@@ProGuitarShopDemos I was asking for the shortest delay, 'cuase in the video you mention it goes from 4 to 750ms (I thought you mean from 4ms) please confirm. Thanks very much
@@Guille-Strat Sorry, my mistake! Must have saw 4sec and then preceded to write 4ms. Manual is correct: 65ms -750ms. 8 years and you're the first to notice. Thanks! Andy
This is a clip 'n paste from another thread but it might be useful here as well (apologies if you read this there already) For those considering between this and the Belle Epoch and even the MXR Carbon Copy (like I was) there are a few things in favour of the Echoplex you might want to keep in mind: First: Tap tempo option. Yes, it's a pain to have to pay extra for a tap switch but at least it's possible. Delays are a rhythm-based effect after all and while any delay pedal in isolation can sound great, it's a hassle trying to sit it in a densely rhythmic track. Tap tempo is a lifesaver in real world situations like that. The Belle Epoch and Carbon Copy don't have this option at all to my knowledge. Second: LACK of a preamp. Yes, I know, the Belle Epoch's preamp is hailed as one of its strengths but it cannot be turned off. If you are already sorted for your core sound (preamp, amps, overdrives, boosters etc) this can negatively affect your delay sound depending on what else you have on in the chain. I would rather have the choice what is on and off. Third: Between the Echoplex and the Carbon Copy, I found the Echoplex had much 'creamier and dreamier' sounding delays. The Carbon Copy sounded a little harsher and rawer by comparison (some may like that of course). Also the Carbon Copy was hard to control and while great for analogue delay distortion FX was not nearly as easy to dial in a desired setting compared to the Echoplex. In fact, with the Echoplex it was hard NOT to find a musically useful sound with any knob twist. So, not criticizing anyone's choices. The two competitors I mentioned are great too. However, if musicality, controllability, smooth sound and tap tempo control are important to you, well, Echoplex all the way. Hope that helps if you're feeling stuck. Show less REPLY
Some good advice for anyone thinking of getting this or that has this pedal. Know that it has some special power requirements. You cannot use a 9 volt battery to operate this pedal. You open up the back and there is no battery hookup. It's chalk full of components taking up the space that the battery normally resides in this sized pedal, you know the regular boss, MXR's of the World. The Echoplex was designed for high headroom. While it does operate at 9 volts DC power, not 18 mind you, it runs at 250mA, not 100mA, I repeat not 100maA! This means you must use the cheap adapter that comes with the pedal, or another power supply that has this power rating. I have the Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2 plus and I spent an hour today figuring out why it wasn't working when I was plugging it in. First it got no power from the Voodoo, but weird it did from the supplied power adapter. I was getting pissed. I was thinking something was wrong with my Voodoo or the pedal. Then I recalled reading the Echoplex manual and there was some weirdness regarding the power requirements. I got the Voodoo manual out and re-read the Echoplex user manual and also did an online search as well, on the Voodoo chatboards. What I discovered today is that you have to use either output 5 or 6 on the Voodoo as these outputs run at 9 volts 250mA, while outputs 1-4 run at 9 volts 100mA. This with the dipswitches in the normal positions. 100mA is normal and sufficient to power most pedals, all of my other pedals as matter of fact, but not the bitchin Echoplex. It runs at 250mA and has higher headroom. I read somewhere that internal components in it actually bump up the 9 volts you supply to 20 volts for high headroom to preserve and keep artifacts from clipping. Nice!. Once I plugged it into output 5 it worked like a charm! Stoked. Pedal sounds so fucking good and I'm ripping up Bytor and the Snowdog and other Rush songs with it. So just to recap, remember if you can't get the fucker to work it's because you most likely have a power supply running at 100mA and you need 250mA. If you are trying the pedal out at GC or another store, make sure you are using the correct power or it won't get any lights going and or it'll have blinking lights and make a weird pulsating noise basically telling you something is wrong.
Man forget the Voodoo its old fashioned ,better do like I did and get Strymon Zuma or Ojai (better Zuma) 10 ins at 500ma is all you need,no need to worry about.
