Danelectro DE-1 Dan-Echo

easy if you know how to fiddle with delays. sure, it takes some tweaking to find the right amount of repeats/feedback and hi-cut, but that's the nature of a guitar pedal with 4 or 5 knobs, right?

i use strats/teles -> fender amps. the dan-echo provides good sounding (i.e., analogish or tape delay style) echo repeats. the hi-cut knob is great for that 60s tape echo sound. works pretty well with other pedals, doesn't get TOO muddy all things considered. this isn't the pristine digital repeats of a Boss DD-X. a whole different beast really. a good test for any guitar pedal (in my view) is set the knobs all to the midway point: do you get a good sound at that setting before any personal tweaking? then you've got a good pedal on your board. that's the case with the dan-echo. flipping the toggle switch from hi to low takes you from pink floyd territory to 50s style slapback. it does the rockabilly thing REALLY WELL, about as good as any delay pedal (short of an ibanez or boss analog).

built with a metal casing. much tougher (and heavier) than other danelectro pedals (and i've played several). no issues here, assuming you don't drop it off a third floor window. i haven't had issues with mine at all, and i bought it used.

i play experimental space/jam rock with british 60s influences of the kinks, small faces, yardbirds, early stones and who. the dan-echo works well for stretching out into david gilmour trips and also for the 50s style rockabilly the other guy in the band likes to do. very versatile in that respect, and the single toggle switch makes it easy to go back and forth stylistically on the fly without alot of knob twiddling. i like that... i won't sit here and say this is the best delay out there on the market, but you need to know what kind of delay sound you're looking for before you buy. but at the price you'll pay for one of these on ebay, it's hard to deny you're getting bang for the buck.

Pretty straight forward. No need for a manual.

I am running this in the effects loop of my AT100 along with a Danelectro Fab Chorus. I'm totally satisfied with the sound. I AB-ed it by switching my effects loop on and off and it does not detract from the signal at all. This pedal sounds much warmer than the other delays that I've tried. (When I say warmer, I'm speaking specifically about the delay sounds after the initial guitar signal).

Too soon to tell. I've only had it for a few weeks.

I haven't tried to deal with them yet. Their website is practically useless.

Very nice pedal. I highly recommend it.

Very simple to use. Useful for what I needed at the time. I didn't use the lo-fi cut much but it does give vintage dark repeat.

Ok here goes.....I needed a cheap slapback-style rockabilly echo and I saw Brophy Dale of Lee Rocker's band using one a few years back , and it sounded good live. Let's face it, you can't go draggin' a real tape echo to gigs, so there's going to be some compromise with any pedal. So I got one from GC cheap right after Dano went away . It served me well for a ton of gigs. It did have a useble 50's echo, but I don't reccomend it for any long-delay freakouts. The repeat is not as clean as I would like, but for the price it's good. Every repeat has a small amount of "break up" present. More with louder-gain pickups. I also experienced what others described as 8-bit Atari noises after awhile. I thought it was the dimmer switch in the rehearsal room at first. The pedal does eat a bit of signal even when off, and I had trouble with the input jack shorting occasionally. After 2 of those episodes, It went into the backup pile and I got a new Ibanez DE7 delay. It's more verstile, plus it can do the UFO thing! I'm not bashing the Danecho, it is a good alternative to the colder-sounding, pricier Boss. If grit and lo-tech is your thing, it could be for you.

Because of the inherent clock-noise and sketchy plastic inputs, it gets hurt here. But I still have it and it still works.

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To be honest the Danecho gave me some nice ambience and decent rockabilly Sun-type slapback for years. It did what it claimed. The same technology that makes effects pristine and versatile, is what loses the vintage mojo and organic/musical feel. It sounded a little better on clean settings. I'll keep searching for the ultimate gigging delay, perhaps the tiny blue Guyatone?

- yes it is easy to use. i bought this because it was a danelectro product. i also bought it because i'm a sucket for anything with delay. the manual shows how to tweak the knobs to emulate sounds from diferrent eras. however, my only concern is to get make little slap back and sometimes make that little slapback wetter.

