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Description
The Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail Analog Delay is a musician's delight, designed with bucket brigade circuitry that offers a unique spin on the traditional delay pedal. This pedal boasts a plethora of controls for Mix, Repeats, and Delay. It further elevates its utility with Rate and Depth knobs, enabling you to add modulation with ease. The Vapor Trail also features a blinking LED in the Delay knob, which syncs with the rate of the delay, offering a visual cue to your audio output. Additionally, the TRS wet insert allows you to direct the wet signal to other effects, separate the wet and dry signals, or even plug in an expression pedal for hands-free control. Renowned artists like Peter Frampton, Jeff Tweedy, and Troy VanLeeuwen have trusted this pedal to deliver their signature sounds.
Key Features:
- Classic bucket brigade circuitry
- Traditional controls for Mix, Repeats, and Delay
- Additional Rate and Depth knobs for modulation
- Blinking LED in the Delay knob
- TRS wet insert for flexible routing and control
- Trusted by renowned artists worldwide
Product specs
| Brand | Seymour Duncan |
| Model | Vapor Trail Analog Delay |
| Finish | Blue, Silver |
| Year | 2010s |
| Made In | United States |
| Categories | Delay Pedals |
FAQs
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What type of delay does the Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail offer?
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The Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail is an analog delay pedal, providing warm, vintage-style delay tones with a natural decay that is characteristic of analog circuits.
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Does the Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail have a modulation feature?
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Yes, the Vapor Trail includes a modulation section with controls for rate and depth, allowing you to add a lush, chorusing effect to your delay repeats.
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Is the Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail suitable for use with both guitar and bass?
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The Vapor Trail is designed primarily for electric guitar but can also be used effectively with bass, offering rich, analog delay sounds for both instruments.
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Can the Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail be used in a stereo setup?
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The Vapor Trail is a mono delay pedal, which means it does not support stereo output. It is designed for single-channel operation.
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What power supply does the Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail require?
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The Vapor Trail requires a standard 9V DC power supply with a negative center pin, typical for most pedalboards. It does not come with a power adapter.
Videos
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Reviews
PROS
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FX loop offers unique signal routing options
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100% analog circuitry delivers authentic delay tones
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Capable of both short slapback and long ambient delays
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Brighter, clearer repeats compared to competitors
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Adjustable modulation adds tape, vibrato, or chorus effects
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Power voltage adjustment alters character and fidelity of repeats
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Mix knob allows for signal boost, enhancing tone
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Wet insert jack expands creative possibilities
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Top-mounted jacks for easier pedalboard integration
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Low power consumption, efficient for battery use
CONS
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Requires TRS cable for FX loop, adding extra setup
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Some find the footswitch hard to press
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Feedback can build quickly, potentially overwhelming
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9V power may introduce latency and darken tone
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Lacks a stereo signal path option
Owner Insights
We analyzed real musician discussions from forums and Reddit to find what players love, question, and tweak about Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail.
Features and functionality
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Pitch Bender mode on the Deluxe allows for pitch bending effects similar to the Rubberneck, with users exploring its capabilities.
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The pedal's trailing repeats, controlled by the repeats knob, are praised for their smooth sound quality.
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Owners appreciate the Deluxe's ability to control all knobs via expression pedal, enhancing live performance flexibility.
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The pedal offers modulation and an FX loop connection, with an expression pedal input, enhancing versatility.
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The Deluxe model's micro delay mode (6-300 ms) is excellent for adding modulation effects to the sound.
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The Vapor Trail Deluxe includes pitch shifting/sequencing modes similar to Chase Bliss Thermae, offering unique sound manipulation capabilities.
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The delay knob blinks in sync with the rate, providing visual feedback for the delay timing.
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Value and pricing
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A user reported acquiring a used Vapor Trail for £90, indicating a potential price range for second-hand purchases.
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Comparisons
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Users highlight the lack of tap tempo as a downside, prompting comparisons to analog delays like the Carbon Copy Deluxe and DOD Rubberneck that include this feature.
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The Vapor Trail Deluxe is compared to Chase Bliss Thermae and Polar Bear Effects Petrichor for its pitch shifting and sequencing features, suggesting high versatility.
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The original Vapor Trail is often compared to its Deluxe counterpart, with ongoing debates about preference based on features and sound.