It doesn't take any batteries (it technically can, but not in a way that's practical). 9v batteries have a maximum current draw of about 500mAH. Which means that you can draw 500mA from the battery for 1 hour before it completely dies. 2 hours of battery life before you need to change it isn't practical. So use an iso power supply instead. Anything like an MXR ISO brick will easily supply isolated power to it. The use of batteries to power pedals has never been a reliable way to do it. Don't be a cheap ass and get proper mains power.
Wonderful, very close to the original Echoplex EP- 3, one of the best I've seen. In a blind test it is hard to know who's who. It really is a great pedal that brings all the magic of the Echoplex EP- 3. Simply great and fantastic!!!😍👏👏
Bought the Dunlop Echoplex Delay last month (Apr '17). It's everything I hoped for in replacing the Maestro Classic analog tape delay. Definitely a Buy Item.
good demo. what they forgot to tell you was the age mode set to say 60% is done by holding down the age knob till it blinks then turning it to desired level, then pushing knob again. then you can set the level of output for that age saturation setting. So if it says 60% age setting and the knob appears to be on 30% this is why. All the demo's seem to not explain this. this demo at least is accurate if not explaining in full.
Just bought the pedal...a mini plexi 20 watt...Gibson lp classic...an sum slides. I will be doing my best version of u sir.. 😊 All my other gear be getting dusty for a minute 😮
Only thing that has me concerned is that it says on the website that your dry path is untouched but the delays are treated with the Echoplex preamp. They suggest that you add the EP101 in front to get the full EP-3 experience. The problem is that doing it this way would surely mean that the delays are running through two Echoplex preamps. The Belle Epoch has a similar dilema. If you want to use an EP101 or EP Booster on your board as an "always on" pedal or to use at your own discretion, again it will be running through two Echoplex type preamps. Provided the El Capistan doesn't emulate the preamp tonality of the Echoplex, it is probably the most appealing to me. It would leave me free to use an EP101 or EP Booster as and when I wish and the pedal just does the reverb. It's a more modular approach that would offer more flexibility. The best solution would be a double sided pedal with the Echoplex preamp on one side and a tape delay emulation the other side. Have a switch to turn the preamp on and off and the tape emulation voiced specifically to sound like an EP-3 when the preamp is switched on.
No, only one Echoplex preamp would be involved. The delay doesn't have the EP Pre in it. If you place it before the delay, then the signal gets coloured, then it meets the delay, goes through a basic neutral preamp (not an EP Pre one - every pedal has a preamp, unless it's passive!), gets split into dry and wet path, the wet gets processed, and then they are mixed and delivered to the output.
I actually contacted their support. This was their reply (minus the greeetings and names): The EP101 is an all analog copy of the original Echoplex preamp circuit by itself. The EP103 is a digital delay that has the sound of both the Echoplex’ s preamp and tape delay circuits built in. So yes, if you were to run both pedals together the delayed signal would be going through two preamps.
It would always go through two preamps, because like I said every pedal that is not passive must definitely have a preamp to handle the signal. But in the case you're describing, the actual Echoplex preamp will be the EP101, and the EP103's preamp will be there, but in a very neutral style and leaving the dry signal as unaffected as possible (the original old Echoplexes didn't do that - they coloured your signal no matter if they were on or off). Regarding the wet signal, it will be also coloured with a bit of the Echoplex preamp tone, but that's exactly why you would be buying the pedal for.
The thing is, if the EP103 is adding the character of the original Echoplex to the repeats of a clean guitar signal, when the signal from the EP101 (not a clean signal but one already with the character of the Echoplex preamp) is run through the EP103, it stands to reason that the delays would have the character of the Echoplex preamp applied to it twice and be exaggerated. In my opinion if they knew they were going to be releasing a delay pedal and a preamp pedal, it would have been better if they had voiced the delay to accurately recreate the repeats of the original Echoplex when used in conjunction with the EP101 rather than a clean guitar tone, or at least enable you to turn off the Echoplex preamp character in the EP103 when you are using it with the EP101.