- i currently have two electric guitars, a telecaster and a dean stylist. i play these either through a crate mxr 65 or a vox 15smr408. either way, this pedal sounds great. i like the rockabilly sound, although i don't play in my group, howevcer i always keep my guitar to that sound. with a slight delay it makes the distortion sound fluffier, with a slightly longer delay it gets more fluid. playing the dean through this pedal is sweet, fluid, wet and deep. through the tele, it sparkles, adds a little more depth to the notes it makes it even more fun to play.

the only reliablity complaint i have with this pedal is with the input jack. it seemed to get loose real fast. i have overcome this problem by using a planet waves jack end. it grips a bit more than the standard jack thereby staying in place better. it also helps going into the pedal once in a while to tweak that jack back in place, a little flat head screw driver, a little force and a little while later everything is back in place.

- excuse me?

i play clasic rock and anything in between, i'm no guitar god, i just like to play anytime i can.. i've been playing for around 35 years now. mostly acoustic. when i finally had the resources to go electric, i made up for lost time as fast as possible. i listened to a lot of john lennon in the seventies, i always liked his use if slapback, because of him, "i gotta have me slapback". i haven't tried to many other pedals. some how, this dano product hit the right nerve.

10 very easy and with a wide range of options

well right now this is my rig~~~fender american standard (but customized) strat~~~whammy~~~boss tu-2~~~boss dc-2~~~boss ce-2~~~mesa boogie trem-o-verb 2x12 combo. this is my first review here on HC and i really just felt that this needed to be said: this is the best delay pedal out there. i've tried a couple of high end deals which were nice but most of them are either to bulky or too pricey. let me just say that the deluxe memory man is not worth the money. for one its to big and two it will suck your guitar tone. maxon's ad-900 is an awesome pedal but i really don't need that much delay. you can get almost the some tones and delays from the dan echo. and for a lot less. i paid $45 bucks for mine used off of ebay. and will never sell it. i've finally found what it is i wanted in a delay pedal..yada yada yada.........worth every penny.

built like a tank
no problems yet

don't know

for the money you can't beat it.

The bad thing about this pedal is that it isn't a "set it and forget it" pedal. That's also the best thing about it. I keep the manual in my gear bag so I have a quick reference to all it can do and how to get there. That said, it's also designed to sound real nice with everything set straight to noon. Quite frankly, this pedal does everything I need it to, and leaves behind everything I don't need. Just gotta memorize the settings you need and for what.

I was sold on this pedal not knowing what it was. A friend had a guitar synth and produced a GREAT sounding delay during a song. I ran up and asked what part of his multi $$$ rig he used for it. He sheepishly grinned and pointed to his DanEcho. I promptly hit E-Bay and landed my own. I have never like the sterile sound (IMHO) of digital delays. This unit has a warmth matched by none. Some units claim 5+ seconds of delay. Why? Sound quality is where the rubber hits the road. This baby is a michelin. Who do you wanna sound like? I've gone from Temptations to Prince to Journey to Marvin Gaye. That's just in one set. Plays well with other effects. What can I say? It RULES!! (Even with a solid state amp)

As good as this sounds, a delay is not something I'm real stuck without, so I routinely gig w/o backup. I treat it decent and it more than returns the favor.

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All I can say (again) is this pedal delivers everything I need and nothing I don't. No, it doesn't have a tap tempo. I've learned to live without it. Easily. The main job for ANY stomp box is make the sound you want burst forth from your amp/cab/speaker. This box delivers like a mailman. Nuff said.

Really easy. But it is a device you should know well to get advantage of it.

I found the hi-cut really helpful.this is something that the boss digital delays lack.The hi-cut get you to softer delays.I can't wait to try it with a reverb altogether.I was inetrested in the Hughes and kettner Replex but it is too bulky.My Danecho lacks cristal clarity, thats is why it is ideal for slapbacks, like Scotty Moore.It can produce acceptable delays and echoes.I find longer delays useless.What's the case in a 20 second delay?

