it’s a much more versatile effect than you’d think
you can use it to really subtle make changes to your tone if you treat it right
it isn’t just the DEVO sound
it also sounds beautiful with fuzz

I like Chai

I prefer analogue, it just seems to have more character since there’s nothing more than the electronic properties of the components shaping the sound – you’ll never get 2 identical sounding units because no 2 components will work exactly the same, if you know what i’m saying. Just these subtle things make all the difference to me.

Digital delay has its uses, but digital Modulation is always a trade off – it never sounds as good as analog.

You’ve apparently never used the Stereo Electric Mistress. It sounds better than analog.

IMO, of course.

To the topic: It depends on the effect type. For some, analog is preferred. In the case of fuzz, it’s really more of a practical matter – the results are tried and true with analog approaches, plus it’s cheaper and simpler. But considering what you can coax out of a bit crusher or digital fuzz pedal, I would never exclude a digital distortion pedal from consideration. It’s all a matter of what I need at the time.

For amplification, I also prefer analog, although I’ve heard some really amazing results from high-end digital amp modeling. My preference has less to do with the modeling and more to do with the interface, however. All I really need in a live situation is a great-sounding two-channel amp. Digital amps tend to complicate that. While they’re fun to play with, heaven forbid you ever need to tweak all of your channels live. I guess it’s not as much of an issue with guitar, but with bass, we’re constantly adjusting our amps to new rooms and venues.

But now that I think about it, all I’ve had to tweak nowadays is my master volume knob. I love my current rig.

For most other effects, I’d never limit myself to analog. Personal experience dictates that digital is my preference for delay; you can simply do so much more with digital delays. For pitch shifting, definitely digital as well (Bass Whammy, Micro POG, etc.). And for chorus and flanging, the newly-digitized Mistress stole my heart.

POG is digital. It would take a considerable amount of engineering to make an analog polyphonic pitch shift. A/DA actually made one in the 70’s I believe, but it was prohibitively expensive, and from what I’ve heard it sounds like poop. Though it still sounds interesting to me.

well, less than half of the people who have voted (so far) prefer analogue.

i voted ‘no preference’.

i have digital and analogue delays, modulation and pitchshifting pedals – there are of course some differences but then there are differences between two analogue delays for example.
i have a digital rack effect unit which has a superb distortion section.

i have a Digitech PDS-2715 distortion/chorus which i love; the chorus part is digital – i would not even have known that if i hadn’t read the manual.