The JHS EHX Memory Boy Mod is a modification service from JHS Pedals for the Electro-Harmonix DLX Memory Boy, a delay pedal that JHS describes as "a great budget priced analog delay with tap tempo"1. The mod changes how the pedal's tap tempo is controlled: instead of relying only on the pedal's own controls, the player can drive the timing from outside.
What it does
The single change JHS makes is to add an external tap tempo jack. With that jack in place, the Memory Boy's delay time can be set from a separate pedal: JHS says you can use "any stand-alone tap tempo pedal (such as the JHS Mini Tap Tempo) or any" pedal with an on-board tap tempo output1. In practice, that means a player who already taps tempo on a dedicated footswitch, or whose switching system sends a tap signal, can keep the Memory Boy in the chain and sync its repeats without reaching down to the pedal itself.
For players comparing options, this sits alongside JHS's other modification services for delay pedals, such as the JHS Boss DM-2 Mod and the JHS Boss DD-20 Soft Touch Mod, and alongside JHS's own delay designs like the JHS Panther Analog Tap Tempo Delay and the JHS Flight Delay. For more on the effect type, see Delay Pedals.
Questions
What does the JHS EHX Memory Boy Mod do?
It is a modification JHS Pedals performs on the Electro-Harmonix DLX Memory Boy, an analog delay with tap tempo. JHS adds an external tap tempo jack to the pedal, so a stand-alone tap tempo pedal such as the JHS Mini Tap Tempo, or any pedal with an on-board tap tempo output, can control the Memory Boy's delay time from outside the pedal.
Which pedal does the mod apply to?
The mod applies to the Electro-Harmonix DLX Memory Boy. JHS describes that pedal as a great budget priced analog delay with tap tempo, and the modification adds the external tap jack to it.
Sources (1)
- EHX MEMORY BOY MOD, JHS Pedals