All you get from the Echoplex preamp in the case of the 103 is a bit of colour in the wet signal. The dry remains very neutral and purely analog. They clearly designed them from a sound and business perspective to be sold separately, because there are many players who like their delays as transparent with the dry tone as possible (for example, drives can sound better with it). In that case, you simply get the 103 on its own. In case you also want the colour to your dry signal too (plus a bit of phase shift), you get the 101 as well. And the 101 can be used on its own while being true bypass.
@@TheCallen67 It's fairly bright. Idk about the BE. I like the old Keeley Magnetic Echo, there's something about that one that always works for me. More organic, warmer tape style delay. Nice modulation as well. I find the MXR delay without the preamp in front sounds a little sterile.
I wanna A/B it against my El Capistan. I picked it up for $250 a while ago and love it. Internal DIP switches drive me crazy. You either need 2 of them if you move between settings or need to modify the enclosures. I drilled a hole in the bottom of my EP booster; most of the time I used it in standard mode. Sometimes I'd boost the bass when I was playing through my 112 or open back 212. However it was always all over the place because I couldn't fasten it down securely. I stopped using the switches so now I have zip ties holding it fast to the board. I like what I'm hearing, but for expediency I think I have to stay with the Strymon. For the love of God, put the switches on the side or something.
@@anthonysclafani3963 Unsure, I think it's in there somewhere but you can't run it separately. I may be wrong because Dunlop/MXR released an EP preamp. I just use an EP booster clone. Does the job.
Radio: The Dunlop has a really nice vintage tonal quality. It also has a feature that allows you to mimic the sound of a worn tape loop, a feature I never used. Personally speaking, I found the Roland to be much more versatile since you can adjust the volume of the delayed signal versus the dry signal, AND you can mute the dry signal which creates a great "ping-pong" effect when using two amps. Also the Roland allows for all sorts of "patterns" of repeat with the selector knob. Honestly I don't think the Dunlop is worth the cost since you already have the RE-20.
Where'd you get the backing track for B&TSD Andy? Since the mid '70s, I've always played along with the "All The World's A Stage" version. Would love to have the BT.
Be honest, Andy.. I know you LOVEEEEEEEE the original EP3 Echoplex, so what do you really think of these Dunlop pedals? Do you like them? If so, a little or a lot? Do they get close in your opinion? Do Catlinbread or Strymon get closer than this one when it comes to accuracy?
That's a tough question because every EP-3 I've owned sounds a little different (especially since nobody uses the same brand of tape). I found this pedal to match the modulation and character of the repeats really well but if I had to compare it to my EP-3, the original is much brighter. Catalinbread and UA Starlight match that brightness much better. My guess is the EP-3 Dunlop had was a darker sounding unit. No real losers here, just different flavors. Andy
Having tried the many tape sims, think that the Dunlop might be a favourite, despite usually preferring other brands.Never had the real thing, so I can't speak to that, but I thought it worked well with other effects, and lacked the extreme murky / muddy quality of some.It's this or the Belle Ep, one of CB's & Howard's finest. Listening to recordings of the original, I'm not so sure that it couldn't be improved upon;
bloody guitar effects adverts have me learning Bytor And The Snowdog lol, ironically enough learned the end solo today lol, but never got into the chord stuff. Andy seemed to make it interesting ive got a Roland RE-201 Space Echo, but i thinks i'll be getting this Dunlop Echoplex with the Dunlop MXR Tap Tempo etc, nice little setup, im currently using a buddys Violetta RedWitch as my DanaElectro Reel Echos getting fixed but , i think the Echopex will be my delay of choice soon...
Probably late for you to notice this, but the EP preamp doesn't do a ton of distortion. It's more a "push your tube amp" thing, with a bit of very slightly compressed dirt. Guys in the late-60s to early-70s were looking for as much dirt as they could find, so the EP preamp in the original tape units was kept in the circuit to provide that, and that little bit of "sweetness."
