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Caroline Guitar Company further updates its Kilobyte Lo-Fi Tap Delay with new 2000 Edition now with 8 Controls
Key Points
Caroline Kilobyte 2000 Lo‑Fi Tap Delay expands the Kilobyte with eight controls and a PT2399 core. Factory max delay is 300ms, stretched/filtered to 500ms+; actual max varies from just over 500ms to more than 800ms.
Controls: Level, Sharpness (Most Lo‑Fi CCW), Preamp/Saturation, Havoc Level, Modulation Level, Time (500ms+), Tap Division (Dotted Eighth/Quarter/Triplet), Repeats; Bypass footswitch and Tap Tempo/Havoc footswitch. The original had five controls; the 2000 adds Sharpness, Havoc Level and Tap Divisions.
Mono delay with single TRS FX/Insert Loop, Tap Tempo remote port, ~60mA draw. Available on Caroline Guitar Webstore and international dealers. As of 2026-07-13, the price was £299 (US $279).
Caroline has significantly ramped up its Kilobyte Lo-Fi Delay with a much more expansive and granular 8 controls topology.
At its core this has a PT2399 chip with an official maximum factory delay time of 300ms. While that has been ’stretched’ and filtered to deliver the 500ms+ Lo-Fi delay variation. Caroline deliberately doesn’t provide max delay time - as it can vary enormously from just over 500ms to more than 800ms.
Controls - Level, Sharpness (Most Lo-Fi CCW), Preamp / Saturation, Havoc Level, Modulation Level, Time (500ms+), Tap Division : Dotted Eighth / Quarter / Triplet, Repeats, Bypass Footswitch, Tap Tempo / Havoc Footswitch.
The original device had just 5 controls - where the latest iteration adds controls for Sharpness (Max Lo-Fi CCW), Havoc Level, and Tap Divisions : Dotted Eighth / Quarter / Triplet.
The Kilobyte 2000 is a core Mono Delay - with a single TRS socket FX / Insert Loop. So not particularly suitable for my significantly stereo rig - while this has always been one of the great sounding Lo-Fi delays - which is even more expansive now, and includes also a Tap Tempo remote port - for if you want even further separation between your footswitches.
I’ve labelled all the controls in the above visual - where this device has a very minimal 60mA current draw.
Everything here is very straightforward - you just have more controls now - to more finely shape this pedal’s output.
The Kilobyte 2000 Lo-Fi Tap Delay is available right now on the Caroline Guitar Webstore, and at International Dealers - where it goes for $279 and equivalent (£299 in the UK).
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