TC Electronic brings 1985 2290 rack delay back as the 2290 P pedal

October 26, 2023 · 5 sources

TC Electronic released the 2290 P Dynamic Delay, a pedal edition of its 1985 2290 rack delay, on October 26, 2023¹²³. The pedal is a digital delay and effects processor priced at $349¹³⁴.

Like the original 1985 rack unit, the 2290 P offers chorus, flanger, tremolo, vibrato, phaser, panning, ducking and compression alongside its delay¹²⁵. Delay time runs from 1 to 9999ms, or 9.999 seconds³⁴⁵. The pedal holds 128 presets¹³⁵; Guitar Pedal X lists 20 factory and 128 user presets⁴. TC Electronic says it expanded selected effect parameter ranges, and added a feedback loop for inserting effects into the wet signal and sub-divisions to control the modulation block¹²⁵.

Guitar World reports three footswitches for triggering and bypassing effects, banking through presets and tap tempo, plus buttons for the Modulation, Panning/Dynamic, Delay, Feedback, Output and Preset sections and a keyboard encoder for adjusting settings³. The Learn footswitch sets tap tempo per preset, per board or globally²⁵. The rear panel has stereo ins and outs with a stereo switch, MIDI in and out/thru, USB-C, an expression pedal jack and true or buffered bypass³⁴⁵. An expression pedal can control any parameter, and up to three at once¹. A 2290 P app controls the pedal and holds a preset library¹³⁵.

Guitar Pedal X reported the pedal omits the keypad of the 1985 unit⁴. MusicRadar reported that the 2290 was a favorite of U2's The Edge in the studio and onstage¹, and Guitar.com reported that TC Electronic lists Steve Lukather, Richard Fortus, Doug Aldrich and Stephen Carpenter as users². MusicRadar described a learning curve for most delay pedal users, offset by the presets¹. MusicRadar reported availability at Sweetwater and Andertons¹; Guitar World reported it available from retailers such as Sweetwater for $349³.