The Source Audio Nemesis is a Source Audio delay pedal. Close alternatives include the TC Electronic Alter Ego V2 Vintage Echo and the Boss SDE-3000D. It pairs well with the Marshall Plexi 1959SLP and the Laney LX20R.
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.
- delay
- digital
- midi
- analog
- platform
- studio
- overdrive
- ambient
Good for
- Live
- Silent Stage
- Studio
- Worship
Genres the Source Audio Nemesis 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. - Shoegaze
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - New Wave
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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
39% matchRoute the Nemesis's studio-grade delay through the 1959SLP's aggressive plexi saturation for a thick, wash-heavy lead sound.
Laney LX20R
Laney
38% matchEven on a bedroom-scale amp like the LX20R, the Nemesis's studio-grade delay platform adds real depth.
Friedman Pink Taco V2 Combo
Friedman
25% matchFriedman Pink Taco V2 Combo leans into Marshall-style amps, precisely the platform Source Audio Nemesis wants
Laney Lionheart Tom Quayle Loudpedal
Laney
24% matchSource Audio Nemesis's own voicing points at Marshall-style amps, and Laney Lionheart Tom Quayle Loudpedal delivers it
Friedman Amps Box Head Hand-Wired 50-Watt EL34
Friedman
24% matchSource Audio Nemesis is voiced for Marshall-style amps — Friedman Amps Box Head Hand-Wired 50-Watt EL34 gives it exactly that
Marshall Studio JTM ST20C MkII 20W 1x12 Combo
Marshall
24% matchKeep the Nemesis's delay repeats in the JTM ST20C's loop so they trail the amp's loose, creamy breakup instead of getting caught inside it.
Hiwatt DR103H
Hiwatt
23% matchRun the Nemesis's ambient delay in the DR103H's loop so the massive, articulate clean stays defined up front.
Orange OR80 Combo (1974)
Orange
23% matchSource Audio Nemesis is voiced for Marshall-style amps — Orange OR80 Combo (1974) gives it exactly that
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.
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.
MXR Phase 90
MXR
12% matchRun the Phase 90 before the Nemesis so its classic sweep becomes part of what the delay repeats.
Hughes & Kettner Tube Rotosphere MKII The Analog Leslie Simulator
pedal
11% matchNemesis's platform-style digital delay feeds the Rotosphere's Leslie swirl, stacking two kinds of motion rather than any added gain.
Fairfield Circuitry Shallow Water, K-Field Modulator
Fairfield Circuitry
6% matchKeep Fairfield Circuitry Shallow Water, K-Field Modulator's modulated voice out front: Source Audio Nemesis goes after Fairfield Circuitry Shallow Water, K-Field Modulator in the signal chain so its pristine voice doesn't muddy it
JAM Pedals RetroVibe MKIII
Jam Pedals
6% matchPut Source Audio Nemesis after JAM Pedals RetroVibe MKIII in the signal chain, clear of JAM Pedals RetroVibe MKIII's own gain stage
Walrus Audio Julia V2
Walrus Audio
6% matchRun Source Audio Nemesis after Walrus Audio Julia V2 in the signal chain, clear of Walrus Audio Julia V2's own gain stage
Behringer VP1 Vintage Phaser
Behringer
6% matchKeep Source Audio Nemesis after Behringer VP1 Vintage Phaser in the signal chain, clear of Behringer VP1 Vintage Phaser's own gain stage
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
TC Electronic Alter Ego V2 Vintage Echo
TC Electronic
72% similarityShared character: digital, delay, ambient
Boss SDE-3000D
Boss
71% similarityShared character: players, digital, delay
Universal Audio Starlight Echo Station
Universal Audio
70% similarityShared character: digital, delay, analog
Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay
Electro-Harmonix
69% similarityShared character: digital, delay, ambient
Free The Tone Flight Time FT-2Y Delay
Free The Tone
69% similarityShared character: players, digital, delay
Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini
Dunlop
69% similarityShared character: digital, delay, ambient
Meris LVX
Meris
69% similarityShared character: digital, delay, analog
Line 6 DL4 MkII
Line 6
69% similarityShared character: digital, delay, ambient
Empress Superdelay
Empress
98% similaritysimilar tone character
Walrus Audio Mako D1 High-Fidelity Stereo Delay V1
Walrus Audio
96% similaritysimilar tone character
Gamechanger Audio Auto Delay
Gamechanger Audio
96% similaritysimilar tone character
Boss Effetto Boss DM 101 Delay Machine
Boss
96% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Source Audio Nemesis?+
The closest matches in character are the TC Electronic Alter Ego V2 Vintage Echo, the Boss SDE-3000D, the Universal Audio Starlight Echo Station.
What pairs well with the Source Audio Nemesis?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Plexi 1959SLP, Laney LX20R, Friedman Pink Taco V2 Combo — Route the Nemesis's studio-grade delay through the 1959SLP's aggressive plexi saturation for a thick, wash-heavy lead sound..
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