Guyatone MD2 Micro Digital Delay

Very easy to use.

Sound is excellent. It reproduces exactly what you give it. No extra noise. Plenty of delay time available.

I actually use mine on bass. Fender Jazz or Precision - Ampeg SVT w/810 cab. Sounds awesome and huge!

It can get some very tripped out space-like sounds too if that's what you're into.

I've had mine for a year. No problems yet. Only thing I notice is a little popping if I wiggle one of the cable inserts or if I accidentally hit it.

haven't need it.

Overall, I think this is a fantastic delay pedal with a great, clean sound and it's very easy to use. It's small and doesn't take up much room on your board, yet it has all the basic features most people need with a delay pedal.. except a tap-tempo feature. You may want that if you need it for more rhythmic delay stuff like U2 or something. Regardless, it's a super pedal and a great value too!

pretty easy to use, everything is just where and what you'd expect to find on a delay pedal.

the sound is pretty good. I don't remember ever having a lack of bypass problem. the delays sound just like the first one. everything you'd expect and want. it does repeat my clams and flubs as well as my genious moments, too. it makes no judgement, adds no flavours.

here's the problem that i seem to be the only one having. as we all know the little fella eats up batteries, it's a delay pedal of course it does. i took it out on the road and used it very regular for years. hats off to the o-ring it never wore out or stretched out. since i don't have stock in any bettery company i recently bought the proper adapter from guyatone. something very gnarly happens if it is on for very long, sometimes an hour sometimes 15 minutes. when i click it on it goes from slapback to crazy delay overload with over the top delay feedback, asceding volume ****e. not very fun when you're doing a 'sensitive passage', haha. but seriously, it was awesome for a few years but now it's a paper weight. when it goes bananas the controls cease to really have a function. but, i got a few good years out of it, right? i hate replacing stuff, this did replace a boss dd-3, that just stopped doing anything. something else will replace it.

i live in california, i bought it on the road in japan. wouldn't know where to return it to.

i play spaghetti western, surf, psychedelic stuff. i depend on reverb and delay more than any other effect.
would I buy it again since it broke? nope, i don't think i will. I'm strolling through reviews looking for a replacement right now.
I play a custom archtop named Sugar, an ovation breadwinner, ibanez hotrodded artcore ((the road guitar) real bigsby and gretsch filtertrons), a couple early 60's modded silvertone archtops. Custom amp built by Bartlett Electronics, 1970 fender twin reverb, 1972 fender musicmaster bass amp, holy grail reverb, barber direct drive, boss loop station, boss tr-2, ernie ball vp-2

very easy to use,,3 knobs and a small 3 way switch. Mess with it for a bit and you will figure it out easy enough. Came with a manual but only states things like how to turn a knob and plug in a battery,,which may be helpfull to some seeing that the battery installation is quite different than any pedal ive ever used. The manual does not give any good settings. But they are easy to find yourself.

I love this delay pedal. It has many delays available. The sound is hard to decribe because other than the delayed sound of your guitar,,there is no added sound of its own. It is exactly the sound you put in it repeated over and over,,,the same. No noise from this pedal. Very quiet. I have been able to get delays from this that resemble reverb quite well. The delays it offers go up to 2600ms. Plenty of delay for me. Way More than I need. I use it in the effect loop of my boogie rectoverb and it sounds great.There is no added noise at all,very quiet unit. It seems to have very useable sounds across the board. I dont know if it makes any weird spaceship sounds or not,,never tried..thats not music,,,its noise. Awsome unit,,I love it

I think it will hold up well enough for normal use. I wouldnt go smashing it into the ground like you could with a boss though. I use this with a visual sound 1 spot and it works great. With the 1 spot I dont need to worry about the battery replacement stuff,,,although I have tried it with a battery and I must say, the design of the pedal is its weakest trait. Replacing the battery is not as bad as some have stated. They could have added about 1/4 inch of space for a bit easier installation though. It works fine with the battery though. I give the pedal an overall reliability rating of 8 but because I even have to mention the battery issue it get a 7

never spoke with them

Its a great pedal,,im glad I took the chance and bought it. I did have a boss dd3 a while back. I returned it for reasons I dont remember right now but now that I have the md3 I dont think about the boss at all. Great pedal

your basic stomp box.. knobs and a footswitch. nothing somebody with 5 minutes to spare wouldn't be able to figure out. You may need more time to figure out what sounds you like, but what instrument(or effect) doesn't? finding a sound on this I like wasn't too hard to find considering it sounds so damn good!

