The Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte is a Caroline Guitar Company delay pedal, currently around $199. Close alternatives include the Dunlop Echoplex All-Analog Dry Path Delay and the Fjord Fuzz Loke Tape Emulation. It pairs well with the Peavey MAX 150 150W 1x12 Bass Combo and the Marshall Super Bass.
Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte
Caroline Guitar Company · pedal
The Caroline Guitar Company KILOBYTE is a lo-fi delay pedal created in 2013 that drives the output of a low-fidelity digital delay chip originally designed for karaoke machines and toys through a +21dB overdrive preamp for warm, deliberately degraded repeats. The analog dry signal path remains clean and pure while only the delay repeats pass through the digital lo-fi chip. Produces the warm, slightly garbled echo character associated with vintage digital delay units rather than pristine hi-fi delay tone. Boutique US construction.
- echo
- delay
- preamp
- digital delay
- digital
- analog
- dry
- warmth
Good for
- Live
- Studio
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte is commonly used in
- Experimental
- Alternative Rock
- Indie
- Lo Fi
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Ambient
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Rockabilly
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte
Peavey MAX 150 150W 1x12 Bass Combo
Peavey
35% matchThe MAX 150's mid-forward bass EQ gives the Kilobyte's digital and analog delay a straightforward amp platform.
Marshall Super Bass
Marshall
34% matchInto the Super Bass's own pedal-platform headroom, the Kilobyte's warm digital delay stays clear instead of smearing.
Peavey MiniMAX
Peavey
18% matchThe Kilobyte's digital and analog delay modes belong in the MiniMAX's loop, clear of the amp's own punchy EQ.
Fender Deluxe Reverb
Fender
16% matchKeep the Kilobyte in the loop after the Deluxe Reverb's own spring tank — warm, dry-mix echoes without doubling up on reverb.
Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head
Vox
14% matchRun the Kilobyte's lo-fi digital echoes in the AC15's loop, so the jangly top end stays clear of the amp's own breakup.
Bruno Cowtipper 45
Bruno
12% matchThe Kilobyte's lo-fi digital echoes sit well in the Cowtipper's loop, trailing the amp's own breakup instead of getting driven along with it.
Peavey MAX 100
Peavey
tonal matchPeavey MAX 100 leans bright right where the warm tone needs it
Marshall 2203KK Kerry King JCM800
Marshall
tonal matchMarshall 2203KK Kerry King JCM800's bright balances out the warm tone
Pedals that stack with the Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte
Ibanez Tube Screamer
Ibanez
39% matchPush the Screamer's mid-hump into the Kilobyte's own echo circuit and the repeats pick up a warmer, slightly driven edge.
Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature
Ashdown
33% matchThe Geezer Butler's doom-heavy bass distortion adds real low-end grit that the Kilobyte's own delay character doesn't have on its own.
Walrus Audio Lillian
Walrus Audio
28% matchThe Lillian's subtle analog phasing follows the Kilobyte's digital and analog delay for layered, ambient motion.
Voodoo Lab Tremolo
pedal
27% matchAdd the Voodoo Lab's tremolo pulse after the Kilobyte's own warm delay for rhythmic motion on top of the repeats.
Tech 21 SansAmp
Tech 21
18% matchKeep the Kilobyte after the SansAmp — the DI'd amp character stays intact and the delay just repeats what's already there.
Keeley Super Phat Mod
Keeley
15% matchSend the Super Phat Mod's full, compressed overdrive into the Kilobyte and its lo-fi echoes repeat a signal that's already thick, not thin.
Keeley Muse Driver
Keeley
14% matchThe Muse Driver's asymmetrical clipping gives the Kilobyte's digital delay a driven signal with real harmonic complexity to repeat, not just raw gain.
MXR 108 Fuzz
MXR
14% matchKeep the Kilobyte's delay after the 108 Fuzz's bright, cutting silicon attack so each fuzzy repeat stays defined instead of collapsing into mush.
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Cheaper alternatives
Fender Mirror Image Delay
Fender
72% similarityShared character: delay, digital, analog
J. Rockett Immortal Echo
J Rockett
72% similarityShared character: delay, warm, vintage_charm
Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay
Electro-Harmonix
71% similarityShared character: signal, digital, delay
Wampler Faux Tape Echo
Wampler
71% similarityShared character: digital, delay, warm
Behringer VD400 Vintage Analog Delay
Behringer
70% similarityShared character: digital, delay, warm
Hotone Binaryeko
Hotone
69% similarityShared character: delay, digital, overdrive
Boutique & premium upgrades
Universal Audio Starlight Echo Station
Universal Audio
73% similarityShared character: digital, delay, warm
Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte 2000
Caroline Guitar Company
71% similarity“is the flagship updated version of the original Kilobyte lo-fi delay”
Keeley RK2000 Funk Siren Delay
Keeley
62% similarityShared character: delay, overdrive, boutique_stuff
J. Rockett Alien Echo
J Rockett
94% similaritysimilar tone character
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Dunlop Echoplex All-Analog Dry Path Delay
Dunlop
73% similarityShared character: delay, warm, analog
Fjord Fuzz Loke Tape Emulation
Fjord Fuzz
71% similarityShared character: delay, digital, analog
Death By Audio Echo Master Black Plate
Death By Audio
71% similarityShared character: delay, analog, warm
TC Electronic Alter Ego V2 Vintage Echo
TC Electronic
70% similarityShared character: digital, delay, analog
NuX Timecore DLX MKII
Nux
67% similarityShared character: digital, delay, analog
Red Witch Titan
Red Witch
95% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte?+
The closest matches in character are the Dunlop Echoplex All-Analog Dry Path Delay, the Fjord Fuzz Loke Tape Emulation, the Death By Audio Echo Master Black Plate. Budget picks: Fender Mirror Image Delay, J. Rockett Immortal Echo, Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay. Boutique upgrades: Universal Audio Starlight Echo Station, Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte 2000, Keeley RK2000 Funk Siren Delay.
What pairs well with the Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Peavey MAX 150 150W 1x12 Bass Combo, Marshall Super Bass, Peavey MiniMAX — The MAX 150's mid-forward bass EQ gives the Kilobyte's digital and analog delay a straightforward amp platform..
How much does the Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte cost?+
Around $199 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).