Danelectro DE-1 Dan-Echo

The Dan-Echo has quite the learning curve to it to get a respectable echo. The four small knobs aren't the easiest to maneuver with larger fingers, but they are all very useful for making a wide range of echo options. I never read the manual for it but have kept it in my pedal line up since the late 90's

I use a Fender Strat with Vintage Noiseless PU's with a lineup of Guitar -> Dan-Echo -> Morley Wah -> MXR Phase 90 -> Danelectro Bacon&Eggs -> Amp
It's simple to recreate Van Halen's Cathedral echos or Jimi Hendrix's Star Spangled Banner from woodstock or even to change it up for a mild reverb effect.
I've got no buzzing or tonal depreciation that I have read others mentioning. If it broke, I'd buy another

I got this pedal sometime between 1995 and 1998.
I was worried early on about the short-long mini switch, but it's worked flawlessly throughout the years.

N/A works great

I play mainly 60's & 70's rock as well as a little bit of everything else.
I only wish my Fab Tone pedal lived as well as the Dan-Echo

This guy is pretty basic and extremely easy to use. I bought it about 8 years ago when I was still a beginner and even back then I had no problem getting good sounds out of it. Every switch and knob performs a basic useful function.

I've been playing guitar for a little over 10 years and I've used this echo with several very different guitars, amp setups, as well as keyboard synthesizers, drum machines, and vocals. Currently I use it with my 78 Gibson SG along side a Boss chorus into a Marshall JCM 800 2003 with a Sunn Reissue Cab (hopefully I'll be replacing the cab soon). Honestly, everything I run through it generally sounds really good. It's just a really organic sounding echo that doesnt getting muddy. The sound is clear and defined but at the same time very warm. I've gotten numerous compliments over the years on my echo sound. Everything from short slapback to longer spaced out delays keep their integrity without sounding sterile. Very low noise too!

Hmmm, well there are some plastic components to it, however I've been using it constantly for the past 8 years and have never had a single technical problem with it. Sometimes I worry about the plastic reliability but so far so good!

Never had to deal with them

I've stuck with this pedal even after buying several other "higher quality" echoes that never seemed to match the sound of this little guy (see Line 6 DDL 4 - whatever their echo modeling pedal is, various Boss echoes, even the famous memory man which I recently purchased and will soon be getting rid of is no match to the DE-1!!) I absolutely love this pedal and would definitely buy another one if it broke. My only small complaint is that it doesnt have a switch so you can keep the trail echo going after you turn the effect off. This could probably be fixed easily with a mod which I might have a friend work on. I think these things have dramatically gone down in price since I purchased mine for $100 8 years ago - probably due to the reputation of some of the lower quality products that danelectro has put out over the years (see their overdrive, heavy distortion, and chorus of the same time period - bad news!). Maybe time will be good to this product and itll go up in value after they stop production just like the tube screamer 808.

4 knobs. Mix, time, repeat, Hi cut. I have mine set up with varying mix settings (9:00 - 2:00), time @ 12:00, repeat (fully counterclockwise) and Hi-cut (fully counter clockwise). I saw a pro had this on his board with the same settings. Oh the switch was on Hi which is longer delay.

Hard to turn the little knobs mid song. I like a little delay all the time for reverb effect but I like to add a long repeating delay for that "dream sequence bridge" in a song or too. It is difficult to make this adjustment on the fly with the little knobs.

My setup, guitar-tuner-danecho-Boss NS2 (in the loop is a Tubescreamer, EMMA reeze, Phase 90, EH Small Clone)- Fender Pro Tube Pro Reverb.

This pedal sounds great. I love the Hi-cut knob which rolls off high end I guess like a vintage tape echo. The Hi-lo switch is cool for a on the fly quick delay like a rockabilly type.

I purchased this new maybe 4-5 years ago. It worked great but developed the previously discussed whining noise that is altered when you move the time knob. It can be loud during a gig. I really liked using this after all my pedal or in the effects loop but needed to move it to the input of my Boss NS-2 to take away the noises. Thank god for the NS-2 what a life saver. I have to sacrifice pedal placement in my chain but the noise is gone.

