Behringer VINTAGE DELAY VD400 Vintage Analog Delay Effects Pedal, Grey

This is the least expensive simple echo/delay unit that's around right now. It isn't the smallest, there are units like the equally good Donner Yellow Fall that take up less pedal board space, but they don't take a battery.Despite its modest price the VD400 has no real shortcomings. The delay time goes from zero to plenty. There are no volume, tone or noise issues to speak of. It just works.You will need a standard 9V centre-negative power supply or a 9V battery.I own far more expensive FX pedals than this but, since I only use a short "slap-back" echo for Country music on the guitar, I see no benefit in spending a lot on a delay pedal. I wish I'd kept my Yellow Fall but I know I can trust Behringer kit.Always on, set-and-forget, job's a good 'un.

Excellent pedal especially for the price. I was so pleased with it that I have since bought several other Behringer pedals.

For a start it's not white, it's battleship grey.The analogue sound is more organic than a digital delay. Here's my description of the difference between digital and analogue delay. If you were to play 3 notes on a guitar, thus: did dee dit. The digital delay goes: did dee dit, did dee dit, did dee dit etc. The analogue goes: did dee dit dit dit dit etc.I was going to build a pedal but for the money (£20) I couldn't even buy the components.Good value.

This is a clone of the Boss DM-3 analog delay pedal made around 1983 to 1985 (ish). It is a true analog delay which copies the circuit design in as many respects as it can without being issued a lawsuit. I understand that the long extinct Panasonic chip which lies at the heart of the DM-3 sound has been reproduced. As with most, if not all Behringer pedals it uses tiny SMD components instead of the original full size parts. The only downside of this would be it very difficult to repair or modify, but even so-called 'boutique' pedals such as my Heptode phaser pedal use this technology and as far as my ears can tell it has no negatives on the sound.. Why would it?I've owned a DM-3 pedal in the past and in my opinion it sounds exactly how I remember it. Warm, characterful and very controllable. I would say if anything it is possible to dial in and make micro adjustments more easily as the controls seem less sensitive but still have a similar overall range. The envelope of the decay is spot on - something that the Line6 DL4 model of this pedal did not quite get right and was hard to live with.All the sounds it produces are usable and I finding I have a been using it as a slapback delay, a pseudo 'down a well' reverb effect and groovy Self- Oscillation sounds which I frequently sample on an old Akai s950 at low bandwidth and mangle further to great some great textures in my recordings. What I like in particular with this pedal is how the effect on guitar sits well in the mix. I sometimes record the direct out of the delay seperately so I can EQ the delay or add modulation to the echo trails.Some people have mentioned noise but mine is fine and only what I would expect from 30 year old circuit design. Isn't it all part of their character .... you know the stuff that digital models go out of their way to reproduce?The construction seems perfectly good enough - the pots have a nice feel and the sockets feel fine. There are other reviewers who moan about the case being made of plastic but it's ABS and is more than capable of surviving being dropped etc. Seriously, what do people want for eighteen quid including postage?There are people who love to bitch about Behringer but I've had nothing but good experience with them. This pedal is no exception - it sounds amazing and I doubt many could tell the difference in sound in a blindfold test. It has a warranty, if it goes wrong return it and they will replace it just like any other pedal manufacturer would. What is there not to like?I'm still trying to get my head round how I can buy a 100% genuine analog bucket brigade delay brand new for less than twenty quid that sounds just like my old Boss.I'm super happy. The clone is dead! Long live the Clone!

This is a small unit but does the job pretty well. Only a couple of niggles. First the battery compartment is underneath the pedal and needs a bit of fiddling to fit. The pedal hinges have to be pushed in and the pedal sprung off to reveal the compartment. A fiidly job to do and needing something thin and strong to compress the hinges. Not a deal breaker but inconvenient.Secondly the effect is rather 'harsh'. I guess it is emulating older types of effect unit but it is very difficult to get a 'realistic' sound. I intend to try it with a microphone but using my guitar for a short test was a little disappointing. Perhaps my inexperience was a problem and more experimenting will produce better results.Build quality does seem extremely good and it should survive plenty of abuse I would think.

Great sounding delay. Good value for money, but the rate of delay is limited. I was hoping for more control, but this thing seems to be set at 'fast' on the minimum repeat rate. A number of other reviewers have noted this, so it's not a faulty pedal it's just set up that way.

Arrived within 24hrs from Amazon and it was packaged well, I’d bought a little 9V adapter to go with it as the reviews on changing the battery were not great.Got this up and running in less than 30 seconds and I paid a little over £21.00 and to be honest it sounds great. I play a Mustang, Tele and a Duo Sonic with a mixture of single coils and humbuckers, have had no interference when playing and the pedal is certainly sturdy enough for everyday usage. Sound quality is absolutely spot on and the sound out of my Blackstar HT5 is lovely, the amount of control and adjustment works really well, the knobs are tactile and firm, no issues at all wit build quality and it looks great too.I don’t gig so this is just for the house and it’s perfect for that, a bargain for the price and if you’re looking an affordable way into creating some lovely sounds then you can’t go wrong with this.