my current setup.. korg MS-2000(or korg EA-1) >EH big muff pi >guyatone Md-2 >Marshall valvestate 100W head and 4x12 peavey cabinet. the delay effect reproduces the sound very well and is the one of the best for the money. i like the features on the boss dd-6 but not the cold reproduction it gives.. no problem with that here. beautiful sounding. the only thing i dislike is the volume-gain when the feedback is set past 3 o'clock. I am a man that loves feedback, but not when it reaches deafening levels on its own. spinning the knobs rapidly can produce some nice motor-spacey-trippedout-tweaks, but not as well as the onboard delay on my korg synthesizers(they are very liquid and fun!). what made me fall in love with this pedal was setting the delay time to full and and the feedback to 2:45... then i kept the delay on my synth on a medium length echo.. i conjured up a warm synth tone and played single note repititions...the combination of both delays produced a fuzzy tripped out atmosphere that brought tears to my eyes! (ive been in love ever since(who needs the opposite sex when you have guyatone and space-rock?))

no problems yet.. i would gig without a back-up( as with all my other equipment, i dont have the bloody Money to buy two of everything!!)

I play Space-Rock/Trip-Hop/Shoegaze/Dance-rock/post-hardcore/new-wave/indie-rock with a Science Fiction concept. for working with a nice atmosphere, this paired with other echoes and modulations brings beautiful spaced-out results. for doing 'normal' music i am sure it could get the job done with flying colors.. but then again, i am not the one to talk to about 'normal' music...

There are three simple knobs to turn. If you can devote five minutes to tinker with it, you'll be able to figure it out.

This effect sounds fabulous in my opinion. No extra noise, high quality sound reproduction, and very warm for a digital setup. After looking at the ridiculous prices of Ibanez, Maxon, and EH analog delays, I purchased this one on advice from this website. I am very please with its performance, and it doesn't noise to my setup (Pacifica through a Princeton 112Plus, Jekyll & Hyde, various Boss pedals, etc.

Reliability hasn't been a problem for me, but I baby my pedals. I wouldn't feel comfortable using a battery with this thing, but with an adapter, I have no qualms. It seems quite solid to me, actually.

Never dealt with the Japanese manufacturer of this pedal.

I play a lot of mainstream rock, been playing 10 years, and this pedal is perfect. Can get reasonable U2 and Coldplay sounds out of it. Would buy it again in a heartbeat. Compared against Boss and other digi-delays, this one takes the cake! It brings out the creative guitarist in me! For the price I paid, this is fabulous!

Very easy

good. But as I haven't had enough time to chect it, i don't want to say something.

Yesterday I bought this pedal brand new and planned to try it playing the guitar all day long. After 45 minutes, the pedal started to produce unusual and weird signals. I thought the problem was with the battery and tried to change it. But the red bulb had gone and never came back. I tried to plug an adaptor in but I had no response. This noon, I will give it back and probably I will buy a dd3 instead of it. Personally I cannot trust it again. But, I don't want to be unfair and I'll give no score. I just wanted you all to know about that case dear friends.

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This pedal is easy to use. Three knobs one switch. pretty self explanitory. Everything is a bit too small though.

Great sound quality. I use a Godin LGX-Sa -> ProCo Turbo Rat -> Morley BadHorsie Wah -> MD-2 -> Roland Jazz Chorus 60. Works Great in conjunction with the wah, and when you volume swell into a chord on a long delay it sounds kinda like an organ. Turning the Feedback knob past 3:00 causes the unit to feedback on itself, this used with the delay time knob and some feedback can cause some interesting elctronic sounds. You can use this pedal as an instrument on its own. Only problem with this pedal is that when its on it adds a really nice delay that i miss when the pedal is off.

