The Universal Audio UAFX Orion is a Universal Audio delay pedal, currently around $29. Close alternatives include the Strymon El Capistan and the Dunlop Way Huge WHE702 Echo Puss Analog. It pairs well with the Hiwatt Custom DR20H and the Peavey MiniMAX.

Universal Audio UAFX Orion

Universal Audio · pedal

The Universal Audio UAFX Orion is a premium tape echo pedal recreating the warm, organic sound of classic vintage tape delays like the Echoplex, using UA's acclaimed high-end DSP and modeling. It captures authentic tape saturation, wow and flutter, and self-oscillation, plus stereo operation and app control, favored by players wanting genuinely vintage tape-echo character with modern reliability.

  • tape echo
  • vintage
  • stereo
  • modern
  • organic
  • tape delay
  • delay
  • realistic tape character

Good for

  • Live
  • Studio
  • Worship
$29View on Reverb

Price updated Aug 27, 2026

Genres the Universal Audio UAFX Orion is commonly used in

  • Reggae
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  • Ambient
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  • Rockabilly
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Amps that pair well with the Universal Audio UAFX Orion

Hiwatt Custom DR20H

Hiwatt

26% match

Stack Hiwatt Custom DR20H on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight

Peavey MiniMAX

Peavey

25% match

Stack Peavey MiniMAX on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight

Peavey MiniMAX II Bass Head

Peavey

tonal match

Feed a saturated signal into Peavey MiniMAX II Bass Head and it comes out closer to tight

Gallien-Krueger MB115MK2

Gallien Krueger

tonal match

Feed a saturated signal into Gallien-Krueger MB115MK2 and it comes out closer to tight

Hiwatt Leeds GO40

Hiwatt

tonal match

Hiwatt Leeds GO40 takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight

Hiwatt DR504 Combo 1x12

Hiwatt

tonal match

Feed a saturated signal into Hiwatt DR504 Combo 1x12 and it comes out closer to tight

Hiwatt Leeds AC60

Hiwatt

tonal match

Hiwatt Leeds AC60 takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight

Hiwatt Custom 20/40 'Studio/Stage' Head

Hiwatt

tonal match
$3800via Reverb

Stack Hiwatt Custom 20/40 'Studio/Stage' Head on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight

Pedals that stack with the Universal Audio UAFX Orion

Browne Amplification Carbon

Browne Amplification

24% match
$339via Reverb

Where this leans warm, Browne Amplification Carbon answers back bright

Friedman BE-OD

Friedman

23% match
$169.99via Reverb

Friedman BE-OD leans bright right where the warm tone needs it

Walrus Audio Lillian

Walrus Audio

15% match
$209.61via Reverb

Keep Universal Audio UAFX Orion's analog warmth voice out front: Walrus Audio Lillian goes after Universal Audio UAFX Orion in the signal chain so its bright voice doesn't muddy it

IdiotBox Effects End of Line

Idiotbox Effects

14% match
$49via Reverb

Keep Universal Audio UAFX Orion's analog warmth voice out front: IdiotBox Effects End of Line goes after Universal Audio UAFX Orion in the signal chain so its bright voice doesn't muddy it

TC Electronic Spark Booster

TC Electronic

tonal match
$25via Reverb

TC Electronic Spark Booster pushes a saturated tone toward clean boost

Boss GEB-7 Bass Graphic EQ

Roland

tonal match

Boss GEB-7 Bass Graphic EQ's bright balances out the warm tone

Amptweaker Tight Drive

Amptweaker

tonal match
$149via Reverb

Amptweaker Tight Drive pushes a saturated tone toward clean boost

Revv Tilt Boost (Shawn Tubbs Signature)

Revv

tonal match
$169via Reverb

Run Revv Tilt Boost (Shawn Tubbs Signature) after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright

Boutique & premium upgrades

Keeley Magnetic Echo Delay v2

Keeley

71% similarity
$126.65via Reverb

Shared character: delay, warm, modulation

J. Rockett Immortal Echo

J Rockett

70% similarity
$119via Reverb

Shared character: delay, warm, modulation

Visual Sound GarageTone Axle Grease

Visual Sound

70% similarity
$59via Reverb

Shared character: build, delay, repeats

Wampler Faux Tape Echo

Wampler

70% similarity
$155.95via Reverb

Shared character: delay, repeats, warm

Fender Hammertone Delay

Fender

69% similarity
$73.54via Reverb

Shared character: delay, repeats, warm

Catalinbread Belle Epoch

Catalinbread

95% similarity
$178.49via Reverb

similar tone character

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Strymon El Capistan

Strymon

71% similarity

Shared character: delay, repeats, high_end

Dunlop Way Huge WHE702 Echo Puss Analog

Dunlop

70% similarity

Shared character: delay, repeats, warm

T-Rex Reptile Delay

T Rex

69% similarity

Shared character: delay, repeats, warm

T-Rex Replicator D'luxe

T Rex

96% similarity

similar tone character

Fjord Fuzz Loke Tape Emulation

Fjord Fuzz

95% similarity

similar tone character

Strymon EC-1

Strymon

95% similarity

similar tone character

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Universal Audio UAFX Orion?+

The closest matches in character are the Strymon El Capistan, the Dunlop Way Huge WHE702 Echo Puss Analog, the T-Rex Reptile Delay. Boutique upgrades: Keeley Magnetic Echo Delay v2, J. Rockett Immortal Echo, Visual Sound GarageTone Axle Grease.

What pairs well with the Universal Audio UAFX Orion?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Hiwatt Custom DR20H, Peavey MiniMAX, Peavey MiniMAX II Bass Head — Stack Hiwatt Custom DR20H on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight.

How much does the Universal Audio UAFX Orion cost?+

Around $29 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).

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