Chase Bliss opens preorders for Big Time delay, made with John Snyder

April 30, 2026 · 3 sources

Chase Bliss announced on April 30 that Big Time, a stereo delay in its Automatone large-format enclosure, is available for preorder¹. The maker describes it as a collaboration with John Snyder of Electronic Audio Experiments¹. Chase Bliss said it is in the late stages of beta testing and expects to start shipping within the month of June, in the order received¹.

The maker calls Big Time a digital delay with two distinct stages of analog coloration, all in true stereo, with an analog preamp at the front of the circuit and a limiter in the feedback path¹. Chase Bliss said each channel has its own dedicated analog preamp and limiter¹. Snyder made both the preamp and the clipping limiter, according to the maker¹.

Guitar Pedal X describes Big Time as a largely digital delay with stereo analog preamp and compressor/limiter sections, and notes that reverse and tape-style delays are absent². It lists the controls as Color [Texture], Time [Rate], Cluster [Depth], Tilt EQ [Crossover], Feedback [Diffuse], Wet Lvl [Dry Lvl], Scale [Shift], Motion [Spread], Mode [0.5x] and State Limiter Mode [+12dB]². Its delay modes are Mod, Short, Long and Loop, with the Long setting reaching 12.2 seconds². Gearnews reports up to 3.2 minutes of looping memory³.

Guitar Pedal X gives the US price as $999². Gearnews calls it Chase Bliss's most expensive effects pedal to date³. Guitar Pedal X says general release begins in June and that it is not a limited release². Chase Bliss also said the CXM 1978 is back in stock¹.