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[ WAMPLER PEDALS: THE DOCTOR LO-FI AMBIENT DELAY | Michael Hodge ]
KEY FEATURES can also hear natural these high harmonics like
Tap tempo Control like a typical Shimmer effect, but much more
an octave up come in as the delay fades. Not
subtle. I like it a lot because Shimmer can get
Four selectable rhythmic
subdivisions
overwhelming. When you turn the Delay Mix
all the way up, its still never delay only. This
True Bypass
tells me the vision of the pedal is designed to
Built in Modulation
be more ambient, and not to overpower the
original signal. It’s a true parallel mix knob. The
External Tap in/out Jacks
exception is when you turn the Repeats up to
oscillate. The Doctor goes nuts as it should.
When Brian Wampler comes out with a
Also if you do set the pedal to oscillate, and
new pedal, I always want to know about it.
then hit Bypass, it’s still going in the background
The Doctor is a new Lo-Fi Delay pedal with
when you turn it back on. I imagine that could
modulation that is 100% Analog. It has the
be useful for live. With all knobs at 12:00 you
sound several other pedals aim to emulate.
get a beautiful vibey, reverb like wash in the
Brian and Telemaster Brad Paisley worked
background. Adding in Modulation, gives that
together to come up with something special.
nice swirl to the delays. Not like a Memory Man
though, it’s got it’s own thing with much more
OUT OF THE BOX:
attitude and gritty-ness. With a cable adapter,
The Presentation is great. The Doctor comes in
I was able to tap through to a second delay
a fabric drawstring bag inside a matching grey
via the external Jacks. That’s a great feature. I
box, with the manual, stickers & rubber feet. Its
love that it’s easy to change sub divisions with
Blue powder coated metal case has the subtle
your foot. It’s a small switch however so you
hint of a hospital building in the background.
wouldn’t want to break it.
On Top are six White Knobs: Mod Rate, Depth,
CONCLUSIONS:
Tone, Repeats, Delay Mix, and Delay Time.
This is a fun musical pedal, and that’s something
There are two Foot Switches with LEDs, for Tap
you can say about all Brian’s devices. It’s such a
and True Bypass. A third smaller Switch can
great ambience creator. When I put it on my live
choose delay sub-divisions: quarter, eighth,
board, William the keyboard player immediately
dotted eighth, and triplet, with LED indicators.
asked about it, and wanted to hear a demo. It’s
On back are ¼” In and Out Jacks, and 2 mini
perfect as a second delay, and can also be your
Jacks for Tap in and out.
Tap Master. There are pedals that are similar
but nothing quite like the Doctor. I think you’re
For power the Doctor has a typical BOSS type
gonna love it.
Jack and can run on 9 or 18 volts DC.
List Price $239.97
IN USE:
www.WamplerPedals.com
I started out simple with just pure delay and no
modulation. I noticed the Tone knob seems to
do several things at once. As you turn it up, the
Michael Hodge
Record Producer, Writer, Studio musician,
Staff Guitarist at Lakewood Church Houston TX.
Owner of Gman Productions film music
MichaelHodge.com
delays get more distorted, dark and washy, yet
also really cool turned all the way down. You
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