Malekko Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy Analog Delay vs Walrus Audio Meraki

The Malekko Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy Analog Delay and the Walrus Audio Meraki are both pedals sharing modulated, warm, slapback. The Malekko Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy Analog Delay leans shimmer. The Walrus Audio Meraki leans analog warmth.

Similarity
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60% moderately similar

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Ambient
Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • modulated
  • warm
  • slapback
  • ambient
Citation fame
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17%
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Price

$599.99via Reverb

Description

The Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy is a compact analog delay, a close cousin of the legendary Memory Man, delivering lush, warm, organic bucket-brigade echo in an affordable, pedalboard-friendly box. It offers up to 550 milliseconds of delay, enough for thickening solos or spiraling into self-oscillating analog chaos, with simple Blend, Feedback, and Delay controls. A switchable modulation adds a subtle chorus to the repeats that is especially clear on clean tones, lending movement and depth. The repeats are dark and musical in true analog fashion, blending naturally with an amp rather than sitting on top of the signal. It suits players wanting classic analog delay warmth on a budget, working as a great entry analog delay while still dialing in precisely for experienced users.

The Walrus Audio Meraki is a true stereo, all-analog bucket-brigade delay that lets players create syncopated rhythms with independent control over the left and right channels. Each channel has its own Feedback control, and a Mix knob blends wet and dry, while adjustable modulation adds chorus and vibrato movement to the repeats. A Tone control sets a tilt EQ in the delay lines, cutting lows and boosting highs clockwise or the reverse counter-clockwise to shape the warmth of the echoes. The pure analog signal path gives lush, warm, organic repeats with genuine BBD character, and the dual-channel design enables wide stereo and rhythmic ping-pong-style patterns. It suits players wanting warm analog stereo delay, from simple repeats to syncopated dual-channel rhythms and modulated ambient trails, in a richly voiced pedal.

Tonal lean
  • shimmer
  • analog warmth
Good for
citedOccasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.
  • Live
  • Studio
  • Live
  • Silent Stage
  • Studio
  • Worship

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