BBE Two-Timer Delay

As a real real first post, I want to review some of my own gear and I will start with a delay pedal.
I give you the BBE Two-Timer delay!

With killer graphics and friendly controls, this pedal aims to be a replica of the well sought-after Boss DM-2 analog delay. The D-2 is supposed to sound very natural and warm and this is the main reason it is so valuable. In the late 70’s and early 80’s tape delays were already very untrusty on the road, had to be serviced, biased, maintained… I was just not worth the hassle. Enter the analog delays, to give the spatial sound without all the downers of the old tape delays.

Comparing to the original, this one has two extra features to attract modern customers. First it sports true bypass, so it doesn’t mess with your unprocessed signal. Second is the ability to have footswichable delay times, hence the name Two Timer.
Tone wise, it failed the warm analog sound. That doesn’t mean it sounds bad, but I don’t think it managed to reach its goal. The repeats sound a little bit metallic and more “reverbish”. With faster tempo speeds it does a nice spring reverb emulation. Better suited for reggae and dub than for classic rock sounds. It is also very good for a slapback rockabilly thing, especially if you have a loud band, like I do, because it makes the repeats stand out in the mix. Another drawback is the maximum time. Only 300ms which is not long at all. But if you dig the self oscillation noises this thing is awesome! I remember showing this pedal to a friend under influence in New Orleans and boy-oh-boy… Trippy! I sometimes use it on my analog set, particularly when I play 'Love in an Elevator' by Aerosmith and some Beatles stuff when the rhythm player hits the keyboard instead of the guitar.

All in all it is priced right and will suit people looking for a short delay with bright snappy repeats that will cut well in a band situation and need either a slapback sound or a short delay to fill the rhythm parts if you are the only player. The three things I would change would be the voicing, the ability to also control, not only the two time settings but, the delay repeats and level, and would improve the buffers a little bit. It colors your signal a tad when it’s on.

Also, a nice video-reveiw of the pedal


BBE Two-Timer analog Delay
Rate: 7/10
Price: 93,50USD @Amazon

First post!
Tha name says all. It’s a blog ‘bout guitar in general: effects, amps, pickups, new bands, my band, wood, tubes, speakers… you name it!

My objective here is to share gather some of the trillions of tons of information on the web and put it all under… well… my perspective.

A lil’ bit about me: My name is Raphael and I’m a Brazilian guitar aficionado. I wish I could do that for a living but musicians here don’t have many opportunities to play what they like and make ends meet. I prefer to keep music as a pleasure and should I be palying axé, Brazilian country music (believe me, it’s not as cool as real country music) or crappy Brazilian pop/rock cover, I wouldn’t be very happy. I prefer to have a day job, like everybody, and rock the crap outta my suit for fun.

I like basically classic rock. Everything that is guitar or blues based (or blues, for that matter) have a shot with me. As I write more posts it will be possible to get the idea of what sort of music I like.

I’ll let you know what is like to live in Belo Horizonte and love everything about guitars!