I almost removed it from my board before I cured the "ATARI" noises. I can't have an audience hear the funky things during a song break. I have to give this a low rating for the funky noises coming from the pedal otherwise a creamy and good sounding delay pedal.

Not reliable. I almost stopped using it but found a spot prior to my Boss NS-2 that eliminated the noises the unit was making.

No it is not my setup. I tried the pedal on many different amps and isolated the pedal and the noises were always present. I am using the supplied Dan Electro "Zero hum" AC adaptor.

It is not worth the money to send it to be fixed.

I have not called Danelctro so no opinion here.

Good sound, love the Hi cut knob and Hi-Lo switch. Very warm delay sound.

Making weird noises and almost parked it and bought something new. My Boss NS-2 Noise suppresor saved the day. I still use the pedal but comprised and placement by putting the delay almost first in my chain and before my Boss NS-2 input.

My recommendation is to avoid this pedal if you are a gigging musician.

If you've used delays before, this is pretty cut and dried. The "hi-cut" may confuse some beginners, but it a great feature once they figure out what it does. I like the "hi-low" switch for delay time. My only gripe is that the controls are a bit compact for gig use. But, like any other piece of gear used on a regular basis, you get used to it and appreciate how little space it takes up in the gear bag.

Even if you're new to this delay, the documentation will get you started with the basic settings.

Great! Looking at some of the reviews, I may have The Blessed Pedal. Very little noise and no change of tone along my pedal line when I hook it up. Keep in mind that I gig on Bourbon Street and do festival tour, so I change my battery at every gig. It beats the digital delays by a mile. It holds the tone without sounding sterile, which is something I get from most digital delays. This pedal has served me well in venues and the studio.

It has a great rock-a-billy slap echo, and I usually use an EH MMD for that, but I switch to it for a different sound on songs.

I play an ES-295, Gretsch Falcon, Rik 360, and Telecaster through a Fender Blues Jr and Marshall JCM 900, and the tone sounds great because, IMHO, it all begins with the amp/guitar combo and this pedal does not take anything away from it.

Okay, no one is wild about the plastic plugs on this box. I've got 2 of them. One is a free flowing pedal and the other is hard-wired (sans plugs) to a pedal board for touring. They've both served me well. I play on Bourbon Street with loads of drunken tourists in the audience dumping drinks on my gear. The pedal has survived for 3 years without a problem.

It also survived hurricane Katrina. I had 1-1/2 feet of water in my house. The pedal wasn't submerged, but after spending 2 weeks in a mouldy house, it didn't corrode like my DOD flanger which was right next to it). The Dan-Echo still sounds in top form.

Never had to deal with it.

Great pedal! They've packed a lot of goodness into this little box. I've come across many delays that cost much more, but didn't sound nearly as good. It's not noisy. It's also got a wide range of sounds. I've used it for Johnny and Santo's "Sleepwalk" and Killing Joke's "The Hum". OTOH, I really wish Danelectro would make a stereo version of this pedal with larger controls.

A couple of knobs and a switch! It does have a myriad of tones and uses if you want to dig around and turn the dials. Fairly intuitive.

Does what it says. Can go from a clean 'digital' sound to a reasonable approximation of a tape delay with it's dark and fuzzy edge.

I have put it through much abuse after deciding that I should leave my Boss Dm2 at home. This pedal gets thrown about a bit and still has no problems. That said those little plastic knobs look like they could snap off at any moment.

Never dealt with them, so I have no opinion

I play a variety of music from rock, country, pop & jazz. This pedal works well for everything I do.

The knobs are kind of hard to turn and the rate and Hi-Cut knobs are backwards from what would make sense to me. The manual gives good explanations of what each knob does and also gives 15-20 sample settings which is really helpful and showcases what it can do. The lo-hi delay time switch makes it easy to switch styles quickly on stage.

Great warm analog sound from a digital delay, what more can one ask for? The hi-cut and mix really help to keep the echoes from over-powering the dry signal.

This thing feels like it is 5 pounds of solid iron, but the knobs are made of plastic and I'm afraid if I step on them too hard they might break. Also, my repeat knob is messed up and the thing only repeats once most of the time regardless of where the knob is. If I get it to repeat more than once it goes away after switching the switch or stepping on the button. If not for that I would give this a 9.

