Behringer VD400 Vintage Analog Delay vs Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay
The Behringer VD400 Vintage Analog Delay and the Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay are both pedals sharing warm. The Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay leans modulated. Current prices: $32.90 vs $104.71.
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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.47% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Alternative Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- warm
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$32.90via Reverb
$104.71via Reverb
The Behringer VD400 Vintage Delay is an analog BBD bucket-brigade delay pedal offering up to 300ms of warm vintage delay. Controls typically include Delay Time, Feedback, Mix, and optional Tone for adjusting repeat character. Separate wet and dry outputs available on some versions for individual wet and dry signal routing. 9V DC power. Part of Behringer effects range providing analog bucket-brigade delay character at an accessible price. Designed to reproduce the warm vintage delay sound associated with classic analog delay units from the late 1970s and 1980s.
The Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy is a compact analog BBD delay delivering dark, warm delay repeats with built-in modulation, capable of a full 100% wet blend for pure-echo, no-dry-signal textures. Delay Time, Feedback, and Blend controls shape the basic echo, while switchable Chorus or Vibrato modulation with triangle or square waveforms adds tonal movement, and cranking the Depth control produces ghostly, warbling pitch wobble on the repeats. An expression pedal input allows real-time control of delay time or modulation rate. It delivers classic bucket-brigade analog delay warmth in a more compact, accessible format than the Deluxe Memory Man, suiting players who want dark, warbly analog echo with expressive modulation built in.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Rock
- Country
- Blues
- Ambient
- Indie
- Shoegaze
- modulated
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Studio
- Live
- Studio