My wallet hates it when it happens but sometimes I review a piece of guitar gear that I can’t say goodbye to – it’s just that good. And in the case of the Boss DM-101 Delay Machineit was the most I’d ever spent on a pedal. But I’ve never regretted it… until Thomann dropped this huge discount on it in its Black Friday music deals.
The good news is that this deal is still live. The bad news, unless you pull the trigger, is that the offer ends on Monday.
While I wouldn’t be without this pedal now – it’s still an analogue delay lover’s wonderland that I am still finding new inspiration in it – I paid significantly more than this.
You see, when it launched, the Delay Machine was an eyebrow-raising $499/£449, and though I paid less than that when I bought it – it wasn’t near what Thomann is selling it for now: just $245/£235.
If you’re into analogue delay, this is where it’s at
Nobody else is getting close to this price right now in the Black Friday sales – some retailers are charging £399 for it still! And for £235 you’re getting a lot of delay pedal here. If you’re into analogue delay pedals, this is where it’s at.
A whopping eight Bucket Brigade Device chips help to fuel this beast’s 12 delay modes. It sounds glorious – lush and organic in ways digital emulations just can’t deliver. There’s a mode based on Boss’s legendary DM-2 (the current reissue of which now costs $169.99 alone) and others like Pan and Wide that really go to town with the pedal’s stereo capabilities. The Multi-Head recreation is surprisingly deep too.
The user interface is wonderfully old school – with no screens in site four onboard presets that are easy to edit. The metal build feels premium. It looks retro in all the right ways. The DM-101 will go down in pedal history as a classic.
In fact, I liked it so much I ended up having to buy a bigger pedalboard around it. And now it’s never leaving my rig. I’m just glad more players will be able to enjoy it with this huge reduction.
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