Timeline

Damage Control Timeline: Tube-powered delay pedal

The Damage Control Timeline is no longer being made.

Thermionic Studios has one(1) Timeline available for rental.

Controls

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Image from Thoughtful Guitarist

The controls for the Timeline are a bit different than the other Damage Control pedals in that all the knobs but the very middle are stacked (concentric) with an inner knob and an outer knob.

• Knob 1 - "Mode Selector":
• Stacked Knob 1:
  1. Inner Knob - "Time":
  2. Outer Knob - "Repeats":
• Stacked Knob 2:
  1. Inner Knob - "Mix":
  2. Outer Knob - "Grit":
• Stacked Knob 3:
  1. Inner Knob - "Depth":
  2. Outer Knob - "Speed":
• Stacked Knob 4:
  1. Inner Knob - "Filter":
  2. Outer Knob - "Smear":
• Footswitch 1 - "On/Bypass":
• Footswitch 2 - "Tap Tempo":

Jacks

• Jack 1 - "Input Left" (mono):
• Jack 2 - "Input Right":
• Jack 3 - "Output Left" (mono):
• Jack 4 - "Output Right":
• Jack 5 - "Midi In":
• Jack 6 - "Midi Out":
• Jack 7 - "Power":

General Information

Only repeating delay pedal made by Damage Control

As the Damage Control Solid Metal powers two 12ax7 vacuum tubes for its effect, the pedal requires a special, high-powered AC adapter. We have this adapter and it is made available free of charge for people who rent this pedal.

Scraped from damage control site - marketing speak:

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The Ultimate Delay

• Advanced, meticulously detailed delay algorithms with unprecedented control.
• Mod Delay, Slap, Long, Tap, Ping-pong, Multi-head, and Reverse delay types.
• 20 second Two-Track Looper with tempo sync and individual pan/level controls.
• Reverse delay features real-time alignment with your playing for consistently repeatable live performances.
• Say goodbye to “models.” Continuously variable time, feedback, mix, mod speed/depth, grit, filter and smear controls let you go places modelers never dreamed of. Go between the models and create sounds that are truly unique.
• True stereo operation.
• Crafted with love in the USA

Superior Analog Performance

• Analog dry signal path for ZERO latency operation.
• Premium quailty A/D & D/A converters coupled with analog dry path allow an astounding 115dB Signal to Noise ratio typical.
• 96kHz, 32-bit floating point processing throughout.
• Tube-buffered wet signal path. Dual 12AX7s run at their full 250V plate voltage for the warmest and fattest digital effects available anywhere.
• Transparent analog buffered bypass so your pedal will work equally well in front of an amp, in a loop or on a mixing console.

Intuitive User Interface and Operation

• All parameters instantly available real-time during performance. No hidden menus to dig through. Continuously variable.
• 8 easily accessible presets.
• Full MIDI implementation allows extended control for those with more complex rigs.
• Delay is both Tap tempo and Strum tempo enabled.

Phase Inversion

As there is no schematic available for the Timeline, it's not possible to determine whether this pedal inverts phase without an oscilloscope. Once we get this on the bench and scoped, we'll be able to inform everyone of whether this pedal inverts phase or not.

Schematic

None has ever been made available and Damage Control, as a company, now exists as Strymon, and specializes in creating digital effects pedals.

Creating a schematic would be very laborious without a lot of return. It would require removing what is likely a double-sided PCB from inside the pedal, understanding the circuit on the PCB, and then creating a schematic from the PCB. This is not like decoding a Fuzz Face that has, maybe a dozen parts and is a very simple circuit.

If we can get them from Damage Control/Strymon, that'd be the best case scenario...

Artists

We are currently unaware of any artists actively using the pedal now, or who have in the past.

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