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I have 2 effectrons and an echotron - a very rare 4 second Deltalab delay. All were had for less than $100 and all of them looked like poo-poo and all sound just great. I mean, not that great, but great, if you know what I mean.

Got a Vestax 1-second delay unit - a cheap knock off of that Ibanez unit - for about $40, and it provides some nice 8-bit delay sounds. In combination with a Biamp spring reverb, that used to be my reverb system of choice...

Then there's the REALLY cheap method that involves a microphone, a speaker, and a room. You blast the sound you want reverb on into a room, and record with with a mic placed somewhere interesting. Voila- reverbed sound, sans reverb unit. Stairwells work great. Elevator shafts (assuming the elevator's not in use), etc.