Strymon DIG - In Depth Review Hey guys, here's an in depth look at the awesome Strymon DIG Dual Delay pedal! Check out my complete online guitar course here: bit.ly/learnfro...
Hey Rabea, you seem to be a guy that know a lot about delay so i thought, it would be cool if you did a video on how to use delay, how to set them up, and settings and so on. - Daniel PS. love your videos
The swirly setting is actually the golden ratio or Fibonacci sequence. It creates echos in a fashion that similar to what you would hear in nature. I've been using the sequence as my "secret weapon" in a studio setting for a few years because no matter what tempo you're playing in, the delay always sounds right.
Golden Ratio is different from the Fibonacci sequence. Although the Fibonacci sequence approaches the Golden Ratio as the numbers move on, it never reaches the exact number 1.1618
Oh man, popping back to this from the new release video of Dig v2... how times have changed man! Just a reminder, you are amazing and doing great!! Keep up all the hard work!
The Strymon pedals are so ridiculously good. I have the El Capistan and Flint on my board atm and if you're not careful you can easily lose a few hours of your day playing with those beautiful ambient sounds
Bea was able to take a complex pedal and make it simple and useable in a 20 minute demo. As a mediocre player (at very best), it's greatly appreciated. Order placed; good investment Strymon.
Hey Rabea. I just wanted to tell you that this was a very thorough, professional review of the DIG. I am been considering buying one of the Strymon delays for a while now- I currently own an EHX Memory Boy, which is a great sounding analog, especially for the insane modulation sounds in conjunction with the waveform selection. The warmth and dark tone is an awesome sound, but I'm really enjoying the sound sculpting ability of the newer delays on the market. You should look into reviewing the Earthquaker Avalanche Run when its available. Thanks a lot for this review, really good stuff. Cheers from New Jersey!
I believe the "swirly effect" is technically called the golden ratio effect, which has to do with math and how the equation makes things in nature (such as some flowers/leaves) and other things that follow this design appealing to the eye (or the ears in this case)
The term itself goes back to the ancient Greeks. "The Golden Mean" With the ratio (in math, you have two variables or quantities are in the golden ratio when their ratio is the same as the ratio of their sum to the larger of the two quantities), it has a weird and interesting relationship with the Fibonacci series, which *is* definitely present in nature, and was also used by artists. A Fibonacci is where a series of numbers proceeds by addition of the preceding 2 numbers (0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13 etc) This article explains it a little. I find this sort of thing fascinating (even though I didn't study math past high-school, Humanities at Uni instead), especially the mathematical component to music. www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/nature-golden-ratio-fibonacci.html
Rabea, I've been playing guitar for over 34 years. I know about Strats, Tele's,Tube Amps and gain pedals and Univibes. You are an awesome player and your comprehension of effects is very impressive. I have no problem telling a young guy like you that I've learned so much from your demo's! Could you do a demo of the Keeley 30MS Double Tracker using two amps? I'm using a DD3 to split my amps with no delay going to my main amp and the second amp only has the delay signal with a very short slap back. I think that's what the Keeley effect does. I just want to hear the difference between the two ways of doing it before I spend the money on the Keeley. Thanx, you demo's kick ass and are very informative. Cheers!
Good job on demoing the DIG. I always enjoy your playing. I just picked this up today after watching your review. Got the midnight version although I didn’t have a preference. My wife did though as she hates pink and said I should get the black one. lol Can’t wait for it to show up. Take care
Hi! Awesome video bro! I hope you can help me out. I just have a question, i want to buy the timeline, or just the el capistan with the DIG, which one would you recommend? I own several delays, like the supa puss, the memory boy, the flashback alter ego x4, maxon delay, ehx canyon, boss re 20,and the bigsky for reverb, But, still i find the timeline, the Dig and the el capistan really, really great, so, what would you recommend? Just the timeline or both the el capistan with the DIG? Thank you so much, keep up the good work!
Hello Rabea, thanks for showing the capabilities of the DIG, I've had one for a little while and now I'll be able to dive into it deeper! I was wondering if you've ever looked at the Strymon Brigadier, what your thoughts were on it and how it compares to other analog delays out there? I'm looking to get an analog delay and would love to hear your take on what to consider. Thanks again.
Nice pedal, and nice review, cheers for sharing. By the by, is there any update on your sig ML-3? When's the second Prototype going to be in your hands?
