The Danelectro FAB Delay is the newest addition to the FAB series of pedals. Like the other pedals in the FAB series, the FAB Delay is designed to be an inexpensive solution that gets the job done.
The Danelectro FAB D-8 Delay is advertised as a “Thick and Rich Delay” featuring a maximum of 600ms of delay time. The FAB Delay is your pretty standard FAB pedal, featuring three knobs protruding from the back of the pedal along with the standard 9V power input. The three adjustable knobs alow for controlling the amount of delay (which from my testing seems to control the mix of delay with the original signal), a knob for controlling the overall time of the delay, and finally a knob for controlling the number of repeats. The FAB Delay can either be powered using a power supply (we used a Visual Sound 1-Spot for testing) or simply a 9V battery.
The FAB Delay is housed in a plastic case and features a stomp button that is the same as the other FAB Pedals, and also feautures an LED to signify whether the pedal is on or off.
Overall some interesting sounds can be achieved using the FAB Delay. During testing I played my standard fair of U2 songs while testing a delay pedal, and was satisfied with the results. The knobs allow you to adjust the delay to taste and after a bit of time fiddling with the controls, you can achieve some interesting tones to mess about with. At $29.99 list, one can only be satisfied with the sounds the FAB Delay provides.
For the guitarist with more demanding delay pedal tastes, I would recommend something more along the lines of the Line 6 DL4 Modeler Delay, the MXR Carbon Copy, or possibly the Wampler Faux Tape Echo.
All in all the Danelectro FAB Delay is a great pedal for the price. I would recommended it for those guitarists who have never really used a delay pedal and would like to try one out at an extremely affordable price.
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