Mosky Delay Guitar Effect Pedal with True Bypass Switch (Blue delay)

My latest gear obsession is these affordable effects here on Amazon. I was frustrated with my sound and decided to roll the dice on some of these. So far, I have been pleasantly surprised with the quality of each, except for the AZOR AP-320 Overdrive. But that’s another review!I compared the Mosky to the only other delay I own, the Maxon AD9. The Maxon was quite expensive when I got it years ago. It may seem like a mismatch to pit the low-priced Mosky against the mighty Maxon, but don’t count the Mosky out yet!The Maxon is a very natural sounding delay but can seem dark at times. The Maxon also lacks true bypass. Still, I’ve always considered the Maxon top notch. The Mosky, on the other hand, offers true bypass. I listened to some recorded samples through headphones and they both sounded rich. To my ears, the Maxon sounded a smidge more natural but a bit darker. The Mosky sounded slightly less analog, but brighter and livelier (in a good way). However, the fact that the Mosky held up so well has me questioning the purpose of spending a lot of money to get big brand pedals.The Mosky is small, well-built and comes in a sharp blue color. I can’t speak to the longevity of the unit, but it seems sturdy. There’ s really nothing to complain about here. This pedal is a quality delay and costs a fraction of the bigger brands. Sound is subjective, but if you are looking for an affordable delay pedal that sounds great, I would recommend the Mosky. Happy playing!

this is a really nice inexpensive analog delay! I've tried some of the other budget minis that are all identical and they work fine but this one seems better almost on par with a carbon copy -the Mod button. It's parameters are very usable as well unlike some that self oscillate way to soon (Behringer you can only turn the feedback up less then halfway before it gets crazy) or just don't have that much usable range this thing works great it will infinite feedback loop but not till your at 90% or so it has nice range of time from slapback to pretty long repeats. I think it's normally $35 and I feel it's solid for that but I got on sale for $20!!! if your Josh Scott that's like 1 cup of coffee! This thing is a winner !

It's a bit of a one trick pony, but it's one good trick, if that's what you're after! I've given it 5 stars because it it does what it says it's supposed to do, and it sounds good, introduces no extra noise (that I can detect, anyway) into your signal, is super inexpensive, and strikes me as really solidly built. (Now, I haven't gigged with it for months on end - just took it out of the packaging, put it on my pedalboard and spent a couple hours playing with it here at the house - but nothing concerns me so far about it's reliability.)There's nothing really to "ding" it for! However, a few caveats and things to consider.1) I think it's a very good digital approximation of spring reverb, *but* there's just a touch of modulation happening in the trails that becomes increasingly audible as you turn up the dwell control. It's not a bad thing - I dig it actually! But it's not something you'd probably expect to hear from spring reverb.2) it doesn't do that "drip" thing that some people really want from spring reverb - you know, that surfy pre-delay sound when you hit the note? it's "boingy" like a spring tank, but not drippy like the old Fender tube driven units or the Boss FRV-1. So if that's what you're after, it won't quite get you there - that said, with the mix and dwell cranked up, it's super lush and surfy sounding. With a bit of delay, great for ambient "pad" kinda stuff too.3) while it (at least the unit I received) is NOT a noisy pedal - does NOT introduce any extra hiss or white noise into the signal, the way many pedals do - there IS an *ever so slight* bit of volume loss and high-end roll off when the pedal is engaged, compared to your dry signal. It's ALMOST imperceptible, but the more time I spent comparing and listening closely, I began to notice it. NOW, you could just attribute it to softening / smoothing out your sound the way amp reverb does - maybe that's all I'm hearing! A little softer attack, a bit less "forward" in-your-face sound because of the way the added reverb creates some "space" in the tone. (Again, it's almost inaudible.) Or, you might consider, if it's going to be an "always on" pedal - which it likely will be for me, since it ONLY does the spring thing, and I bought primarily with my non-reverb amps (70s princeton, 60s epiphone, fender excelsior) in mind - the slight volume loss and high end roll-off can easily be compensated for by adjusting settings on your amp or on another pedal in your chain - turn up the volume and tone a tad on your drive pedal, for instance. I don't see it as a problem, but figured it's worth mentioning.4) random things worth mentioning: the blue LED light is super bright. The pots and switch feel very smooth and solid to me, and it's quiet switching it on and off. Didn't come with any paperwork or instructions in the box, but if you need instructions to operate a 2-knob spring reverb pedal, we've got bigger problems. Also, like most of these mini pedals, it won't hold a 9v battery, so you have run off a power supply of some sort (works fine daisy chained with my one-spot also powering a tuner, a couple drives, a delay and a chorus pedal, currently).5) Oh, last thing: while it's a good pedal at a great price, you might consider: for about 3x more you could get a used Hall of Fame or a used Boss RV-5, which would have multiple reverb sounds (hall, plate, etc), not just the one simple spring sound - so if you want options, it may be worth saving up a little longer to buy one of those "industry standard" multi-voice reverb pedals - they're probably more professional and durable as well. I love my Hall of Fame - also a great value at it's price point, especially considering all you can do with the TonePrint feature! But I digress....All in all, a great little spring reverb pedal! Supposedly it's a clone of the Malekko Chicklet - never owned one of those, so I can't compare, but my initial impression is I like the spring sound as well as my other favorite reverb pedals that I use regularly (Strymon Flint, Line 6 verbzilla, TC Hall of Fame), and way better than the TC Electronics Skysurfer I recently tried out (didn't like it at all! major noise-adding tone-sucker, too, with a spring setting that sounded nothing like spring reverb!) To put the Mosky in league with the Strymon should tell you something.Bottom line: if you just need / want a simple, always-on, affordable spring reverb, I don't think you'll be disappointed in this one. I'm very impressed by and happy with it.

This spring reverb is not far off from those 3 times the price. It won't be confused with a reverb tank, but it's pretty close.

For $20, what the heck, why not. That was a good call on my part. I wanted to drop a delay pedal into my rig rather than try and Bluetooth connect to my amp to configure the internal delay function. I figured that having a pedal right in front of me might be a nice experiment to try. I picked this pedal, once I sorted out what the competing pedals in my price range (up to $40) were. I liked the larger knobs on this pedal, thinking that they would be easier to adjust. Yes, they are easier to use than the small knobs on other lower cost pedals I own/use regularly. The functionality seems good; delay, repeat and level all give appropriate responses, and the sound quality is great. I can't compare this one to what a delay pedal from a name-brand would sound like, but being just a fraction of the price makes this a real winner.

I use it with my synthesizer.

Used in conjunction with a similar pedal , gives it more balls .

Not sure if it was just the one I received, but this didn’t really sound like a traditional spring reverb, it has more modulation/chorusy vibes than expected- kinda cool, but doesn’t work well with the sound I was looking to achieve. It’s a quality budget pedal though, small metal enclosure, no issues. If you’re looking for a chorusy reverb for cheap- this would be a good option

For the price the value here is insane, great sound for very cheap, it sounds more like an actual spring reverb than any other reverb I’ve seen at this price point