Electro-Harmonix Pico Canyon Echo Digital Delay Effect Pedal

Ever witnessed a canyon this small? Despite its size, the Electro-Harmonix Pico Canyon Echo produces gigantic delaying soundscapes, offering the beloved Canyon algorithm in a Pico sized package. Intuitive and uniquely adjustable, this echo machine deserves a spot on any pedalboard.

Though it's a breeze to dial in a great delay tone on the Pico Canyon Echo, let's break down the controls to fully understand how powerful this mini pedal can be. The BLEND control adjusts the output mix with the "clean" tone, ranging from completely dry to echoing totality. Next, the DELAY knob adjusts the delay time, spanning from 8ms slapbacking to super-stretched 3 seconds delays. For tonal adjustments, the FILTER parameter imparts exactly that on the delay, where counterclockwise engages a low-pass filter and clockwise places a high-pass filter on the effect. Finally the FDBK dial determines how many times the delay will repeat, where the minimum is one lone repeat and the maximum is near infinite chaos. But if infinite repeats is what you seek, hold the footswitch when ringing out a note to engage a forever echoing cascade until the switch is released.

Additionally, the Pico Canyon Echo sports a powerful, multi-use footswitch. Donning a buffered bypass footswitch, this utility can configured in two different ways: "Analog" or "Tails" bypass. "Analog" bypass is standard to most effect pedals, where the effect ceases once the delay is put in bypass. However, the "Tails" bypass lets the repeats reign to completion after bypass, allowing for more dynamic, expressive echoing. The footswitch also doubles as a tap tempo, where two groove-matched taps (or more) feed the pedal with a BPM that affects the speed of the feedbacks. For further customization, the TAP DIV button at the top of the pedal changes the note division dictated by the tap tempo, with modes allowing for eighth, dotted eighth, and quarter note division. Powered by the included standard 9VDC 100mA center-negative power supply, the Pico Canyon Echo is the perfect digital delay inclusion in any powerful pedal suite.