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The manual states the delay rangw goes from 65ms to 750ms. Has it been modified? Is it a version thing maybe? Thanks for help
Right under that line: "Tap jack provides up to 4
seconds of delay time withexternal Tap Tempo Switch".
@@ProGuitarShopDemos I was asking for the shortest delay, 'cuase in the video you mention it goes from 4 to 750ms (I thought you mean from 4ms) please confirm. Thanks very much
@@Guille-Strat Sorry, my mistake! Must have saw 4sec and then preceded to write 4ms. Manual is correct: 65ms -750ms. 8 years and you're the first to notice. Thanks!
Andy
@@ProGuitarShopDemos I'm pleased to help! you are in my guitar hero's hall, Andy
This is a clip 'n paste from another thread but it might be useful here as well (apologies if you read this there already)
For those considering between this and the Belle Epoch and even the MXR Carbon Copy (like I was) there are a few things in favour of the Echoplex you might want to keep in mind:
First: Tap tempo option. Yes, it's a pain to have to pay extra for a tap switch but at least it's possible. Delays are a rhythm-based effect after all and while any delay pedal in isolation can sound great, it's a hassle trying to sit it in a densely rhythmic track. Tap tempo is a lifesaver in real world situations like that. The Belle Epoch and Carbon Copy don't have this option at all to my knowledge.
Second: LACK of a preamp. Yes, I know, the Belle Epoch's preamp is hailed as one of its strengths but it cannot be turned off. If you are already sorted for your core sound (preamp, amps, overdrives, boosters etc) this can negatively affect your delay sound depending on what else you have on in the chain. I would rather have the choice what is on and off.
Third: Between the Echoplex and the Carbon Copy, I found the Echoplex had much 'creamier and dreamier' sounding delays. The Carbon Copy sounded a little harsher and rawer by comparison (some may like that of course). Also the Carbon Copy was hard to control and while great for analogue delay distortion FX was not nearly as easy to dial in a desired setting compared to the Echoplex. In fact, with the Echoplex it was hard NOT to find a musically useful sound with any knob twist.
So, not criticizing anyone's choices. The two competitors I mentioned are great too. However, if musicality, controllability, smooth sound and tap tempo control are important to you, well, Echoplex all the way. Hope that helps if you're feeling stuck.
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I love Andy's work.. Doing By-Tor for this demo.... priceless!
Sounds like an intro for a cool 1990's Kids show about how tough high school is.
It's Rush!
I think Hank and bobby it's the same person on youtube
Bobby Hill God damnit Bobby. Wait till you get a REAL job. Then you'll learn what "tough" is. I'll tell you what.
+Hank Hill b
But Hank, I though working for Strickland Propane was worth the hardship
*Hwat
Some good advice for anyone thinking of getting this or that has this pedal. Know that it has some special power requirements. You cannot use a 9 volt battery to operate this pedal. You open up the back and there is no battery hookup. It's chalk full of components taking up the space that the battery normally resides in this sized pedal, you know the regular boss, MXR's of the World. The Echoplex was designed for high headroom. While it does operate at 9 volts DC power, not 18 mind you, it runs at 250mA, not 100mA, I repeat not 100maA! This means you must use the cheap adapter that comes with the pedal, or another power supply that has this power rating.
I have the Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2 plus and I spent an hour today figuring out why it wasn't working when I was plugging it in. First it got no power from the Voodoo, but weird it did from the supplied power adapter. I was getting pissed. I was thinking something was wrong with my Voodoo or the pedal. Then I recalled reading the Echoplex manual and there was some weirdness regarding the power requirements. I got the Voodoo manual out and re-read the Echoplex user manual and also did an online search as well, on the Voodoo chatboards. What I discovered today is that you have to use either output 5 or 6 on the Voodoo as these outputs run at 9 volts 250mA, while outputs 1-4 run at 9 volts 100mA. This with the dipswitches in the normal positions.
100mA is normal and sufficient to power most pedals, all of my other pedals as matter of fact, but not the bitchin Echoplex. It runs at 250mA and has higher headroom. I read somewhere that internal components in it actually bump up the 9 volts you supply to 20 volts for high headroom to preserve and keep artifacts from clipping. Nice!. Once I plugged it into output 5 it worked like a charm! Stoked. Pedal sounds so fucking good and I'm ripping up Bytor and the Snowdog and other Rush songs with it.
