DigiTech® HardWire™ DL-8 Delay/Looper

$159.95*

*Estimated US Street Price

Superior Technology • Meticulous Craftsmanship • True Innovation

True Bypass. HardWire pedals modify your guitar tone only when you want. HardWire pedals add pure effects when they’re on and don’t add noise when they’re off—truly the best of both worlds. And if you happen to lose power to HardWire pedals in the middle of a performance, you can keep playing because HardWire pedals switch to True Bypass mode until power is restored.

Higher Voltage . HardWire pedals preserve guitar tone because they operate at a significantly higher voltage than your standard pedals. HardWire pedals get the most out of hot guitar pickups and perform flawlessly in the high voltage environment of an amplifier effects loop.

Constant Voltage. HardWire pedals guarantee constant effects performance throughout the life of the battery and prevent tone loss because they operate at a steady voltage—independent of decaying battery voltage.

Tourworthy. HardWire pedals are designed for the touring musician. Unique Stomplock™ guards prevent controls from being kicked and your tone from being changed. Each HardWire pedal includes custom-cut Velcro® pads to fasten it to a pedalboard and green gaffer tape for the actuator label and see the pedal in the most adverse stage lighting conditions.

Overview
Features
Applications
Specs

DL-8 Delay/Looper presents a variety of loops and delays. Augment your performances by dialing in and fine-tuning your favorite delays (from 150 milliseconds to 8 seconds) and loops: Reverse, Modulated, Analog, Slapback, Lo Fi, Tape, and Loop. As with all HardWire pedals, the DL-8 is crafted from premium all-metal components to perform night after night, tour after tour.

Features

Delay Types

Digital

0.5 Seconds – 150 ms to 500 ms (milliseconds)
1 Second – 500 ms to 1 sec
2 Seconds – 1 sec to 2 sec
8 Seconds – 2 sec to 8 sec

Reverse
Modulated – chorused delay
Analog – vintage bucket brigade analog delay
Slapback – 80 ms to 150 ms
LoFi – low-fidelity delay
Tape – classic tube tape echo
Loop – infinite stereo loops up to 20 sec

Tails On/Off Switch – When on, delay tails are not cut off in bypass
True Bypass circuitry preserves your tone in bypass
Constant high-voltage operation for tonal quality and noise reduction
HardWire Pedals include the following stage accessories

Stomplock™ knob guards lock your tone in place and prevent tampering or accidental knob adjustments onstage
Green gaffer tape helps you locate the pedal in adverse stage lighting

Applications

Rock-A-Billy Slapback

Twang your leads:

1. Connect the HardWire DL-8 Delay/Looper pedal before your amp or in your amplifier’s effects loop.
2. Set controls to:
- Level: 10 o’ clock
- Repeats: 8 o’ clock
- Time: 9 o’ clock
- Mode: Tape
3. Turn on to during solos. For rhythm delay reduce the delay level to 9 o’ clock.

LoFi Delays

Subtle repeats:

1. Connect the HardWire DL-8 Delay/Looper pedal before your amp or in your amplifier’s effects loop.
2. Set controls to:
- Level: 9 o’ clock
- Repeats: 9 o’ clock
- Time: 11 o’ clock
- Mode: LoFi
3. Use to add texture to your tone.

Digital Delay Layers

Play into the layers:

1. Connect the HardWire DL-8 Delay/Looper pedal before your amp or in your amps effects loop.
2. Set controls to:
- Level: 12 o’ clock
- Repeats: 12 o’ clock
- Time: 9 o’ clock
- Mode: 1 Second
3. Play into the delay for layered tones. For more layers, turn up the Repeats to 3 o’ clock.

Solo Act Looper

Laying down loops is quick and easy:

1. Connect the HardWire DL-8 Delay/Looper pedal before your amp or in your amps effects loop.
2. Set controls to:
- Level: 12 o’ clock
- Repeats: Minimum
- Time: 9 o’ clock (adjust as needed)
- Mode: Loop
3. Hold down the foot pedal until the LED indicator turns red and play your loop. Release the foot pedal when done.
4. LED indicator turns green, loop automatically plays.
5. To add more layers, repeat step 3.

Specifications

Inputs/Outputs
Inputs: Separate Left and Right ¼” Unbalanced (Tip-Sleeve)
Input Impedance: 1 MOhms
Outputs: Separate Left and Right ¼” Unbalanced (Tip-Sleeve)

Power
US and Canada: 120 VAC, 60 Hz Adapter: PS200R - 120
Japan: 100 VAC, 50/60 Hz Adapter: PS200R - 100
Europe: 230 VAC, 50 Hz Adapter: PS200R - 230
UK: 240 VAC, 50 Hz Adapter: PS200R - 240
Power Input: 9 VDC
Power Consumption: 610mW
Battery Type: Single 9 VDC
Battery Life: 5.25 Hours

General
Dimensions: 4” Width x 5.5” Length x 2.6” Height
Weight: 1.3 lbs

Specifications are subject to change without notice.