Benson Amps Delay PT2399 Echo vs Walrus Audio ARP-87
The Benson Amps Delay PT2399 Echo and the Walrus Audio ARP-87 are both pedals sharing slapback, modulated, analog warmth. The Benson Amps Delay PT2399 Echo leans ambient. The Walrus Audio ARP-87 leans warm.
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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
- 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 Walrus Audio ARP-87 is a compact, feature-rich multi-function delay with four main algorithms, Digital, Analog, Lo-Fi, and Slapback, covering a wide range of echo tones. The Digital mode gives pristine, crystal-clear repeats great for rhythmic riffs, with modulation that adds movement without sounding too synthetic. The Analog mode is warm and inviting with grainy repeats that add dimension to chords and lines, the Lo-Fi mode sweeps from warm and warped to murky AM-radio haze that reveals ghostly details on long repeats, and the Slapback mode nails quick, snappy echoes for chicken-picking. A hidden fifth tremolo-delay mode can be unlocked with a switch combination. It uses tap tempo and a subdivision knob instead of a time knob, plus an X knob whose function changes per algorithm. It suits players wanting versatile, mix-friendly delay tones and lo-fi textures in a small enclosure.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Indie
- Experimental
- Lo-Fi
- Country
- Rock
- ambient
- warm
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Studio
- Live
- Studio