Doepfer A-188-1C

Out of the all od Doepfer's BBD variants, i feel this is the best middle ground between classic delay, and flanger/chorus/Karplus Strong duties.
You can get convincing short analog delays, with some filtering you can extend its time, and it is short enough for metallic/resonant tones, and it can fake a spring reverb in a need.
It is a bit noisy, as it is expected from BBD devices, but Doepfer offer a open send/return patch points, which is very useful for filtering the noise out.