Alexander Pedals Oblivion Vintage Delay vs Electro-Harmonix Pico Attack
The Alexander Pedals Oblivion Vintage Delay and the Electro-Harmonix Pico Attack are both pedals sharing ambient. The Alexander Pedals Oblivion Vintage Delay leans analog warmth and modulated. Current prices: $329.99 vs $116.55.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.42% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Ambient
- Experimental
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- ambient
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$329.99via Reverb
$116.55via Reverb
The Alexander Pedals Oblivion Vintage Delay is a four-mode DSP delay emulating distinct vintage archetypes: TAPE delivers warm magnetic tape echo with progressive treble and bass rolloff per repeat, ANALOG BBD provides warm murky bucket-brigade character with optional modulation closest to vintage BBD units, OILCAN produces dark dirty repeats based on 1960s electrostatic delay lines for psychedelic textures, and MULTI delivers clean multi-head delay with eight playback-head combinations for complex rhythmic echo patterns. Delay range is 10ms to 900ms. Features tap tempo, expression pedal morphing between two stored settings, MIDI, and four preset slots.
The Electro-Harmonix Pico Attack Decay is a compact tape reverse simulator that recreates the classic Attack Decay effect, producing volume swells, backward tape sounds, artificially short staccato notes and bowed, violin like attacks. It offers a Mono mode with one volume envelope for everything you play and a Poly mode where each note gets its own envelope, creating cascading swell effects and smooth, agile attack shaped leads. From slow ambient swells to reverse tape textures and snappy synth like attacks, it is highly expressive. It suits ambient, experimental, indie and lead players who want auto volume swells, reverse tape effects and attack shaping, including polyphonic per note swells, in a tiny pedal.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Rock
- Blues
- Country
- Classic Rock
- Indie
- analog warmth
- modulated
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Studio
- Live
- Studio
- Busking