JHS 3 Series Tape Delay Effect Pedal

Always calling their shot to make effects accessible, JHS chimes in with the JHS 3 Series Tape Delay. Dropping in from one of today’s finest in effect pedals, this streamlined and simplified pedal creates classic analog tape delay tones for any classic tape fan to swoon over.

There’s quite a long history of tape reel delays dating all the way back to the late 1940s. Strides in tape reel delay technology had been made across the mid-twentieth century spanning various devices like the Echosonic, Echoplex and Space Echo. Naturally large, cumbersome and expensive, these tape reel devices were phased out of consumer markets alongside tape recording in general, but their tonalities lived on through reproductions well in today’s effect landscape.

Onboard the 3 Series Tape Delay, we have a classic delay interface ready to introduce spacey, analog delay tape reel effects to anyone’s rig. Dedicated Mix, Tape Speed, and Repeats controls appear on this 3 Series entry and function largely as you would expect out of any delay effect.

Turn up the Mix to roll in the delay effect, warp Tape Speed to speed up or slow down the metaphorical tape to create faster or slower delay responses, and crank up or roll back Repeats to increase the number of delay repeats in the signal. Part of the charm of tape reel delays comes from the Repeats control in particular where the pedal will simulate the loss in fidelity with each repeat, simulating the generation loss of quality at each pass. The accompanying Flutter toggle can be switched on or off to introduce a mild modulation to the repeats, replicating the real-world wear and tear that happens to physical tapes running through mechanical components over time.

As one of delay nerds’ fondest fixations, tape reel delay gets another day in the sun with this 3 Series entry. Drop in this classic effect and hear the years go by.

• Analog-style tape reel delay digital effect
• Mix, Speed and Repeats parameter controls
• Two-way Flutter modulation effect control
• True bypass switching
• Standard nine volt DC center negative power operation