good sound, stupid controls

no time control was the first thing that threw me off. the settings are nice but man its really hard to dial in what you want. its unique, landscape-y but seriously i wish i bought a boss DD-8 or something else instead. its not "bad", just really annoying. it's just not for me and i will sell it and buy another. please just make sure you can use the controls right before buying it so just try it out

Great but not perfect

I came back to this pedal after being mesmerised by the Fathom, Walrus' reverb pedal of a similar ilk. While I'm still blown away by the sound, I'm not as impressed with it as I am with the Fathom. Nothing to do with the sound really (although I will say that there's not really enough difference between the Digital and Analog modes to warrant them being separate modes); the digital is nice and pristine, and the LoFi mode is unique and incredible for everything from ambient nonsense to adding some character to more rhythmic stuff. That both switches have additional hold functions (one ramps up the repeats, and one ramps up the X knob) is also a great feature, one that is slightly eclipsed by TC's Mash function, but is still cool nonetheless. There are a few problems, though, that are worth mentioning. The biggest issue is that of the tap tempo switch, which is INCREDIBLY unruly. It seems you need five or six taps before it registers, and even then, sometimes I find it dials in a quarter note no matter which Subdivision I've got it set to. I don't know whether or not this is the case on every Arp, but I know I'm not the only one with an Arp like this. Getting used to those extra taps is the only answer I can see, and it's not an issue for me at the moment as I'm just recording stuff, but this sort of thing won't fly once I'm back to playing shows; we'll see when I get there whether or not it's enough for me to seek an alternative.

Other minor (but worth mentioning) gripes include: - The Slapback mode. I'm sorry, but it's pointless; add a few extra short subdivisions like 16th, and put the secret 5th delay on that last program position. - To that end, more subdivisions would be nice as well; if you're going to do away with a time knob (which I'm actually fine with), you should really substitute that with more control over what the tap results in! - I'm finding it hard to dial in a delay sound that's subtle but still noticeable, a-la David Gilmour (apart from in the secret mode, which as far as I can tell is an interesting delay-tremolo kind of thing that swells in the attack). I either get 'not enough to warrant turning on the pedal', or I get too much of the note of the attack to make it useful for anything other than rhythmic stuff. I have a Boonar that I use for this sound, so it's not a deal breaker for me, and I'm sure a combination of the tone and level controls will take you there, but this is a very bread-and-butter application for delay that should be easy to get right. - The simplicity of this pedal's design is one of its greatest assets, but an independent knob to control the modulation would be nice. Mostly because this would allow you to control the modulation in the LoFi setting, but also because it would allow the X knob to do some really interesting stuff with the other modes and make the pedal stand out a little more (I would LOVE a bit-crush style effect on the analog mode, for instance).

This has been a very negative review, but I should stress that I'm (mostly) happy with this pedal. It sounds great, it's at a fairly reasonable price point, and I'm a real sucker for Walrus' pedal artwork. But I do have gripes; the gripes don't bother me much, but they're worth putting out there.

Picked it up - love it, but it does have its quirks. (EDIT: 2024)

I swapped my old Amptweaker Fat Metal Pro for this, as I was in need of a delay quite badly. Firstly the artwork caught my eye, and I couldn't get it out of my head and after playing it in the testing room I absolutely love it.

It has so much stuff thrown into it, so it's definitely a device to play with and explore. Has a few quirks (the infinite setting occasionally pops when I let my foot of the tap tempo so it isn't as forgiving with the spacey mad jams as I'd like) but this is definitely a pedal I'd recommend checking out!

EDIT 2024: Recently moved back to using pedals and amps again in my bands live rig after going direct for so long - Grabbed my old ARP that I had in storage and I've not enjoyed a delay pedal more. My favourite delay, bar non.

Best Delay

This is my favorite pedal that I have. It's obviously not the most complicated delay pedal ever but it works well, it's high quality (sound and build) and it has just enough features. It has 4 main algorithms and one hidden algorithm, and a modulation effect which makes it insanely trippy. it also looks sick. buy it

Excellent

I mainly use the Lo-Fi setting, adds some really cool vintage sounds to your playing

From Gear Setup

Game changer.

I couldn't believe how useful this pedal was when I first got it. I love all of it's settings, and find the x control to be super useful. I also appreciate the small form factor.