Flamma Innovation FC17 Analog Delay

The Flamma Innovation FC17 Analog Delay is a compact delay pedal that aims to put classic analog repeats on a small corner of your pedalboard. Flamma describes it as bringing "a huge range of timing options and warm, vintage analog tones"¹, and Delicious Audio identifies its circuit as that of a BBD based analog delay, meaning the repeats come from a bucket brigade device chip rather than digital processing².

For a player, that combination is the story: bucket brigade repeats, a 25 to 600 ms delay range, tap tempo, and true bypass, all in a mini enclosure¹.

What it does to your sound

The FC17 produces the repeats associated with bucket brigade circuits, which Flamma and reviewers alike describe in vintage terms. Flamma's own copy promises "warm, vintage analog tones" and a "classic analog delay sound"¹, and Pedal of the Day's reviewer heard exactly that, calling it "a simple but excellent-sounding echo effect that brings warm, vintage analog sound right into your living room, practice"³.

The delay time range of 25 ms to 600 ms¹ spans quick slapback echoes at the short end through to longer, more spacious repeats at the top of the range. Flamma's take on that span: "With a range of 25ms, 600ms, the FC17 has you covered no matter the style or tempo"¹. Pedal of the Day repeated the same figures and framing in its review³, as did Delicious Audio in its launch coverage².

The controls

The control set is small, which fits the pedal's size. There are three knobs, two of them mini knobs:

Pedal of the Day's summary of the layout: "Adjust timings by tweaking the Time knob" and "pump up the Feedback and Echo with the designated mini knobs"³. Flamma's product page describes the same arrangement¹.

Tap tempo is handled separately from the Time knob, so you can set repeat intervals on the fly rather than dialing them in by hand¹. Delicious Audio's mini delay buying guide lists the FC17 among compact delays with "Tap Tempo functionality"⁴, which is not a given at this size.

Bypass and circuit

The FC17 uses a true bypass circuit. Flamma says "the true bypass circuit ensures a noise free environment until you're ready for more of that classic analog delay sound"¹, and Pedal of the Day repeated the claim in its review³. Delicious Audio also lists the pedal as coming "in a true bypass circuit"⁴.

On the circuit itself, Delicious Audio's launch coverage is the source that names the topology: "the one of a BBD based analog delay"². That places it in the bucket brigade family of delays, the same broad circuit type behind the vintage analog echo units the pedal's tones are compared against.

Where it came from and what reviewers said

Flamma Innovation released the FC17 in 2022². Pedal of the Day reviewed it among a batch of new Flamma pedals³, and the reviewer's overall verdict was positive about the sound despite the simple feature set:

How it fits alongside other Flamma delays

The FC17 is the analog option in Flamma's compact delay lineup. Players comparing it against the brand's other mini delays can also look at the Flamma Innovation FC03 Delay, a digital mini delay, and the larger Flamma Innovation FS03 Delay Looper, which adds multiple delay modes and a looper. The FC17's distinction is its BBD analog circuit paired with tap tempo²¹, a combination the brand's digital delays approach differently.

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