The NuX Tape Echo Delay SOS is a Nux delay pedal. Close alternatives include the EarthQuaker Devices Time Shadows V2 and the Keeley Magnetic Echo Delay v2. It pairs well with the Hiwatt Custom DR20H and the Peavey MiniMAX.

NuX Tape Echo Delay SOS

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The NuX Tape Echo Delay SOS is a tape echo simulation pedal delivering vintage tape-echo character with wow, flutter, and tape saturation in NuX's compact format at budget pricing. It aims to give players the warmth and organic pitch instability of a real tape echo machine without the cost of a boutique tape-echo pedal. It suits classic-rock, country, and vintage-tone players wanting an affordable taste of tape-echo warmth rather than a clean, pristine digital delay.

  • tape echo
  • saturation
  • vintage
  • organic
  • delay
  • warmth
  • country
  • digital delay

Good for

  • Live
  • Studio

Genres the NuX Tape Echo Delay SOS is commonly used in

  • Classic Rock
  • Country
  • Rockabilly
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Ambient
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  • Lo Fi
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  • Reggae
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Amps that pair well with the NuX Tape Echo Delay SOS

Hiwatt Custom DR20H

Hiwatt

28% match

Feed a saturated signal into Hiwatt Custom DR20H and it comes out closer to tight

Peavey MiniMAX

Peavey

28% match

Feed a saturated signal into Peavey MiniMAX and it comes out closer to tight

Peavey MiniMAX II Bass Head

Peavey

tonal match

Peavey MiniMAX II Bass Head takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight

Gallien-Krueger MB115MK2

Gallien Krueger

tonal match

Stack Gallien-Krueger MB115MK2 on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight

Hiwatt DR504 Combo 1x12

Hiwatt

tonal match

Hiwatt DR504 Combo 1x12 takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight

Hiwatt Custom 20/40 'Studio/Stage' Head

Hiwatt

tonal match
$3800via Reverb

Feed a saturated signal into Hiwatt Custom 20/40 'Studio/Stage' Head and it comes out closer to tight

Hiwatt Leeds GO40

Hiwatt

tonal match

Hiwatt Leeds GO40 pushes a saturated tone toward tight

Hiwatt Leeds AC60

Hiwatt

tonal match

Hiwatt Leeds AC60 pushes a saturated tone toward tight

Pedals that stack with the NuX Tape Echo Delay SOS

Browne Amplification Carbon

Browne Amplification

26% match
$339via Reverb

Run Browne Amplification Carbon after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright

Colorsound Overdriver

pedal

24% match

Where this leans warm, Colorsound Overdriver answers back bright

Caroline Guitar Company Parabola State Tremolo

Caroline Guitar Company

15% match
$219via Reverb

Put Caroline Guitar Company Parabola State Tremolo after NuX Tape Echo Delay SOS in the signal chain, clear of NuX Tape Echo Delay SOS's own gain stage

Walrus Audio Lillian

Walrus Audio

15% match
$186.99via Reverb

Put Walrus Audio Lillian after NuX Tape Echo Delay SOS in the signal chain, clear of NuX Tape Echo Delay SOS's own gain stage

TC Electronic Spark Booster

TC Electronic

tonal match
$25via Reverb

Stack TC Electronic Spark Booster on top and a saturated tone tightens toward clean boost

Amptweaker Tight Drive

Amptweaker

tonal match
$149via Reverb

Amptweaker Tight Drive takes that saturated character and pushes it toward clean boost

Boss GEB-7 Bass Graphic EQ

Roland

tonal match

Boss GEB-7 Bass Graphic EQ leans bright right where the warm tone needs it

Revv Tilt Boost (Shawn Tubbs Signature)

Revv

tonal match
$169via Reverb

Revv Tilt Boost (Shawn Tubbs Signature) takes that saturated character and pushes it toward clean boost

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

EarthQuaker Devices Time Shadows V2

EarthQuaker Devices

78% similarity
$219via Reverb

Shared character: controls, delay, classic_rock

Keeley Magnetic Echo Delay v2

Keeley

77% similarity
$126.65via Reverb

Shared character: delay, classic_rock, warm

J. Rockett Alien Echo

J Rockett

75% similarity
$279.99via Reverb

Shared character: delay, classic_rock, warm

J. Rockett Immortal Echo

J Rockett

74% similarity
$119via Reverb

Shared character: delay, warm, vintage_charm

TC Electronic Gauss Tape Echo

TC Electronic

74% similarity
$78.55via Reverb

Shared character: delay, classic_rock, warm

Fjord Fuzz Loke Tape Emulation

Fjord Fuzz

74% similarity

Shared character: classic_tone_machine, delay, vintage_charm

Dunlop EP103 Echoplex Delay

Dunlop

73% similarity
$199.99via Reverb

Shared character: delay, classic_rock, warm

Keeley Eccos Neo-Vintage Tape Delay

Keeley

72% similarity
$211.65via Reverb

Shared character: delay, warm, overdrive

Donner White Tape

Donner

72% similarity

Shared character: delay, classic_rock, warm

Echoplex EP-3

Echoplex

71% similarity

Shared character: classic_tone_machine, delay, classic_rock

T-Rex Replicator D'luxe

T Rex

70% similarity
$480.76via Reverb

Shared character: delay, warm, vintage_charm

Strymon Olivera

Strymon

65% similarity

Shared character: delay, vintage_charm, overdrive

See all alternatives to the NuX Tape Echo Delay SOS (cheaper + boutique) →

Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the NuX Tape Echo Delay SOS?+

The closest matches in character are the EarthQuaker Devices Time Shadows V2, the Keeley Magnetic Echo Delay v2, the J. Rockett Alien Echo.

What pairs well with the NuX Tape Echo Delay SOS?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Hiwatt Custom DR20H, Peavey MiniMAX, Peavey MiniMAX II Bass Head — Feed a saturated signal into Hiwatt Custom DR20H and it comes out closer to tight.

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