So just to recap, remember if you can't get the fucker to work it's because you most likely have a power supply running at 100mA and you need 250mA. If you are trying the pedal out at GC or another store, make sure you are using the correct power or it won't get any lights going and or it'll have blinking lights and make a weird pulsating noise basically telling you something is wrong.
Man forget the Voodoo its old fashioned ,better do like I did and get Strymon Zuma or Ojai (better Zuma) 10 ins at 500ma is all you need,no need to worry about.
so if it doesn't take 9v what battery does it take??
It doesn't take any batteries (it technically can, but not in a way that's practical). 9v batteries have a maximum current draw of about 500mAH. Which means that you can draw 500mA from the battery for 1 hour before it completely dies. 2 hours of battery life before you need to change it isn't practical. So use an iso power supply instead. Anything like an MXR ISO brick will easily supply isolated power to it.
The use of batteries to power pedals has never been a reliable way to do it. Don't be a cheap ass and get proper mains power.
Wyatt Scott cheers for this!
A 1-Spot should do it? It'll handle up to 1700ma
Thanks for the Rush intro! It's been a while, but now I'll go through all the Rush vinyl I've got, which is the better part of their discography.
BY-TOR!!!! AND THE SNOW DOG!!!!! Square for BATTLE!!!!!! Let the fray begin!!! 🤘
Setting the delay at 2 seconds sounded like Alan's psychedelic breakfast!!! So awesome!!!
Eggs, sausages...
Marmalade... I like marmalade...
I was literally thinking the exact same thing. Very reminiscent of Gilmour’s layered guitars
UNEXPECTED RUSH OH DAMN
I'd like to find the wah that Ged used on By-Tor.
The first of many epics from the second album. Great playing Andy, and I appreciate the review. I used to own an actual Echoplex years ago.
Wonderful, very close to the original Echoplex EP- 3, one of the best I've seen. In a blind test it is hard to know who's who. It really is a great pedal that brings all the magic of the Echoplex EP- 3. Simply great and fantastic!!!😍👏👏
You do the Rush fans proud, sir! What a joy to hear that be the opening playtest.
Thank you! I learned a lot in my early guitar days playing along to All The World's a Stage!
Andy
@@ProGuitarShopDemos awesome! Alex is one of the greats, I've learned a lot from listening to him as well.
Bought one after watching this.
Love it, the Echo sound I've been chasing for years.
Did you buy their preamp pedal to put in front of it?
Bought the Dunlop Echoplex Delay last month (Apr '17). It's everything I hoped for in replacing the Maestro Classic analog tape delay. Definitely a Buy Item.
This rush cover has made andy my favorite person
Definitely! Andy is already up there as my go to demo guy and playing that song just reinforces it more. Andy understands tone!
Yes!
Right on he was playing in the end in one of the others
holy crap! by-tor and the snow dog! one of rush's best tunes
Beautiful playing Andy. Thanks. ✌🏻
good demo. what they forgot to tell you was the age mode set to say 60% is done by holding down the age knob till it blinks then turning it to desired level, then pushing knob again. then you can set the level of output for that age saturation setting. So if it says 60% age setting and the knob appears to be on 30% this is why. All the demo's seem to not explain this. this demo at least is accurate if not explaining in full.
Andy.......You knocked it out of the park with this demo !!!!!!!
The Dunlop Echoplex is #1 on my "must have" list.......
By-Tor! I was so ready for the Battle sequence Andy ahaha. Great as always
The overdriven part you did - wow…. That was awesome.
Thanks Peter That’s an old Black Keys tune called Black Door! Thanks for reminding me 👍🏻
And the snow dog!!!! PREPARE FOR BATTLE!
A pleasure listening to your creative playing, Andy. A great demonstration of the pedal. Thank you.
Your listing to classic rock radio all day long.
