The Strymon El Capistan V2 dTape Delay Pedal is a machine which harkens back to the delay tones of old. Strymon have painstakingly developed the technology and innovated to bring you a plethora of vintage delay voicings with three tape head options consisting of multi single and fixed. The Tape Age dial is a particular showpiece. It allows you to change between the voicing of a brand new tape delay machine all the way to an old semi-functioning one. This produces some truly spectacular results giving you a crystal-clear sound all the way to a hauntingly beautiful stuttering effect (mimicking an aged tape). Building on the expansive control set of its predecessor this newer version of El Capistan comes with built-in spring reverb. After all delay and reverb are the ultimate dream team and this reverb adds some serious spice. Full MIDI compatibility has been added as well as a premium analogue JFET input circuit along with a mono/stereo switch. To top it all off the new ARM DSP chip gives this pedal even more processing power contributing further detail to your music and consuming less energy on your pedalboard. But this is just scratching the surface of El Capistans capabilities…
Strymon El Capistan V2 dTape Delay Pedal
This is the Strymon El Capistan V2 dTape Delay Pedal from Strymon, listed in Delay Pedals on Just Pedals. Read More below.
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Strymon
Strymon is an American company renowned for producing high-end, digitally-powered guitar effects pedals that deliver studio-quality sound. Founded in 2009 as a part of Damage Control Engineering, Strymon quickly gained a reputation for its innovative approach to effects, particularly in areas like delay, reverb, and modulation. Their pedals are known for their pristine sound quality, versatility, and deep customization options, often utilizing powerful digital signal processing (DSP) to emulate and enhance analogue sounds. Strymon’s products, such as the Timeline delay, BigSky reverb, and Mobius modulation, are highly regarded by both professional and amateur musicians for their ability to create rich, complex soundscapes. The pedals also feature intuitive controls and rugged construction, making them a staple on pedalboards worldwide.
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Delay Pedals
Delay records the incoming signal for a chosen interval and repeats it after the original note. Feedback returns repeats to the delay line, while tone, filtering, modulation and saturation determine whether echoes remain clear, darken progressively, wobble like tape or degrade like analogue bucket-brigade circuits. Delay time and rhythmic subdivisions govern the spacing and musical pattern of the repeats.
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Analogue
The signal is shaped by continuously varying electronic circuitry rather than being converted into a digital effect algorithm. Component choice, operating voltage and circuit tolerances influence headroom, noise, clipping texture and the small variations in response between designs.
MIDI
Sends, receives or responds to Musical Instrument Digital Interface messages rather than carrying the instrument audio itself. Program changes recall presets, continuous controllers move parameters, and MIDI clock or transport messages synchronise timing between devices.
Stereo
Processes, creates or passes two audio channels. True stereo preserves separate left and right inputs, while mono-to-stereo effects generate spatial differences internally; routing, phase behaviour and whether trails remain stereo determine the resulting image. Some outputs sum to mono when only one socket is connected, which can change level or modulation depth.
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