HardWire DL8 Delay/Looper Pedal
Enlarge your sound with the HardWire DL8. This pedal gives you 11 distinct true-stereo delays, a 20-second looper, and a true hardwire bypass.
Overall User Ratings (based on 6 ratings)
Submitted April 21, 2011 by a customer from yahoo.com
"Great delay, good introductory looper."
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Love this pedal. I wish I had two of them. It has already improved my soloing to play along with a loop, but more than that, it's just loads of fun. It's obviously not the greatest looper, far from it, but it's got enough features to be absolutely addictive. Especially if you like to make lots of crazy noise. If you love psychedelia, buy this. If you just want a looper, spend more on something else.
Sound
Sounds good. Some of the settings don't sound significantly different from each other, but overall the sound is nice.
Features
Feature rich. All kinds of delay options on this pedal. For the bread, you can't beat it, I don't think. I would love to be able to hold a loop of reverse delay and play over it, but you can't have everything.
Ease of Use
If you've ever used delay before, then you'll already know how to use the delays. It takes some getting used to to get the looper to time correctly. A little practice will do it, but you'll likely do it wrong once in a while. you have to let go of the switch at the exact right time. It can be a challenge.
Quality
Seems solid.
Value
For the cash I spent for a B-stock unit, I'm super pleased. Full featured delay pedal and minimally featured Loop pedal in one. I have spent hours and hours and really gotten my money's worth already.
The Wow Factor
The design is not my style, but it's not ugly or anything.
Musical Background:
hobbyist
Musical Style:
rock, country, experimental
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Submitted April 17, 2009 by a customer from hotmail.com
"Better the Boss"
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Great pedal, very happy with my purchase. My only complaint is you can't use the looper and the delays at the same time.
Sound
This delay has something for everybody. I personally like the Tape and modulation modes. But it has a lot of versatility packed into it. No tone loss with this pedal either on or off. You can shape your delay exactly how you want to. A crisp exact reproduction of your sound or a warm dark fading delay and a good bit in between.
Features
The looper is great for practice and even can be used with a band. Its very simple to operate as well. Tap tempo is nice feature too. Of course true bypass with the ability to have trails after you shut off the delay is really nice.
Quality
Solid built pedal. Very heavy duty and seems built to last. Even more so than Boss.
Value
$150 seems very fair for a delay of this quality.
The Wow Factor
I choose this one over the DD7 because of the true bypass. Yes, the Boss has a little more looper time but the sound quality seemed better on this pedal. Plus true bypass made it an easy decision.
Musical Background:
25 yrs
Musical Style:
rockish
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Submitted April 6, 2011 by a customer from gmail.com
"Best Delay/Looper Pedal On The Market For The $"
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IMO, this delay pedal sounded much better than my Keeley DD3 that I use to have. I am a big Keeley pedal fan and own quite a few of his pedals, but this is my favorite. You can do so much with this pedal and dial in any setting you want. If lost or stolen, I would buy another one without hesitation.
Sound
I love this pedal! If you want to get those amazing delay/looper sounds that you hear from top notch guitar players that you see on youtube and other video demos, this pedal will definitely do the trick and more!
Features
This company was nice enough to send accessories that you can use for your pedal board.
Ease of Use
This baby is very easy to use right out of the box. I didn't even read the instructions. I just adjusted the knobs to my taste and was satisfied.
Quality
When I opened the box I immediately saw that this pedal was very well made. Very impressed with the quality and design. It was definitely made for the gigging guitarist and road warrior.
Value
This pedal is worth every penny, especially being true bypass.
Manufacturer Support
None needed as of yet.
The Wow Factor
It looks and sounds expensive! Every pedal board should have a delay pedal.
Musical Background:
Musician
Musical Style:
Jazz, Blues, Funk, Rock, Acid Jazz & Techno
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