BY-TOR! AND THE SNOW DOG!
Benster Ellis Rush FTW!
Yeah.. Right?!
Bytor and the Snowdog awesomeness!!! Yes!
AWESOME PEDAL. I CAN'T STOP PLAYING IT,!!...
Classssssic black keys, Andy. Always killing it. Loved all the playing on this one.
What Song was that?
@@djfedezaza Black Door
@@BearBryan thanks man
After Covered Digital & Analog Delays you gotta have a good Tape Delay. Excellent demo of what the pedal is capable of.
I hope Dunlop combines the EP-101 and EP-103 into one pedal. It would be interesting to contrast said pedal with the Belle Epoch.
Best equipment reviews on the web.
John smith These are not reviews, these are demonstrations. He never has anything critical to say, and that's because they want to sell these things.
Wow! you remind me of my wife, are you a English teacher? lol
By-tor and the Snow Dog! I Love RUSH!
Andrew is a friggin wizard. You should be rich and famous, dude.
Bytor and the Snowdog! that was awesome!
"Wow and flutter" always cracks me up.
I could listen to your playing all day Mister !! Thanks for the great revues.
Love the slide playing at the end.
Thanks that’s a little Black Keys - Black Door from when they were a blues band 😁✌️
If you lived here in western MA I would take lessons, and thanks for the Rush! Seems like a nice pedal.
Nice Bytor and the Snowdog!
Just bought the pedal...a mini plexi 20 watt...Gibson lp classic...an sum slides. I will be doing my best version of u sir.. 😊
All my other gear be getting dusty for a minute 😮
Diggin the Rush :)
Big smile from 1:00 :)
that little riff scheme is unbelievable
You could get some great John Martyn things going with this baby!
3:40 how inspiring is that tune... I love it
always enjoy Andy's playing and the pedal is cool too this time .
3:44 is incredible
Only thing that has me concerned is that it says on the website that your dry path is untouched but the delays are treated with the Echoplex preamp. They suggest that you add the EP101 in front to get the full EP-3 experience. The problem is that doing it this way would surely mean that the delays are running through two Echoplex preamps.
The Belle Epoch has a similar dilema. If you want to use an EP101 or EP Booster on your board as an "always on" pedal or to use at your own discretion, again it will be running through two Echoplex type preamps.
Provided the El Capistan doesn't emulate the preamp tonality of the Echoplex, it is probably the most appealing to me. It would leave me free to use an EP101 or EP Booster as and when I wish and the pedal just does the reverb. It's a more modular approach that would offer more flexibility.
The best solution would be a double sided pedal with the Echoplex preamp on one side and a tape delay emulation the other side. Have a switch to turn the preamp on and off and the tape emulation voiced specifically to sound like an EP-3 when the preamp is switched on.
No, only one Echoplex preamp would be involved. The delay doesn't have the EP Pre in it. If you place it before the delay, then the signal gets coloured, then it meets the delay, goes through a basic neutral preamp (not an EP Pre one - every pedal has a preamp, unless it's passive!), gets split into dry and wet path, the wet gets processed, and then they are mixed and delivered to the output.
I actually contacted their support. This was their reply (minus the greeetings and names):
The EP101 is an all analog copy of the original Echoplex preamp circuit by itself. The EP103 is a digital delay that has the sound of both the Echoplex’ s preamp and tape delay circuits built in. So yes, if you were to run both pedals together the delayed signal would be going through two preamps.
It would always go through two preamps, because like I said every pedal that is not passive must definitely have a preamp to handle the signal. But in the case you're describing, the actual Echoplex preamp will be the EP101, and the EP103's preamp will be there, but in a very neutral style and leaving the dry signal as unaffected as possible (the original old Echoplexes didn't do that - they coloured your signal no matter if they were on or off). Regarding the wet signal, it will be also coloured with a bit of the Echoplex preamp tone, but that's exactly why you would be buying the pedal for.
