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Best delay with Nocturne

hartwell
June 6th, 2010, 07:26 PM
Okay, I'm GASsin' for the Nocturne but I want to pick up another delay pedal as well. I have a Boss DD-3 but it doesn't do enough. I'm looking at the RE-20 Space Echo pedal but wondering how friendly it is with the Nocturne.

Any thoughts or other suggestions?

rcboals
June 6th, 2010, 09:46 PM
Tavo the genius behind the Nocturne has said, and written nice reviews on the Boss DM3. I bought one because of what he said. Best delay I have ever had for Rockabilly.

Hot Rod Michelle
June 6th, 2010, 10:12 PM
Well, I too have been wanting a Nocturne, but, my delay of choice is a BBE Two Timer.

bobkat
June 6th, 2010, 10:44 PM
i love my RE20! It does some cool stuff plus has a great reverb!

LATS
June 7th, 2010, 12:28 AM
My old Ampegs have sweet Accutronics reverb tanks built in, but for anything more complicated, I really enjoy my MXR Carbon Copy.

Don't have a Nocturne (yet). ToneQuest never ends....

dafreeze
June 7th, 2010, 12:52 AM
have the Carbon Copy and the Nocturne (Thanks again Tavo) and they're both excellent

TV the Wired Turtle
June 7th, 2010, 04:07 AM
no genius here :) heck ya the DM-3 is soo great! crazy for em (i do keep an EH deluxe memory boy on hand though for my Floyd & U2 stunt playing.. I usually end up injured)

yet it appears you can use one of those re20 digi-emulators and great
a great sound w/it into a nocturne appearantly as this video shares. Josh Bradshaw did this demo
with his gretsch, nocturne, roland RE20 into a blonde bassman sort
of amp he built. His tone is quite impressive. Good video footage too, better than my dumb videos. :)
YouTube- Nocturne Brain Seltzer Pedal with Boss RE-20 pedal and Setzer Gretsch

William McGrath
June 7th, 2010, 05:28 AM
I've been using the BBE Two Timer. Sounds pretty good to my ears.

Crooner
June 7th, 2010, 06:52 AM
This is in NO WAY a wise-acre remark - I'm honestly curious... what delay wouldn’t work well with a Brain Seltzer and why? Is there such a thing?

Someone tell me now or I'll blow this whole place sky high. Don’t test me... I'll do it!:eek:

See, that WAS a wise-acre remark. Get the difference. It’s subtle, but there.;)

hartwell
June 7th, 2010, 01:08 PM
Thanks for the suggestions - wish I could try them all out!

As Crooner has asked, why wouldn't any delay work well with the Nocturne - I guess my only answer is that sometimes pedals in a chain can do weird and sometimes wonderful things that you simply don't expect. And I was looking for what people thought might be the optimal pairing for tone.

Theo 413
June 7th, 2010, 02:55 PM
The Nocturne is a great pedal! I use mine with an MXR carbon copy for the slapback and a holy grail for a little extra reverb....through a '66 bassman head and vibroking cab with 2 v30's. Sweetness.