Reddit mentions of JOYO JF-08 Digital Delay Effect Pedal

Thanks for all of your suggestions. My first step is going to be to determine whether the sound i'm looking for is analog, tape, or digital (thanks to /u/duffmcshark's comment).

The list so far of pedals to try:

• [MF-104M Analog Delay] (http://www.moogmusic.com/products/moogerfoogers/mf-104m-analog-delay) $700
  
• [Strymon Timeline] (http://www.strymon.net/timeline/) $450
  
• Empress Superdelay $445
  
• Eventide TimeFactor $400
  
• Maxon AD-9 Pro $335
  
• Boss DM-2 $250-$400
  
• Strymon El Capistan $300
  
• TC Electronic NovaDelay $260
  
• Flashback x4 $250
  
• Line 6 DL-4 $250
  
• Boss DD-20 $240
  
• Boss DD-7 $170
  
• Malekko 616 $150.00
  
• MXR Carbon Copy $150
  
• Ibanez ES-2 $100-150
  
• Joyo JF-08 $40
  
• Garagerock Delay (can't find a link for this one)
  
  Prices are taken mostly from musician's friend (the DM-2 being an vintage pedal was taken from ebay listings). On the topic of price, i've purchased lots of gear on kijiji/CL/ebay so as long as the item is right i have no problem purchasing used. Based on what i'm seeing, I think $250 may be an awkward price as many items are in the low-mid $200s pre-tax so i'm going to wait a week or two and bump it up to $300, assuming the lower end of the spectrum doesn't do it for me.
  
  Again, thanks for all of your help! I will keep updating this post as more suggestions get added.
  
  Edit: added, sorted by price

Cool! Rehousing is fairly easy as well. You can even make it true bypass (behringers aren't) to avoid that ol' shitty-buffered-pedal-tone-suck.

Really all you need is a new enclosure. Like this: http://www.taydaelectronics.com/1590b-style-aluminum-diecast-enclosure.html

First take the guts out of the pedal. Then just drill the holes in the new enclosure and stick the pots/switch/jacks/power jacks right in along with the circuit board. Unless it's such a cheap pedal that somehow these components are built into the plastic housing, in which case you might have to get new pots/switch/jacks.

Not totally sure about this Behringer through now that I look at it. Might be more difficult considering it also has 3 way switches and a rotary switch. It's probably still very doable though.

If you're looking for a cheap delay you should check out the Joyo line...they are usually metal, have high quality true bypass switches, and are typically even cheaper than Behringer. Like this: http://www.amazon.com/Joyo-JF-08-Digital-stompbox-features/dp/B004FRHKA2/ref=sr_1_1?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1373925709&sr=1-1&keywords=joyo+delay. I'd imagine this would be very easy to perform that original mod I wrote out on. The Joyo doesn't have as many parameters to fiddle with, but from my experience with a fairly tricked-out TC Nova Delay you probably won't use all the stuff the Echo Machine has to offer (like reverse, stereo ping pong, etc).

Good luck.

i recently got the DL4 from line 6 used for 150. its a delay pedal and a loop pedal. id 100% recommend it. if price is an issue though check out the joyo line.
http://www.amazon.com/Joyo-JF-08-Digital-stompbox-features/dp/B004FRHKA2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382844577&sr=8-1&keywords=joyo+delay

http://www.amazon.com/JF-33-Analog-function-effect-subtle/dp/B007Q1Y3V8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1382844577&sr=8-2&keywords=joyo+delay

Can you open it up and take a picture of the PCB? We can't come up with a solution without knowing what chip it runs on. I have the Joyo Digital Delay which runs on a PT2399. There is a tap tempo kit available for this chip.

The Donner pedals, and most mini Chinese pedals, are powered by PSU only as they have no space for a battery. If you are gigging, you may be better with one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/Behringer-VD400-BEHRINGER-VINTAGE-DELAY/dp/B0016ML1C2/

https://www.amazon.com/JF-08-Digital-Delay-Effect-Pedal/dp/B004FRHKA2/