The Benson Amps Delay PT2399 Echo is a Benson Amps delay pedal. Close alternatives include the Electro-Harmonix Nano Deluxe MM and the MXR Analog Delay. It pairs well with the PRS DG Custom 30 David Grissom Signature 30W Head and the Orange Little Bass Thing.

Benson Amps Delay PT2399 Echo

Benson Amps · pedal

The Benson Amps Delay is a boutique analog voiced echo built around the PT2399 chip but carefully conditioned to sound warmer and more musical than typical PT2399 designs. Delay times span roughly 30 milliseconds to over 1.2 seconds, covering everything from tight slapback and chorus like doubling to long, decaying repeats. Drawing on Benson's background servicing tape and bucket brigade echoes, it produces ethereal, slightly unpredictable repeats that darken and degrade as they fade. A flexible LFO with sine, square and random waveforms adds chorus, vibrato and seasick warble or flutter to the repeats. It suits ambient, indie, psychedelic and roots players who want vintage tape style echo with modern reliability and creative modulation.

What stands out

  • “The wide delay range covers slapback through to long echoes well over a second, and the LFO with sine, square and random shapes opens up chorus, vibrato and unpredictable warble that many simpler delays lack”

    — from the reviews

  • “2 seconds, covering everything from tight slapback and chorus like doubling to long, decaying repeats”

    — from the listing

  • “it suits ambient”

    — from the listing

  • “The standout strengths are the musical, slightly degrading repeats and the versatile LFO with multiple waveforms”

    — from the community notes

  • “indie”

    — from the listing

  • delay
  • slapback
  • echo
  • ambient
  • modulation
  • chorus
  • musical
  • indie

Good for

  • Live
  • Studio

Genres the Benson Amps Delay PT2399 Echo is commonly used in

  • Indie
  • Ambient
  • Lo Fi
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Post Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Rockabilly
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Shoegaze
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the Benson Amps Delay PT2399 Echo

PRS DG Custom 30 David Grissom Signature 30W Head

PRS

33% match
$3499via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)

PRS DG Custom 30 David Grissom Signature 30W Head's warm balances out the bright tone

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Orange Little Bass Thing

Orange

tonal match
$683.03via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Where this leans bright, Orange Little Bass Thing answers back warm

Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W

Hiwatt

tonal match
$4300via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Where this leans bright, Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W answers back warm

Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp

Orange

tonal match

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp's warm balances out the bright tone

Orange Terror Bass

Orange

tonal match
$754.36via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Run Orange Terror Bass after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Ampeg Rocket Watts

Ampeg

tonal match

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Run Ampeg Rocket Watts after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Gibson GA-50

Gibson

tonal match

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Gibson GA-50's warm balances out the bright tone

Victory Amplifiers V50 The Earl

amplifier

tonal match

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Where this leans bright, Victory Amplifiers V50 The Earl answers back warm

Pedals that stack with the Benson Amps Delay PT2399 Echo

Electro-Harmonix Small Stone

Electro-Harmonix

10% match
$230.88via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Run Electro-Harmonix Small Stone after Benson Amps Delay PT2399 Echo in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Benson Amps Delay PT2399 Echo

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff

Electro-Harmonix

10% match
$76.22via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Run Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Catalinbread SFT

Catalinbread

9% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)

Catalinbread SFT leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Walrus Audio Julia

Walrus Audio

9% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Run Walrus Audio Julia after Benson Amps Delay PT2399 Echo in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Benson Amps Delay PT2399 Echo

Comes earlier in the signal chain

SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive

Solidgoldfx

tonal match
$152.15via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive's smooth balances out the bright tone

Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo

Dunlop

tonal match

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

Pigtronix Philosopher's Rock

Pigtronix

tonal match
$85.50via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Put Pigtronix Philosopher's Rock in front of Benson Amps Delay PT2399 Echo

Crazy Tube Circuits Venus

Crazy Tube Circuits

tonal match

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Run Crazy Tube Circuits Venus after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Electro-Harmonix Nano Deluxe MM

Electro-Harmonix

66% similarity
$181.66via Reverb

Shared character: dark, repeats, single rig

MXR Analog Delay

MXR

62% similarity

Shared character: dark, repeats, chorus

JHS Flight Delay (White)

JHS Pedals

57% similarity

Shared character: delay, repeats, vibrato

Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini

Dunlop

57% similarity
$161.23via Reverb

Shared character: dark, repeats, single rig

Keeley Magnetic Echo

Keeley

57% similarity

Shared character: dark, delay, ambient

Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man

Electro-Harmonix

56% similarity
$171.98via Reverb

Shared character: vibrato, chorus, delay

JHS Pedals JHS 3 Series Tape Delay

JHS Pedals

56% similarity

Shared character: dark, repeats, delay

Strymon El Capistan

Strymon

55% similarity
$379via Reverb

Shared character: dark, repeats, delay

Keeley Eccos Tape Flanged Delay

Keeley

54% similarity

Shared character: dark, analog, delay

Walrus Audio Fundamental Delay

Walrus Audio

53% similarity
$99.99via Reverb

Shared character: delay, ambient, modulation

MXR M309 Joshua Ambient Echo

Dunlop

53% similarity
$148.78via Reverb

Shared character: modulation, repeats, punch

J. Rockett Clockwork Echo

J Rockett

52% similarity

Shared character: dark, repeats, delay

See all alternatives to the Benson Amps Delay PT2399 Echo (cheaper + boutique) →

Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Benson Amps Delay PT2399 Echo?+

The closest matches in character are the Electro-Harmonix Nano Deluxe MM, the MXR Analog Delay, the JHS Flight Delay (White).

What pairs well with the Benson Amps Delay PT2399 Echo?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: PRS DG Custom 30 David Grissom Signature 30W Head, Orange Little Bass Thing, Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W — PRS DG Custom 30 David Grissom Signature 30W Head's warm balances out the bright tone.

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