Morley Emerald Echo

very easy to use. I bought mine used without instructions, and
it still took no time to figure it out.

my setup is epiphone flemekat< pro co rat< george dennis flanger< small clone chorus< emerald echo< zoom 5050 choir< fender Blues deluxe. Unit is very quiet and has terrific tape delay
sound.Works very well with my rat pedal as well as with other distortion and overdrives.Very warm.

Is housed in an all metal casing, with a sturdy mxr style foot switch.I've only had it for three months so time will tell how worthy it is, but it appears very well constructed. Right now
I'm using a backup for it and probably will continue

actually this is the only reason I'm doing this review.I bought the pedal used on ebay, so it came with no warranty. whenever I the pedal was engaged the volume was cut .I contacted morley and asked them if they had any advice.I also told them that I had no warranty.They told me not to worry about it that they would fix it for free. I was really suprised especially since this pedal is discontinued.These guys stand behind their products. I would buy again from them just because of that. Bravo!

great pedal. If it were stolen I would try to get a hold of another one.

Easy setup.

Sonically superb. Closest to a tape echo yet.
However turned on it seems to cut amp volume on line but very little when on effects loop.
I have an AD9 Ibanez too and the Emerald is a little cleaner sounding and quiet and generally richer sounding.Delay is not as exaggerated as some pedals but perfect if you just want quality sound with little gimmicks.

No problems yet

No experience yet.

One of the best analog echo machines I have tried. I can't figure out why it cuts the volume down a notch when on line and not so much when on the effects loop.

It is as easy to get a good sound as with any other delay unit. 3 knobs, Repeat, Mix, and Delay. Metal MXR style bypass footswitch.

It sounds sweet. The echos are like the natural sound you get in a big auditorium or church - the echoes lose their treble as they fade off into the distance. It is analog so it doesn't have that unnatural sound of a digital delay. The Repeat knob goes from 1 repeat to about 8 or 10. The Delay goes up to about 330 ms (1/3 second). Its great for clean rhythm and country slapback effects. It is not noisy at all like most other analog delays.

It is in a metallic green 4"x7" metal box. Its pretty big compared to a BOSS pedal. It has the vintage style metal footswitch, which is smooth and doesn't click in your amp when engaging the effect. It has the metal input and output jacks. It seems very reliable, moreso than a BOSS pedal. I still see guys still using the Morley volume pedals from the 1970s, so they must be very reliable.

It is discountinued, so I don't know if Morley would help. It shouldn't break though.

I've been playing for about 15 years. Right now, I am using a Fender Strat into a Fender Deluxe Reverb RI, with only an overdrive pedal, this echo, and a BOSS delay. I play everything from jazz, blues, rock, to metal. This pedal works well in rhythm and clean leads, but I still use my BOSS DD-5 for heavy rock leads. I set this echo up for clean slapback and use the DD-5 for high gain parts. It is definately better than digital delays for clean to mildly overdriven parts, but for high gain stuff, a digital delay retains more clarity. I really enjoy it. A great sleeper pedal.

Couldn't get any easier. An input, an output, and three knobs.

I think it sounds great. I'm thinking the other reviewer must have gotten a lemon. Not because I like the sound and he didn't (it's just a matter of opinion), but because mine is totally silent. I have two comparisons at the moment. A digital Ibanez delay pedal, and the Electro-Harmonix Memory Man, (analog). Compared to the Ibanez: It sounds much better, tone-wise. The Ibanez, however, has a much longer delay. So I use it for the "big rock solos" and I use the Morley mainly for rythmic purposes (ala Andy Summers). Also, the Ibanez never fully bypasses. I don't mind the slight echo that it leaves even when it's supposed to be deactivated, but I would consider it a shortcoming. The Morley cuts off completely. The Memory Man, to me, is blown out of the water by the Morley. For several reasons. First, the most basic: tone. I like the tone of the Morley much better. Second, the M.M. is SO noisy. I can't even see how people would use it. Also, the only power supply that the M.M. can use is it's short cord. No battery. What a pain that would be in a live situation! And it's stereo, which I don't need. I already run two Marshalls through a Tsumnami stereo chorus, so the chorus and stereo on the M. M. are just uneeded expenses for me. The thing about "volume/gain cutting when the pedal is activated" is totally non-existant with me. That's another reason I must assume that the other reviewer must've gotten a lemon. And finally, though this is not very important to me, the pedal looks great. It's sparkly green and looks great next to my red, Tsunami chorus pedal. The only reason I'm giving it an eight instead of a 10 is that I'm considering one of those million dollar, tape delays as a 10. But in it's price range, I would consider the Morley a 10. One thing that perplexes me is that this was marked at $139 in the store. The other reviewer says that he saw it in several chains for $79. I didn't really shop around, so I don't know. But this was at a mom/pop store that has always given me great deals and treats me right. Hmmmmm. Anyway, I got it for an even trade, so no loss.

It seems sturdy. No problems yet.

Never dealt.

I've been playing for over ten years and have 4 major albums out. I admire everyone from Andy Summers to Trey Azagthoth to Brain May. I can't say I hate anything about it. I love the sound and the look, so what more can you ask from a pedal?
My main guitar is a Hamer studio, but I also have a 12 string ric and a Hamer Eclipse. It sounds great with all of them. I play through Marshall JCM 800's, (the single channel, master volume ones).
'nuff said.

With 3 knobs (repeat, mix, delay) it is very easy to use, but it's impossible to get good sounds out of it.

I could not believe how weak this thing is. With all of the controls maxed, it sounds like a normal delay pedal at about 25% wet signal. Every other analog delay I've used starts going crazy when you max the controls (which I think is good- because you can back off when you have to). Using this pedal is like using an overdrive that when engaged cuts your amps volume in half. It just doesn't make any sense! Plus it hisses!

It looks pretty sturdy and feels tough. Too bad it sucks.

I own a Way Huge Aqua Puss and an Ibanez AD99. Both are great analog delays, but they're expensive. I saw the Emerald Echo for $79 at 3 different retailers. That's a great price for an analog delay, and you can never have too many pedals. Unfortunately - and I thought I'd never say this ? even the DOD is a better value. This thing is so bad, I wouldn't keep it around my house even if you gave it to me, because it would never, ever get used. Could possibly be used as a doorstop or blunt weapon. Musician's Friend, get ready to send my money back!