Ross Stereo Delay

big yellow box. made in usa. 4 knobs. super easy. use two cords to go full stereo. otherwise there is a volume drop unless you have the mix knob all the way up. the mix feature is so useful for a variety of sounds/textures.

amazing pure analog delay. long delay time. super sweet.

quality build. no problems. plugs in.

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best delay i've played through. way more interesting than any others i've seen. only downside for some people with lots of pedals would be the size and lack of battery power.

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Here's my issue with this pedal... awesome gross degraded long delay sounds, but, as others have noted, when the delay is engaged there is a tremendous signal loss. So much so, using this pedal in mono is useless. BUT, it sounds amazing if you have two amps!!! You HAVE to run the delayed signal separately using the second output. I give it a 10 if used in stereo, but a 1 if used in mono. Which makes it hard to give an overall score...

It's ancient and has never broken.

None...

See my comments above...

super simple nice to have 2 sides mmmm good ol analog. 500ms to boot

here's the trick 3 amp bliss - go into a ce-1 or comprable stereo chorus then take right out of ce-1 into left amp w tremolo -- and left out of ce-1 into ross delay in -then local out into right amp---then remote out into center amp--
i defy any one to get a cooler crazier tone notes trail from left to right with a nice flutter, plus you can switch the remote on and off for that sweet lead boost. then hit the chorus-- holy crap--now put a flanger in front of the chorus -- look out edge --amps im using are 61 princeton brownface on left w/ tremolo- 65 bassman w/ 2x12 for center and 55 tweed bassman for right side and a leslie on the 55.. wow i'm in heaven...you'll see nothing as coll as this live

had i for 10 years and it's from late 70's so seems ok

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i'm sure somebody could fix it if need be but would be pricey
BBD and all

i got lucky--found at a pawn shop back in 94 when peps were still trying to wake up from those rack nightmares back then nobody cared about ross--got my ross comp even cheaper-2 bucks-crazy i know but as always wait long enough and people finally come around. i will always keep this thing. such a secret weapon. try one in the above configuration and you'll die happy...

4 Knobs , it is quite easy to use I give it a 9

This is a great Analog delay , the best I have tried ! , if its Thin Lizzy you want Live and dangerous , this is it , it does great Hendrix sound effects like on Ladyland , 1983 ETC when you turn up the effect and feed back , It is stereo too there is some real mesmerising sounds when you go through 2 amps !! I am not aware of another analog stereo delay like this , its so cool ,it has 25 to 500 millesecond delays which is pretty long for analog ,,the Maxon 900 only does a fraction more at 600 milleseconds and thats not stereo or vintage and costs a lot as well ,,, there is a degredation of the repeats as in all analog delays but that is why they sound so good this is more versatile being stereo and analog than any I have tried , I saw one of these sell for $400 dollors , I would never sell mine , how could I replace it ??? .they don't make those bucket brigade chips anymore

not broke yet

it is great for what I do , unfortunately you guys out there are not going to hear it these are so rare now

I found it simple to use and easy to get vintage style analog delay. Manual is on the back and it is pretty easy to set up.

I give it a solid 8. This is analog delay it is not intended to sound perfect. Degradation of the signal is to be expected. This thing produces some of the wildest regeneration effects I have heard to date. The Van Halen dive bonb sound at the end of eruption is achievable...as well as U2 echo parts.

Seems solid and reliable no problems!

Well Ross is no more as far as I know but they made some excellent old pedals. The Ross Compressors are fetching top dollars.

Overall again I rate it a solid 8. This pedal will give you vintage delay and stereo to boot. I have been playing over 20 years and I know when something sounds good. This pedal is great for vintage type applications, though the regeneration effects would work well in a modern rock context.

The other moron that wrote a review obviously doesn't know how to work it.It's EXTREEMELY basic...made in mid to late seventies, manual on back....all you do is plug into two AMP inputs, and WALAH! a great vinatge echo.Its sounds very warm

I use various strats, and various amps, all on which make it sound great.Not at all noisy, which is the suprise.They're is some volume drop on the local output, so always run that first, then use the remote as your delay.If you've never heard a stereo dely you're in for a treat.Great for vintage echo, and works well, but its on up to 500 milliseconds, so its not very versatile for long delays..it has infinite repeats, that often swell into feedback....it also can be used like van halen, just manipulate the speed to achieve a dive bomb or swell feature....too cool

Built like tank....Mr.T couldn't break this thing....screw a backup unless you want to stagger delays, but that's for all you satriani fans(like me)

I'm a shredder, no excuses, but i would definately get another if it got stolen.....can't compare it to anything...its totally unique....helps greatly to creative process...cool for u2 style slapbacks.....

I bought this because I needed a delay and...it is a HUGE yellow box (bigger IS better). The thing is not what you would typically think of as "stereo". It has two footswitches, one 1/4 inch in and two 1/4 inch outs and four control knobs (delay, duration, and a blend for each of the outs). The local switch bypasses the effect, but the other switches turn on the second output. This would be fine if it just worked when the effect is switched on, but when you switch the effect out, and the second switch is on, there is considerable signal loss. This makes switching the effect in and out with stereo very difficult (stomping two switches at once - possible, but you take the risk of falling on your @$$). Not good, but maybe that's why they used the weaker DPDT switches - easier to press down. The "manual" is screened on the bottom of the box (there's plenty of room).

It's not too hard to get a decent sound out of it, but fairly difficult to get a really cool sound. It functions as a mono delay until you stomp on the second footswitch, sending a signal to that output jack. You can mix one output as only the dry guitar signal and the other as only the delayed signal for some interesting possibilities. I sometimes do this and run both of the outs into a Boss tremolo/pan pedal with one line to a clean amp channel and the other to a really dirty channel for something really wild. You can also get a really good slap-back, doo-wop kind of sound for pickin' work. Electronics are not as archaic as a tape loop, but almost. Overall delayed signal is very clean with a little bit of signal loss, which is OK since I use it most as a 'second-guitarist-doing-the-background-texture-thing' and don't want it to be too overbearing.

Mostly soild construction (they used those second-rate DPDT stomp switches, kind of weak looking, but reliable so far.) It is AC power only with a big heavy duty cord. It could use a polarity switch since it can be subject to hum, but works if you flip the plug over.

Haven't had to fix it yet, but if Ross is anything like dealing with Kustom, good luck finding someone who knows that they even made such a product in the late seventies/early eighties.

For $40 I can't complain. Plus, it just looks cool. Probably not as practical as modern digital delay units, but it has a cool 'vibe' to it that the others don't. I dabble in electronics and will try to fix the switching problem on my own, but thats my only beef with its design. Since not a digital delay, can sometimes find this type of effect pretty cheap. Try one.