Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man vs Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man
The Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man and the Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man are both pedals sharing modulated, transparent, analog warmth. The Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man leans ambient. The Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man leans lush and dark. Current prices: $181.58 vs $175.81.
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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.57% — moderately similar
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- modulated
- transparent
- analog warmth
- full
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$181.58via Reverb
$175.81via Reverb
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.
The Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man is a bucket-brigade analog delay, first released in the late 1970s, known for warm, musical repeats that blend into the dry signal rather than sitting distinctly apart from it the way a digital delay does. Its built-in chorus and vibrato modulation can be blended into the delay trail, adding a washy, reverb-like character reminiscent of tape echo, especially at shorter delay times. Compared to a clean digital delay, its repeats are hazier and more glued together, an effect that becomes even more pronounced when overdrive or fuzz sits upstream in the chain. It became closely associated with The Edge's early U2 sound, and remains a benchmark for warm, organic analog delay with built-in modulation.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Indie
- Rock
- Post-Punk
- Experimental
- Ambient
- ambient
- rockabilly
- lo fi
- ambient
- lush
- dark
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Studio
- Live
- Studio