Benson Amps Delay vs Walrus Audio Meraki
The Benson Amps Delay and the Walrus Audio Meraki are both pedals sharing slapback, ambient. The Benson Amps Delay leans pristine. The Walrus Audio Meraki leans modulated and analog warmth. Current prices: $237.15 vs $599.99.
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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.46% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Ambient
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- slapback
- ambient
Benson Amps Delay
Benson Amps · pedal
Walrus Audio Meraki
Walrus Audio · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$237.15via Reverb
$599.99via Reverb
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 Walrus Audio Meraki is a true stereo, all-analog bucket-brigade delay that lets players create syncopated rhythms with independent control over the left and right channels. Each channel has its own Feedback control, and a Mix knob blends wet and dry, while adjustable modulation adds chorus and vibrato movement to the repeats. A Tone control sets a tilt EQ in the delay lines, cutting lows and boosting highs clockwise or the reverse counter-clockwise to shape the warmth of the echoes. The pure analog signal path gives lush, warm, organic repeats with genuine BBD character. The dual-channel design also gives a ping-pong delay. It suits players wanting warm analog stereo delay, from simple repeats to modulated ambient trails.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Indie Rock
- Shoegaze
- pristine
- modulated
- analog warmth
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Studio
- Live
- Silent Stage
- Studio
- Worship