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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2015 19:02:50 GMT -7
Wow, this thing. Infinitely tweakable, sounds great on the settings you're most likely to use (dtape, analog, ducking, slap, and so on). Easy to tweak and save presets, easy-ish to scroll banks and find them--I'm only likely to use three or four, tops. The DSP in this thing is killer; really does a great job of producing studio quality delay sounds, most of which I will never use.
I've owned several Strymon pedals: el Capistan, Flint (the one I still kind of miss), Blue Sky, Mobius, and Lex (useful on maybe one song per gig), and they were all good in their way--but the Timeline is in a class of its own in terms of sound quality, tweakability, and general usefulness. Took me all of about three minutes to tweak and save a really good, short doubling delay, a longer tape delay, and a nice ducking delay. Next up: fun with slapback.
Also, unlike a lot of cheaper delays, the Timeline (and this is true of all Strymon products I've tried) has a ton of headroom, so you can run fuzz or heavy distortion into it and it won't wig out. Definitely worth a try if you're a delay junkie like me. I've been through a metric ton of delay pedals, and this one's definitely special.
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Post by deltone on Nov 17, 2015 20:30:14 GMT -7
Delay fan here as well. If I could only have 1 effects pedal, it would be a delay, though I don't really have a do all, end all delay pedal. Thanks for the review. I guess I really need to investigate this pedal.
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Post by jesslm02 on Nov 18, 2015 12:29:30 GMT -7
Can I say I told you so?!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2015 12:42:08 GMT -7
You told me so.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2015 12:46:21 GMT -7
The level of control in this thing is pretty astounding. One thing that's always bugged me about analog delays especially is the hard attack--the repeats get clicky under your solo unless you roll off the mix so much you can hardly hear them. Turns out the Timeline has a parameter for that.
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Post by jesslm02 on Nov 18, 2015 12:49:37 GMT -7
Yea it does more than I'll ever use. I've been thinking of incorporating the RJM Mastermind PBC loop controller into my board and using it to switch the Timelines presets automatically via midi. You should also check some of these out - www.disasterareaamps.com/shopHe does some very cool stuff used to control the Timeline and other Strymon and Eventide pedals.
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Post by KeithA on Nov 19, 2015 20:40:25 GMT -7
I've put off my Keeley Oxblood purchase and might pick this up at my local dealer this weekend........I am a delay junkie !
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Post by KeithA on Nov 21, 2015 12:27:06 GMT -7
I went out today to buy this pedal. In the end, I didn't buy it because it was way move pedal/tweakability than I'd ever use. So, I bought a new Strymon Flint
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2015 18:47:44 GMT -7
The best tip I can give for the timeline is to use the boost feature.
If you want something to poke out more, add 0.5-1.0 DB of boost. Makes a big difference in the feel.
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Post by sdlogan9 on Nov 21, 2015 19:16:47 GMT -7
I love this pedal!
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Post by dergit (Markus) on Dec 3, 2015 7:39:10 GMT -7
I've repeatedly professed my love for this pedal on here as well... what makes it all more sweet for me: I get MIDI tempo and program changes during concerts from our keyboarder so I don't even have to touch it during the entire set and I can have made-to-measure presets for every song.
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