The Chase Bliss Tonal Recall Red Knob is a Chase Bliss Audio delay pedal. Close alternatives include the Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay and the JHS 3 Series Delay. It pairs well with the Marshall Super Bass and the Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head.

Chase Bliss Tonal Recall Red Knob

Chase Bliss Audio · pedal

The Chase Bliss Tonal Recall Red Knob Mod is an analog delay pedal built around four reissued MN3005 bucket-brigade delay chips, keeping the guitar signal path entirely analog while adding digital microprocessor control on top. It offers delay times extended up to eleven hundred milliseconds, tap tempo, optional trails on bypass, expression pedal control over any parameter, and preset saving, features not available on a purely analog vintage delay. Sonically it delivers classic, warm analog delay character reminiscent of vintage bucket-brigade units, with each repeat degrading slightly in a musical way. Beyond standard guitar delay it can be used for CV sequencing and oscillation-based sound design with modular synths. It suits players who want authentic vintage analog delay tone married to modern conveniences like recallable presets and expression control, spanning traditional guitar rigs through to more experimental electronic and synth-based setups.

What stands out

  • “In the chain it behaves like a fully analog delay for tone purposes despite its digital control brain, so it stacks predictably with drive and modulation pedals , while presets and expression control let…”

    — from the community notes

  • “Beyond standard guitar delay it can be used for CV sequencing and oscillation-based sound design with modular synths”

    — from the listing

  • “It suits players who want authentic vintage analog delay tone married to modern conveniences like recallable presets and expression control, spanning traditional guitar rigs through to more experimental electronic and synth-based setups”

    — from the listing

  • “keeping the guitar signal path entirely analog while adding digital microprocessor control on top”

    — from the listing

  • “It offers delay times extended up to eleven hundred milliseconds, tap tempo, optional trails on bypass, expression pedal control over any parameter, and preset saving, features”

    — from the listing

  • analog delay
  • delay
  • synth
  • vintage
  • electronic
  • digital
  • expression pedal
  • pedal versatility

Good for

  • Live
  • Studio

Genres the Chase Bliss Tonal Recall Red Knob is commonly used in

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

Amps that pair well with the Chase Bliss Tonal Recall Red Knob

Marshall Super Bass

Marshall

24% match

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

Run Marshall Super Bass after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head

Vox

23% match

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

Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head leans bright right where the warm tone needs it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Laney Richter

Laney

tonal match

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Where this leans warm, Laney Richter answers back bright

Mesa Boogie Subway D-350

Mesa Boogie

tonal match
$799via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Mesa Boogie Subway D-350's bright balances out the warm tone

PRS DG

PRS

tonal match

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Run PRS DG after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright

Vox MV50 Brian May

Vox

tonal match
$222.26via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Vox MV50 Brian May's bright balances out the warm tone

Fuchs ODH

Fuchs

tonal match
$1499via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Fuchs ODH leans bright right where the warm tone needs it

Soldano SLO-30 2-Channel 30W 1x12 Combo

Soldano

tonal match

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Run Soldano SLO-30 2-Channel 30W 1x12 Combo after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright

Pedals that stack with the Chase Bliss Tonal Recall Red Knob

EarthQuaker Devices Chelsea

EarthQuaker Devices

23% match
$178.26via Reverb

fills 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, EarthQuaker Devices Chelsea answers back bright

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Catalinbread Galileo

Catalinbread

22% match

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

Run Catalinbread Galileo after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright

Comes earlier in the signal chain

IdiotBox Effects End of Line

Idiotbox Effects

19% match
$49via 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.

Put IdiotBox Effects End of Line after Chase Bliss Tonal Recall Red Knob in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Chase Bliss Tonal Recall Red Knob

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Maestro PS-1A Phase Shifter

Maestro

18% match
$180via 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 Maestro PS-1A Phase Shifter after Chase Bliss Tonal Recall Red Knob in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Chase Bliss Tonal Recall Red Knob

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Alchemy Audio HBE Detox EQ

Alchemy Audio

tonal match

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Alchemy Audio HBE Detox EQ's bright balances out the warm tone

CALIFORNIA WUB Continuum EQ Galaxy Man Edition

California Wub

tonal match

Comes earlier in the signal chain

CALIFORNIA WUB Continuum EQ Galaxy Man Edition's bright balances out the warm tone

Free The Tone ARC-53M Audio Routing Controller

Free The Tone

tonal match
$772.65via Reverb

Free The Tone ARC-53M Audio Routing Controller leans bright right where the warm tone needs it

Friedman Gold-72 Wah

Friedman

tonal match
$169via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Put Friedman Gold-72 Wah in front of Chase Bliss Tonal Recall Red Knob: a wah tracks picking dynamics best on the raw signal

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay

Electro-Harmonix

68% similarity
$104.54via Reverb

Shared character: repeats, analog delay, expression pedal

JHS 3 Series Delay

JHS Pedals

65% similarity
$99via Reverb

Shared character: repeats, analog delay, true bypass

Boss DD-7 Digital Delay

Boss

62% similarity
$214.48via Reverb

Shared character: repeats, analog delay, expression pedal

Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man

Electro-Harmonix

62% similarity
$171.62via Reverb

Shared character: analog delay, expression pedal, delay

Empress Superdelay

Empress

62% similarity
$424.99via Reverb

Shared character: expression pedal, features tap tempo, digital

Eventide Rose Analog/ Digital Hybrid Delay

Eventide

60% similarity
$370via Reverb

Shared character: analog delay, digital, delay

Universal Audio Starlight Echo Station

Universal Audio

59% similarity
$279.89via Reverb

Shared character: analog delay, digital, delay

Boss Effetto Boss DM 101 Delay Machine

Boss

58% similarity
$544.09via Reverb

Shared character: analog delay, features tap tempo, digital

Boss DD-500 Digital Delay

Boss

56% similarity
$308.99via Reverb

Shared character: expression pedal, true bypass, digital

Eventide Rose Modulated Digital Delay

Eventide

56% similarity
$350via Reverb

Shared character: repeats, analog delay, features tap tempo

Hungry Robot The Aether Modulating Delay

Hungry Robot

56% similarity
$300.40via Reverb

Shared character: repeats, digital, delay

Dunlop Way Huge WHE702 Echo Puss Analog

Dunlop

56% similarity

Shared character: repeats, analog delay, delay

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Chase Bliss Tonal Recall Red Knob?+

The closest matches in character are the Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay, the JHS 3 Series Delay, the Boss DD-7 Digital Delay.

What pairs well with the Chase Bliss Tonal Recall Red Knob?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Super Bass, Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head, Laney Richter — Run Marshall Super Bass after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright.

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