Ok im stuck, do a video comparing the dig, the timeline, and el cap. Not just like what it soubds like but what would make me spring the extra for a timeline instead of just getting a dig or an el cap. Thats my struggle
I have the Timeline, but just ordered the DIG. The question is, DIG before or after TL? I'm leaning towards trying it after, between my TL & BS. I'll be using it in stereo on stage but mono at home. Would I need to change it back to the mono setting for when I'm at home?
I have 3 Strymon pedals in the Blue Sky reverb, The Orbit Flange and the Timeline. I find that they handle brilliantly with whatever else you throw at them. I mean this in the way that they don't seem to take away from the character of other important pieces of gear, amps, other pedals, etc. An AC30 will still sound like an AC30 with their pedals, etc. My overdrive at the moment is the Blackstar Dual HT going into a Mesa Boogie Lone Star. That amp doesn't have ridiculous gain like some of their other amps so when i want to push it over the top into something ridiculous, I can. The Strymons compliment it just fine and yet somehow know how to stay out of the way. The order of the signal chain is also important. All of my modulation effects are at the end so they take what you give it and allow you to shape your sound as you want. I have never tried the DIG but I have no doubt it would bring many a smile to your face.
Hi Bea, would you be able to get hold of a BOSS DD500 to compare to your timeline? Would be a interesting video, especially considering the price point of the BOSS compared to the Strymon.... Love your videos, cheers.
cody thompson they're both signature but the signature you're talking about is a s shape and has a floyd rose. This is the baritone. Sig: www.chapmanguitars.co.uk/guitars/ml-1-bea/ the baritone isn't officially out yet
Hi Bea! Thank you very much for the review! Awesome pedal! I have a question for you I already have a BigSky TimeLine and Deco and some other pedals like Phase Script 90, what kind of power do you have? Two power supply's? Like one for Digital pedals an another for analogs. Thank you again!
+Rabea Massaad Great! Thank you! I ask you because when I try power supply's mixing Digital (hight power consumption 250mA+) and Analog (100mA example) I hear a high frequency pitch, is very annoying. Isolated outputs and good power supply like you used are the answer. Thank you very much again! Have a nice weekend!
Bea, do you have Spotify would love to see what stuff you listen to. Ive just got into prog a lot more and need some bands to listen to I need some tasty Toska like grooves in my life. bit of topic from the review but they're alway sick.
Rabea, you're the king of delay so riddle me this: I want a delay, nothing super complex, does your basic delay things but has tap tempo? It seems like the most popular delays don't have tap tempo. What would you recommend?
Hey man, there's plenty! The DD-7 is great, the flashback has tap tempo. But to be honest if you don't mind the extra cash, any of the strymon pedals are outstanding :-)
If you have a guitar with two pickups and two volume knobs; use one pickup, set the other one to zero and then flick away with the pickup selector/switch
HenkBenk88 Well, it's kind of hard to use that way if you want to get rythmic effects. By killswitch I meant a kill...button I guess. And my bass guitar doesn't have a pickup selector, though it is a clever idea :P
hahahah, I mean, yeah I choose the gear I review and that means I'm gonna like it. but also, your comment completely nullifies your opinion of if the gear sounds good to you. the whole point of youtube demos is for someone (me) to present you with the best tones I can out of the gear, and for you to make up your mind on the gear and if you Like it/wanna buy it fore yourself. my opinion on it is literally my opinion, and shouldn't really bare any relevance to your final decision over the piece of gear in question.
Hey Rabea, you seem to be a guy that know a lot about delay so i thought, it would be cool if you did a video on how to use delay, how to set them up, and settings and so on.
- Daniel
PS. love your videos
The video editing and overall video quality has improved quite a lot recently, it's realy pleasant to watch.
Cheers man, I am trying :-)
Laughed my ass off at Bea looking to B cam as if he's talking to it, even though his face can't be seen in it
Hahaha oops
+Rabea Massaad No problem xD, I enjoy all your videos! :) Keep up the amazing playing, and great video work bro! :(
+Michael Daniel Schutte *:)
+Michael Daniel Schutte that cheered me right up
+Sean Conway So happy to hear mate! :) Have a good one!
Having this pedal since the release I can say that I still discover new features and joy by playing it
The swirly setting is actually the golden ratio or Fibonacci sequence. It creates echos in a fashion that similar to what you would hear in nature. I've been using the sequence as my "secret weapon" in a studio setting for a few years because no matter what tempo you're playing in, the delay always sounds right.
Golden Ratio is different from the Fibonacci sequence. Although the Fibonacci sequence approaches the Golden Ratio as the numbers move on, it never reaches the exact number 1.1618
Kudos, Aedotox
Rabea, you've just cost me $439. Thanks for an excellent review.
