TC Electronic 2290 rack delay

The TC Electronic 2290 is a rack-mounted digital delay first released in 1985, and it remains one of the best-known delay units of its era. MusicRadar describes it as a classic '80s rack unit, and notes that it was "a favourite of U2's The Edge in the studio and onstage"¹. For players chasing that kind of rhythmic, dotted-eighth delay sound, the 2290 is the original reference point.

Where it came from and where its tech went

TC Electronic kept the 2290's technology alive long after the original rack unit. According to MusicRadar's Rob Laing, "TC successfully integrated 2290 tech into its excellent but now discontinued Nova range," which included pedals such as the TC Electronic Nova Delay¹.

The 2290 as a pedal

TC Electronic has since brought the classic rack unit back as a pedal, the TC Electronic 2290 P Dynamic Digital Delay, described by MusicRadar as taking the original 1985 rack unit's approach into a stompbox format¹. Players who want the 2290's character on a pedalboard can look there, alongside other TC delay pedals such as the Flashback II and Flashback X4. For the wider picture, see the site's guide to Delay Pedals.

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