The Henretta Engineering Red Brick Delay is a delay pedal in an unusually small enclosure. Pedal of the Day, reviewing it in February 2017, described it simply as "a bad-ass delay", built around a PT2399 digital delay chip and offering what the reviewer called "a surprising amount of tones for such a small box"1.
What it does
The Red Brick Delay produces delay effects, from short slapback settings to longer repeats. Pedal of the Day's reviewer found it "offers some great slap back delay settings, as well as a little more time if you need it, great for solos and lead runs, or just making some rad noises with your guitar"1.
Controls and how to adjust them
The pedal's most distinctive feature is that it has no external knobs. All of the controls are internal trimpots, so to adjust the pedal you take off the back plate and turn the trimpots inside1. The Time trimpot controls the delay time, up to 450ms when maxed out1.
That design suits players who set a sound and leave it, rather than those who tweak delay time between songs. It is also what allows the enclosure to stay so small: Pedal of the Day noted Henretta Engineering's approach of "throwing all the controls (via trimpots) into enclosures" measuring just 2-1/8" x 2-5/16"1.
Because the controls are internal trimpots, adjusting the Red Brick Delay means opening the back of the pedal. It is not a pedal you adjust with your foot during a set.
How it compares
The Red Brick Delay is a straightforward delay built around a PT2399 digital delay chip, housed in a miniature enclosure that measures 2-1/8″ x 2-5/16″1. Despite that small footprint, Pedal of the Day's reviewer found that "The Red Brick has a surprising amount of tones for such a small box"1.
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Questions
How do you adjust the Red Brick Delay's controls?
The controls are internal trimpots rather than external knobs. To adjust them you take the back plate off the pedal and turn the trimpots inside. The Time trimpot sets the delay time, up to 450ms when maxed out, so players set the pedal before a session or gig rather than tweaking it mid-song with a foot.
What chip does the Red Brick Delay use?
According to Pedal of the Day's review, the Red Brick Delay is built around a PT2399 digital delay chip, a common chip in compact delay designs. The reviewer found the pedal had a surprising amount of tones for such a small box, covering slapback settings and longer delay sounds for solos and lead runs.
Sources (1)
- Henretta Engineering Red Brick Delay, Pedal of the Day, 2017-02-10