My current favorite delay pedals are The Brigadier and El Capistan made a company named Strymon One "quirk" they have, though, is that there's no on-board preset switch to toggle between the stored settings (each delay can have 2 sounds: one on the effect, and one as a preset). However, these delays have the ability to switch presets if you use Strymon's Favorite switch pedal — simply plug the Favorite into the EXP jack with a TRS (stereo) 1/4" cable, and you now have full access to both sounds on your delay. As great as that is, there's a problem: Strymon's Favorite switch is just too big for my tastes — and the tastes of many others. So, I emailed Strymon and asked if I could make and sell my own small form-factor "favorite" switch, and they gave me okay to do just that.

That's how THE PRESET was born! Now, all the functionality of Strymon's large Favorite switch can be had in the same small enclosure I use for my crazy-popular Pulse Tap-Tempo — just 2 inches square for mine, compared to over 4.5 x 2.5 inches for Strymon's. Of course, Strymon built their Favorite to match their delay enclosures' shape, which is great. However, many Strymon users want a preset switch as small as possible, and that's where my PRESET comes into play.

A TRS (stereo) cable is required for use, and if you don't have one, you can buy a 1.5 foot cable from us for an additional $6.

THE PRESET sports an etched finish that's hand sanded and polished, and sports metallic black paint in the recesses. As with all my effects, only the finest quality parts are used: cast aluminum shells, Switchcraft jacks, etc.. THE PRESET requires NO external or internal power because the power needed for the LED is provided via the required TRS cable. Made by hand, one at a time, here in the USA. I also want to clarify some misunderstandings about the Strymon Favorite and PRESET LEDs. Some people think the LED dims as the pedal settings change, but this is not the case with the Favorite or PRESET — by design. Here's a direct quote from Strymon on the matter: "The Favorite switch simply lights up when you press the switch. It does not adjust the brightness of the LED when you adjust the knobs. The built-in Favorite buttons on blueSky, Ola and Orbit do this, but the external Favorite switch does not."