The Strymon TimeLine is a Strymon delay pedal. Close alternatives include the Boss DD-8 Digital Delay and the Electro-Harmonix Canyon. It pairs well with the Marshall Super Bass and the Peavey MAX 100.

Strymon TimeLine

Strymon · pedal

The Strymon Timeline is a flagship, comprehensive digital delay workstation offering twelve unique delay machines, from warm analog and tape echo emulations to crisp studio-quality digital, slapback, lo-fi, reverse, and creative effects. Its sound quality is widely considered exceptional, going from saturated, fluctuating tape and warm fuzzy analog repeats to shimmery, sparkling crystalline ice delays, all with just the right balance of clarity and warmth, and even at extreme settings the dry tone and note definition shine through. It includes deep parameter control, presets, looping, and full stereo, making it perhaps the most capable delay on the market. Favored by experimental, ambient, rock, and post-rock players for its reverse and lo-fi soundscapes, it covers everything from precise rhythmic delays to evolving ambient textures, though its depth and price come with a learning curve and an interface some find complex.

  • delay
  • digital delay
  • digital
  • studio
  • warmth
  • clarity
  • analog
  • stereo

Good for

  • Live
  • Silent Stage
  • Studio
  • Worship

Genres the Strymon TimeLine is commonly used in

  • Post-Rock
  • Rock
  • Experimental
  • Ambient
  • Lo Fi
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Rockabilly
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the Strymon TimeLine

Marshall Super Bass

Marshall

30% match

TimeLine's studio-grade digital delays get real headroom from the Super Bass's own pedal-platform design, so the repeats stay clean at volume.

Peavey MAX 100

Peavey

29% match

The MAX 100's simple, rehearsal-voiced clean channel gives the TimeLine's complex digital delays a quiet platform to build on without extra coloring.

Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head

Vox

14% match

Run the TimeLine's complex, high-fidelity delays in the AC15's loop, so the amp's own sweet breakup doesn't get diluted by digital repeats.

Vox MV50 AC SET

Vox

12% match
$281.68via Reverb

Run the TimeLine in the MV50 AC's loop for warm, studio-grade digital delay beyond the amp's own chiming British character.

Vox Ac30 1960s

Vox

9% match

Strymon TimeLine's pristine voice goes in Vox Ac30 1960s's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Vox Ac30 1960s's own edge of breakup character

Vox AC30HWRH Hand-Wired 2-Channel 30W Head

Vox

8% match

Keep Strymon TimeLine in Vox AC30HWRH Hand-Wired 2-Channel 30W Head's effects loop, clear of Vox AC30HWRH Hand-Wired 2-Channel 30W Head's own gain stage

Vox AC30 Rose Morris 80s

amplifier

8% match

Strymon TimeLine's pristine voice goes in Vox AC30 Rose Morris 80s's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Vox AC30 Rose Morris 80s's own mid-forward character

Carr Skylark Special

Carr

7% match
$3670via Reverb

Put Strymon TimeLine in Carr Skylark Special's effects loop, clear of Carr Skylark Special's own gain stage

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Pedals that stack with the Strymon TimeLine

Ibanez Tube Screamer

Ibanez

37% match

TimeLine's clear, studio-grade delay isn't stacking gain with the Tube Screamer — it's adding digital repeats after the pedal's own boost.

Klon Centaur

Klon

32% match
$4000via Reverb

Boost with the Klon before the TimeLine so its digital repeats carry a warmer, more saturated tone.

Walrus Audio Lillian

Walrus Audio

24% match
$186.99via Reverb

Layer the Lillian's modern, bright phase sweep after the TimeLine's own warm, studio-grade digital delay for texture on the repeats.

MXR WA38

MXR

22% match
$146.01via Reverb

Put the WA38's chorus and filter modulation ahead of the TimeLine's delay so the wobble gets echoed cleanly rather than blurred into the repeats.

Tru-Fi Tru-Fi Sammy Fuzz

Tru Fi

14% match
$189.95via Reverb

Put Strymon TimeLine after Tru-Fi Tru-Fi Sammy Fuzz in the signal chain, clear of Tru-Fi Tru-Fi Sammy Fuzz's own gain stage

Mr. Black Thunderclaw Distortion

Mr Black

13% match

Keep Mr. Black Thunderclaw Distortion's bright voice out front: Strymon TimeLine goes after Mr. Black Thunderclaw Distortion in the signal chain so its pristine voice doesn't muddy it

NuX Lacerate

Nux

13% match

Keep NuX Lacerate's bright voice out front: Strymon TimeLine goes after NuX Lacerate in the signal chain so its pristine voice doesn't muddy it

Catalinbread RAH

Catalinbread

11% match
$159.99via Reverb

Put the TimeLine's clear digital repeats after the RAH's balanced, Marshall-voiced drive so the delay trails a signal that's already got presence.

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Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Boss DD-8 Digital Delay

Boss

73% similarity
$178.55via Reverb

Shared character: looper, players, stereo

Electro-Harmonix Canyon

Electro-Harmonix

72% similarity

Shared character: sound_quality, looper, delay

Matthews Effects The Surgeon Delay V2

Matthews Effects

71% similarity
$125via Reverb

Shared character: deep_control, digital, delay

Boss SDE-3000D

Boss

71% similarity
$299.99via Reverb

Shared character: players, delay, stereo

Strymon Brig echo Compact

Strymon

71% similarity

Shared character: sound_quality, stereo, digital

Boss DD-500 Digital Delay

Boss

71% similarity
$314.99via Reverb

Shared character: sound_quality, looper, digital

MXR M169 Carbon Copy Analog Delay

MXR

71% similarity
$140via Reverb

Shared character: market, digital, delay

Line 6 DL4 MkII

Line 6

71% similarity
$249.99via Reverb

Shared character: sound_quality, looper, digital

Boss DD-7 Digital Delay

Boss

70% similarity
$223.03via Reverb

Shared character: lot, digital_delay_pedals, looper

Strymon Olivera Vintage Oil Can Echo

Strymon

70% similarity

Shared character: machines, delay, stereo

Source Audio SA263 Collider

Source Audio

70% similarity

Shared character: sound_quality, stereo, digital

Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler

pedal

70% similarity
$263.70via Reverb

Shared character: looper, stereo, full

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Strymon TimeLine?+

The closest matches in character are the Boss DD-8 Digital Delay, the Electro-Harmonix Canyon, the Matthews Effects The Surgeon Delay V2.

What pairs well with the Strymon TimeLine?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Super Bass, Peavey MAX 100, Vox AC15CH Custom 15W Head — TimeLine's studio-grade digital delays get real headroom from the Super Bass's own pedal-platform design, so the repeats stay clean at volume..

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