Product ReviewsSource Audio Collider Stereo Delay+Reverb Pedal - SA263

Two awesome Studio quality effects in a single pedal

The collider is an awesome mix of reverb & delay in a single pedal. I also have the Strymon Bluesky which is a superb reverb as well and I use it as my main reverb that is always on, but it's nice to have a second pedal to save specific delay & reverb sounds. I run a stereo rig and the Collider yields excellent delays that have incredible panning which really opens up the sound and fills the entire room. The collider increases the stereo effect dramatically and has studio quality sounds in both delay & reverb. I would probably be very happy having just the Collider in my signal chain by itself, but since I already had the Strymon Bluesky I have decided to keep them both and expand my options.Read full review...

No need for Strymon Timeline and Bigsky?

Here are a few features that sold me on this product over others:

Pros:
-Duel engine capability. 1 of each, 2 reverbs, or 2 delays provides so much potential for performing and recording. Basically two versatile effects pedals for the price of one with most of the same features and a much smaller footprint than the Bigsky or Timeline.
-100% wet reverbs. Essential for drones and ambient soundscapes.
-Trails mode (sort of)
-Freeze/infinite hold mode
-Expression/footswitch control
-Analog controls for quick changes (no distracting digital display)
-Reverse delay
-Simple and effective desktop editor for saving/loading presets
-Chorus and Flanger effects can be dialed in through the desktop editor by turning off the delay time.

Cons:
-No looper (which Strymon Timeline has!)
-No tremolo delay (which could easily be added with stereo)
-Some white noise added while engines are engaged.
-Trails/Transitions not smooth. There is some latency and currently no way to have trails continue when switching between presets. There is also often a loud pop when engines are changed.
-No bluetooth or wireless functionality for mobile. This means you have to use the pedal's input jack to load cloud stored presets, which often creates noise and feedback unless you mute or turn off the amp each time.
-Boring desktop interface which could have a lot more hidden features.
-Expression pedal can only control 3 parameters at a time.
-No external control over freeze mode. It would be very nice to use an external tap/expression pedal to toggle the freeze feature as opposed to holding it down the entire time for synth pad drones.

I would absolutely recommend this product for the amount of features included for the size and price. The Strymon products might have a slight edge if you can justify spending $600 more for a few missing features.Read full review...

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: citymusicsteve

Loads of sonic power for a bargain price.

It's the best of both the delay and reverb worlds, and with the "unlock" mode you can get a Ventris dual reverb, or dual delay as well. This thing is nuts, and with the editor it has even more potential.
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yes, get one

This isn't something that you figure out on yr gig, you need to spend some time figuring it out. When you do figure out how to navigate, you will be very happy. I;m not sure how this unit could be called 'used', it appears to have not even seen th sun or a display case..... Read full review...

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: quimpersoundrec...

Good Stuff.

A couple minor changes. I wish the Reverb and Delay control and markings were switched.
Usually it's delay into reverb, but the way the pedal is layed out it looks reversed.
Sounds great!

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: proaudiostar

Nice

Studio quality effects. Covers just about anything. A bit of a learning curve but exceptable.
I only use about 4 of the verbs and 3 of delay setting but some people will use others.
It isn't cheap but you get alot. Read full review...

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very happy I got this one

just a wonderful pedal, easy to use and you can drive very deep into making it do more and more

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Good multi functional pedal

Really the best route to go for versatile high quality effects

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: mpa18etb

Great addition to any guitarist's pedal board.

There are reverbs and delays, but then their are studio quality reverbs and delays. The Collidier is just that!

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: musicmakers2010

Awesome Pedal!

probably my new favorite pedal! Can add a little depth or do huge atmospheric sounds.

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: music_square