The NuX Timecore DLX MKII is a Nux delay pedal. Close alternatives include the Boss DM-2 Delay and the Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay. It pairs well with the Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head and the Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo.

NuX Timecore DLX MKII

Nux · pedal

The NuX TIMECORE DLX MKII is a multi-mode delay pedal from NuX (Shenzhen, China), delivering multiple delay modes including analog, tape, digital, and modulated delay with tap tempo in the NuX compact format at budget pricing. The MKII updates the original TIMECORE with improved delay quality at accessible NuX pricing.

What stands out

  • “The NuX TIMECORE DLX MKII is a multi-mode delay pedal from NuX (Shenzhen, China), delivering multiple delay modes including analog, tape, digital, and modulated delay with tap tempo in the NuX compact format at budget pricing”

    — from the listing

  • “Its standout strength is the multiple delay modes with tap tempo in the compact NuX format”

    — from the community notes

  • “The MKII updates the original TIMECORE with improved delay quality at accessible NuX pricing”

    — from the listing

  • “Versatile delay coverage”

    — from the reviews

  • “Strengths: Multiple delay modes (analog, tape, digital, modulated) with tap tempo in the compact NuX format at budget pricing”

    — from the reviews

Trade-offs

  • “In the signal chain delay sits after drive”

    — from the community notes

  • delay
  • digital
  • analog
  • basic character
  • tap tempo
  • multiple delay modes

Good for

  • Live
  • Studio

Genres the NuX Timecore DLX MKII is commonly used in

  • Lo Fi
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Ambient
    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 NuX Timecore DLX MKII

Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head

amplifier

10% match

What Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head brings here leans toward dynamic — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo

Milkman Sound

10% match
$3449via Reverb

What Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo brings here leans toward full — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Pedals that stack with the NuX Timecore DLX MKII

Catalinbread Giygas

Catalinbread

7% match
$185.11via Reverb

Catalinbread Giygas leans toward octave, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi

Electro-Harmonix

7% match
$74.89via Reverb

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress

Electro-Harmonix

7% match
$118.97via Reverb

Keep NuX Timecore DLX MKII's pristine voice out front: Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress goes after NuX Timecore DLX MKII in the signal chain so its lush voice doesn't muddy it

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Caroline Guitar Company Somersault

Caroline Guitar Company

7% match
$219via Reverb

Put Caroline Guitar Company Somersault after NuX Timecore DLX MKII in the signal chain, where it won't crowd NuX Timecore DLX MKII

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Boss DM-2 Delay

Boss

65% similarity
$196via Reverb

Shared character: analog, delay

Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay

Dunlop

64% similarity
$302.81via Reverb

Shared character: features tap tempo, delay, overdrive

Boss DD-7 Digital Delay

Boss

64% similarity
$214.48via Reverb

Shared character: analog, delay

Universal Audio Starlight Echo Station

Universal Audio

63% similarity
$279.89via Reverb

Shared character: analog, digital, delay

Providence Chrono Delay

Providence

61% similarity
$14.37via Reverb

Shared character: analog, delay, overdrive

Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte

Caroline Guitar Company

60% similarity
$199via Reverb

Shared character: digital, delay, overdrive

Hungry Robot The Aether Modulating Delay

Hungry Robot

59% similarity
$300.40via Reverb

Shared character: analog, digital, delay

Fender Mirror Image Delay

Fender

59% similarity
$130.66via Reverb

Shared character: analog, digital, delay

JAM Pedals Llama Xtreme

Jam Pedals

58% similarity
$129via Reverb

Shared character: features tap tempo, analog, digital

Visual Sound GarageTone Axle Grease

Visual Sound

57% similarity
$55via Reverb

Shared character: analog, digital, delay

Strymon TimeLine

Strymon

56% similarity
$414.86via Reverb

Shared character: analog, digital, delay

Mooer Spark Delay

Mooer

55% similarity
$59.99via Reverb

Shared character: digital, delay, overdrive

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the NuX Timecore DLX MKII?+

The closest matches in character are the Boss DM-2 Delay, the Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay, the Boss DD-7 Digital Delay.

What pairs well with the NuX Timecore DLX MKII?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head, Milkman Sound Creamer 20W Combo, Catalinbread Giygas — What Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/55 100W Amp Head brings here leans toward dynamic — that's worth building a pairing around.

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