Guyatone MD2 Micro Digital Delay

This thing is the easiest delay i have tried. The knobs are: Delay Time, Level, and Feedback. Pretty damn simple. The manual just tells you what each knob does. You have to screw around with it to get the sounds you want. You can get anything from vintage echo to long, weird overdubs(which i love.)

I use a Fender Strat with Seymour Duncan Hot Rails(Bridge and Neck) and a Gibson Les Paul Special with a Seymour Duncan Invader(Bridge)>Boss MT-2 Metal Zone>Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble>Boss PH-2 Super Phaser>Guyatone MD-2 Digital Delay>Fender Princeton Chorus. My setup is almost noiseless. I just got to pick up a Boss Noise Suppressor to make it flawless. But the MD-2 Does not make any noise when used. I cant tell what is the real guitar part. The reproduction is perfect. And it doesn't have that cold, roboticness that the Boss DD-5 has.

It's made out of metal, but not Boss metal. It looks like it could withstand abuse, but i baby my rig, so i really would'nt know how it could handle wear and tear. But i certanly wouldn't jump on it.

I play experimental metal(think Incubus, only heavier) and this thing is great for what i play. It's a great budget digital delay, it'll save you fifty bucks and a load of frustration compared to the Boss DD-5, considering how much simpler it is to use. If it was lost/stolen i would definetly buy it again. I have been playing for four years, and i am a confirmed pedal addict. I have tried numerous delays(Boss, DOD, Danelectro, Ibanez, and more) and this one wins hands down for value and sound. One thing i wish it had was a more tougher looking case and a Boss-style footswitch.

If you have used any delay before you will find this one easy to use

I have used this pedal with my Mesa Boogie mk2b and a Marshall Super lead 100 in line with my other pedals, not in an effects loop. I have 2 strats, a '73 and a silver anniversary as well as a Mexican made Fender tele (my favorite guitar, bought for $75 !) The pedal is quiet and can be set up for a nice transparent "fattening" of the sound or for really wet, present effects.

Have had no problems yet - the cheap battery it came with wore out pretty fast. I like some effects pedals, but I don't rely on them, so I would not need a backup. The build quality of the pedal seems high, though.

I play original pop/indie rock. This pedal suits my style. The pedal I wanted but which was not available at my local shop was the DanElectro delay. I'm very happy with the Guyatone and would buy another. In fact, there are a few of their pedals I am planning to puchase - the reverb and the envelope filter - I am assuming they will also sound great.

Relatively simple to get a good sound. As others have said be careful setting the feedback too high as it loops on itself and creates an 'interesting' screeching sound.

I have a G&L ASAT Semi-Hollow into a Tech21 Trademark 60. I have the delay going into the effects loop. It is extremely quiet. The initial attack is perfect. I can't tell it's a facsimile. I can nail sounds from country slap back to David Gilmour to the Edge. Warm natural sound.

Have only had it a short time but so far so good.

It's kinda hard to flip the AB switch because it's so close to the knobs, but other than that, this bad boy seems to be pretty damn easy. I mean, only three knobs.

I'm running a Washburn BT-3 with some Seymour Duncan Minibuckers, and I really love this pedal. Turning the feedback past two or three o'clock can get you a cool swelling sound if you use it right. You just gotta play with it.

I would never use anything at a gig without a backup, but this miniature pedal seems to stand up to some abuse. I've only had it for a couple of months, so I can't say it's BOSS quality, but it hasn't failed me yet.

I play mostly blues, rock, and shred. This little guy RIPS. I think the sounds I can get out of this pedal rival the boss dd-5, and for a fraction of the price. Although it doesn't have a bunch of knobs, thats both good and bad cause it's easy. I can dial in a sound for one song, and dial in another for a different song on stage no problem.

3 knobs, 1 switch, and an on/off button. extremely simple. as long as you understand what parameter is controlled by each knob, you shouldn't have a problem. best use of this pedal is for shorter, slapback types of delay, but can do longer echos and delays.

i am using a fender tornado, with a fender frontman 25r amp, and various other effects between (mxr flanger, proco rat2, boss bass eq). i've noticed that it can be i bit more noisy when i am powering it with a wall wart than with a battery. like the others said, don't turn the feedback past 2 or 3 o'clock or it will go into a psycho feedback loop that amplifies in loudness (that really tends to freak out anybody else that happens to be within earshot). generates little noise by itself, but when i combine other effects (especially the flanger) it gets noisy. that has more to do with the other effects though.

