The JOYO R-10 Nascar Delay is an analog delay pedal from Joyo, built on the classic bucket-brigade device (BBD) circuit that analog delays have used for decades. Joyo describes it as "delivering warm and natural sound," and that is the appeal: where digital delays repeat your notes faithfully, a BBD delay makes each repeat slightly darker and softer than the one before it1.
Joyo launched the pedal in late 2019, and it stands out in the company's R series because it is the analog one. As gearnews put it, "Unlike the other R series pedals, this one is analogue and based on the well-known bucket chain circuit"2. It was priced at $58.99 in the US at launch, with a UK price of £49.99 and a European RRP of EUR 5932.
What it does to your sound
A bucket-brigade device is an analog circuit that passes your signal along a chain of capacitors, like a bucket brigade passing water. Each hand-off costs a little high-frequency content, so the repeats get progressively darker and murkier. That is the character players associate with vintage analog echoes, and it is what the R-10 delivers.
Pedal of the Day's review described exactly this behavior:
"The dark repeats associated with the analog echoes wash away in the background and don't get in the way of your original"4
That is the practical difference from a digital delay: the repeats sit behind your playing rather than beside it, which suits ambient washes and rhythmic slapback without cluttering the dry signal. MusicRadar's Jonathan Horsley summed up the promise as "the sort of warm and organic vintage delay that you'd expect from a classic bucket-brigade device circuit"3.
Controls and how it works
The control panel is deliberately simple: three knobs and a footswitch for switching the pedal on and off43.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Delay | Sets the delay time, from 20ms to 400ms1 |
| F.back (Feedback) | Sets how many repeats, from a single echo to self-oscillation territory1 |
| Mix | Balances the dry signal against the repeats4 |
The LED that shows the pedal's status has three modes: Sync, Always, and Off1. There is no tap tempo and no stereo option; gearnews noted that "If there were options for stereo or tap-tempo, it would probably cost a lot more"2. The input and output are mono 6.35mm jacks1.
On delay time, the sources differ slightly: Joyo's own page lists 20ms to 400ms1, while Pedal of the Day's review put the maximum "around 500ms, which is fairly standard for analog delays"4. Either way, this is a short-to-medium delay, not a long ambient echo machine.
Power and connections
The R-10 runs on a 9V DC power supply with a center-negative plug, drawing 30mA1.
The pedal has no battery option, so you need a 9V DC center-negative supply. At 30mA it is light on current, but the center-negative polarity is the standard guitar-pedal convention, so most pedalboard power supplies will run it without an adapter.
Input impedance is 1MΩ and output impedance is 470Ω, figures that match typical guitar-pedal levels and mean it plays nicely at the start or middle of a pedalboard1. The pedal is listed for both electric guitar and bass4.
Where it came from
Joyo announced the R-10 Nascar Delay in October 2019, toward the end of a run of delay pedals from the company. Earlier that year Joyo had released the digital D-Seed II, an $89 multi-function delay with eight delay types and a looper, and before that the R-07 Aquarius, an eight-mode delay with a 300-second looper at $89.99. The Nascar Delay went the other way: one analog delay, three knobs, and a lower price.
Joyo also makes other analog delays, including the JF-33 Analog Delay in its compact series, so the R-10 sits in a lineup alongside other delay pedals from the company.
What reviewers said
Reviews were positive about the pedal's value proposition. Pedal of the Day called it a simplistic delay that "produces some beautiful tones" and delivers "a warm and natural sound"4. Gearnews framed it as a budget play: "This one will be an attractive proposition for those on a budget, especially if you prefer that analogue delay tone"2.
The consistent thread across coverage is that the R-10 trades features for price and character. No tap tempo, no stereo, no presets, no looper: just an analog BBD circuit with the three controls analog delays have always had. For a player who wants that vintage dark-repeat sound without paying boutique prices, that was the pitch, and reviewers agreed it landed243.
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Questions
Is the Joyo R-10 Nascar Delay true bypass?
Yes. Joyo's product page lists the signal bypass type as true bypass, so your dry guitar signal passes through the pedal unprocessed when it is switched off.
Does the Joyo Nascar Delay take a battery?
No. Joyo's specifications state the pedal is not battery powered, so it needs a 9V DC center-negative power supply to run.
What is the maximum delay time of the Joyo R-10?
Joyo lists a delay time range of 20ms to 400ms. Pedal of the Day's review put the maximum at around 500ms, which it called fairly standard for an analog delay.
Does the Joyo R-10 have tap tempo?
No. Gearnews noted there is no tap-tempo option, and no stereo option either, pointing out that adding either would likely raise the price considerably.
Can you use the Joyo Nascar Delay on bass?
Yes. The pedal is listed as an analog delay for electric guitar and bass, so it works for bass players as well as guitarists.
Is the Joyo R-10 analog or digital?
It is analog. The pedal is built on a bucket-brigade device (BBD) circuit, the classic analog delay design, unlike Joyo's other R-series pedals which are digital.
Sources (4)
- R-10 NASCAR DELAY_JOYO, JOYO, 2019-12-03
- Joyo R-10 Nascar Delay: An analogue BBD pedal for under EUR 60, gearnews.com, 2019-10-29
- Joyo Audio keeps it analogue with the R-10 Nascar Delay, MusicRadar, 2019-10-29
- JOYO R-10 Nascar Analog Delay, Pedal of the Day, 2020-10-12
