Why I Still Chose a Strymon Timeline for my Pedalboard in 2022

Great new gear comes out literally every week now. When is it better to just stick with what you have?

[AmarylisFlow]

You don’t need to justify anything in your life to anyone else. Stay awesome 👏

[Jeffcatbuckeye]

I just picked up a used timeline in conjunction with a ventris. The reality is that the timeline is the perfect compromise of limitless options vs easy to dial in with a screen. They could improve things after 13 years, but it’s still effortless to use, and sounds epic. I still haven’t found anything with that happy medium that beats it.

[harrybee]

The chords you were playing are sound always so beautiful in my ears

[anthonydibenedetto]

Dude, you are such a fantastic guitarist. I really enjoy the way you move around the neck. I feel the same way about my pedals. If it works I'm happy... I have had Strymon products for years, and years. They sound really high end, and for the most part they function very well.

[TechMetalRules]

I'm with you, Shawn! The big Strymon's are incredible with the G3 midi switching system! I know you don't have one on your board, but the Mobius is insane for someone who wants a little bit of everything when it comes to modulation without having a bunch of individual pedals taking up space and power on the board.

[veryveryveryhotboy]

Glad to see an artist that doesn’t feed “GAS” to the public with the latest pedal trend. It’s okay to love the pedals you already own.

[JammerforJuctice]

I picked up a timeline and a big sky about a year ago and I've never looked back. It just has everything I need..that's it..simple..I just don't care what people say about my board..i love my sound. I do a lot of ambient stuff but i also play blues and some classic rock. The timeline/big sky pedals just work!
Great video! 😁

[mittenguitars]

You can play <fill in the blank>, you'll dial in what tone is needed and be Shawn Tubbs. At the end of the day, it's what we hear you create that matters and plenty of followers enjoy that. Keep it coming!

[joetrap]

I love this delay pedal, still on my pedalboard since 2014. Thank Shawn 🙌🙌🙌

[leroybullock]

I have probably one of the most "cliche" pedalboard on the planet. I have a Styrmon DIG and it works. It's what I am comfortable with and what works for me. You are a fantastic player. So keep being "unoriginal" all you want. You're better than most players.

[orryfishburne]

I hear ya on the Timeline. I was very late to the party and got a Timeline around a year ago, but im more than content with it. It does everything i need it to do and buying any other delay pedal would be nothing more than giving in to my G.A.S. (which is already bad. 🤣) i would love to have a Clockworks though. I tend to use the Analog delay setting a lot in the Timeline and that has me longing for an actual analog Memory Man type of delay, but its unnecessary for me.

[DevinDeVore]

The modulation on the TimeLine tail is so glorious

[gph]

Love the Timeline. My favorite settings are Dual mode and Pitchmod.

[johnaimbesi]

Love the tones you get out of the strymon stuff, so usable! I use the vintage digital delay and the Ganymede reverb in the helix! Love them!

[timhouse]

Shawn your chord work has always been incredible. Would love to know your approach

[AssafMarkowitzMusicProducer]

the Strymon Timeline is a phenomenal pedal, but I find I most use the Source Audio Collider. for me it's very easy to dial the sounds of the delays and reverbs I need, and it's also pedalboard friendly.

[cliftonwright]

VAVOOM, bro. I feel you, been trying to force myself to take advantage of my Source Audio but I usually drift back to my DD2 or my Lexicons/Rolands

[mark]

The gear chase is kina hilarious. I remember when the TimeLine and Big Sky were the creme de la creme, and now it's almost embarrassing to have them on your board, hahaha.... but honestly, if they work for you, who cares? The endless journey to find THE TONE is pretty ridiculous, all things considered.

What's more important: the gear or the song?


My current delay/verb setup is super simple, but definitely gets the job done for me: Boss DM-2W, MXR Reverb, and Seymour Duncan Dark Sun (for everything from a simple delay to all out crazy ambient swells that last forever). I keep thinking of adding something more functional, but really, why? It wouldn't really add anything for me, so I'm sticking with these things for now.

[Bluesbreaker-ufti]

Yeah I just don't think the Timeline could ever get outdated, to me that would be like saying a Les Paul or a Deluxe Reverb is outdated.

[Jesse_Johnson]

Lol. I’ve tried almost every delay on the market. I have an El Cap and a Timeline on my board. Um, yeah. I pay the bills with my guitar and they just work on a clock in and out basis. The crowd certainly doesn’t care. 🍻