The Death By Audio Echo Dream II is a Death By Audio delay pedal. Close alternatives include the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Setback Reverse and the MXR Analog Delay. It pairs well with the Magnatone 280 and the Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp.

Death By Audio Echo Dream II

Death By Audio · pedal

The Death By Audio Echo Dream 2 is a delay, fuzz, and modulation pedal in one enclosure, offering 20 to 1200 milliseconds of echo with a fully controllable pitch shifting modulation and a fuzz circuit for adding distortion to the delay signal. Controls shape the echo time, fuzz character, and modulation depth simultaneously. Current draw 40mA at 9V. Dimensions 5.87 x 4.72 x 2.35 inches. Brooklyn, New York boutique construction. Priced at $280.

What stands out

  • “Controls shape the echo time, fuzz character, and modulation depth simultaneously”

    — from the listing

  • “The Echo Dream 2 delivers three effects in one extreme unit combining echo, fuzz, and pitch-shift modulation in an integrated circuit that produces the complex, experimental delay textures that DBA is known for - tones that range from tremo…”

    — from the community notes

  • “The Death By Audio Echo Dream 2 is a delay, fuzz, and modulation pedal in one enclosure, offering 20 to 1200 milliseconds of echo with a fully controllable pitch shifting modulation and a fuzz circuit for adding distortion to the delay sign…”

    — from the listing

  • “Its standout strength is the integration of delay, fuzz, and modulation in one unit for complex experimental delay textures”

    — from the community notes

  • “Wide delay time range from 20ms slapback through 1200ms ambient delay”

    — from the reviews

  • fuzz
  • pitch
  • delay
  • modulation
  • echo
  • experimental
  • complex
  • saturation

Good for

  • Live
  • Studio

Genres the Death By Audio Echo Dream II is commonly used in

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

Amps that pair well with the Death By Audio Echo Dream II

Magnatone 280

Magnatone

15% 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. (fuzzy → modulated)

Magnatone 280 leans toward modulated, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp

Gibson

tonal match

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Put Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp in front of Death By Audio Echo Dream II

Magnatone 510

Magnatone

tonal match

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Put Magnatone 510 in front of Death By Audio Echo Dream II

Pedals that stack with the Death By Audio Echo Dream II

Cordovox FL-8

Cordovox

18% match
$76.99via 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. (fuzzy → modulated)

Keep Cordovox FL-8 after Death By Audio Echo Dream II in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Death By Audio Echo Dream II

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Cordovox PH-8

Cordovox

18% match
$69.99via 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. (fuzzy → modulated)

Put Cordovox PH-8 after Death By Audio Echo Dream II in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Death By Audio Echo Dream II

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Z.Vex Super Hard On

Zvex

18% match
$189via Reverb

What Z.Vex Super Hard On brings here leans toward clean boost — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Hudson Electronics Broadcast Discrete Class-A Germanium Preamplifier

Hudson Electronics

17% match

Hudson Electronics Broadcast Discrete Class-A Germanium Preamplifier leans toward germanium, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

EarthQuaker Devices Swiss Things

EarthQuaker Devices

$291.55via Reverb

EarthQuaker Devices Utility Series Buffer Preamp

EarthQuaker Devices

tonal match
$79via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Put EarthQuaker Devices Utility Series Buffer Preamp in front of Death By Audio Echo Dream II

Hiwatt WEM Copicat Boost

Hiwatt

tonal match

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Put Hiwatt WEM Copicat Boost in front of Death By Audio Echo Dream II

Maxon DB10 Dual Booster

Maxon

tonal match
$145.29via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Put Maxon DB10 Dual Booster in front of Death By Audio Echo Dream II

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Old Blood Noise Endeavors Setback Reverse

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MXR Analog Delay

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Catalinbread Bicycle

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Keeley Magnetic Echo

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JHS 3 Series Glitch Delay

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Death By Audio Echo Dream II?+

The closest matches in character are the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Setback Reverse, the MXR Analog Delay, the Catalinbread Bicycle.

What pairs well with the Death By Audio Echo Dream II?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Magnatone 280, Gibson Les Paul LP-1 Preamp, Magnatone 510 — Magnatone 280 leans toward modulated, and that's a real, usable character to pair with.

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