Dunlop Echoplex Delay EP103 vs Electro-Harmonix Pico Canyon
The Dunlop Echoplex Delay EP103 and the Electro-Harmonix Pico Canyon are both pedals sharing transparent, tight. The Dunlop Echoplex Delay EP103 leans analog warmth and modulated. The Electro-Harmonix Pico Canyon leans pristine and slapback.
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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.- transparent
- tight
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$105via Reverb
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.
The Electro-Harmonix Pico Canyon Echo is a compact, straight ahead digital delay offering clean, clear repeats with a variable filter to control the tonality of the echoes, up to three seconds of delay time and tap tempo, all in a tiny enclosure. From tight slapback and rhythmic echoes to long, ambient repeats, it provides reliable, high quality digital delay with the flexibility to darken or brighten the repeats via the filter. It suits players across rock, indie, ambient and pop who want a no nonsense, great sounding digital delay with tap tempo and tone control that takes up minimal pedalboard space, as a clean counterpart to EHX's tape voiced Pico Rerun.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- ambient
- lo fi
- rockabilly
- Ambient
- Indie
- Rock
- analog warmth
- modulated
- pristine
- slapback
- ambient
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Studio
- Live
- Studio