Not so reliable.I wanted to change the led to an ultarbright purple led(it looks gorgeous!)But the pots are crappy and I broke down one.It was my mistake.I was unable to get the replacement, so i had to made up a mew one with two different parts.It's like new now! Besides, it swallows batteries. I use rechargeable, but since it is digital, even an alkaline lasts three hours. Get a power supply. It worths it.

I coul never get in touch with danelectro. Other items are worthless. I would only recommend this one.

Amazing sound, but it could be done with better quality.Input jacks.potentiometers.

if you are used to any other delay/echo it should be simple, if not it wont take long to learn

i am giving it a 9.

first i want to say ive had the pedal for 5 days. usually i will not write a review for a month or so but i know i love this and i know it sounds good.

it can be set for that crisp delay like the PB&J but also can be set for warm vintage sounding repeats.

also - the mix can get very wet and thats a good thing if you like to harmonize notes with your playing and having a thich repeat.

the sound is very usable and natural. i should point out that i dont like boss DD-series delay/echo at all. its just something in the sound, that "boss stank" that seems to accompany alot of thier effects - not just thier delay.

that is why i am glad i found this delay. i have seen it a million times but never once played it until recently. i absolutely love it and i cant think of any dleay/echo purpose that it will not serve other than maybe endless repeats or solf oscillation madness.

other than that ive covered all the bases with it and am impressed. it sounded just as good through my marshall 1/2 stack as it does through my favorite home setup (class A combo) so it holds well loud. very good rockabilly/slapback sounds as well as the longer solo settings

it is built like a tank and i know some people question the switches but we've got a daddy-o overdrive and cool cat chorus we have kept where we play on weekends for about 4-5 years now and they get used often with various guitars for different songs and have held up well over time.

i know for a fact these are top-notch guys at the service dept.

overall i think its an 8.

easy enough to get the hang of even if youve never used delay (the knobs ARE labled!)

the sound is great, better than most of the stompbox competition out there (IMO)

built like a tank.

also, i can see this pedal getting alot of use in the years ahead because it has alot of good settings and seems to cover many different needs well.


i want to put a battery inside, take it camping with my small portable mini-amp, my ho and my guitar. when i scream into the pickups "hey ho you know what time it is" - she will know without a doubt what time it is because my dan-echo will tell her over and over exactly what i said, and its such a good delay im sure she will think it is still me telling her what to do (as she goes down slow)

Its hard for me to dial in a sound that I really like. Maybe I'm just dumb. I'm very fickle with this delay pedal, so I'm constantly changing settings.

I'm using this with a mexican strat through a blues junior. For the amount of money it cost, this delay pedal is decent. One thing I don't like about it is that the delay effect cuts off when you turn the pedal off. So you can't turn it off and then immediately start playing something without any delay. But the high end cut is pretty cool, I'll give it that. Its not a super pedal, but for $30 off eBay, its a keeper.

Good pedal for the money. Will eventually get a Boss DD-6 modded by Analog Mike. Its a good pedal, but I'd recommend going the extra mile to get a Boss delay or something else. I don't use delay a lot, but I know what I like. So for someone who uses delay a lot, I'd tell 'em not to buy this pedal. But if you just want some occasional delay, the Dan-Echo is a good idea.

It is kinda awkward to turn the knobs but it sounds good period. Great for rockabilly.

sounds fine! anybody who doesnt like this pedal probably either has a bad overall sound or just cant play guitar very well. We all know how many of thoes kind are out there! ha ha.

holds up ok. Just dont tie it to the back of a pick-up truck and drag it to the gigs to match your SRV strats!

Never tried.

I play Blues and jazz and rockabilly and country and this pedal is quiet with the right kind of treatment. I use fender twins and deluxes and some fender solid states and teles and strats and sg's and Pauls and dont have a bit of trouble getting what I want out of any of it. I'm 53 and have been playing since I was 8. It is a good pedal as far as sound goes but I wish it was a little different in design and shape but over-all I would get it again if it got lost broke or stolen. I like how quiet and pure it sounds.