The Fender Hammertone Delay is a Fender delay pedal, currently around $73.54. Close alternatives include the MXR Analog Delay and the Strymon EC-1. It pairs well with the Marshall Super Bass and the Blackstar Studio 10 KT88 Limited Edition.
Fender Hammertone Delay
Fender · pedal
The Fender Hammertone Delay is an affordable, compact digital delay offering up to 950 milliseconds of delay across three voices, a clean digital echo, a warm analog-style repeat and a crisp tape echo, plus a modulation switch that adds lush, swirling movement to the repeats. Analog dry-through keeps the unaffected guitar signal pure while the wet repeats are processed. Reviewers call it a lot more fun than most inexpensive digital delays, with a strong, distinctive personality and build quality well above typical entry-level pedals. Housed in a small true-bypass enclosure, it is a versatile, gig-friendly delay for practice, stage and studio, covering slapback, rhythmic repeats and ambient modulated trails across many genres at a budget price.
- delay
- digital
- analog
- dry
- tape echo
- bypass
- ambient
- modulation
Good for
- Live
- Studio
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Fender Hammertone Delay is commonly used in
- Ambient
- Lo Fi
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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. - Post Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Shoegaze
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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 Fender Hammertone Delay
Marshall Super Bass
Marshall
21% matchMarshall Super Bass leans bright right where the warm tone needs it
Blackstar Studio 10 KT88 Limited Edition
Blackstar
21% matchInto a transparent tone, Blackstar Studio 10 KT88 Limited Edition brings the mid-forward it's missing
1970s Mesa/Boogie Mark I 'Snake King'
Mesa Boogie
tonal matchRun the Hammertone in the Snake King's loop for dry, tape-echo-voiced delay beyond the amp's own thick, singing lead tone.
Mesa Boogie Rectifier Badlander EL34/100 Head
Mesa Boogie
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Bogner Barcelona
Bogner
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Carr Mercury V
Carr
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Mesa Boogie Lone Star Head
amplifier
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo
Milkman Sound
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Pedals that stack with the Fender Hammertone Delay
Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler
Dr Scientist
23% matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler gives it low gain to fill it with
Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature
Ashdown
22% matchAshdown Geezer Butler Signature's low gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Walrus Audio Lillian
Walrus Audio
17% matchPut Walrus Audio Lillian after Fender Hammertone Delay in the signal chain, clear of Fender Hammertone Delay's own gain stage
EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter V3
EarthQuaker Devices
16% matchPut EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter V3 after Fender Hammertone Delay in the signal chain, clear of Fender Hammertone Delay's own gain stage
Keeley KO-Als Distortion
Keeley
11% matchPut Fender Hammertone Delay after Keeley KO-Als Distortion in the signal chain, clear of Keeley KO-Als Distortion's own gain stage
Beetronics Nectar
Beetronics
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Boss OD-3 Overdrive
Boss
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Tech 21 SansAmp Character Plus Fuzzy Brit
Tech 21
tonal matchVoiced for Fender-style amps
Boutique & premium upgrades
JHS 3 Series Oil Can Delay
JHS Pedals
77% similarityShared character: repeats, true_bypass, digital
Wampler Faux Tape Echo
Wampler
74% similarityShared character: repeats, digital, delay
EarthQuaker Devices Space Spiral
EarthQuaker Devices
74% similarityShared character: modulation, delay, repeats
Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay
Mad Professor
74% similarityShared character: repeats, digital, delay
Universal Audio Starlight Echo Station
Universal Audio
74% similarityShared character: practice, digital, delay
Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay
Electro-Harmonix
74% similarityShared character: repeats, digital, delay
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MXR Analog Delay
MXR
75% similarityShared character: repeats, true_bypass, digital
Strymon EC-1
Strymon
73% similarityShared character: small_footprint, delay, digital
Crazy Tube Circuits Ti:me
Crazy Tube Circuits
72% similarityShared character: delay, repeats, true_bypass
T-Rex Reptile Delay
T Rex
71% similarityShared character: true_bypass, delay, repeats
Dunlop Echoplex Delay EP103
Dunlop
97% similaritysimilar tone character
Strymon El Capistan dTape Echo
pedal
97% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Fender Hammertone Delay?+
The closest matches in character are the MXR Analog Delay, the Strymon EC-1, the Crazy Tube Circuits Ti:me. Boutique upgrades: JHS 3 Series Oil Can Delay, Wampler Faux Tape Echo, EarthQuaker Devices Space Spiral.
What pairs well with the Fender Hammertone Delay?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Super Bass, Blackstar Studio 10 KT88 Limited Edition, 1970s Mesa/Boogie Mark I 'Snake King' — Marshall Super Bass leans bright right where the warm tone needs it.
How much does the Fender Hammertone Delay cost?+
Around $73.54 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).