The Pigtronix Echolution is a Pigtronix delay pedal. Close alternatives include the Keeley Nocturne and the Pigtronix Echolution 2. It pairs well with the Marshall Plexi 1959SLP and the Marshall Super Bass.

Pigtronix Echolution

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The Pigtronix Echolution is a complex multi-tap delay system from Pigtronix (New York, US), a respected US boutique manufacturer known for innovative, high-quality effects with unique circuit concepts, delivering multi-tap delay with division-based timing, modulation, filtering, and extensive routing for evolving, complex delay patterns. The original Echolution is a landmark delay pedal known for deep delay programming and rich, evolving delay textures for ambient and progressive players.

  • delay
  • complex
  • modulation
  • boutique
  • ambient
  • rich
  • overdrive
  • drive

Good for

  • Live
  • Studio

Genres the Pigtronix Echolution is commonly used in

  • Ambient
  • Post Rock
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  • Lo Fi
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  • Experimental
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  • Shoegaze
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  • Indie
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Amps that pair well with the Pigtronix Echolution

Marshall Plexi 1959SLP

amplifier

39% match

Route the Echolution's complex, ambient delay through the 1959SLP's aggressive saturation for a dense, wash-heavy lead tone.

Marshall Super Bass

Marshall

23% match

Run the Echolution's multi-tap ambient delays in the Super Bass's loop, keeping the complex repeats separate from the amp's own front-end gain.

Pedals that stack with the Pigtronix Echolution

Suhr Rufus Reloaded

Suhr

21% match

Put the Echolution's multi-tap delay after the Rufus Reloaded's fuzz, not before, or the repeats just smear into noise.

Fjord Fuzz Berserk

Fjord Fuzz

21% match

Keep the Echolution after the Berserk — complex, modulated repeats trailing an already extreme, doom-leaning fuzz rather than adding more gain in front.

Beetronics Swarm

Beetronics

19% match
$249via Reverb

Keep the Echolution after the Swarm — complex, modulated repeats trailing a fuzz that's already got its own motion.

Electro-Harmonix Cock Fight

Electro-Harmonix

18% match
$98.74via Reverb

Run the Echolution's complex, multi-tap repeats after the Cock Fight's vocal wah sweep so the echoes trail that expressive, filtered tone.

Boss OC-2 Octaver

Boss

18% match
$199via Reverb

Run Pigtronix Echolution after Boss OC-2 Octaver in the signal chain, clear of Boss OC-2 Octaver's own gain stage

Greer Royal Velvet

Greer

18% match
$229via Reverb

Keep the Echolution after the Royal Velvet — the smooth, velvety fuzz stays thick and the delay's complex, modulated repeats trail behind it.

Cry Baby Dunlop Akira Takasaki Cry Baby Fuzz Wah

Cry Baby

18% match

Put Pigtronix Echolution after Cry Baby Dunlop Akira Takasaki Cry Baby Fuzz Wah in the signal chain, clear of Cry Baby Dunlop Akira Takasaki Cry Baby Fuzz Wah's own gain stage

Catalinbread Elements Distortion

Catalinbread

17% match
$82.41via Reverb

Put the Echolution's rich, multi-tap delay after the Elements Distortion's meaty gain so the repeats trail an already-thick signal instead of a thin one.

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Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Keeley Nocturne

Keeley

78% similarity

Shared character: delay, ambient, modulation

Pigtronix Echolution 2

Pigtronix

76% similarity
$199via Reverb

“expanding the original Echolution with improved delay algorithms, expanded modulation, and additional tap and division options”

Keeley Halo Core V2

Keeley

75% similarity
$211.65via Reverb

Shared character: delay, ambient, overdrive

Halo Keeley Halo Andy Timmons Dual Echo Signature

Halo

74% similarity

Shared character: delay, ambient, rich

Hungry Robot Karman Line Delay

Hungry Robot

74% similarity
$303.13via Reverb

Shared character: delay, ambient, modulation

TC Electronic Triple Flashback Delay

TC Electronic

73% similarity
$232.99via Reverb

Shared character: delay, ambient, overdrive

Subdecay EchoBox

Subdecay

70% similarity

Shared character: delay, ambient, overdrive

Hungry Robot The Aether Modulating Delay

Hungry Robot

69% similarity
$306.41via Reverb

Shared character: delay, ambient, modulation

Ibanez Layer Delayer

Ibanez

68% similarity
$213.70via Reverb

Shared character: delay, ambient, overdrive

NuX Duotime

Nux

64% similarity

Shared character: delay, overdrive

Mr. Black Tapex 2

Mr Black

94% similarity

similar tone character

Meris LVX Delay

Meris

94% similarity

similar tone character

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Pigtronix Echolution?+

The closest matches in character are the Keeley Nocturne, the Pigtronix Echolution 2, the Keeley Halo Core V2.

What pairs well with the Pigtronix Echolution?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Plexi 1959SLP, Marshall Super Bass, Suhr Rufus Reloaded — Route the Echolution's complex, ambient delay through the 1959SLP's aggressive saturation for a dense, wash-heavy lead tone..

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