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Some owners prefer the original Vapor Trail over the Deluxe, citing ease of use and clean sound as standout features.
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Mods and upgrades
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Owners experiment with the wet insert jack using custom TRS patch cables to integrate various pedals like the Aroma Plexion and Nux Mod Core.
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Use cases and applications
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The Vapor Trail is favored for vocal effects, suggesting versatility beyond guitar use.
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The wet FX loop on the Vapor Trail is highlighted for its ability to integrate an entire pedalboard into the delay effect, expanding creative possibilities.
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It's often paired with digital delay pedals to enhance sound quality, particularly when seeking a warmer tone.
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Critic Reviews
4.5 out of 5
Based on 7 Reviews and 23 Ratings
984
Simply amazing
Amazing delay pedal. Not as dark as the Carbon Copy, also less filtered and more of a gritty sound. Since the mix knob allows for 3db boost of delayed signal it is the pedal I found most enjoying to do runaway echos max feedback echos, since it has the possibility of never ending delays when you're messing with the time knob from one extreme to another, those +3db boost will always get something to delay, to some point it's just noise, but I like it. At max delay time it sounds much better then the Carbon Copy IMO. CC is has that clock aliasing like filter sound at 600ms which I don't love. Modulation is great to have on top of the pedal. Nice build quality, not a big fan of the of 9v door, but it is handy. The footswitch however (I had two units) feels really rusty and hard to press, definitely one of the least pleasing footswitches I had the chance to click. Honestly this is as good the Carbon Copy and even the DM2W. The Wet insert is another very interesting feature although I never used it. I imagine a pitch shifter or a phaser would sound amazing in its loop. And even with the flashing led this pedal only consumes a tiny 11ma, so a 9V battery would last at least double time then it does on the CC or the DM2W.
226
Great Analog delay Sound
The delay' Seymour Duncan delay is defenitly on top of his class. If you are looking for that coloration and saturation that warms up not only your repets but the entarly tone this is it. I often use the Vapor Trail with the mix all the way down in order to boost the signal with a little push on the high end. This also can be troubly if you do not want that little boost. The modulation pich section works very nice and the possibility to use the effect send and retourn, or just the expretion way out, allows you to experimentation with new ways to use a delay pedal.
579
This is amazing analog delay
The delays sound great. The tone is warm and lush and completely functional with the light for tempo. The rate and depth gives more texture. This is one of my favorite analog delays of all time. The tone is very pleasing. The light makes it easier to perform live.
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Awesome Analogue Delay
Fantastic new addition to my board, or anyone's board for that matter. Very interesting options on this one including a stereo TRS control port for adding an expression pedal (to affect the number of delay repeats) or to send the 'wet' delay tone to an external effect, or splitting the dry and wet tones to different amps - endless possibilities....sibilities.....ities.....ies....
1509
Lovely but unruly!
This is a very cool pedal that is quite surprising. It would be great to have a stereo signal path but my main concern is how the feedback builds so quickly it is difficult to tame the volume so ascertain you have compression and or limiting after or you could wake the dead and not in a polite way.
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Very nice
I like the sound of analog delay. And when i was looking for analog delay i found two... carbon copy nr 1. and right after that vapor!
Artist usage
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Troy Van Leeuwen is featured on the Seymour Duncan website as an artist who uses the Vapor Trail Analog Delay pedal.
it states on the seymour duncan website that he uses this pedal
The Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail can be seen on Abasi's pedalbaord at (0:06) in this video.
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In this Instagram photo, Dines writes : "Doing a gear demo of this guy soon with pros and cons I found and all that shit."
In his "Home Studio Tour 2016" video on YouTube, Ola Englund showcases the Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail delay pedal, highlighting its role in his setup.
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Jeff Tweedy is listed as an artist who uses the Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail delay pedal, as noted on the Seymour Duncan website.
Peter Frampton is listed as an artist who uses the Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail delay effects pedal, as noted on the Seymour Duncan website.
Here The Vapor Trail is listed on the Seymour Duncan Website as Sammy uses one.
Mentioned as a part of her rig while recording the album "Your Love", according to November 2022 Guitar World interview.
Found in her Roselia pedalboard that was posted on her Twitter account.
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