/Way Huge
Way Huge is as famous for its defiantly chunky enclosures as its genre-bending tonal sugar. The Way Huge Smalls series offers all the charm of its full-sized contemporaries — tone, cheek, and visual impact — in a more board-friendly format. These pedals don't just conserve real estate; they sip current, which means you can run a board full of them with little to no impact on your power supply. The metal enclosures, jumbo knobs, and iconic Way Huge graphics authentically capture the full impact of these reborn classics, with no hit to vibe or ability. A feature we at Sweetwater were quick to note was the Smalls series' true hard-wire bypass switching, which promises to better preserve the integrity of your signal when disengaged.
The Aqua-Puss Analog Delay MkIII runs on a standard 9V power supply or 9V battery — both sold separately.
Way Huge Smalls Aqua-Puss Analog Delay MkIII Features:
- All the tone and tricks of the full-sized Aqua-Puss — only smaller
- Better suited to tight pedalboards
- 20ms–300ms of pure BBD analog delay with self-oscillation
- Straightforward operation
- Wide musical range
- True hard-wire bypass switching preserves signal integrity
- Low current draw (16mA)
- 9-volt battery or power supply required; not included
