The Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay is an Electro-Harmonix delay pedal, currently around $104.54. Close alternatives include the Dunlop Way Huge WHE702 Echo Puss Analog and the Eventide Modulated Delay. It pairs well with the Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp and the Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head.
Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay
Electro-Harmonix · pedal
The Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy is a compact analog BBD delay delivering dark, warm delay repeats with built-in modulation, capable of a full 100% wet blend for pure-echo, no-dry-signal textures. Delay Time, Feedback, and Blend controls shape the basic echo, while switchable Chorus or Vibrato modulation with triangle or square waveforms adds tonal movement, and cranking the Depth control produces ghostly, warbling pitch wobble on the repeats. An expression pedal input allows real-time control of delay time or modulation rate. It delivers classic bucket-brigade analog delay warmth in a more compact, accessible format than the Deluxe Memory Man, suiting players who want dark, warbly analog echo with expressive modulation built in.
What stands out
“Use-case wise it suits indie, shoegaze, and singer-songwriter players who want warm analog delay”
— from the community notes
“Strengths: Analog BBD circuit delivers inherently warm, musical delay tones consistent with the classic EHX analog delay legacy”
— from the reviews
“Delay Time, Feedback, and Blend controls shape the basic echo, while switchable Chorus or Vibrato modulation with triangle or square waveforms adds tonal movement, and cranking the Depth control produces ghostly, warbling pitch wobble on th…”
— from the listing
“An expression pedal input allows real-time control of delay time or modulation rate”
— from the listing
“The Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy is a compact analog BBD delay delivering dark, warm delay repeats with built-in modulation, capable of a full 100% wet blend for pure-echo, no-dry-signal textures”
— from the listing
Trade-offs
“its standout weakness is the lower maximum delay time compared to digital delay alternatives at the same price”
— from the community notes
“maximum analog delay time is shorter than digital alternatives”
— from the reviews
“limiting long ambient echo applications”
— from the reviews
- analog delay
- delay
- echo
- modulation
- expression pedal
- musical
- chorus
- pitch
Good for
- Live
- Studio
Price updated Oct 24, 2026
Genres the Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay is commonly used in
- Alternative Rock
- Ambient
- Indie
- Shoegaze
- Lo Fi
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Experimental
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay
Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp
Vox
35% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
The AC30's bright, chiming British clean tone gives the Memory Boy's warm analog echo a genuinely classic amp voice to trail off against.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head
Vox
32% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Into the AC15's sweet, jangly treble breakup, the Memory Boy's warm analog echo has a genuinely vintage amp voice to trail off against.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Vox Mini SuperBeetle Bass
Vox
16% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → modulated)
Keep the Memory Boy's warm analog echo in the SuperBeetle's loop, after the amp's own compression and drive shape the tone.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Blackstar Unity 500
Blackstar
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → modulated)
Keep Blackstar Unity 500's mid-forward voice out front: Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay goes in Blackstar Unity 500's effects loop so its analog warmth voice doesn't muddy it
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Blackstar Unity Bass 700 Head
Blackstar
8% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → modulated)
Keep Blackstar Unity Bass 700 Head's mid-forward voice out front: Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay goes in Blackstar Unity Bass 700 Head's effects loop so its analog warmth voice doesn't muddy it
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Ceriatone Lightning 15
Ceriatone
7% matchsits 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 Memory Boy Analog Delay in Ceriatone Lightning 15's effects loop, clear of Ceriatone Lightning 15's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Hartke Lightweight Bass Amplifier
Hartke
7% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay in Hartke Lightweight Bass Amplifier's effects loop, clear of Hartke Lightweight Bass Amplifier's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Blackstar Unity Bass U500
Blackstar
7% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay in Blackstar Unity Bass U500's effects loop, clear of Blackstar Unity Bass U500's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
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Pedals that stack with the Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay
Catalinbread Formula 55
Catalinbread
34% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Where this leans warm, Catalinbread Formula 55 answers back bright
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
33% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Feed the Memory Boy's warm analog echo with the Rangemaster's germanium treble boost and the repeats pick up real brightness.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
IdiotBox Effects End of Line
Idiotbox Effects
25% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run the End of Line's experimental, noise-rock tremolo after the Memory Boy's warm analog echo and the modulation pulses right on top of the repeats.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Walrus Audio Lillian
Walrus Audio
24% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run the Lillian's subtle, bright phase sweep after the Memory Boy's warm analog echo and the modulation colors the repeats directly.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Fjord Fuzz Midnattssol
Fjord Fuzz
20% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → modulated)
Fjord's shoegaze-voiced fuzz feeds the Memory Boy's warm analog repeats, keeping the wash dense without the delay smearing the fuzz's edge.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble
pedal
19% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → modulated)
Put Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay after Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Fulltone OF-2 Octafuzz
Fulltone
18% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → modulated)
Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay's analog warmth voice goes after Fulltone OF-2 Octafuzz in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Fulltone OF-2 Octafuzz's own octave character
Comes earlier in the signal chain
1959 Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster
pedal
18% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → modulated)
Keep the Memory Boy after the Tuxedo — the sharp treble kick stays intact and the analog delay's modulated echo trails behind it.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
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Cheaper alternatives
Boutique & premium upgrades
Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man
Electro-Harmonix
80% similarityShared character: modulation, electro harmonix deluxe memory man, expression pedal
Fairfield Circuitry Meet Maude
Fairfield Circuitry
73% similarityShared character: delay, repeats, analog delay
Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man
Electro-Harmonix
70% similarity“Dia tidak se-dark memory boy dan clarity delaynya juga asik”
Electro-Harmonix Nano Memory Toy
Electro-Harmonix
69% similarityShared character: electro harmonix deluxe memory man, delay, repeats
JHS Flight Delay (White)
JHS Pedals
65% similarityShared character: expression pedal, delay, repeats
Boss DD-7 Digital Delay
Boss
65% similarityShared character: expression pedal, delay, repeats
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Dunlop Way Huge WHE702 Echo Puss Analog
Dunlop
68% similarityShared character: repeats, analog delay, chorus
Eventide Modulated Delay
Eventide
68% similarityShared character: delay, repeats, analog delay
Chase Bliss Tonal Recall Red Knob
Chase Bliss Audio
68% similarityShared character: repeats, analog delay, expression pedal
Tru-Fi The Aqua Echo 600 Analog
Tru Fi
67% similarityShared character: analog delay, delay, repeats
Cusack Music Rebound Multi-Program Delay
Cusack Music
67% similarityShared character: expression pedal, live performances, delay
Malekko Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy Analog Delay
Electro-Harmonix
67% similarityShared character: repeats, analog delay, signal
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay?+
The closest matches in character are the Dunlop Way Huge WHE702 Echo Puss Analog, the Eventide Modulated Delay, the Chase Bliss Tonal Recall Red Knob. Budget picks: Death By Audio Echo Master Mic Stand Clip v3, NuX Reissue Series Analog Delay. Boutique upgrades: Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man, Fairfield Circuitry Meet Maude, Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man.
What pairs well with the Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp, Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head, Vox Mini SuperBeetle Bass — The AC30's bright, chiming British clean tone gives the Memory Boy's warm analog echo a genuinely classic amp voice to trail off against..
How much does the Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay cost?+
Around $104.54 (live listing price, updated Oct 24, 2026).
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