Benson Amps Delay vs Ibanez AD Mini

The Benson Amps Delay and the Ibanez AD Mini are both pedals sharing slapback, ambient, analog warmth. The Ibanez AD Mini leans warm and modulated.

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.
  • Ambient
Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • slapback
  • ambient
  • analog warmth
Citation fame
citedCitation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.
17%
0%
Price

$249via Reverb

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Description

The Benson Amps Delay is a digital delay pedal from Benson Amps, Portland, Oregon. Delay time spans 30ms to 1250ms, fast enough for chorus and slapback and slow enough for blurred haunting soundscapes. A TAP/HOLD footswitch toggles between Quarter, Dotted Eighth, and Eighth note tap tempo subdivisions with LED feedback (blinking 1, 2, or 3 times respectively). Controls include Time, Repeats, and Mix. Center-negative 9VDC power supply required, 100mA current draw. Guitar Player reviewed it positively as an analogue powerhouse with surprising versatility. Sweetwater stocks it as the Benson Amps Delay Effects Pedal.

The Ibanez AD Mini is an ultra-compact analog delay pedal from Ibanez's Made-in-Japan Mini Series. A bucket-brigade analog circuit provides a delay range of 20ms to 600ms with three controls: Delay Time, Feedback, and Level. The fully analog signal path produces warm delay repeats that naturally darken across successive echoes in the manner of classic BBD delay units. True bypass.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Indie Rock
  • Shoegaze
  • Experimental
  • Alternative Rock
  • Rockabilly
Tonal lean
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  • warm
  • modulated
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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