The thing is, if the EP103 is adding the character of the original Echoplex to the repeats of a clean guitar signal, when the signal from the EP101 (not a clean signal but one already with the character of the Echoplex preamp) is run through the EP103, it stands to reason that the delays would have the character of the Echoplex preamp applied to it twice and be exaggerated.
In my opinion if they knew they were going to be releasing a delay pedal and a preamp pedal, it would have been better if they had voiced the delay to accurately recreate the repeats of the original Echoplex when used in conjunction with the EP101 rather than a clean guitar tone, or at least enable you to turn off the Echoplex preamp character in the EP103 when you are using it with the EP101.
All you get from the Echoplex preamp in the case of the 103 is a bit of colour in the wet signal. The dry remains very neutral and purely analog. They clearly designed them from a sound and business perspective to be sold separately, because there are many players who like their delays as transparent with the dry tone as possible (for example, drives can sound better with it). In that case, you simply get the 103 on its own. In case you also want the colour to your dry signal too (plus a bit of phase shift), you get the 101 as well. And the 101 can be used on its own while being true bypass.
You had me at By Tor.
Andy you should be touring professionally. You are an amazing musician.
Had a Belle and didn't like the darker voice, this one sounds more realistic to me...ordered.
The Belle's repeats have a high pass filter and this has a low pass, so good luck getting it brighter than the Belle.
@@TheCallen67 It's fairly bright. Idk about the BE. I like the old Keeley Magnetic Echo, there's something about that one that always works for me. More organic, warmer tape style delay. Nice modulation as well.
I find the MXR delay without the preamp in front sounds a little sterile.
sounds great, though we still need a shootout between this one, the Belle Epoch and a real Echoplex.
Masterful execution of delay!
I wanna A/B it against my El Capistan. I picked it up for $250 a while ago and love it. Internal DIP switches drive me crazy. You either need 2 of them if you move between settings or need to modify the enclosures. I drilled a hole in the bottom of my EP booster; most of the time I used it in standard mode. Sometimes I'd boost the bass when I was playing through my 112 or open back 212. However it was always all over the place because I couldn't fasten it down securely. I stopped using the switches so now I have zip ties holding it fast to the board.
I like what I'm hearing, but for expediency I think I have to stay with the Strymon. For the love of God, put the switches on the side or something.
You may be my favorite non Page, Gilmour etc player.
eric johnson's gonna dig it
tonelocrian he already uses belle epochs
Let the fray begin!
the second song was beautiful. great demo
BY - TOR! AND THE SNOW DAWG!!!
Dang it just scrolled down somebody already did this.
Always worth watching your videos ♥️
Thank you 🙏
Man.. If it only had the head selections that the Catalinbread Echoroec has. Love the tap/stereo features!!!
Oh my god it's By-Tor!!
I like this guy.
like the Black Keys riff with the slide!
Is that Rush in the beginning?
Yup By-tor and the Snow Dog.
Rush actually did use an original Echoplex tape delay pedal sometimes, notably on 2112
Anyone else want an Echoplex deluxe version with the preamp on board that you can turn on and off independently, tap tempo, and a dedicated age knob?
The echoplex delay doesn't include the echoplex preamp?
I would except I'd keep the echoplex in my fx loop and the pre before my amp so it really wouldnt work out for me
@@anthonysclafani3963 Unsure, I think it's in there somewhere but you can't run it separately. I may be wrong because Dunlop/MXR released an EP preamp.
I just use an EP booster clone. Does the job.
Happy I read all this before buying.
I had this pedal and loved it until I bought the Roland Boss Space Echo (the new pedal, not the original tape delay model).
The Space Echo...
Wow.
Radio: The Dunlop has a really nice vintage tonal quality. It also has a feature that allows you to mimic the sound of a worn tape loop, a feature I never used.
Personally speaking, I found the Roland to be much more versatile since you can adjust the volume of the delayed signal versus the dry signal, AND you can mute the dry signal which creates a great "ping-pong" effect when using two amps.
Also the Roland allows for all sorts of "patterns" of repeat with the selector knob.
Honestly I don't think the Dunlop is worth the cost since you already have the RE-20.
