ABOUT
To my knowledge this is the first delay designed for harp offered to the public, it is not a tone sucking modded guitar delay but a tone enhancing harp delay. The dry portion of the signal passes through a buffered input and high value coupling capacitors assuring maximum bass response. The echo portion passes through 5 low pass filters to provide maximum warmth. This is a digital delay that has all of the warmth of an analog delay and then some.

The circuit is centered around a chip that has a low noise rating, < -90dbv, low distortion, < 0.5%thd, 44k digital processing and is capable of up to 300ms delay. The input is FET buffered for high impedance to provide proper loading for your favorite crystal or cm mic. The gain has been reduced to prevent solid-state distortion and is balanced to have an overall gain of 1x so that the level is the same when bypassed. The warmth comes from the superior bass response, distortion free performance and the filtering which reduces the highs more on every repeat providing the effect of a distancing echo. This delay has an even better roll-off in high frequencies than the Boss analog delay. The delay operates off of a 9 volt battery or a 9vdc power supply and it has reverse polarity protection. The battery is switched off when an external power supply is used and the LED is on when the delay is in and is off when the delay is in bypass. The mic IN jack acts as the on/off switch and the bypass is a true bypass. The Harp Delay© is guaranteed to please even the most die-hard analog delay fan.

SETTINGS
Settings are very basic; for a reverb type effect set the Delay at 10:00 Repeats at 3:00 Blend from 10:00 to 4:00. To acheive a slap-back set the Delay from 9:00 to 5:00 and Repeats at 7:00 Blend from 10:00 to 4:00. To achieve a echo effect set the Delay from 8:00 to 5:00, Repeats from 9:00 to 5:00 and Blend from 10:00 to 4:00. This will get you started but ultimately whatever setting you like is the right setting.

POWER
To make it all just a little easier Lone Wolf is offering a power supply for US and EURO customers to power your Harp Delay. The ac adapter requirements are 9V DC with a minimum 200mA output and a 2.1mm x 5.5mm connector with a negative center and the outer positive. Because of the high current draw that is typical of delay pedals battery life is short (around 12 hours) and to prevent noise from low battery voltage it is recommended to use a power adapter.




Ryan Hartt gives you a rundown on using the Lone Wolf Harp Delay


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1. Delay Control
2. Repeat Control
3. Blend Control
4. Superior Bass Response
5. Analog Warmth
6. 9vdc Input (barrel with negative center)
7. True Bypass
8. Effect ON/OFF LED
9. High Impedence Input
10. Reverse Polarity Protection
11. 5 Year warranty on parts and labor
12. If not satisfied return within 60 days undamaged for a full refund of the purchase price excluding shipping

INFO SHEET

The following samples were produced Ryan Hartt of Ryan Hartt & The Blue Hearts using a Silvertone 1482 and a EV 606. Please take a minute to check out his site and some of his music he is a master of West Coast Blues and really swings. Links to their site are on the images.

This sample is with the delay in bypass, diatonic. Sample 1

Delay on and all effects turned all the way down, diatonic. Sample 2

Delay set to 4, repeat set to 4 and blend set to 10, chromatic. Sample 3

Delay set to 5, repeat set to 7 and blend set to 3, diatonic. Sample 4

Delay set to 7, repeat set to 7 and blend set to 10, diatonic. Sample 5

Delay set to 10, repeat set to 10 and blend set to 5, chromatic. Sample 6

Delay set to 10, repeat set to 10 and blend set to 8, diatonic. Sample 7

Delay set to 10, repeat set to 10 and blend set to 8, chromatic. Sample 8

THE LONE WOLF HARP DELAY
Price: $160.00 Free shipping in the US. Back ordered til 4-10-12

AC Adapter
Price: $15.00