Diamond releases Dark Cloud delay under SolidGoldFX ownership

September 26, 2024 · 3 sources

Diamond has released the Dark Cloud, a delay pedal it was designing in 2022 before the company shut its doors, now issued under the ownership of SolidGoldFX¹. Gearnews and Delicious Audio both published reports on September 26, 2024; Guitar World followed on September 30¹²³.

The pedal is built around Diamond's Digital Bucket Brigade Delay, described by Guitar World as a digital take on the analog delay chip¹. It offers three modes. Tape is based on the Counter Point and provides up to 1,000 milliseconds of delay with modulation¹²³. Harmonic uses the algorithm from the Quantum Leap, adding a delayed octave or fifth above the input signal¹³. Reverse is a new setting that pairs backward delay with lo-fi filtering; Guitar World reports that the analog feedback path alternates between the reverse and forward delays¹³.

Controls are Mix, Delay, Feedback and Modulation, with an onboard tap-tempo footswitch¹. Tap subdivisions are quarter note, eighth note and dotted eighth, set via a Tap/Mode switch, and the footswitch also accesses a Doubler feature for instant or momentary doubling of the delay tempo¹². The main bypass footswitch uses soft-touch relay switching, with selectable Trails or Kill modes¹². Current draw is 45mA at 9V¹. Gearnews lists an MSRP of $249, and Guitar World reports the pedal is available now for $249¹².

Delicious Audio describes Diamond as Ontario's pedal brand, recently acquired by Montreal's SolidGoldFX³. Guitar World reports the company was forced to shut its doors in 2022¹.