Boss Waza Analog Delay
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Little Pigbacon
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I paid $150 for my digital delay; I'd be happy to pay that much for a good analog delay.
I paid $150 for my digital delay; I'd be happy to pay that much for a good analog delay.
gregory
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$200 for a reissue of a pedal was never better than mediocre would have been too much. Now $150 ain't too horrible, but I'd rather buy two pedals for that amount or save a little more for a pedal that can do a low-fi delay and a whole lot more.
I can easily get one of my $60 minty open-box flashback minis to sound just like a genuine BBD-based delay and it will still sound better to me than any analog delay Boss has ever put on the market if that was how I wanted to use it. The only downside is they don't go into self-oscillation, but that's just wankery anyhow.
$200 for a reissue of a pedal was never better than mediocre would have been too much. Now $150 ain't too horrible, but I'd rather buy two pedals for that amount or save a little more for a pedal that can do a low-fi delay and a whole lot more.
I can easily get one of my $60 minty open-box flashback minis to sound just like a genuine BBD-based delay and it will still sound better to me than any analog delay Boss has ever put on the market if that was how I wanted to use it. The only downside is they don't go into self-oscillation, but that's just wankery anyhow.
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Obsessive Compulsive
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Re: Boss Waza Analog Delay
The Waza attests to Boss' marketing prowess: Slap on some fancy name, esoteric Japanese script, dubious 'Custom' switch, triple the price, and voila...thanks to the gullible guitar players, you've got a new cash cow that should compete head to head with TC, Strymon, etc...the rest of boo-teek players.
I can only imagine the fat profit margin Boss is milking out of those pedals.
The Waza attests to Boss' marketing prowess: Slap on some fancy name, esoteric Japanese script, dubious 'Custom' switch, triple the price, and voila...thanks to the gullible guitar players, you've got a new cash cow that should compete head to head with TC, Strymon, etc...the rest of boo-teek players.
I can only imagine the fat profit margin Boss is milking out of those pedals.
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Re: Boss Waza Analog Delay
So what analog delay should people be buying?
So what analog delay should people be buying?
gregory
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People are welcome to buy any delay pedal they want, for whatever reason or reasons they want.
Why must it be analog?
People are welcome to buy any delay pedal they want, for whatever reason or reasons they want.
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Little Pigbacon
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I see. I see, I get the picture.
I see. I see, I get the picture.
mantis
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Re: Boss Waza Analog Delay
I'm not seeing the Waza Delay for $200 anywhere. It goes for $149 everywhere which is right in line with any decent Delay pedal.
mantis
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mantis
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The one you like, thats the one you buy. I personally like the Boss analog as I think it sounds awesome.
Chickenwings
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the one in the title.
it is good.
I remember swapping to digital back in the 80s and always regretted it. I dont think you can compare analog delays with modern digital ones in terms of hi fidelity. Digital ones kill analog in terms of s/n ratio and flexibilty over a wide spectrum of parameters, and i know there are some great advancements in modelling technology so that noone can hear a difference. Still, in terms of creating art i like analog delay because it is fun to use. That is how i roll anyway.
The other one that is really nice is the way huge one with the tap tempos and such if you want all that.
the one in the title.
it is good. I remember swapping to digital back in the 80s and always regretted it. I dont think you can compare analog delays with modern digital ones in terms of hi fidelity. Digital ones kill analog in terms of s/n ratio and flexibilty over a wide spectrum of parameters, and i know there are some great advancements in modelling technology so that noone can hear a difference. Still, in terms of creating art i like analog delay because it is fun to use. That is how i roll anyway.
The other one that is really nice is the way huge one with the tap tempos and such if you want all that.
IMENATOR
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Re: Boss Waza Analog Delay
I liked the Waza delay better than the Carbon Copy when I AB them in the store, but the Carbon copy is a great pedal, I think it was just a matter of taste. For me strumming chords with the Waza delay just sounded better. The Carbon copy bright is very nice too. Eventually because of budget and other ideas I had planned I got a different delay but that is a different story.
I liked the Waza delay better than the Carbon Copy when I AB them in the store, but the Carbon copy is a great pedal, I think it was just a matter of taste. For me strumming chords with the Waza delay just sounded better. The Carbon copy bright is very nice too. Eventually because of budget and other ideas I had planned I got a different delay but that is a different story.
Blille
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Re: Boss Waza Analog Delay
Talking about "analogue" delays in the pedal show today, featuring the Boss Waza and the "Vapour" Trail
https://youtu.be/0XJ5pRTCuCA
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Talking about "analogue" delays in the pedal show today, featuring the Boss Waza and the "Vapour" Trail
https://youtu.be/0XJ5pRTCuCA
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