Oh, and to use the tap tempo feature on the Dunlop you have to buy an additional external footswitch.
I too love MXR, they're my fave FX company. I only use one Boss pedal; the RE-20
Tobes of Hades lit by flickering TORCH LIGHT!
Where'd you get the backing track for B&TSD Andy? Since the mid '70s, I've always played along with the "All The World's A Stage" version. Would love to have the BT.
That slide was awesome
here because of the narduar interview with nirvana where they talked about echoplex
Love it ....everything..playing..echo plex and Rush
Nice Rush Bytor The Snow Dog.😊
Great use of live Rush....Alex slapback...sounds cool
The Belle still kicks their ass at their own game lol
Now that's what I call a demo song! Rush!!!!
Verry Verry Hot RUSH BY-TOR !!
Be honest, Andy.. I know you LOVEEEEEEEE the original EP3 Echoplex, so what do you really think of these Dunlop pedals? Do you like them? If so, a little or a lot? Do they get close in your opinion? Do Catlinbread or Strymon get closer than this one when it comes to accuracy?
That's a tough question because every EP-3 I've owned sounds a little different (especially since nobody uses the same brand of tape). I found this pedal to match the modulation and character of the repeats really well but if I had to compare it to my EP-3, the original is much brighter. Catalinbread and UA Starlight match that brightness much better. My guess is the EP-3 Dunlop had was a darker sounding unit. No real losers here, just different flavors.
Andy
Just a fantastic sound.
Having tried the many tape sims, think that the Dunlop might be a favourite, despite usually preferring other brands.Never had the real thing, so I can't speak to that, but I thought it worked well with other effects, and lacked the extreme murky / muddy quality of some.It's this or the Belle Ep, one of CB's & Howard's finest.
Listening to recordings of the original, I'm not so sure that it couldn't be improved upon;
Still want to hear the various degrees of weathered tape - they always pick one sound. Better than nothing.
andy havin fun
this thing is beautiful. Oh my
Man I would like to hear you play By-Tor and the snow dog all the way through.That sound's great.👍
Nice black keys demo at the end!
OMG you played By Tor!!
Sold!!! Gonna grab one.
Very nice canon piece with the long delay around 4:30
That is absolutely Gilmourish. Take a look at Pink Floyd's "Atom Heart Mother", last song, second part
very pink floyd esque, keep talking ish at around 5:03
it reminded me of Pink Floyd
bloody guitar effects adverts have me learning Bytor And The Snowdog lol, ironically enough learned the end solo today lol, but never got into the chord stuff. Andy seemed to make it interesting ive got a Roland RE-201 Space Echo, but i thinks i'll be getting this Dunlop Echoplex with the Dunlop MXR Tap Tempo etc, nice little setup, im currently using a buddys Violetta RedWitch as my DanaElectro Reel Echos getting fixed but , i think the Echopex will be my delay of choice soon...
Come on PGS, Andy can literally sell me a shit. Awesome guitarist.
Must be a pleasure going to work
Bytor and the snowdog
I have a carbon copy and Afterneath. But I'm looking for an extra delay on board. Hmmm. Obscura looks good too. Need the stereo. I'm leaning obscura.
When you say the dry signal is 100 percent altogether, does that mean tge pedal is analog always? Also, what do you mean by trails in true bypass?
and Andy does it again =)
sounds great, would like to see more rock with it.
In the beginning of the video, is that the amp distortion or is the ep preamp doing a lot of the distortion?
Probably late for you to notice this, but the EP preamp doesn't do a ton of distortion. It's more a "push your tube amp" thing, with a bit of very slightly compressed dirt. Guys in the late-60s to early-70s were looking for as much dirt as they could find, so the EP preamp in the original tape units was kept in the circuit to provide that, and that little bit of "sweetness."
Like I said before the best $200 spent
5:45 song?
Hahaha...Always love when someone tries replicating Brighton Rock solo from Queen's Live Killers
By-Tor!!!! 🙌
Can this hold it's own against the Belle Epoch for the pre-dirt Dead Kennedys' "Police Truck" sound?