Ibanez ADMINI Analog Delay

• Pedal Type: 100% Analog Bucket-Brigade Delay

• Controls: Large Delay Time Knob; Small Repeat and Blend Trimmer Knobs

• Bypass Layout: True Bypass Switching

• Power Requirements: External DC 9 Volt AC Adapter Only (Center-Negative)

• Current Draw: 23 mA @ 9V

• Dimensions: 2.00” W x 3.65” L x 2.17” H (50.9 mm W x 92.6 mm L x 55.1 mm H)

Legacy Bucket-Brigade Time Attenuation and Enhanced Delay Sweeps

Authentic AD9 Voicing Heritage with Extended Capabilities

The Ibanez ADMINI Analog Delay packages decades of coveted, organic ambient echoes into an ultra-compact housing designed to maximize premium pedalboard real estate. Built entirely in Japan with a 100% analog signal path, this high-performance utility pedal is a direct component-level tribute to the legendary early-1980s AD9 delay architecture. While it preserves the signature warm, pillowy degradation and dark, natural audio trails that help repeats melt elegantly behind your dry signal, it upgrades legacy performance limitations by expanding total available delay times from the vintage 300ms window all the way up to a broad 200ms to 600ms sweep.

Strategic Dynamic Interface and Signal Path Protection

The physical control interface rearranges the traditional three-knob footprint into a highly stable, mini configuration. A single oversized master Delay Time pot handles primary timing adjustments on the fly, while individual mini-trimmer knobs manage Repeat feedback and Blend levels to prevent accidental parameter shifts during active live tracking. The mechanical footswitch engages a true bypass switching network, completely isolating the internal bucket-brigade component loop when the device is disengaged. This structural routing guarantees your instrument’s baseline dynamic range and top-end clarity pass through completely uncolored to your amplifier.

Creative Rig Integration and Circuit Optimization

Ambient Edge-of-Oscillation Soundscapes

Setting the Repeat trimmer control past 3 o'clock pushes the internal analog bucket-brigade logic to the absolute brink of self-oscillation. Because the signal path degrades beautifully with each successive repeat, spinning the master Delay Time knob in this state introduces warbling, lo-fi pitch bends and lush, washed-out structural pads that provide deep cinematic textures for shoe-gaze, experimental rock, or ambient rhythm arrangements.

Classic Vintage Country and Rockabilly Slapback

Positioning the primary Delay Time knob down near its minimum 20ms boundary while dialing the Repeat feedback low creates a tight, highly responsive vintage slapback echo. The signature analog compression characteristic rounds off harsh picking transients from single-coil pickups, adding thickness, weight, and a natural room-like depth that sits perfectly behind rapid hybrid-picked country lines or old-school rockabilly riffs.

POWER SUPPLY VIA EXTERNAL DC 9 VOLT AC ADAPTER ONLY (CENTER-NEGATIVE). REQUIRED CURRENT CONSUMPTION IS 23mA AT 9V. THIS UNIT DOES NOT SUPPORT INTERNAL BATTERY OPERATION. PLEASE NOTE THAT REQUIRING NON-FACTORY HARDWARE MODIFICATIONS OR USING AN INCORRECT POWER SUPPLY WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY AND RISK PERMANENT ELECTRICAL COMPONENT DAMAGE.