Tap into a Classic Analog Delay
The all-analog Deluxe Memory Man 550-TT is everything you love about the classic EHX Memory Man — right down to the old-spec bucket brigade ICs — but adds tempo tapping for precise dotted-eighth-note and triplet chased delays. Enjoy onboard modulation for subtle tape effects to woozy chords & leads, or sidechain your own octave and dirt pedals to add new dimensions to the 550-TT's repeats without coloring your dry signal. An expression pedal input with 5-way switch gives you hands-free control over modulation, feedback, and delay time. For true analog delay with tap tempo at a working musician's price, Sweetwater guitarists agree: it's tough to beat the Electro-Harmonix 550-TT Deluxe Memory Man.
Same great performance as the original
Electro-Harmonix has found a chip that accurately replicates the performance of the Panasonic Bucket Brigade chips found in the original Memory Man pedals. Not only does this chip, the Xvive MN3005, sound like the older chips, but its supply ensures the survival of one of the most coveted delay pedals in history. Every MN3005 chip is thoroughly tested by EHX to ensure it's 100% equal in performance to the Panasonics. With the Deluxe Memory Man 550-TT, you get everything that's great about the older pedals in a more reliable package.
EHX 550-TT vs 1100-TT: which should I buy?
It all comes down to delay time. Like the original Memory Man, the 550-TT is capable of over a half-second (550ms) of pure analog delay; but the 1100-TT boasts an astounding 1.1 seconds. Both boxes include old-spec bucket brigade ICs, carefully chosen to capture the sound of the original, and sport the same friendly layout with expression pedal input and effects loop. If you can afford the upgrade, the 1100's added delay time is worth the money. But for most of us in search of Edge-type delays and Gilmour-esque leads, the Electro-Harmonix 550-TT will serve just fine.
Electro-Harmonix 550-TT Deluxe Memory Man Delay Features:
- Faithful to the original Memory Man — right down to the old-spec bucket brigade ICs
- 550ms of pure analog delay
- Tap tempo enables precise dotted eighth-note delays and more
- Onboard modulation ranges from subtle tape effects to seasick repeats
- True bypass switching keeps your signal path clean
- Effects loop adds character to repeats — pair with octave, EQ, and dirt pedals
- Expression pedal input offers hands-free control over modulation, feedback, and delay time
