Line 6 announces DL4 MkII delay pedal, successor to 23-year-old DL4
May 1, 2022 · 3 sources
Line 6 revealed the DL4 MkII delay pedal, MusicRadar reported on 23 March 2022, following up the original DL4 after 23 years1. The announcement came shortly after Boss announced its RE-202 Space Echo; on That Pedal Show, host Mick said that when the Space Echo was announced, "i think it's like the next day line 6 says hold my beer and hey announce the dl4 mark ii"2.
The DL4 MkII has 30 delay types, 15 of them drawn from Line 6's HX family of amp and effects processors, alongside Line 6 originals including Harmony Delay, Pitch Echo, Euclidian Delay, Glitch Delay and ADT tape delay1. It offers 4-Switch and 1-Switch loopers, each with up to 240 seconds of record time, expandable to several hours with an optional microSD card1. Connectivity includes an XLR dynamic microphone input, MIDI In and Out/Thru DIN connectors, real time parameter control and preset selection of up to 128 presets, and an optional expression pedal or two external footswitches can be connected1. Bypass is switchable between true, buffered and DSP modes, and the pedal has new heavy duty footswitches with colored halo rings1. Unlike the original DL4, which runs on four C-sized batteries, the MkII cannot run on batteries, and Line 6 says it is smaller and lighter1.
MusicRadar gave the MSRP as $419.99 and said the pedal was available worldwide1. Delicious Audio listed the DL4 MkII at $299 in its March 2022 roundup, published 10 April 2022, and described it as retaining most of the functionality and all of the modes of the original while adding 15 new delay models, a selection of reverbs, two loopers with up to 240 seconds of recording time, XLR mic in and MIDI connectivity3. The two publications give different prices for the pedal.
On That Pedal Show, published 6 May 2022, the hosts compared the DL4 MkII with the Boss RE-202 and Strymon Volante. They noted the DL4 MkII has an extensive reverb collection in addition to its delays, and that three presets are available off the top panel if the tap tempo button is sacrificed, with more available via MIDI2.