Benson Amps Tap Tempo vs Strymon Dig 2FS Delay
The Benson Amps Tap Tempo and the Strymon Dig 2FS Delay are both pedals sharing modulated, warm, pristine. The Benson Amps Tap Tempo leans ambient and shimmer. The Strymon Dig 2FS Delay leans lush.
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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.- modulated
- warm
- pristine
Benson Amps Tap Tempo
Benson Amps · pedal
Strymon Dig 2FS Delay
Strymon · pedal
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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 Strymon DIG is a dual digital delay built on a SHARC DSP chip, offering two flexible, detailed delay engines that can run in series or parallel for cascading lines and rich layered echoes. It also offers a ping-pong delay. It provides three digital delay voicings: an early-1980s adaptive delta modulation mode and a mid-1980s 12-bit PCM mode that nail the warm, slightly gritty character of vintage digital rack units without their aliasing and noise, plus a modern high-resolution 24/96 mode for pristine, hi-fi repeats. It is noise-free and sounds great with clean or high-gain tones, and it adds lush chorus, flanging, and modulation to the repeats. With tap tempo and stereo operation, it suits players wanting warm vintage digital character or modern clarity.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Experimental
- Post-Rock
- ambient
- shimmer
- slapback
- lush
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Live
- Studio
- Worship