Donner Yellow Fall vs JHS Pedals JHS Mod Shop Deluxe Memory Boy
The Donner Yellow Fall and the JHS Pedals JHS Mod Shop Deluxe Memory Boy are both pedals sharing analog warmth. The Donner Yellow Fall leans warm and ambient. The JHS Pedals JHS Mod Shop Deluxe Memory Boy leans modulated and dark. Current prices: $39.95 vs $350.
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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.48% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- analog warmth
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$39.95via Reverb
$350via 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 JHS Mod Shop Deluxe Memory Boy is a JHS Pedals-modified version of the Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Boy BBD analog delay, with JHS adding an external tap tempo jack so players can sync the delay time to a footswitch rather than relying on the onboard tap button alone. The underlying circuit keeps the Deluxe Memory Boy's warm, dark bucket-brigade analog delay character with built-in chorus/vibrato modulation; the JHS modification only extends its tap-tempo flexibility rather than altering its core tone. It suits players who already want the Deluxe Memory Boy's analog warmth but need external, footswitch-based tempo control on a gigging pedalboard.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Ambient
- Rockabilly
- Blues
- Country
- Classic Rock
- lo fi
- ambient
- rockabilly
- warm
- ambient
- slapback
- modulated
- dark
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Studio
- Live
- Studio