Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay vs Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man
The Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay and the Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man are both pedals sharing modulated. The Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay leans pristine and ambient. The Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man leans analog warmth and lush. Current prices: $108.71 vs $199.25.
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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.58% — moderately similar
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- modulated
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$108.71via Reverb
$199.25via 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 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.- Alternative Rock
- Ambient
- Indie
- Shoegaze
- ambient
- lo fi
- rockabilly
- pristine
- ambient
- analog warmth
- 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