Death By Audio Exploding Head Triple Delay

The innovative, creative team at Death By Audio have been supporters of Pedal of the Day for years, so when they released today’s limited edition pedal, we knew we had to snag one and help support them right back. The Exploding Head Triple Delay harkens back to a classic DBA effect, as well as celebrates a milestone anniversary for a landmark album. Just when you thought echo couldn’t go any further…

“Long ago, ghostly echoes spun and danced their way around amplifiers across the world. Dormant for years, they have finally been awakened once again. Beware…the Exploding Head! To celebrate the unlucky 13th-anniversary edition of the A Place To Bury Strangers album of the same name, the Exploding Head pedal looks back at a key piece of gear from that era – the now legendary and unobtainable Ghost Delay. The EXPLODING HEAD is a triple delay dream maker/destroyer system in an ultra-small footprint.

The Exploding Head pedal produces all new otherworldly soundscapes ready to inspire future records to come! Three delays are connected in series (BLACK into GREY into RED) with individual control over delay parameters for a soiree of rhythmic multi-tap echoes, feedback, noise, swells, and slapback sounds. It’s the delay sound in your head, in a pedal. Mind blown!

Exploding Head is a simple way to generate an infinite number of multi-head (or multi-tap) delays in an extremely compact and road-ready size (where my road dogs at?). Isolate one (or several) delay lines with the independent BLEND controls or use all three delays simultaneously for the ultimate head-spinning interactive ambiance generator experience.

The knob-per-function design lets you quickly change the delay’s behavior. Create a faux reverb with multiple short slap delays, or stretch the times out long and bring up the FEEDBACK for a slowly evolving ambient cloud. Different feedback amounts per delay create new rhythmic variations and build oscillations at multiple speeds simultaneously. In other words, this thing sounds cool! At maximum, each delay’s BLEND knob mixes the wet signal louder than the thru signal—ideal for especially intense sounds.

Exploding Head also has a stereo output section. Using a TS cable will output all three delays mono. However, using a TRS cable will tap the first two delays (BLACK and GREY) to the Ring connection, and the third delay (RED) to the Tip, allowing for a wide stereo spread.

A momentary footswitch feeds the third delay (RED) into the first delay (BLACK), causing a feedback swell unlike any of the individual delays feeding back on their own. Use the INFINITY switch for dynamic swells, bursts of noise, or to slowly build massive walls of sound. The BLEND knob of the first (BLACK) delay controls the volume of the feedback generated by the INFINITY switch. You’ll stay in an infinite loop of joy/chaos, harmony/destruction, and dreams/nightmares with this bad boi on your pedalboard.”

As usual, this Death By Audio effect has a LOT going on, and we are absolutely here for it. The Exploding Head Triple Delay really packs a ton of diversity into a small, pedalboard-friendly package, letting it integrate seamlessly onto your favorite noise-making board. Congrats once again to the DBA crew on another wonderful creation, and congrats as well to A Place To Bury Strangers on the 13th anniversary of a wild, beautiful masterpiece of a record. Check out our demo below to hear this limited edition beauty in action – and if you can find one, GRAB IT!

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