(I'm selling my Timeline, this thing does all I need)
the Swirl is Golden Ration (ie: repeats that never hit eachother)
A whole gear demo with no widdly blues playing?! It's like I've died and gone to TH-cam heaven
Oh man, popping back to this from the new release video of Dig v2... how times have changed man! Just a reminder, you are amazing and doing great!! Keep up all the hard work!
The Strymon pedals are so ridiculously good. I have the El Capistan and Flint on my board atm and if you're not careful you can easily lose a few hours of your day playing with those beautiful ambient sounds
You certainly can, and its great fun
Bea was able to take a complex pedal and make it simple and useable in a 20 minute demo. As a mediocre player (at very best), it's greatly appreciated. Order placed; good investment Strymon.
Rabea is the best explainer and demo of any pedal he does...he always answers every question i might have on the pedals he reviews.
Still a valid, informative and in depth review,...5 years out. Shopping for another strymon now, and this helped a lot. Top job.
Big Sky, expensive but wonderful
Hey Rabea. I just wanted to tell you that this was a very thorough, professional review of the DIG. I am been considering buying one of the Strymon delays for a while now- I currently own an EHX Memory Boy, which is a great sounding analog, especially for the insane modulation sounds in conjunction with the waveform selection. The warmth and dark tone is an awesome sound, but I'm really enjoying the sound sculpting ability of the newer delays on the market. You should look into reviewing the Earthquaker Avalanche Run when its available. Thanks a lot for this review, really good stuff. Cheers from New Jersey!
Hey man, i appreciate that! Glad you enjoyed the review. I'm always more than happy to review gear for any company, they just have to ask!
it seems just an U2's EDGE school pedal... quite versatile pedal .. Great job BEa!
I got me one of these wee badboys and are such creative things. Great sounds and so many options so simply found. Good video
I believe the "swirly effect" is technically called the golden ratio effect, which has to do with math and how the equation makes things in nature (such as some flowers/leaves) and other things that follow this design appealing to the eye (or the ears in this case)
The term itself goes back to the ancient Greeks. "The Golden Mean" With the ratio (in math, you have two variables or quantities are in the golden ratio when their ratio is the same as the ratio of their sum to the larger of the two quantities), it has a weird and interesting relationship with the Fibonacci series, which *is* definitely present in nature, and was also used by artists. A Fibonacci is where a series of numbers proceeds by addition of the preceding 2 numbers (0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13 etc)
This article explains it a little. I find this sort of thing fascinating (even though I didn't study math past high-school, Humanities at Uni instead), especially the mathematical component to music.
www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/nature-golden-ratio-fibonacci.html
Do you mean "e" ?
Damn that triplet selection was cool!
They call the swirl the golden ratio
No delay repeat will ever end up on top of another
I like that you take your time with these videos. I enjoyed this one, thank you.
Still the best delay around In My opinion. So great.
Would I need this and a Timeline or just the Timeline will cover me? I’m very tempted by both.
Just get the El Capistan!! The best they make.
Rabea, I've been playing guitar for over 34 years. I know about Strats, Tele's,Tube Amps and gain pedals and Univibes. You are an awesome player and your comprehension of effects is very impressive. I have no problem telling a young guy like you that I've learned so much from your demo's! Could you do a demo of the Keeley 30MS Double Tracker using two amps? I'm using a DD3 to split my amps with no delay going to my main amp and the second amp only has the delay signal with a very short slap back. I think that's what the Keeley effect does. I just want to hear the difference between the two ways of doing it before I spend the money on the Keeley. Thanx, you demo's kick ass and are very informative. Cheers!
Love these reviews of Strymon pedals. Great job.
this dude rocks. he showed me big guys like us can still play guitar and look cool
Swirl is Golden ratio (1+√5)/2
Good job on demoing the DIG. I always enjoy your playing.
I just picked this up today after watching your review. Got the midnight version although I didn’t have a preference. My wife did though as she hates pink and said I should get the black one. lol
Can’t wait for it to show up.
Take care
thanks for the revisit - on my favorite Strymon unit _ Got one on layaway now.
Hi! Awesome video bro! I hope you can help me out. I just have a question, i want to buy the timeline, or just the el capistan with the DIG, which one would you recommend? I own several delays, like the supa puss, the memory boy, the flashback alter ego x4, maxon delay, ehx canyon, boss re 20,and the bigsky for reverb, But, still i find the timeline, the Dig and the el capistan really, really great, so, what would you recommend? Just the timeline or both the el capistan with the DIG? Thank you so much, keep up the good work!
