The Red Witch Binary Star is a Red Witch delay pedal. Close alternatives include the Alexander Pedals Radical Delay and the Boss DD-2 Digital Delay. It pairs well with the Mesa Boogie Mark I and the Synergy SL2 Module.
Red Witch Binary Star
Red Witch · pedal
The Red Witch Binary Star is a stereo analogue-voiced delay and time modulator from the New Zealand builder, combining elements of the company's earlier delays into what Red Witch call their best-sounding delay to date. Five dials, two toggles and a footswitch cover far more than straight echo: repeats run from clean, simple slapback through warm, darkening analogue-flavoured trails, and pushing the modulation section turns the delay line into chorus, vibrato, heavily pitch-shifted warble and shimmering, spacey textures. In stereo mode the wet and dry signals split to separate outputs for two amplifiers, where the atmospherics open into a wide, immersive field. Mono operation is also supported. Best suited to players after ambient, psychedelic and pitch-bent delay textures rather than a strictly clean digital repeat.
- stereo
- tremolo
- ambient
- boutique
- clean
- delay
- simple
- slapback
Good for
- Live
- Studio
Genres the Red Witch Binary Star is commonly used in
- Ambient
- Lo Fi
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Post Rock
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Experimental
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Indie
cited
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.
Amps that pair well with the Red Witch Binary Star
Mesa Boogie Mark I
Mesa Boogie
17% matchRun Mesa Boogie Mark I into that transparent platform and it finally gets some mid-forward
Synergy SL2 Module
Synergy
tonal matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Synergy SL2 Module gives it high gain to fill it with
Friedman BE-Mini Head
Friedman
tonal matchInto a transparent tone, Friedman BE-Mini Head brings the high gain it's missing
Egnater Tweaker 88 Head
Egnater
tonal matchEgnater Tweaker 88 Head's low gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Ceriatone 2202H
Ceriatone
tonal matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Ceriatone 2202H gives it high gain to fill it with
Friedman Jose LTD
Friedman
tonal matchInto a transparent tone, Friedman Jose LTD brings the high gain it's missing
Hughes & Kettner Warp 7
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 gives it high gain to fill it with
Bad Cat Lynx 50
Bad Cat
tonal matchInto a transparent tone, Bad Cat Lynx 50 brings the high gain it's missing
Pedals that stack with the Red Witch Binary Star
Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler
Dr Scientist
20% matchDr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler's low gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
JHS Smiley
JHS Pedals
20% matchInto a transparent tone, JHS Smiley brings the fuzzy it's missing
EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter V3
EarthQuaker Devices
15% matchPut EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter V3 after Red Witch Binary Star in the signal chain, clear of Red Witch Binary Star's own gain stage
Earthquaker Devices Pyramids Stereo Flanging Device
EarthQuaker Devices
15% matchKeep Red Witch Binary Star's ambient voice out front: Earthquaker Devices Pyramids Stereo Flanging Device goes after Red Witch Binary Star in the signal chain so its low gain voice doesn't muddy it
Tone City Dry Martini
Tone City
tonal matchInto Red Witch Binary Star, Tone City Dry Martini is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end
Fender Hammertone Overdrive
Fender
tonal matchFender Hammertone Overdrive is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Red Witch Binary Star gives it exactly that
Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature
Ashdown
tonal matchAshdown Geezer Butler Signature's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Red Witch Binary Star delivers it
Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz
Black Arts Toneworks
tonal matchInto Red Witch Binary Star, Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Alexander Pedals Radical Delay
Alexander Pedals
72% similarityShared character: mono, vibrato, stereo
Boss DD-2 Digital Delay
Boss
71% similarityShared character: mono, stereo, delay
Keeley Halo
Keeley
70% similarityShared character: stereo, delay, ambient
MXR Analog Delay
MXR
70% similarityShared character: chorus, delay, ambient
Electro-Harmonix Grand Canyon
Electro-Harmonix
69% similarityShared character: stereo, delay, ambient
Crazy Tube Circuits Echotopia
Crazy Tube Circuits
69% similarityShared character: mono, stereo, delay
Boss DD-8 Digital Delay
Boss
69% similarityShared character: stereo, delay, ambient
Strymon TimeLine
Strymon
69% similarityShared character: stereo, tremolo, delay
J. Rockett Tranquilizer
J Rockett
65% similarityShared character: vibrato, chorus, tremolo
Alexander Pedals Radical Delay DX
Alexander Pedals
96% similaritysimilar tone character
Benson Amps Delay PT2399 Echo
Benson Amps
96% similaritysimilar tone character
Walrus Audio Meraki
Walrus Audio
96% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Red Witch Binary Star?+
The closest matches in character are the Alexander Pedals Radical Delay, the Boss DD-2 Digital Delay, the Keeley Halo.
What pairs well with the Red Witch Binary Star?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Mesa Boogie Mark I, Synergy SL2 Module, Friedman BE-Mini Head — Run Mesa Boogie Mark I into that transparent platform and it finally gets some mid-forward.