Donner Yellow Fall vs Ibanez AD9 Analog Delay Reissue
The Donner Yellow Fall and the Ibanez AD9 Analog Delay Reissue are both pedals sharing warm, slapback. The Donner Yellow Fall leans analog warmth and ambient. Current prices: $39.95 vs $349.90.
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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.55% — moderately similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Blues
- Classic Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- warm
- slapback
Donner Yellow Fall
Donner · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$39.95via Reverb
$349.90via Reverb
The Donner Yellow Fall is an analog bucket brigade delay pedal from the Chinese budget effects manufacturer Donner, using genuine BBD (Bucket Brigade Device) chips for warm, naturally degrading analog delay repeats. Controls include Time, Feedback, and Level for standard analog delay adjustment with up to 600ms of analog delay time. One of Donner's most popular and recognized products, the Yellow Fall delivers authentic analog delay warmth at a breakthrough budget price.
The Ibanez AD9 Analog Delay Reissue is a modern reissue of the acclaimed 1981 Ibanez AD9 from the classic 9-series pedal line, delivering warm bucket-brigade BBD analog delay with naturally dark, slightly degraded repeats characteristic of vintage analog delay circuits. The original AD9 earned a strong reputation for warm, musical repeats with natural high-frequency rolloff in slapback to medium delay times. The reissue restores the original circuit with Delay Time switch (short/long), Repeats, and Mix controls at Ibanez quality.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Ambient
- Rockabilly
- Country
- Alternative Rock
- analog warmth
- ambient
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Studio
- Live
- Studio