Skreddy Pedals

Lush, Tape-Like, Saturated Delays with Adjustable Warble

Ultra-High Sample-Rate (Delta-Sigma) Digital Delay with Analog Filtering and Limiting
Transparent, Analog "Dry" Path with Tons of Headroom
Effects Loop for Delay Line

The Skreddy Echo™ was designed to take over the duties of my old, green, tube tape echo.  My design goals were simple: 1) make it sound 'right';  2) it should inspire. 

The repeats degrade very gradually into a musical, harmonic soup if you turn them up high enough.  Self oscillation is possible (though not in a touchy or unpredictable way) without the bothersome runaway volume some old analog delays have.

All hand wired with Switchcraft open-frame jacks.

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Get Lost in Your Playing Again
bullet Great classic tape delay tones (~50ms -- ~650ms) with as much or as little warble as you like
 
bullet Sounds equally great clean or with overdrive, distortion, or fuzz in front
 
bullet Effects loop allows delay-only processing or "wet" amp stereo setup
 
bullet Huge range, including slap-back, atmospheric, cathedral/stadium, self-accompanying rhythms, expansive delays, self-oscillation, vibrato-chorus-detuned effects, etc.
 
True bypass, runs on DC adapter only* (not included), in/out/dc jacks all on back side, loop jacks on left side.

Size: 5" long x 4" wide x 3" tall (including jacks and knobs)

 

Allow about 5 months for me to make your pedal.
US orders will be sent via USPS Priority Mail
International orders will be sent Global Priority (where available)
 
 

Thanks to Björn Juhl for helpful advice with regard to my limiter circuit.

*POWER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS:
(note: a power supply is NOT INCLUDED)

DC power supply must have a standard 5.5mm barrel x 2.1mm center coax
 Polarity: negative center (industry standard)
 -- for example, a Boss™ or Roland™ or Digitech™/Harman Pro™ 9vdc power supply --
Amperage: you will want to supply a minimum of 200 ma
(Note: it will not actually draw 200 ma; this just provides a generous surplus which insures that no under-voltage conditions will occur internally).
Voltage can be 9v for the stock, soft, "vintage" tone,
or higher,
up to 18v, for a clearer, harder, more "bell-like" tone
-- for example, the Dunlop™ 18vdc power supply --

Do not use an AC power supply
DC power only

Trim Pots:
(accessible via holes in sides--no need to remove cover)

Loop Level (left side): allows you to reduce the volume of the effects return signal.  A great many things you might consider using in the loop boost the signal (throwing the echo into an unbalanced state with excessive volume and self-oscillation); this is your attenuator for those effects that lack their own volume control.

This control is ALWAYS ACTIVE when the delay is in use regardless of whether you're using anything in the effects loop. This will also allow you to de-intensify the "Mix" control and open up the range of subtle settings.

Factory setting: 100% ("5:00 o'clock")
 

Modulation Range (right side): allows you to manage the range of the warble intensity knob.  This is a good thing for three reasons:

1, you can eliminate the possibility of accidentally getting something un-useful on stage

2, because of the way the circuit is designed, you can actually get a slightly shorter minimum delay if you turn the modulation range down really low, allowing for bathtub-style reverb/slap-back effects

3, if you use a higher voltage power supply, you will need to adjust the modulation range downward, as the stronger power supply drives the LED brighter, making the modulation more intense (yes; the modulation is driven by an LED/LDR combination--you can see it at work if you remove the lid).

Factory setting: 50% ("noon")
 

It is normal to hear a tiny bit of white noise on top of the echoes when you set the delay time to its extreme maximum setting.  Back that knob up just a touch if it bugs you.
 


Sound Clips:

Marko Mijailovic

Skreddy Echo Demo
Cranked Echo
 


Michael Dukes

Slapback (solo'd guitars) (604 KB)
 Slapback (in the mix with other instruments) (804 KB)
"That's Screw Driver on both parts, Echo, into the usual suspect Magic Brit. I think the L guitar is Tele bridge, the R guitar the PRS with TV Jones FilterTron bridge."

Subtle Echos (3,724 KB)
PRS -> Screw Driver -> Echo -> Magic Amp AC15 clone

  1. clean, bypassed

  2. clean with subtle echo

  3. clean, bypassed

  4. clean with chorus/vibrato effect

  5. distortion bypassed

  6. distortion with subtle echo
     

Brian Beyke

Nine (clip) (699.23KB)
Reverend Slingshot on the center through a Vintage Twin Reverb and an Orange AD-30R

 

Jonathan Wilson

Rhodes clip (381.79KB)
Electric piano into Skreddy Echo with a Whammy octave-up in the loop
 

 

Demos and Clips:


Comfy...


(note: the ticking sound is the video camera's fault)
 

Howard Gee

Skreddy Echo Song
This clip features the Skreddy Echo on all the tracks that have delay on them. No reverb or additional delay was used during the mixdown. Jay Fuji did the drums and the keyboard track.

Drums
Skreddy Echo set to a short slapback on the snare drum.

Keys
Skreddy Echo set to a modulated delay setting.

Left/Right rhythm guitars
Gretsch Broadkaster -> Skreddy Echo set to a modulated short delay setting -> Vibrolux.

Lead guitar
Les Paul Special (P-90) ->Skreddy Screw Driver -> Box of Rock -> Skreddy Echo set to a longer delay setting -> Pro Jr.
(this track is distorted a bit. one of the tubes in my mic pre is on fail alert. i didn't catch it till afterwards. pisses me off. oh well)

Bass
Kitty-modded Jazz Bass. No Skreddy on this one lol.

At the end of the song there is some self-osc wankery.

Clip 1
Random monkee'ing around using different settings on the Echo.
LP Special -> Skreddy Echo -> Marshall JMP50

Clip 2
Moar random noodling using different settings on the Echo.
LP Special -> Skreddy Echo -> Marshall JMP50
 

RoboPimp

Squier strat into pedalboard into Skreddy Echo dry output thru fender dual showman reverb and delay output thru mesa boogie triple rectifier, loop played thru fender bandmaster reverb.  GNX3 used for whammy octave down for bass line, rotary sim and looper.

Clips, continued...

Fatback...

 

Chris Trull

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6740914
guitar>big box Rat>echo> THD Flexi


Reviews:
Erksin:

"Everything sounds good going into it, honestly. I was playing some clean shit with just comp and Echo yesterday and I got lost for a good 45 minutes."

 Martin:

"I just wanted to let you how totally awesome the Echo is. I played all weekend with it and it is just sounds soooooo good brother. Due to this musical harmonic soup you talk about with the repeat knob turned up I believe I have truly been inspired to play better and do some stuff I didn't know I could even do. My drummer buddy came over and we jammed better than ever with this musical harmonic soup washing our souls in the background.  Thank you for an awesome pedal and a pedal that will most definitely bring me inspiration. This thing is beyond what I can describe in words. Great job man and certainly worth the wait! "
Rob:

"Hi Marc,Got the delay I ordered from you a few days ago.It,s a musical instrument all to it,s own.Thanks for making a delay that comes close to mimicing my EP 3, it is so much more then just a EP3 replicator.I very happy with it, it was well worth the wait."