Danelectro has no customer support as far as I know.

I really like this pedal, and would recommend it if not for the repeats knob problem I have. I will eventually replace it with a good analog delay or Line 6's big green delay modeler.

As easy or as tough as you want it to be. You can set everything at about 12 o'clock at get a real nice delay effect, or you can play with the settings given in the manual to come up with more great sounds. Give it a tap tempo and you would have simply the perfect delay pedal. As it is, I'll take it over just about anything else out there.

I run this at the end of my rig and before the amp. I have a tuner, a Digitech Grunge, a Boss OD-3, Crybaby, MXR phase 90, yamaha chorus, then Danny Boy. The "mix" and "hi-cut" knobs make it very easy to avoid sounding "antiseptic" with this pedal. Very natural sound. My ax is an American Strat and my amp is a Peavey (oh, quit rolling your eyes till you've tried one!) Bandit II. This box very simply does everything I need it to do and nothing I don't.

I was surprised to find all the reviews about these things crapping out. Mine works like a champ. Every time. I've never even thought about getting a back-up. I'd just have 2 of 'em around.

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I play contemporary worship, which encompasses most everything, and I play in a retro dance party band. Lots of funk, r&b, disco and such. This little guy handles all of it. If you've used the Danelectro mini pedals, this is an entirely different animal. Those feel (and perform) like toys. This is a real tool. If it were lost or stolen, well, I ain't even gonna go there. I bought this pedal after hearing a friend use it. I've NEVER regretted it.

Easy to use, good manual.

My setup for the last 2 years has been Boss FZ-2 (for boost)>Fulltone '69>Danecho> 1968 Bassman. I haven't gigged during those 2 years, but I've been buying new stuff since it looks like I'll be back into it soon. The Danecho sounded very nice while it was working, but recently started making weird noises, whether it was on or off, and I'm currently looking for a replacement. Disappointing for a piece of gear that never left my practice space.

Worked for about 2 years, with very little use. Never had the chance to gig with it.

Never tried to contact, so I'll go with what others here have pointed out

Can't give unreliable equipment a high rating, no matter how good it sounds. I've been playing for 24 years, gigging on and off for 16. My current setup is Boss FZ-1>Fulltone Choralflange>VHT Deliverance (I like to keep it simple). My next delay will probably be a Boss; at least they're reliable...

Great easy to use for what I wanted. the swithch should have been a button.

Sounds great. Wait the review starts to go south.

I came to this post because I wanted to buy another one of these because I liked mine so much. I died and was unfixable. I thought it was a fluke and was ready to buy another. NO FREAKING WAY! After reading all the posts about this I'm taking out my old RP3 and using the delay on that.

Non existent

If they fixed the reliability problems I would buy another. I absolutely loved the sound. I must rate it a 1 though because if it doesn't work... well, it doesn't work.

I had no problems finding a good sound. Easy to use.

I thought it sounded good. I used a strat with a Mesa subway rocket, it worked nice with the effects I used, until the unit crapped out on me.

I bought it on ebay used. It worked for a month or two after I got it. Then it started up with all this horrible noise. I had it looked at by a tech, but he deemed it unfixable. I'd like to send it back, but I wasn't the original owner. So I'm sol, I figure.

There's no way to get in touch with them on their site, there's no service info on there. It's basically an advertising site, showing all their products.

I really liked it until it went to crap. I never dropped it or anything, I just hooked it up one day and, bam it went crazy with this sick blipping noise. I'll give a 3 overall for the nice delay and ok price on ebay.

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.

Easy to set up for a good tone, 4 knobs and a switch. Knobs are very sensitive and offer a lot of range, but it can be a little difficult to dial in exactly what you're looking for

The Dan-Echo sits in my effects loop in the second to last position with an ever-changing set of neighbours. Basic setup is Goth Explorer -> Bad Horsie -> JCM2000 100WDSL -> (loop) various modulation, fuzz, weird pedals -> Dan-Echo -> microamp clone (end loop) -> 1960A 4x12 cab.