so far, yes its reliable (i've had it for about a month). you will go through batteries quickly. the first one didn't last longer than 1 week of light use. if you can stand the added noise, use a wall wart. it is extremely light weight, so i wonder about its ability to hold up. i was wondering if there was anything in the package when i first received it in the mail.

huh? well, if this is a japanese company like has been noted in other reviews, i don't plan on getting truly great support.

i play alot of different types of styles and haven't really settled into one distinct style yet. i've only been playing for a couple years. the main selling point to me was the value for the price paid. most reviews up here had only good things to say about it (mostly all true). if the need ever arises for me to purchase another delay/echo pedal i would probably opt for one with more features (like looping). when purchasing this pedal, i was just looking for a cheap delay that sounded somewhat good. i avoid DOD and ibanez effects like the plague, so that left it down to the danelectro danecho and this.

Well, i can't read any Japanese, and the manual is written in Japanese, haha, u can guess what happens!! I think users like many of us who don't speak Japanese should complain this to the company, so as to make them to issue English version of user manual. ok, back to the main point, this pedal is pretty easy to use, just plug it and switch it on. and then turn the three knobs (Delay Time, Effect Level, Feedback and a switch for delay A/B mode, A mode=30-200m/sec, and B mode= 120-800m/Sec), just don't turn up the Feedback button over two o' clock and your ears will be fine. Give it an 8 because of the manual is not in English.

I plug my Fender Floyd Rose Strat or Jackson (japanese-made and both have Dimarzio Evolution at bridge positions) into this pedal right after the BOSS MT-2 Metal Zone in my effect chain, and it just sounds great! i can play both type of delays, short delay and Yngwie Malmsteen-type of slap back delay, without turning a knob when changing the A/B mode! only defect here is that, it goes silent for a second when u change from A mode to B mode, but from B to A, no problem! This little thing sounds really "warm" which other more expensive digital delays cannot give. nevertheless, it's impossible to get such a wonderful pedal with this price! My favorite setting is: Mode A/B (means both modes are applicable without changing the knobs), Delay Time 1:00, Effect Level 10:30 and Feedback 9:00, I would like to know and trade other cool suggested settings from/with other users of this pedal, so pls let me know if anyone has some cool settings, pls email me if u do!! thanks a lot.

I am using it with A/C adaptor, so no problem at all, and this is all i can recommend all users of Guyatone effects!! PLS USE ADAPTOR, not only because it saves youe money in buying Duracells, but also eliminates the chances of damaging the rubber belt which holds the pedal and it's bottom plate when changing batteries! as i guess it eats up batteries. give it "9" because i have no problem with power. I would use it for recordings and gigs without backup!

it suits any style of musics, this little thing, really small, only half size of a BOSS pedal. It's a great pedal for the price, i think it can even beat the sound coming from a BOSS Digital Delay pedal, though this effect has less functions. :) one mark is deducted owing to the lack of an English manual. I just love this thing! don't delay, just buy it! and u'll know!

it's quite easy to get a good sound, as a delay pedal. it'll echo back exactly what you played. just plug it in, and step on it, and play. there is a switch that switches between A (providing 30-200m/sec) and B (providing 120-800m/sec), which when you switch it while the pedal is on, the pedal will stop sounding for a sec, and back to whichever you switch to. there're 3 knobs: delay time, effect level, and feed back. simple.

it's not noisy AT ALL. but, when you turn the feed back past 2 o'clock, whatever you played will become pure feedback. when i play this, i reminds me of the outro part of the song "Hummer" by Smashing Pumpkins. you can mimic the delay on that song with this, as well as the very end part where it feedbacks really loud (that's when you turn the feedback knob past 2 o'clock).

this is the only drawback: if you're using a battery (9V), it'll suck out all the juices within an hour. it uses up batteries quite fast if you ask me, and i probably won't use this in a gig unless you're gonna use it for one song, and then unplug it right after. although with the range from 30m/sec to 800m/sec, it's really good if you use it during recording.

never dealt with the company.

bought it in japan 2 years ago, and it's working just as good as new. the sound is as clear as it'll get. the signal coming out won't be reduced like other pedals i know. i've done many recording with this, and even couple songs written around this pedal. like i said before, the only downside is the it sucks up the battery too fast. fortunately, there is a place where you can plug in an AC plug, so that'll be very useful. also, this is a guyatone pedal, which the cover for the battery is secured by a big rubber ring that surrounds the entire pedal, and i can see several cracks at the edges already...so i'm not so sure about that. this is the kind of pedal you want to rent it and try it out at home, rather than just trying it out in the store, cuz i didn't know any little thing about the pedal after i bought it. good luck with the pedal!