The Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte 2000 is a Caroline Guitar Company delay pedal, currently around $279. Close alternatives include the Universal Audio Starlight Echo Station and the Tru-Fi The Aqua Echo 600 Analog. It pairs well with the Fender Deluxe Reverb and the 1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe.
Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte 2000
Caroline Guitar Company · pedal
The Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte 2000 (KB2K) is the flagship updated version of the original Kilobyte lo-fi delay, featuring 8 controls including a dedicated effects loop that allows other effects to be placed within the delay repeat path for evolving, interactive echo textures. A +21dB overdrive preamp smashes the output of a low-fidelity digital chip originally designed for karaoke machines and toys, producing the characteristic degraded, lo-fi repeat quality. 100% wet output available for creative routing. Tap tempo functionality.
- delay
- echo
- digital
- preamp
- reverb
- overdrive
- modulation
- ambient
Good for
- Live
- Studio
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte 2000 is commonly used in
- Ambient
- Indie
- Shoegaze
- Experimental
- Lo Fi
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Post Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte 2000
Pedals that stack with the Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte 2000
MXR Distortion+
MXR
10% matchMXR Distortion+'s own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Univox Super-Fuzz
Univox
10% matchWhat Univox Super-Fuzz brings here leans toward octave — that's worth building a pairing around
Electro-Harmonix Small Stone
Electro-Harmonix
9% matchKeep Electro-Harmonix Small Stone after Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte 2000 in the signal chain, clear of Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte 2000's own gain stage
Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator
pedal
9% matchRun Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator after Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte 2000 in the signal chain, clear of Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte 2000's own gain stage
Cheaper alternatives
Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay
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71% similarity“is the flagship updated version of the original Kilobyte lo-fi delay”
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte 2000?+
The closest matches in character are the Universal Audio Starlight Echo Station, the Tru-Fi The Aqua Echo 600 Analog, the Dunlop Way Huge WHE702 Echo Puss Analog. Budget picks: Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay, Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte, Wampler Faux Tape Echo. Boutique upgrades: Pigtronix PHI Echolution Delay.
What pairs well with the Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte 2000?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Fender Deluxe Reverb, 1959 Fender Tweed Deluxe, MXR Distortion+ — What Fender Deluxe Reverb brings here leans toward spring — that's worth building a pairing around.
How much does the Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte 2000 cost?+
Around $279 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).