Tortuga Effects - Rain Delay

Tortuga Effects Rain Delay in very good condition.

It is a digital delay. Two delays in 1 single pedal.

As per the manual:

What is it?

The Rain Delay™ is a classic, digital echo and delay that will really get the crowd cheering. With dual, switchable rate controls, the Rain Delay™ can act like both a small room echo and a long solo delay at the push of a foot switch. It can also be run at 9v with the internal battery or external power supply for more of an analog warmth or up to 18v with external power for more headroom and clarity. Unlike in Baseball, this Rain Delay™ is a real crowd pleaser.

How does it work?

Check to see if your Rain Delay™ came with a 9 volt battery. If for some reason it didn't, make sure to use an alkaline battery or just use the negative tip, DC power jack. The Rain Delay™ will effectively run at 9v, 12v or 18v with external power. More power will give it more headroom.

Note: Do not exceed 18v or use anything other than a negative tip DC jack.

At first glance the controls may not seem to make much sense. Here's a breakdown of what they do...

Play Ball = Turns the effect on

Home = Delay time from 0 ms to 300 ms

Balls = Delay level

Strikes = Number of repeats

Away = Delay time from 100 ms to 600 ms

Change Sides = Switches between "Home" and "Away" delay times

Start = Plug your guitar into this

Finish = Output to your amp

9v or 18v = Negative tip power supply jack

You pretty much can't go wrong wherever you set the controls on your Rain Delay™. Try setting "Home" at 12 o'clock, "Balls" at 3 o'clock, "Strikes" at 1 o'clock and "Away" at 3 o'clock for a nice slap-back echo and a long solo delay that you can switch on the fly.

If you really push it, the Rain Delay™ will go into a self-oscillating feedback like a classic analog delay but you have to push it pretty hard to make it happen. It was designed to be a usable delay at just about any setting, not a noise machine.