It's weird, sometimes it's super quiet, sometimes it makes some noise. I think I was running too many pedals from the same power source nd now that I've split the load, bought heavier duty adapters, and finalized my pedal board, it's not been a problem. The sound is killer, very warm, very tight sounding. I use it a lot on its own for light runs, use it in conjunction with other effects to make some wild, swirly sounds, or kick it into "lo" mode to just thicken up a solo. It's super versatile and it makes really great, unpredictable sounds when you manipulate the "time" knob while holding a note. Kind of like a theremin. This thing has been in my rig since it came out and I've never heard another delay that I like as much.

It's never failed me. It's made some weird noise along the way, but I think that was my fault. It's survived 6 years of me tossing it into a milk crate, unprotected, after shows. I play a lot of shows and I never worry about this little bastard.

Never had to call

In life, pedals come and go, but this has remained static. Before I bought this, I had a cold, shrill sounding BOSS unit that I used, but never really liked. This thing is an integral part of my sound and I'll buy it again if it gets stolen, lost, or killed.

In addition to the standard knobs for delay time and number of repeats, a toggle switch lets you choose from Lo and Hi delay fields, effectively doubling the range of the Time knob. The mix knob lets you balance the volume of the delay against the dry signal, while the secret weapon -- the main marketing point when this came out some years back -- is Hi Cut, which filters out the high frequencies from each successive repeat, to approximate the signal degradation on an old tape-delay unit.

There's one footswitch, On-Off, and jacks for In and Out. Plug in, play, and twiddle the knobs til you find what you want. Easy.

You can get a pretty cool array of delay sounds out of this thing, spacey stuff, Pink Floyd solos, pristine digital "dang dang dang" repeats, slapback, reverby-sounding stuff, and the more muffled analog-style tones you can get with the Hi-Cut function. Notice i said analog-style; you CAN'T get any of the weird self-oscillation and infinite repeats that you can get with a real analog delay, and the repeats aren't as gloriously dirty as with a Memory Man or an AD9. Nor does it have some of the frills of the contemporary digital units, like Tap Tempo and Hold and what-not. But in terms of sounds, you can cover a lot more ground with the DanEcho than you can with either a digital or analog pedal.

And that's what's cool about it! I would think this is an excellent choice for guitarists on a budget or just starting out, players who haven't used delay before and want to explore the palette of delay "colors" without throwing a lot of cash into a Boss digital or an Ibanez analog. The sound quality is really quite good, especially for as cheap as you can pick these up Used these days. Try one!

Oh yeah, the delay time is up to 1 second as i recall. Longer than analog, shorter than most of today's better digitals, although why you'd need longer delays than that is beyond me.

I've played this with a lot of different guitars and pickups, Rickenbacker, Epiphone, Dano, Seymour Duncan, and always enjoyed it.

I've owned mine for about six years, and it's always worked fine. I made it a point to buy the 9 volt adapter, since digital delays will spend down a battery in nothing flat.

This SUCKS!!!!! Unbelievable! Can anyone find ANYTHING even remotely informative on the Danelectro web site? What a junk site, a complete waste of time. I've concluded that they don't feel any responsibility for customer service any more, and have made themselves inaccessible to avoid having to do repairs/replacement. (Read some of the other reviews of the products for some horror stories.) Shameful!

It's sad, because a lot of their products have been cool, and they seemed like a pretty hot outfit four or five years ago. I've owned two or three Dano guitars and enjoyed them all, and right now I'm looking for a 12-string double cutaway in good condition (i think that dude in REM even played one in a video, and how cool is that? If the company wasn't so STUPID all of a sudden that would make a good endorsement, I should think).

I bought this because the Hi-Cut function seemed like a clever idea, and it proved to be so. This pedal may be the modern Danelectro's finest moment, or at least it's tied with the Tuna Melt tremolo, which is also excellent.