Hello Rabea, thanks for showing the capabilities of the DIG, I've had one for a little while and now I'll be able to dive into it deeper! I was wondering if you've ever looked at the Strymon Brigadier, what your thoughts were on it and how it compares to other analog delays out there? I'm looking to get an analog delay and would love to hear your take on what to consider. Thanks again.
this is tremendous. Thank you for sharing.
Hello.
It's a Bare Knuckle Warpig in the bridge position for those wondering.
Good day to all.
Nice pedal, and nice review, cheers for sharing.
By the by, is there any update on your sig ML-3? When's the second Prototype going to be in your hands?
In this video, I noticed you have a cable going into the exp port of the dig pedal. May I ask what you are using?
Ok im stuck, do a video comparing the dig, the timeline, and el cap. Not just like what it soubds like but what would make me spring the extra for a timeline instead of just getting a dig or an el cap. Thats my struggle
Christopher Davidson I got the el cap and dig, with flint it’s a great trio without endless editing or midi
wow, this pedal sounds great. strymon is the bomb when it comes to tone quality.
Rabea Fricking awesome Thank You for the Demo
I have the Timeline, but just ordered the DIG.
The question is, DIG before or after TL?
I'm leaning towards trying it after, between my TL & BS.
I'll be using it in stereo on stage but mono at home. Would I need to change it back to the mono setting for when I'm at home?
Great review Bea, cheers.
Very cool man. BTW, when can we get your Chapman Tele/Floyd Model? I like it very much!
What do you think in terms of lead sounds? Would some gain do it justice or is it better for clean ambient tones?
I have 3 Strymon pedals in the Blue Sky reverb, The Orbit Flange and the Timeline. I find that they handle brilliantly with whatever else you throw at them. I mean this in the way that they don't seem to take away from the character of other important pieces of gear, amps, other pedals, etc. An AC30 will still sound like an AC30 with their pedals, etc. My overdrive at the moment is the Blackstar Dual HT going into a Mesa Boogie Lone Star. That amp doesn't have ridiculous gain like some of their other amps so when i want to push it over the top into something ridiculous, I can. The Strymons compliment it just fine and yet somehow know how to stay out of the way. The order of the signal chain is also important. All of my modulation effects are at the end so they take what you give it and allow you to shape your sound as you want. I have never tried the DIG but I have no doubt it would bring many a smile to your face.
Your videos are great!
Well done Rabea ... Thanks .
great stuff Rabea! keep it coming ;-)
Hi Bea, would you be able to get hold of a BOSS DD500 to compare to your timeline? Would be a interesting video, especially considering the price point of the BOSS compared to the Strymon....
Love your videos, cheers.
Stoked on this pedal - I'm going to buy one. I have to mention though - "Sort of" is the British equivalent to the Americans use of the word "like"...
Great review man !!
would have loved to hear the baritone in this
+cody thompson isn't that what he's holding? the baritone model
No i think thats his sig guitar. The baritone is diffrent.
cody thompson they're both signature but the signature you're talking about is a s shape and has a floyd rose. This is the baritone. Sig: www.chapmanguitars.co.uk/guitars/ml-1-bea/ the baritone isn't officially out yet
+OverNightGaming his baritone is a hardtail. this guitar has a floyd so this guitar hes playing isnt the baritone
cody thompson you're right. This threw me off for a bit "P The headstock and body shape are the exact same :P
fuck me, around 20:00 I started feeling like I was at a Floyd concert and Shine On You Crazy Diamond was about to start
I wanted a more flexible dual delay than my Flashback X4 so I got a DIG. I hope I'll like it, otherwise I need to find a Flashback Triple Delay.
Hi Bea! Thank you very much for the review! Awesome pedal! I have a question for you I already have a BigSky TimeLine and Deco and some other pedals like Phase Script 90, what kind of power do you have? Two power supply's? Like one for Digital pedals an another for analogs. Thank you again!
Hey man, I use the pedal power Mondo, for now and then I'm upgrading to the GigRig power supply
+Rabea Massaad Great! Thank you! I ask you because when I try power supply's mixing Digital (hight power consumption 250mA+) and Analog (100mA example) I hear a high frequency pitch, is very annoying. Isolated outputs and good power supply like you used are the answer. Thank you very much again! Have a nice weekend!
the sounds of this pedal its so...amazing!nice demo Bea, my next pedal.
Back here again. Still pondering one of these for my synths. Great for Berlin school delays me thinks. ?
