The DLS Effects EchoTour is a compact analog delay pedal announced in December 2020. It combines a main delay with Slapback and Reverb controls, covering what the company calls warm vintage delays from 40ms to nearly 600ms1. DLS states that the straight instrument signal is always analog and maintains tone integrity, so your dry sound passes through the pedal untouched in character1.
Controls and what they do
The EchoTour puts its delay, Slapback and Reverb functions on one small pedal. The announcement describes the following1:
- Repeats: adjustable from a single repeat to multiple, self-replicating echoes1
- Slapback: a short echo effect alongside the main delay1
- Reverb: built-in reverb control1
- Echo Tone: a tone control for the echoes1
DLS describes the range of the echo decays this way: they can be set to "get out of the way" of your natural preserved instrument, or set louder than the original creating melodic repeats and musical overtones1.
Power and size
The pedal runs from 9V DC to 12V DC and draws 30mA. Unusually, the power jack accepts any polarity, so it does not require the center-negative supply most pedals need1.
Because the jack accepts any polarity, the EchoTour can share a daisy chain or isolated output regardless of that output's polarity, but the 9V to 12V DC requirement means a standard 9V pedal supply is within range either way.
The enclosure measures 4.4" x 2.4" x 1.06" and weighs 0.8 lbs, which DLS describes as a small footprint1.
Background and players
DLS Effects introduced the EchoTour in December 2020 with a street price of $1491. The announcement thanks Alex Lifeson of Rush and Brian Craddock of Daughtry for beta testing and using the EchoTour1.
Videos
PJ and the Beard
DLSFX
DLSFX
News
Questions
Is the DLS EchoTour a true analog delay?
DLS Effects describes the EchoTour as an analog delay, and states that the straight instrument signal is always analog and maintains tone integrity. The pedal was announced as an analog delay with warm vintage character, delays from 40ms to nearly 600ms, and Slapback and Reverb controls.
Is the DLS EchoTour true bypass?
Yes. According to the announcement, DLS designed the EchoTour with true bypass, along with what the company calls superior capacitors and electronic circuitry and enhanced voiced analog delay.
What power supply does the DLS EchoTour need?
The EchoTour operates from 9V DC to 12V DC and draws 30mA. The power jack accepts either polarity, so a center-negative or center-positive supply will work, which is unusual among pedals.
Does the DLS EchoTour have a polarity requirement for the power jack?
No. The announcement describes it as an any polarity jack, so the pedal does not require a specific center-negative or center-positive supply.
How long is the delay time on the DLS EchoTour?
The EchoTour covers delays from 40ms to nearly 600ms, described by DLS as warm vintage delays, with a Slapback mode and Reverb alongside the main delay.
Who uses the DLS EchoTour?
DLS Effects thanked Alex Lifeson of Rush and Brian Craddock of Daughtry for beta testing and using the EchoTour when the pedal was announced in December 2020.
Sources (1)
- DLS Effects Introduces the EchoTour Analog Delay, Premier Guitar, 2020-12-07