Alexander Pedals Radical Delay vs Death By Audio Echo Dream II

The Alexander Pedals Radical Delay and the Death By Audio Echo Dream II are both pedals sharing ambient, modulated. The Alexander Pedals Radical Delay leans pristine. The Death By Audio Echo Dream II leans fuzzy and slapback.

Similarity
citedBlended 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.

50% — somewhat different

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Post-Rock
  • Shoegaze
  • Ambient
  • Experimental
Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • ambient
  • modulated
Citation fame
citedCitation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.
27%
0%
Price

$188.96via Reverb

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Description

The Alexander Pedals Radical Delay is a six-mode digital delay blending 1980s clean digital tone with modern modulation and glitch processing. Modes include MOD (modulated delay with chorus or vibrato on repeats), BEND (pitch-spiraling echoes), DUAL (dual-tap delay lines), REV (reverse delay), ARP (chiptune arpeggiator delay), and DYNA (dynamics-reactive delay). Maximum delay time ranges from 680ms to over 5000ms controlled by the CLOCK knob, which also shifts bandwidth from 16kHz down to 1kHz for lo-fi textures. Four onboard presets expand to 16 via MIDI. Neo Morph enables real-time seamless transitions between stored parameter positions.

The Death By Audio Echo Dream 2 is a delay, fuzz, and modulation pedal in one enclosure, offering 20 to 1200 milliseconds of echo with a fully controllable pitch shifting modulation and a fuzz circuit for adding distortion to the delay signal. Controls shape the echo time, fuzz character, and modulation depth simultaneously. Current draw 40mA at 9V. Dimensions 5.87 x 4.72 x 2.35 inches. Brooklyn, New York boutique construction. Priced at $280.

Tonal lean
  • pristine
  • fuzzy
  • slapback
Good for
citedOccasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.
  • Live
  • Studio
  • Live
  • Studio

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