Benson Amps Tap Tempo vs Fairfield Circuitry Meet Maude
The Benson Amps Tap Tempo and the Fairfield Circuitry Meet Maude are both pedals sharing modulated, ambient, low gain. The Benson Amps Tap Tempo leans shimmer and pristine. The Fairfield Circuitry Meet Maude leans dark and analog warmth. Current prices: $279 vs $334.77.
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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.49% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Ambient
- Experimental
- Post-Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- modulated
- ambient
- low gain
- slapback
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$279via Reverb
$334.77via Reverb
The Benson Amps Tap Tempo Delay is a boutique delay pedal from Benson Amps, a hand-built amplifier and effects company based in Portland, Oregon. It covers a 30 to 1250ms delay range with tap tempo synchronisation powered by the open-source Bontempo calibration technology, which eliminates the pitch-warping commonly associated with adjusting delay time while notes are ringing. An LFO section with three selectable waveforms — sine, square, and random — adds modulation to the repeats, ranging from subtle chorus-style movement to unpredictable, crumbling decay. Repeats degrade with an analog-style bloom and flutter character.
The Fairfield Circuitry Meet Maude is a dark, characterful analog delay with random delay-time modulation and full CV control of both delay time and feedback. The Time control spans approximately 50ms to 500ms. A random modulation circuit introduces irregular pitch-wavering to the repeats — described as simulating the imperfection of a reel-to-reel motor running not quite at constant speed. CV inputs for Time and Feedback allow external control via expression pedal or modular synthesizer.
- shimmer
- pristine
- dark
- analog warmth
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Live
- Studio