The TC Electronic 2290 Digital Delay pedal mockup was a pair of design images TC Electronic posted on Facebook, showing what a reissued version of its 2290 rack delay might look like as a floor pedal. It was never a product announcement: the design was not locked in, and TC asked its audience for input on the idea1. The concept eventually reached shelves as the 2290-P Dynamic Digital Delay, announced as available in October 20232.
What TC posted in 2019
TC Electronic put up not one but two mockups of what a reissued 2290 might look like, in a Facebook post entitled "Truth be told, we were planning on waiting until the year 2290, but ehm… on a GAS scale of 1 to 1"1. The company asked the hive mind for input, and gearnews.com reported that the design was not locked in as a result1.
MusicRadar's report on the same teasers made the stage of the project plain: as TC Electronic said in replies about the potential 2290 specs, this was all in the ideas stage, with no firm details and only CGI renderings in existence3. Nothing in those reports pointed to a release date, a price or a final control layout, because none had been settled.
"TC Electronic yesterday posted some mock-up images on Facebook of what a TC 2290 Digital Delay could look like as a floor pedal."
The rack unit behind it
The subject of the mockups is the TC Electronic 2290 Dynamic Digital Delay, a rack delay unit first released in 19854. Delicious Audio's review of the Flashback X4 refers to "the TC Electronic 2290 Dynamic Digital Delay rack unit from 1985"4, and Pedal of the Day, reviewing the Nova Delay, described the 2290 as "possibly the best delay ever"5. MusicRadar later called the original rack delay "an industry legend"6.
From mockup to the 2290-P pedal
The pedal that grew out of the idea is the TC Electronic 2290-P Dynamic Digital Delay, which TC announced as available in October 20232. MusicRadar described it as bringing the 2290 rack delay back as a pedal, and noted that like the original 1985 rack unit, the 2290-P offers the dynamic digital delay concept in a new format7. Guitar World reported that the pedal opts for a retro aesthetic with classic digital displays and control buttons, echoing the rack unit's look2.
Delicious Audio's product page calls the 2290-P "a modernized reissue of the the rackmount TC 2290 dynamic digital delay"8, and MusicRadar's review by Alex Lynham describes it as TC's latest flagship delay and a pedal resurrection of the original 2290 rack delay6.
The rear panel carries the connectivity a rack-style delay needs:
- MIDI jacks2
- Stereo ins and outs with a dedicated stereo switch2
- An expression pedal jack for off-the-cuff parameter changes2
Pedal of the Day's review found that the "2290 P digs deep and is ready to integrate with MIDI-based setups seamlessly"9.
The 2019 mockups and the 2290-P are not the same thing. The mockups were two CGI renderings posted for feedback while the idea was at the ideas stage136. The 2290-P is the finished pedal TC released in 20232. If you are shopping, the 2290-P is the product that exists; the mockup images were never a shipping design.
Questions
Is the TC Electronic 2290 pedal mockup in production?
No. When TC Electronic showed the design in September 2019 it was only a mockup, with two CGI renderings posted on Facebook and the company asking players for their opinions. MusicRadar reported that TC said the project was all in the ideas stage, with no firm details beyond the pictures. The concept later reached production as the 2290-P Dynamic Digital Delay pedal.
Where was the TC 2290 pedal mockup announced?
On Facebook. TC Electronic posted two mockup images of a possible reissued 2290 as a floor pedal on 12 September 2019, under a post asking players to rate the idea on a GAS scale of 1 to 11. Guitar news sites picked the story up the following day.
What is the difference between the 2290 mockup and the 2290-P?
The 2019 mockup was a pair of design renderings of what a reissued 2290 might look like as a floor pedal, never confirmed for production. The 2290-P Dynamic Digital Delay is the finished product TC announced in October 2023: a modernized reissue of the rackmount 2290 in pedal form, with MIDI jacks, stereo ins and outs and an expression pedal jack.
Does the TC Electronic 2290-P have MIDI?
Yes. Guitar World reported that the 2290-P has MIDI jacks on its rear panel, joined by stereo ins and outs with a dedicated stereo switch. Pedal of the Day's review described the pedal as ready to integrate with MIDI-based setups seamlessly.
Is the TC 2290 pedal based on the rack unit?
Yes. The original 2290 Dynamic Digital Delay rack unit was released by TC Electronic in 1985, and both the 2019 mockup and the finished 2290-P pedal are presented as pedal versions of that rack delay. MusicRadar called the original an industry legend.
Sources (9)
- TC Electronic teases classic 2290 digital delay, gearnews.com, 2019-09-13
- TC Electronic unveils 2290 P Dynamic Digital Delay pedal, Guitar World, 2023-10-26
- TC Electronic drops massive hints on forthcoming effects, MusicRadar, 2019-09-13
- Pedal Review: TC Electronic Flashback X4 Delay/Looper, Delicious Audio, 2013-01-11
- TC Electronic Nova Delay, Pedal of the Day, 2016-01-02
- "Units this inspirational are rare, and perhaps as a writing tool, that vibe alone makes the 2290 worth it”: TC Electronic 2290-P Dynamic Digital Delay review, MusicRadar, 2025-01-30
- TC Electronic brings a classic '80s rack unit to a pedal with the 2290 P Dynamic Delay, MusicRadar, 2023-10-26
- TC Electronic 2290 P Digital Delay, Delicious Audio, 2024-01-17
- TC Electronic 2290 P Dynamic Digital Delay, Pedal of the Day, 2024-01-30
