Benson Amps Delay PT2399 Echo vs Carl Martin Echotone
The Benson Amps Delay PT2399 Echo and the Carl Martin Echotone are both pedals sharing slapback, ambient. The Benson Amps Delay PT2399 Echo leans modulated and analog warmth.
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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.- Ambient
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- slapback
- ambient
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$310.99via 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 Carl Martin Echotone is a delay pedal offering 1200 milliseconds of vintage echo, with foot-switchable Tap or Manual delay time settings. Features an insert loop for integrating external effects within the delay feedback path, and a switchable trail function to allow echo repeats to continue naturally after bypassing the pedal. Danish boutique construction. Suited for players who want extended delay times, live tap-tempo control, and the ability to integrate modulation or reverb within the delay feedback loop.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Indie
- 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
- Studio