The Free The Tone Flight Time FT-2Y Delay is a Free The Tone delay pedal, currently around $420. Close alternatives include the Empress Superdelay and the Strymon Dig Dual Digital Delay. It pairs well with the Fender Prosonic and the Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head.

Free The Tone Flight Time FT-2Y Delay

Free The Tone · pedal

The Free The Tone Flight Time FT-2Y is a premium digital delay pedal from Japanese high-end manufacturer Free The Tone, delivering high-fidelity digital delay with multiple modes including tape, analog, and digital character in Japanese professional construction. The Flight Time is one of Free The Tone flagship products offering studio-quality digital delay at the professional touring build standard. MIDI control and preset storage.

What stands out

  • “Free The Tone Flight Time FT-2Y is a premium digital delay pedal from Japanese high-end Free The Tone, delivering high-fidelity digital delay with multiple modes including tape, analog, and digital character in Japanese profess…”

    — from the listing

  • “MIDI control and preset storage”

    — from the listing

  • “The Flight Time is one Free The Tone flagship products offering studio-quality digital delay at the professional touring build standard”

    — from the listing

  • “Trusted by touring professionals for reliable, high-fidelity delay”

    — from the reviews

  • “Full delay mode and MIDI feature set requires learning for optimal use”

    — from the reviews

Trade-offs

  • “In the signal chain delay sits after drive”

    — from the community notes

  • digital delay
  • touring
  • midi
  • delay
  • digital
  • studio
  • analog
  • reliable

Good for

  • Live
  • Silent Stage
  • Studio
  • Worship
$420View on Reverb

Price updated Oct 24, 2026

Genres the Free The Tone Flight Time FT-2Y Delay is commonly used in

  • Ambient
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Punk Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the Free The Tone Flight Time FT-2Y Delay

Fender Prosonic

amplifier

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. (bright → warm)

Where this leans bright, Fender Prosonic answers back warm

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head

Revv

19% match
$2699via Reverb

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

Run Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W

Hiwatt

tonal match
$4300via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Where this leans bright, Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W answers back warm

Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp

Orange

tonal match

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp's warm balances out the bright tone

Orange Terror Bass

Orange

tonal match
$752.75via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Run Orange Terror Bass after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Orange Little Bass Thing

Orange

tonal match
$681.58via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Where this leans bright, Orange Little Bass Thing answers back warm

Gibson GA-50

Gibson

tonal match

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Gibson GA-50's warm balances out the bright tone

Victory Amplifiers V50 The Earl

amplifier

tonal match

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Where this leans bright, Victory Amplifiers V50 The Earl answers back warm

Pedals that stack with the Free The Tone Flight Time FT-2Y Delay

Spaceman Explorer 6-Stage Phaser

Spaceman

18% match
$179via 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.

Keep Free The Tone Flight Time FT-2Y Delay's pristine voice out front: Spaceman Explorer 6-Stage Phaser goes after Free The Tone Flight Time FT-2Y Delay in the signal chain so its lush voice doesn't muddy it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Wampler Nirvana Chorus

Wampler

17% match
$159via 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 Wampler Nirvana Chorus after Free The Tone Flight Time FT-2Y Delay in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Free The Tone Flight Time FT-2Y Delay

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Greer Mizuki blue

Greer

15% match
$199via Reverb

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

Greer Mizuki blue leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Amptweaker Big Rock Pro

Amptweaker

13% match
$299via Reverb

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

Where this leans bright, Amptweaker Big Rock Pro answers back smooth

Comes earlier in the signal chain

SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive

Solidgoldfx

tonal match
$152.15via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive's smooth balances out the bright tone

Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo

Dunlop

tonal match

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

Black Rabbit Little Earthquakes

Black Rabbit

tonal match
$60via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Black Rabbit Little Earthquakes leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

NuX 6ixty5ive Overdrive Effektpedal

Nux

tonal match

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Where this leans bright, NuX 6ixty5ive Overdrive Effektpedal answers back warm

Cheaper alternatives

Source Audio Nemesis

Source Audio

71% similarity
$279via Reverb

Shared character: analog, digital, delay

Universal Audio Starlight Echo Station

Universal Audio

64% similarity
$279.89via Reverb

Shared character: analog, digital, delay

Providence Chrono Delay

Providence

62% similarity
$14.37via Reverb

Shared character: analog, delay, studio

Boss SDE-3000D

Boss

59% similarity
$299.99via Reverb

Shared character: digital, delay, studio

Eventide Rose Analog/ Digital Hybrid Delay

Eventide

58% similarity
$370via Reverb

Shared character: analog, digital, delay

Fender Mirror Image Delay

Fender

56% similarity
$130.66via Reverb

Shared character: analog, digital, delay

Similar charactersee all similar tone character →

Empress Superdelay

Empress

62% similarity
$424.99via Reverb

Shared character: optimal use, digital, delay

Strymon Dig Dual Digital Delay

Strymon

57% similarity

Shared character: digital, delay, studio

Strymon TimeLine

Strymon

56% similarity
$414.86via Reverb

Shared character: analog, digital, delay

Strymon DIG 2FSR

Strymon

56% similarity

Shared character: digital, delay

Boss Effetto Boss DM 101 Delay Machine

Boss

55% similarity
$544.09via Reverb

Shared character: digital, delay

Roland SDE-3000D

Roland

54% similarity

Shared character: delay, overdrive

See all alternatives to the Free The Tone Flight Time FT-2Y Delay (cheaper + boutique) →

Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Free The Tone Flight Time FT-2Y Delay?+

The closest matches in character are the Empress Superdelay, the Strymon Dig Dual Digital Delay, the Strymon TimeLine. Budget picks: Source Audio Nemesis, Universal Audio Starlight Echo Station, Providence Chrono Delay.

What pairs well with the Free The Tone Flight Time FT-2Y Delay?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Fender Prosonic, Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head, Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W — Where this leans bright, Fender Prosonic answers back warm.

How much does the Free The Tone Flight Time FT-2Y Delay cost?+

Around $420 (live listing price, updated Oct 24, 2026).

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