Benson Amps Delay PT2399 Echo vs Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man
The Benson Amps Delay PT2399 Echo and the Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man are both pedals sharing ambient, modulated, analog warmth. The Benson Amps Delay PT2399 Echo leans slapback.
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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.51% — moderately similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Indie
- Ambient
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- ambient
- modulated
- analog warmth
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$181.58via Reverb
The Benson Amps Delay is a boutique analog voiced echo built around the PT2399 chip but carefully conditioned to sound warmer and more musical than typical PT2399 designs. Delay times span roughly 30 milliseconds to over 1.2 seconds, covering everything from tight slapback and chorus like doubling to long, decaying repeats. Drawing on Benson's background servicing tape and bucket brigade echoes, it produces ethereal, slightly unpredictable repeats that darken and degrade as they fade. A flexible LFO with sine, square and random waveforms adds chorus, vibrato and seasick warble or flutter to the repeats. It suits ambient, indie, psychedelic and roots players who want vintage tape style echo with modern reliability and creative modulation.
The Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man is a classic analog delay pedal using bucket-brigade device (BBD) circuitry to deliver warm, natural-sounding echo with built-in chorus and vibrato modulation. Features Delay Time (up to approximately 550ms depending on version), Feedback, Blend, and Chorus/Vibrato selection with depth control for the integrated modulation. An expression pedal jack enables external delay time control for tape-style pitch-drift effects. Used by influential players including the Edge and David Gilmour for its warm, musical delay character.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Rock
- Post-Punk
- Experimental
- slapback
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Studio
- Live
- Studio