Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Get the Strymon Timeline MX here: sweetwater.sjv.io/1GgJjR
About a year and a half ago I made a video calling the Yamaha UD-Stomp the greatest delay pedal of all time — and then begged pedal companies to build a modern version. The new Strymon TimeLine MX is that pedal. Two independent delay lines and a Multitap engine that finally does what Allan Holdsworth's UD-Stomp did — with modern headroom, stereo, and no ridiculous power brick.
In this video I show you how I recreate two things I love on the TimeLine MX: Frippertronics-style delay looping, and the Holdsworth / UD-Stomp preset sounds I've rebuilt from scratch. We'll build a basic Multitap patch together, then demo both preset banks.
I'm Bill — I've been chasing mellow, mysterious ambient guitar tones for many years here at Chords of Orion. If Holdsworth, Fripp, and the art of the delay are your thing, you're home.
Video Chapters
0:00 I begged for this pedal & Strymon built it!
0:19 Why the UD-Stomp still matters
1:11 Building a Holdsworth Multitap patch
4:24 Add a 2nd delay engine for swells
5:29 "Frippertronics patch" (dTape → Multitap)
8:02 Holdsworth's volume-swell patch + Spectral delay
10:50 Strymon TimeLine MX: the new GOAT?
Get the Strymon Timeline MX here: sweetwater.sjv.io/1GgJjR
About a year and a half ago I made a video calling the Yamaha UD-Stomp the greatest delay pedal of all time — and then begged pedal companies to build a modern version. The new Strymon TimeLine MX is that pedal. Two independent delay lines and a Multitap engine that finally does what Allan Holdsworth's UD-Stomp did — with modern headroom, stereo, and no ridiculous power brick.
In this video I show you how I recreate two things I love on the TimeLine MX: Frippertronics-style delay looping, and the Holdsworth / UD-Stomp preset sounds I've rebuilt from scratch. We'll build a basic Multitap patch together, then demo both preset banks.
I'm Bill — I've been chasing mellow, mysterious ambient guitar tones for many years here at Chords of Orion. If Holdsworth, Fripp, and the art of the delay are your thing, you're home.
Video Chapters
0:00 I begged for this pedal & Strymon built it!
0:19 Why the UD-Stomp still matters
1:11 Building a Holdsworth Multitap patch
4:24 Add a 2nd delay engine for swells
5:29 "Frippertronics patch" (dTape → Multitap)
8:02 Holdsworth's volume-swell patch + Spectral delay
10:50 Strymon TimeLine MX: the new GOAT?
