Collider Delay+Reverb
119
MARCH 2020 GUITARIST
Tech Spec
ORIGIN: USA
TYPE: Delay and reverb pedal
FEATURES: Selectable true
bypass, buffered bypass, or soft
bypass with reverb trails,
128 presets, tap tempo, reverb
freeze function, software editing
(Neuro) via computer or mobile
device, works with Neuro Hub
for a multi-effects system
CONTROLS: Delay, Feedback,
Mix, Tone, Control 1, Control 2,
tap division switch, Knobs switch,
preset select button, control input
switch, exp switch, Delay/Tap
footswitch, Reverb footswitch
REVERBS: Room, Hall,
True Spring, Plate, Shimmer,
E-Dome, Swell
DELAYS: Digital Analog,
Tape, Reverse, Oil Can
CONNECTIONS: Standard inputs
(1&2), standard outputs (1&2),
EXP, MIDI in, MIDI thru, USB
POWER: Supplied 9V DC
adaptor, 300mA
DIMENSIONS: 112 (w) x 116 (d)
x 56mm (h)
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one of the best emulations of Fender-style
spring reverb you’ll hear. Like the more
ethereal altered reverbs? Look to the
sparkly Shimmer, the huge floaty ambience
of E-Dome, and the slow build of Swell.
Of the five delays, you get a pristine
Digital and some older flavours, too:
authentic-sounding Tape and Analog
(BBD) emulations, and the delightfully
lo-fi emulation of a Tel-Ray Oil Can delay.
Finally, there’s a ‘dig-in-and-play’ Reverse
delay with extra taps added by the Tone
knob to intensify the psychedelia.
Those 12 effects types endow the
Collider with great sonic potential – with
all its delay/reverb combinations, there’s
a huge range of bespoke ambiences to be
explored and saved as presets. Or you can
simply use a preset to save two separate
effects for a particular song – maybe
spring reverb and tape delay for a vintage
vibe. You can call up presets hands-free:
pressing and holding either footswitch
when in bypass mode will scroll through
them; an external footswitch also does the
trick. Direct access to individual presets
is available via a MIDI controller. Various
performance assets include expression-
pedal (or Source Audio Hot Hand) control
of any combination of up to three knobs,
and a tap tempo facilitated by light taps on
the Delay/Tap footswitch – but it may be
prudent to connect an external footswitch
if tap tempo is a facility you rely on a lot.
VERDICT
As a ‘greatest hits’ combination of the
Nemesis and Ventris, the Collider might
have lost a few of the effects programs
from the two pedals but it arguably
provides the most essential ones for
guitarists. It delivers them in a mix-and-
match scenario that’s extremely easy to
use, delivering the ability to construct,
store and recall complex effects without
any need for deep menu navigation.
Anyone wanting high-quality delay and
reverb effects, while keeping a compact
and concise ’board, should seek this out.
PROS
Separately switchable reverb and
delay in compact housing; variety of routing
options; presets; easy hands-on front panel
operation without recourse to menus
CONS
Tap tempo operation with the
Delay/Tap footswitch is a bit fiddly and
may need a little getting used to
01. EFFECT SELECTOR
This rotary switch (in tandem
with the Knobs switch) lets you
choose your delay and reverb
type – the red LED lights up for
the selected effect
02. KNOBS SWITCH
Switch to the left to edit delay
parameters and to the right
for reverb. The central position
locks the settings so that
accidentally moving a knob
will have no effect
03. CONTROL 1 &
CONTROL 2 KNOBS
These each control a crucial
parameter for the selected
effect type
04. PRESETS BUTTON
You can press and hold this to
store presets. Short presses
scroll through and recall the
presets indicated by the LEDs.
You can set this up for either
four or eight presets
05. FOOTSWITCHES
These provide bypass switching
for reverb and delay, but when
the effect is bypassed a press-
and-hold on the footswitch will
scroll through presets forwards
(Delay footswitch) or backwards
(Reverb footswitch). The Delay
switch also offers tap tempo;
the Reverb switch offers a freeze
function to hold the reverb trail
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