The sound of analog bucket brigade delays (BBDs) is classic for a reason, offering warm tones and a distinctive and organic gooey-ness to the repeats that is unlike any other kind of circuit design. The new Brig dBucket Delay pedal from Strymon recreates all of the signature behavior that these classic chips deliver, while offering greater flexibility, power and performance - you really can play the repeats like an instrument!
Brig offers three different BBD voices, based on different types of classic bucket brigade circuits, offering you everything from gritty repeats and sci-fi psychedelia to soft and dreamlike soundscapes you can float on top of. Warm bucket brigade modulation gives your repeats exciting movement, and at the shortest delay times works as a killer standalone BB chorus pedal too! Add in full stereo i/o, TRS MIDI, 300 presets, USB C for DAW MIDI control and firmware updates, a discrete JFET analog input circuit for unrivaled feel and touch response and seamless tap tempo behavior that allows you both artifact-free tempo tapping or bucket brigade chaos when you tweak the Time knob, and you have a seriously powerful BBD workstation in a compact form factor.
3 Delay Voices:
- 3205: 30-300ms. Recreates the character of vintage delay pedals that used a single low-voltage MN3205 BBD chip (synonymous with '80s Japanese analogue delay pedals) for gritty repeats that can morph as it feeds back — great for slapback echoes, leads, and psychedelic sci-fi sounds.
- 3005: 100ms-1 sec. Emulates the vibe of old-school delay stompboxes that used dual MN3005 BBD chips at higher voltage (like those famous "Memory" pedals, specifically examples made in the '90s) for longer delay times and warm repeats with a soft, dream-like quality.
- Multi: Features two cross-coupled, super-clean dBucket delay lines with golden ratio timing to create complex soundscapes and a huge stereo soundfield that remains musical and clean even while sitting on the edge of self-oscillation!
Controls:
- Time: Controls the delay time according to the selected voice. Delay clock is continuously variable so that turning it while repeats are happening can produce interesting pitch effects.
- Mix: Sets the delay mix from full dry at minimum, to full wet with no dry signal at maximum. A 50/50 mix occurs at approximately 3 o'clock on the knob.
- Filter: Adjusts the EQ filtering, noise, and bucket loss of the repeats based on the selected voice.
- Repeats: Varies the number of delay repeats from one to runaway oscillation. Set to 3 o'clock for sustained, infinite repeats without runaway.
- Mod: Adds LFO modulation to the delay time. Modulation is off at the minimum setting. The modulation speed is slow in the first half, and fast in the second half — increasing in intensity as the knob is turned clockwise.
- Footswitch: Engages and bypasses the effect. A red LED indicates the effect is engaged. This is also used to enter 'Tap Mode' to manually tap in delay times
Specifications:
- Input Impedance: 1M Ohm
- Output Impedance: 100 Ohm
- A/D & D/A Conversion: 24-bit, 96kHz
- Frequency Response: 20Hz to 20kHz
- Signal to Noise Ratio: 116dB
- Dimensions (D x W x H): 4.5" x 1.7" x 2.2" / 11.43 x 4.32 x 5.59 cm)
- Power Requirements: 9V DC Centre Negative, 250mA Minimum (Power Supply sold separately)