SuhR | Discovery Analog Delay

Bucket-Brigade Technology at its Most Modern

Houston, we have a new favorite! Suhr debuts what might be its most exciting pedal to date, the Discovery Analog Delay, a compact and highly customizable unit that merges the classic with the contemporary.

Engineered around reissued MN3005s—four high-voltage, bucket-brigade chips renowned for their presence in many analog delays of the late ‘70s and early ‘80s—the Suhr Discovery Analog Delay keeps the old soul alive, pairing it 127 programmable presets, three modulation waveforms (triangle, sine, and square), speed and depth modulation controls, Hi and Lo cut, and built-in tap tempo. But that’s not all.

The Suhr Discovery Analog Delay offers delay times as low as 40ms and as high as 1100ms, a range you can increase to 17ms and 2000ms with five available divisions: quarter, dotted eighth, triplet, eighth, and sixteenth note.

Suhr Dark Discovery Analog Delay Pedal Black Edition Effects and Pedals / Delay

Suhr Dark Discovery Analog Delay Pedal Black Edition

$509.15

The long-standing mission of Suhr has been to bring the simplicity and tone of analog circuitry to today’s guitarists. The Suhr Discovery Analog Delay is the new revolutionary pedal, designed by Kevin Suhr. The Discovery Analog Delay is the first of its kind, for Suhr and the world.

Retaining the tone, vibe, and creative inspiration of iconic analog delay units, yet adding the versatility of the most modern and expandable delay pedals available today.

Analog Evolved
The warm, rich, unmistakable tone of an all-analog signal path with the control of the most modern, feature-filled pedals of today. Built on 4 reissued versions of the MN3005 Bucket Brigade analog delay chips, we sought out to achieve what no other analog delay on the market could, the ability to shape and control your delay in any way you wish. All savable to 127 presets.

Modern Control
With an intelligent Tap-Tempo that averages your last four taps, the Discovery Delay can help you really nail your tempo. 127 savable presets, allow you to save your favorite sounds and settings and recall them at the drop of a hat when using the Bypass and Tap-Tempo to instantly recall your presets.

Shape Discovery’s Tone
The Filter Section of the Discovery gives you utmost control to shape where your delay sits in the mix of your overall sound. With the Lo-Cut and Hi-Cut knobs, you can shave off bass or treble from your repeats. This will take you from thick, full delay fatness to the crisp, high-end of a dub-style echo.

Ultimate Expression
The sounds and possibilities can be limitless when you plug in an expression pedal to the Discovery. All knobs can be mapped to the expression pedal with a custom sweep for each one. A different mapping can be saved to each preset. From simply speeding up the delay time for those classic ‘tape-ramp’ tones, to getting an infinite regen/freeze sound to fill an expansive space.

Modulation
The Modulation control on Discovery allows you to capture the warble and flutter of a vintage analog delay, as well as give you the ability to get a modern space-aged chorus, all the way to classic Leslie-style speed shifts. You can even change the waveform of your modulation from triangle, sine and square waves.

Expand With MIDI
The Discovery has full MIDI capabilities from things as simple as switching between your saved presets, to fitting into a complex live MIDI set-up where you need full control of every parameter. Discovery has 5-pin in and out/thru can even send Program Changes (PCs) to your other pedals that accept MIDI. Whether you have a MIDI controller or you are switching with your DAW in the studio, the Discovery is the most simple solution in any situation.

Features

All-new revolutionary design
Engineered on four re-issued versions of the renowned MN3005 bucket-brigade analog-delay chips
127 programmable presets
Delay times of 40ms-1100ms, expandable to 17ms-2000ms & beyond with up/down & division buttons
Subdivisions include quarter, dotted-eighth, eighth note triplet, eighth note and sixteenth note
7-segment display for BPM, milliseconds or preset number
Classic analog delay warmth with the control to make it your own
Studio quality tone & features
Built-in smart Tap-Tempo giving you the ability to nail the tempo
High & Lo Cut controls to shape the sound of your delay
Modulation with speed & depth controls
3 modulation waveforms to choose from: Triangle, Sine and Square
Fully programmable digital-control
Use in ANY set-up with MIDI In & Out/Thru
Every knob is mappable to an expression pedal
Custom expression pedal mapping, savable to each preset
Every parameter can be controlled by MIDI
Can be used to send patch changes to your other MIDI devices
Save all of your presets to a SysEx file for back-up or to share
Switchable true-bypass or buffered-bypass
Soft clipping limiter for infinite feedback and oscillations
Kill dry mode for parallel effects loops
Includes an 18V DC power supply
Assembled in the USA

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The seven-segment display makes it easy to see what you’ve selected, which is helpful considering that every knob on the Discovery’s enclosure is programmable. Map them to any expression pedal, save them as presets, or even hook the Discovery up via its MIDI in and out to send patch changes to other devices and save and share all your favorite settings.

Put it all together with a soft clipping limiter for endless feedback and oscillations, add a switchable buffered- or true-bypass, and you’ve got a limitless sonic universe at your feet.

Launch into the infinite with the Suhr Discovery Analog Delay, the first of its kind and a worthy vessel for any aural explorer.

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Built in the USA
127 programmable presets
Built-in smart Tap-Tempo
Engineered on four re-issued versions of the renowned MN3005 bucket-brigade analog-delay chips
Soft clipping limiter for infinite feedback and oscillations
Use in ANY set-up with MIDI In & Out/Thru
Switchable true-bypass or buffered-bypass
Incudes an 18V DC power supply