The Supro 1313 Delay is an analog delay pedal from Supro built around a pair of MN3005 bucket brigade IC chips1. The chips run on internal 15-volt power rails, which the company says provide greater headroom and sweeter-sounding echoes2. A Filter knob gives both low-pass and band-pass functions on a single control, so the pedal can produce dark and murky echoes, usually associated with bucket brigade delays, or bright tape echoes that continually morph as the repeats are extended32.
What it does to your sound
The 1313 is a bucket brigade delay in the vintage sense: the MN3005 chips are the same kind of chip that gave older analog delays their character. Supro equipped the chips with 15-volt internal power rails, which the company said provide sweeter-sounding echoes, greater headroom and a broader dynamic response2. Delicious Audio's Paolo De Gregorio likewise noted that "the high-voltage MN3005 IC provides increased headroom"3.
The pedal's most distinctive control is the Filter knob. It provides both low-pass and band-pass functions on a single knob, letting you shape the tone of the repeats13. Guitar.com described the range it covers: dark and murky echoes, usually associated with bucket brigade delays, from the low-pass side, and bright tape-style echoes that continually morph as the repeats are extended from the band-pass side2.
Delay time and controls
The 1313 is a four-knob, one-footswitch pedal3. Delay times run from 20ms up to 600ms24, a range that takes in 20ms slapback at the short end and, at the long end, 600ms of delay, which MusicRadar's reviewer Trevor Curwen noted is longer than many vintage units12.
- Delay time: 20ms to 600ms, set by knob or expression pedal24
- Filter: One knob combining low-pass and band-pass functions to shape the repeats13
- Expression input: Three-mode, assignable via a three-way toggle to Level, Time or Repeats3
There is no tap tempo switch. Instead, an expression pedal can be assigned to take on the individual functions of the three other knobs. Curwen's verdict on the trade-off: "Setting delay time by foot pedal might be less precise than a tap tempo switch, but it's smoother"1.
How it compares
Against digital delays, the 1313 sits firmly on the analog side of the delay pedal field: MusicRadar's review called it "A smart way to put pure analogue BBD sound on your 'board"1. Against other analog delays, its points of difference are the dual-function Filter knob and the expression pedal input, which Delicious Audio highlighted in its buying guide for analog delays3. One gap Curwen flagged: "Some players might bemoan the lack of onboard modulation"1, so players who want modulated repeats would need to add a separate chorus or similar pedal after it.
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Questions
How long is the delay time on the Supro 1313?
The 1313 covers delay times from 20ms up to 600ms. That range takes in tight 20ms slapback at the short end and, at the long end, 600ms of delay, which MusicRadar's reviewer noted is longer than many vintage units. The time is set with a knob, or more smoothly but less precisely with an expression pedal, since there is no tap tempo switch.
Is the Supro 1313 Delay analog?
Yes. Supro announced it at NAMM 2019 as a premium, all-analog delay, and its sound is built around a pair of new-production MN3005 bucket brigade chips running on internal 15-volt power rails, which the company said provide sweeter-sounding echoes, greater headroom and a broader dynamic response.
Does the Supro 1313 Delay take an expression pedal?
Yes. It has a three-mode expression pedal input, assignable through a three-way toggle switch to Level, Time or Repeats. MusicRadar's reviewer noted that an expression pedal can be assigned to take on the individual functions of the three other knobs, and that setting delay time by foot is less precise than a tap tempo switch but smoother.
How much does the Supro 1313 Delay cost?
Guitar.com reported at NAMM 2019 that the 1313 retails at $249.
Who designed the Supro 1313 Delay?
The circuitry is by Howard Davis, described by MusicRadar as the Deluxe Memory Man designer, and by MusicRadar's news report as the mastermind behind the EHX Deluxe Memory Man and the Pigtronix Echolution.
Sources (4)
- Supro 1313 Analog Delay review, MusicRadar, 2019-04-03
- NAMM 2019: Supro announces 1313 Delay pedal, Guitar.com, 2019-01-21
- 2023 UPDATE: The Best Analog Delay Pedals (Mono & Stereo), Delicious Audio, 2024-01-04
- NAMM 2019: Supro unveils “premium, all-analogue” Delay pedal, MusicRadar, 2019-01-15