Just ordered one. Your video helped my decision. 👍🏼🌈👍🏼
Can the timeline do all of these effects as well? Which one should i get if i could only buy one this or the timeline?
Snooze00 yeah man, the timeline can do it all!
Snooze00
I got the dig because I find it easier to control (and smaller)
Rabea Massaad timeline more feature packed but in no way timeline sounds as good as the DIG
Hi Great video how can i set it up on the send and return of my amp. Thank you
Bea, do you have Spotify would love to see what stuff you listen to. Ive just got into prog a lot more and need some bands to listen to I need some tasty Toska like grooves in my life. bit of topic from the review but they're alway sick.
Hey man, thanks! I'll be letting you know when Toska music is coming out!
Rabea, you're the king of delay so riddle me this: I want a delay, nothing super complex, does your basic delay things but has tap tempo? It seems like the most popular delays don't have tap tempo. What would you recommend?
Hey man, there's plenty! The DD-7 is great, the flashback has tap tempo. But to be honest if you don't mind the extra cash, any of the strymon pedals are outstanding :-)
+Rabea Massaad Thanks for replying! I just checked and it seems only the Flashback x4 has tap tempo.
+Zaiyetz the little flashback definitely does. And the DD-7 I had both
+Zaiyetz The smaller flashback uses a feature where you hold the button down and strum your guitar to get the desired tap tempo from what i remember
A Masterful review, thanks mate, its quite a pedal
Wow! This delay pedal is amazing! :-0
What's the name of the person who has a Stereo Demo? Robert Lee? He says the name around 17:36
Terrific demo.
Anyone know how to factory reset the DIG? My delay times are out of sync with the Tap light and my tap tempo. The actual sound is much faster.
Strymon website, there you can find the manual
that first riff was beautiful man. seriously i wanna rip it off kinda. with respect.. cheers from victoria
Thought I flashed back and it was a young Leslie sitting in front of me !
What's your bridge pickup? Looks like a Bare Knuckle aftermath?
Its very nice but for the money i'd rather stick with my Flashback for now and save up a little more for a timeline
I wonder how a killswitch would sound with a delay. Or what cool you could do using them, basically.
If you have a guitar with two pickups and two volume knobs; use one pickup, set the other one to zero and then flick away with the pickup selector/switch
HenkBenk88 Well, it's kind of hard to use that way if you want to get rythmic effects. By killswitch I meant a kill...button I guess. And my bass guitar doesn't have a pickup selector, though it is a clever idea :P
its 2016 get ride of the incandescent light please
Rabea, Have You ever ben told that You might look like Leslie West? LOL! My Hero! No Offense, Mate.
Looks like bea is showing the camera what the knobs do as if it's his best friend! Lol
What is that riff at around 4:45?
bea, what bareknuckle is in the bridge? aftermath?
A little late, but its a ceramic warpig. :p
David Gilmour eat your heart out :-D Beautiful man!
is this good for YJM leads like music?
Def
Dude, do you know that the quality of this video is only 360p?
+Metalic Chords Give it a little bit, it takes a while.
+Blaine Morin It only shows me 360p when I try to change the quality.
+Zach Shinobi (KornyNekroKookie) It needs like..half an hour to process after the upload, to get the full quality. just be patient
+Metalic Chords Big deal. Its a pedal review not the new Star Wars trailer.
+Robert Budila Ah, didn't know that, thanks.
So sad this demo was in mono (single out) - you're missing half of the effect.
how do you power them on and off ?
With the power plug 🔌
useful video. but i also like your playing.
Listen closely... at 4:10... GODDAMN SEAGULLS!
catching some Wes Borland vibes occasionally there
Wes is a Don!
+Rabea Massaad he made limp, truly underrated
My el capstan on the way 😍 no need dig)
Khaled Jamal you need the DIG
You can't really trust Rabea's reviews, because he "likes" everything.
hahahah, I mean, yeah I choose the gear I review and that means I'm gonna like it. but also, your comment completely nullifies your opinion of if the gear sounds good to you. the whole point of youtube demos is for someone (me) to present you with the best tones I can out of the gear, and for you to make up your mind on the gear and if you Like it/wanna buy it fore yourself. my opinion on it is literally my opinion, and shouldn't really bare any relevance to your final decision over the piece of gear in question.
me knows it when me feels it...
Not another Dsus4 chord, ffs man
Hahaha serious? Either way, sorry, it be one of my favourite chords
+Rabea Massaad I was taking the piss out of someone else but he deleted his comment haha
+old account aaahhhh yeah that guy hahah
+Rabea Massaad yup haha