Maneco Labs Sweet 16 Digital Delay

The Sweet 16 Digital Delay is a digital pedal from Maneco Labs that works as both a delay and a looper. Maneco Labs describes it as based on the legendary Electro-Harmonix Sixteen Seconds Delay from 1983, a design known for long, experimental delay and looping behavior rather than conventional short repeats¹.

What it does

The Sweet 16 covers two jobs in one box: delay and looping¹. Because it is built around the Sixteen Seconds Delay concept, it leans toward the long-form, experimental side of the delay pedal family, where the line between a delay and a looping pedal gets thin.

Two features stand out on the maker's product page:

• Expression pedal input for sample rate. A connected expression pedal sweeps the sample rate, changing the delay's character as you play¹.
• Continuous recording in bypass vintage mode. In vintage mode the pedal keeps recording even while in bypass, so the capture keeps running underneath your dry signal¹.

Where it came from

The original Electro-Harmonix Sixteen Seconds Delay appeared in 1983, and Maneco Labs describes the Sweet 16 as based on that design¹. Players interested in the lineage can also look at the Maneco Labs Sixteen Seconds Delay and the Sixteen seconds delay vintage Compact, which carry the same family name, or the Module: Minilooper for a dedicated looping take.

Price

Maneco Labs lists the Sweet 16 Digital Delay at $349.00 USD².

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