Dont really trust it. The pots and inputs are cheap and plastic. the "o-ring" is a bit of a joke and it eats batteries. I am fixing this with a friend though. ive had a vox volume pedal (that is a piece of crap) for a while and i decided to mesh the delay with the casing of the volume pedal. I am drilling a stomp switch out one side of the pedal for the a/b switch, i am attatching the delay time knob to the foot control part of the volume pedal, then i am drilling the other two pots out the other side of the pedal. this will allow me to control the delay time with my foot as well as being able to switch between long and short delay by kicking the side of the pedal. Oh, I am also making it true bypass :)

not yet...

I play everything from Funk and Jazz to Sonic Youth Style noise i can use it for most styles (best for the noise though).Tried out the boss delays and they just didnt compare. if this were stolen i would get another one... but i would have to mod it again and that would be a bitch. Its a great pedal, but itll be better after the mods

3 knobs, delay time, output level, and feedback. very easy to use.

This delay is the best ive heard as of yet. It beats out its boss contenders for sure! The sounds you can get out of this thing is amazing!

Its dependable, no need to use backup but need to carry along extra batteries if you dont have the 9 volt power supply.

never had to.

Like I said, I have nothing but good things to say about this pedal. It is unbelieveable! save yourself the money and buy a guyatone delay instead of a boss.

Pretty easy to get a good sound. Easy enough to dial in slapback, sound on sound, feedback, and other sounds.
What's not so easy: the switch between long and short mode is black, tiny, not something to change on the fly.

This is my first delay pedal. Having said that, I'm pretty happy with the sound quality. I demoed Boss, Ibanez, Dano, and Digitech delays before deciding on Guyatone. I usually don't buy a pedal without hearing it first, but I did this one, based on what people said on Harmony Central reviews and discussions.
Unlike the Boss and the Digitech, this doesn't sound too 'digital' too my ears. As other reviewers noted, it sound clear, yet 'warm' as well.
I'll use it often to subtley fatten my sound, with no feedback and a short delay time. But it also sound just fine on slapback and long delays.
I wouldn't say it completely loses its digital quality, but it sounds warmer than others I tried.

I'm not crazy about the way this unit is held together by a rubber ring. You have to use if you change batteries. Anyway, I give it juice via a power adaptor, so I don't have to fool with that.
The pedal switch, though small and simple, seems like it will work for a very long. Unlike the Ibanez pedal I have.

I tried to find a Guyatone dealer via their web site.... no luck. I found this pedal via eBay.
So, based on the only query that they didn't answer, my rating for support is poor.

I just play at home. I've played acoustic guitar off and on for 30 years, and electric for 2.
If lost, I'd consider buying it again. The pedal does not have reverse delay, or the short looping of other pedals. But I'm pretty happy. I'm reasonably picky about tone, and this pedal sounds fine.

Very easy to use.

I really like the sound of this delay...now if you want vintage tape style decay you aren't going to get it but if you want an exact copy of what you're playing then this is it. I like that I can get from very, very short slap-backs, to pretty long running lines. I'm very much considering getting the newer MD3 do go along with my MD2 and having one set up for short delays and one for longer delays. I was never impressed with the sound of the Boss delays.

It's probably not a feature put there on purpose but you never know...I like that when you turn the feedback all the way up the unit starts to feedback upon itself in a giant wash of noise. Mix this with a few other effects and spin the delay times around and you can get some uber-cool experimental sounds.

I've had mine for about 2 years now and never had a single problem...I don't really care much for the o-ring that keeps the battery compartment attached but I use an adapter so I never bother with it.

Never dealth with them.

This is a great delay...it's also nice that it doesn't take up much space on the pedal board. I do wish that Guyatone would also come out with a more vintage style delay...we all like to get a little nasty from time to time. But for perfect reproductions of your sound you can't ask for more than what the MD2 gives you.

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!