Re: Digitech PDS mod--Is there a pedal that does this?

[Adrian Likins <alikins@redhat.com>]

On Mon, Oct 14, 2002 at 12:08:12AM -0700, hqr@earthlink.net wrote:
> Hi--
> Today I got a strange bird out of storage--it's a Digitech 2 second delay
> mounted on an old Morley pedal I had made for me back in the 80's . . .
> Here's what it does--
> There are three knobs on the side which control feedback, delay volume 
>and
> delay time--the pedal can be switched to control either feedback or delay
> time.  Changing delay time also changes pitch on this puppy.
> Is there a commercially produced pedal that does this?  I managed to get
> this unit to function, but it definitely needs some tuner cleaner and
> general attention--thought I'd share . . .
> Gary

   The Danelectro "Shift Daddy" seems to be a digital
delay with a pedal used to control the delay time. See:

        http://www.guitarist.co.uk/gear/gear_page.asp?ID=1750
        http://www.danelectro.com/shiftdad.htm
        http://www.danelectro.com/shiftdads.htm

        Never played one myself, and finding useful info
on what exactly it is is difficult. The second danecectro
url was recently added since there seemed to be some confusing
as to what it was (reading the first url, the marketing text
of which is plasted all over the net, is definately vague...)

        As far as I know, you can only use it to control
delay time though.

        Also, the Digitech Space Station seems to have
a couple of preset which are sorta-kindof pedal varied
delay times.

        I belive some of the Zoom pedal boards allow you to
alter delay time via the builtin expression pedal (gfx8 manual
seems to indicate as much). Some of those things have some
pretty bizzaro (and _very_ digital) sounds on them. Looks
like you can map the pedal to feedback and wet/dry mix as
well.


Adrian