I own three delays, a vintage Ibanez AD9 analog, a vintage Ibanez DM1100 digital rackmount that sounds really rough and cool, and this Danelectro. I've also owned and sold several other delays at various points. As much as I love my Ibanezes --- and you really haven't lived until you've played with a real analog delay - I have to say this Dano is still really neat. I've thought about selling it, but I just can't bring myself to part with it. So now I think I'm going to set up a third guitar rig, just so I'll use this one more often.

very easy to use, with a little tweaking, it does a real good, full slapback. the manual will give you ideas, i just tweak to taste.

i use this pedal with my just purchased roland bc-60 blues cube, in the fx loop, this a great sounding amp by itself, but kick in the echo and the bitch comes alive!! i've owned dozens of amps and this is the first amp i've used an effects loop on! well done roland!!, i'm going to play this live soon, i'll probably leave the pedal on all the time!! i also have a tonebone hot british pedal, a boss od-3, and a boss super shifter, i like to run stereo when i can, usually with a cube 30, and i get an awsome sound!!

i have had this pedal for 8 years, never a problem!!, however-- i did have a dano-daddy-o overdrive,the dc jack came loose, got it fixed,farted out again, so apparently there is some probs with some of the models! luck of the draw, i guess!, back up for pedals?, if one takes a shit, i don't cry, if it all screws up i just play it straight!! when i was younger i'd whine because i need this and that, but after playing 35 years, 15 years as a pro, I LET THE FINGERS DO THE TALKIN!!

never had to!

it sounds great with my bc-60, i've played and recorded in many bands, rock, punk, country, blues, oldies, surf, etc., i'm 47, been playing guitar since "INNA GADDA DI VIDA" was on the radio,(1968), just a weekend warrior now, put johnny winter, alvin lee, ronnie montrose, stevie ray, and a dose of clapton, all together, and you have my identifiable style, which i'm proud of!! i have an orange ad-15 amp (SWEEET)! a gibson skylark, a small vox,and 2 cube 30's, also a line 6 flex-plus, (i'm sellin it soon!) NOTE TO YOUNG PLAYERS!-- I'VE SPENT MANY YEARS PLAYING AT DEAFINING VOLUME, IN SMALL PRACTICE PLACES WITH MARSHALLS, AMPEGS, WHATEVER WAS LOUD! I AM PAYING FOR IT! I HAVE SEVERE TINNITIS(RINGING IN EARS!)WORD TO THE WISE--"USE EAR PROTECTION!!" YOU ARE NOT FUCKING INVINCIBLE, TINNITIS SUCKS BAD, AND THERE IS NO CURE!! PEOPLE HAVE COMITTED SUICIDE OVER THIS AFFLICTION!,BE WISE--BE WARNED--HAVE FUN ! KEEP ROCKIN!!!!

I HAVE THIS PEDAL FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS AND WAS NEVER SATISFIED.
WHY? BECAUSE IT CHANGES MY SOUND EVEN WHEN ITS OFF!!! I HAVE SO
MANY EXPENSIVE EFFECTS IN MY PEDAL BOARD AND THIS ONE PEDAL SUCKS
AL THE TONE BACK! FINALLY TODAY I WENT TO A MUSIC STORE AND BOUGHT
A USED BOSS-DD3 FOR 100 BUCKS AND ASKED MYSELF WHY I DIDNT DO THIS
BEFORE.
GUYS...... THIS IS MY FIRST REVIEW HERE... BUT I HAD TO TELL THIS.........
********* NEVER EVER BUY THIS PEDAL. PERIOD ************
NOW I FEEL BETTER.

The manual is the only thing that helps here.

I used a Strat and a Fender Twin Reverb with this and it sounds ok. You can get the Pink Floyd sound out of it but not too much more versatile. I don't care much for the Sun Sound slapback anyway.

THIS IS A PIECE OF S%$#!! Do not waste your money on this as the unit will crap out on you during a practice or worse yet-a gig! The jacks are cheaply made and fail after one month or so of STUDIO USE! I sent the unit back to Danelectro @ their San Clemente Post Office with my complaint and received a fresh new one that crapped out within a few months. TERRIBLE PRODUCT!! DO NOT SUBSIDIZE THESE CAPITALISTIC THIEVES!

Their customer support is practically non-existent because you wil get NO CService by phone. The only thing to do is take it back to SamAsh or GCenter and get your money back.

Overall, this pedal sucked up much of my energy in trying to get it to stabilize and work as it should. fresh out of the box you are lucky to get a few months of life out of it. PIECES OF JUNK!