Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay vs Dunlop Echoplex Delay EP103
The Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay and the Dunlop Echoplex Delay EP103 are both pedals sharing modulated, dynamic. The Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay leans pristine and ambient. The Dunlop Echoplex Delay EP103 leans analog warmth.
cited
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.55% — moderately similar
cited
Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- modulated
- dynamic
cited
Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$108.71via Reverb
The Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy is a compact analog BBD delay delivering dark, warm delay repeats with built-in modulation, capable of a full 100% wet blend for pure-echo, no-dry-signal textures. Delay Time, Feedback, and Blend controls shape the basic echo, while switchable Chorus or Vibrato modulation with triangle or square waveforms adds tonal movement, and cranking the Depth control produces ghostly, warbling pitch wobble on the repeats. An expression pedal input allows real-time control of delay time or modulation rate. It delivers classic bucket-brigade analog delay warmth in a more compact, accessible format than the Deluxe Memory Man, suiting players who want dark, warbly analog echo with expressive modulation built in.
The Dunlop EP103 Echoplex Delay recreates the tape-echo character of the vintage Echoplex EP-3, producing rich, lively repeats on chords and punchy, full-bodied single notes rather than the flatter, thinner echoes of typical digital delay emulations. It stays clear and well-defined even in front of a distorted amp, and its Age control is the key to its character, darkening the tone, adding tape-style saturation, and introducing a distinctive pitch warble and modulation similar to chorus as it's turned up, mimicking a well-worn tape unit's organic drift and fade. The result is a darker, more natural-sounding echo than typical analog delay units, with a fully analog dry path that keeps the underlying tone uncolored.
cited
Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Alternative Rock
- Ambient
- Indie
- Shoegaze
- ambient
- lo fi
- rockabilly
- pristine
- ambient
- analog warmth
cited
Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Studio
- Live
- Studio