The Source Audio Nemesis is a Source Audio delay pedal, currently around $279. Close alternatives include the Meris LVX Delay and the GFI System Clockwork Delay V3. It pairs well with the Marshall Plexi 1959SLP and the Marshall Bluesbreaker.
Source Audio Nemesis
Source Audio · pedal
The Source Audio Nemesis is a flagship multi-engine delay from Source Audio (Boston, Massachusetts), delivering 12 delay engines including tape, analog, digital, multi, and reverse delay modes with MIDI control and Neuro app programmability for the most versatile delay platform available. The Nemesis is one of the most capable delay pedals ever made, spanning the entire history of delay in one fully programmable unit.
What stands out
“The Source Audio Nemesis is a flagship multi-engine delay from Source Audio (Boston, Massachusetts), delivering 12 delay engines including tape, analog, digital, multi, and reverse delay modes with MIDI control and Neuro app programmability…”
— from the listing
“Its standout strength is the 12 delay engines spanning tape through digital with full MIDI and Neuro app programmability in the most versatile delay platform”
— from the community notes
“and reverse delay modes with midi control and neuro app programmability for the most versatile delay platform available”
— from the listing
“The Source Audio Nemesis delivers flagship multi-engine delay at Source Audio quality for studio, ambient, and live players who want the most versatile delay available with full MIDI and app control”
— from the community notes
“Limitations: Source Audio professional pricing”
— from the reviews
Trade-offs
“In the signal chain delay sits after drive”
— from the community notes
- delay
- digital
- midi
- full
- studio
- ambient
- source audio nemesis
Good for
- Live
- Silent Stage
- Studio
- Worship
Price updated Oct 25, 2026
Genres the Source Audio Nemesis is commonly used in
- Ambient
- Post Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Lo Fi
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Experimental
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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. - Electronic
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Source Audio Nemesis
Marshall Plexi 1959SLP
amplifier
17% matchRoute the Nemesis's studio-grade delay through the 1959SLP's aggressive plexi saturation for a thick, wash-heavy lead sound.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Marshall Bluesbreaker
Marshall
16% matchMarshall Bluesbreaker leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Marshall MG15GFX
Marshall
8% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Source Audio Nemesis in Marshall MG15GFX's effects loop, clear of Marshall MG15GFX's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Amplified Nation Phoenix Fury 50W Head
Amplified Nation
7% matchSource Audio Nemesis's pristine voice goes in Amplified Nation Phoenix Fury 50W Head's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Amplified Nation Phoenix Fury 50W Head's own spring character
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Mojotone Lite American Style 1x10 Extension Cabinet
Mojotone
6% matchPut Source Audio Nemesis in Mojotone Lite American Style 1x10 Extension Cabinet's effects loop, clear of Mojotone Lite American Style 1x10 Extension Cabinet's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Supro 1697RH Galaxy 2-Channel 50W Head
Supro
6% matchSource Audio Nemesis's pristine voice goes in Supro 1697RH Galaxy 2-Channel 50W Head's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Supro 1697RH Galaxy 2-Channel 50W Head's own transparent character
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Supro Saturn Reverb 1964 Reissue
Supro
6% matchRun Source Audio Nemesis in Supro Saturn Reverb 1964 Reissue's effects loop, clear of Supro Saturn Reverb 1964 Reissue's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Fryette Gpdi-IR
Fryette
6% matchKeep Fryette Gpdi-IR's full voice out front: Source Audio Nemesis goes in Fryette Gpdi-IR's effects loop so its pristine voice doesn't muddy it
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Pedals that stack with the Source Audio Nemesis
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
13% matchThe Nemesis' studio-grade digital delay doesn't stack gain with the Rangemaster's treble boost — it just gives the boosted signal a platform to echo through.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
13% matchThe RAT's dark, cutting distortion gives the Nemesis's own digital delay platform a real gain stage to sit behind rather than more repeats.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
JHS Pedals JHS Coyote
JHS Pedals
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Source Audio Nemesis after JHS Pedals JHS Coyote in the signal chain, clear of JHS Pedals JHS Coyote's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
MXR M193 GT-OD Overdrive
MXR
11% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Source Audio Nemesis after MXR M193 GT-OD Overdrive in the signal chain, clear of MXR M193 GT-OD Overdrive's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator
pedal
10% matchNemesis's platform-style digital delay feeds the Rotosphere's Leslie swirl, stacking two kinds of motion rather than any added gain.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Electro-Harmonix Small Stone
Electro-Harmonix
10% matchPut Electro-Harmonix Small Stone after Source Audio Nemesis in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Source Audio Nemesis
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
Ibanez
10% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Source Audio Nemesis's pristine voice goes after Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer's own mid-forward character
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Keeley Neutrino V2
Keeley
9% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Source Audio Nemesis after Keeley Neutrino V2 in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Keeley Neutrino V2
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Cheaper alternatives
Providence Chrono Delay
Providence
61% similarityShared character: analog, delay, studio
GFI System Clockworks Delay V2
Gfi System
56% similarityShared character: delay, studio, overdrive
Donner Tape Stereo Delay
Donner
56% similarityShared character: digital, delay, ambient
Wampler Metaverse
Wampler
55% similarityShared character: analog, digital, delay
Alexander Pedals Radical 3 mod Digital Delay
Alexander Pedals
91% similaritysimilar tone character
GFI System Orca
Gfi System
91% similaritysimilar tone character
Boutique & premium upgrades
Free The Tone Flight Time FT-2Y Delay
Free The Tone
71% similarityShared character: analog, digital, delay
Boss SDE-3000D
Boss
62% similarityShared character: digital, delay, ambient
Eventide Rose Analog/ Digital Hybrid Delay
Eventide
61% similarityShared character: analog, digital, delay
Empress Superdelay
Empress
58% similarityShared character: digital, delay, overdrive
Walrus Audio D1 MKII
Walrus Audio
57% similarityShared character: digital, delay, studio
Boss Effetto Boss DM 101 Delay Machine
Boss
55% similarityShared character: digital, delay
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Meris LVX Delay
Meris
62% similarityShared character: delay, ambient, studio
GFI System Clockwork Delay V3
Gfi System
60% similarityShared character: delay, overdrive
Gamechanger Audio Auto Delay
Gamechanger Audio
58% similarityShared character: analog, digital, delay
Hungry Robot The Aether Modulating Delay
Hungry Robot
58% similarityShared character: analog, digital, delay
Strymon Dig Dual Digital Delay
Strymon
57% similarityShared character: digital, delay, ambient
Universal Audio Starlight Echo Station
Universal Audio
57% similarityShared character: analog, digital, delay
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Source Audio Nemesis?+
The closest matches in character are the Meris LVX Delay, the GFI System Clockwork Delay V3, the Gamechanger Audio Auto Delay. Budget picks: Providence Chrono Delay, GFI System Clockworks Delay V2, Donner Tape Stereo Delay. Boutique upgrades: Free The Tone Flight Time FT-2Y Delay, Boss SDE-3000D, Eventide Rose Analog/ Digital Hybrid Delay.
What pairs well with the Source Audio Nemesis?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Plexi 1959SLP, Marshall Bluesbreaker, Marshall MG15GFX — Route the Nemesis's studio-grade delay through the 1959SLP's aggressive plexi saturation for a thick, wash-heavy lead sound..
How much does the Source Audio Nemesis cost?+
Around $279 (live listing price, updated Oct 25, 2026).