I would love to hear a better demo, one where you can hear the multitap delay; it seems to me the most significant difference between this unit and the much less expensive Fulltone one is the multiple playback heads, and you don't even get to hear them in action here. I don't hear anything in this demo that would make me choose this unit over the Fulltone or even over a good BBD delay or digital emulation.
It's surprising that for the amount this unit costs, this is the only demo of it on the entire Internet. A store in my city has one for sale but refused to let me hear it! It's no surprise that it's just been sitting there on the shelf unsold for 3 years; who's going to drop 2 or 3 grand on a unit like this without getting to try it first?
What is your take on this comparably to the fulltone tape echo ? I want a unit like the fulltone, but I think I may be swayed to get one like yours, only because it has reverb as well, kind of looks nicer as well, and has that cool meter
That is a very nice machine! I've just bought my third Watkins Copicat. I already had the Mk III Solid State, and a IC400 Varispeed, and now I've bought a MkII valve unit.
Varispeed is definitely a nice feature, especially seeing as we take a "time" knob for granted on our delays these days!
I bet this baby is worth a mint!
I STILL think it must be possible to make a fairly cheap (affordable) mini tape echo, that fits in a fairly-portable guitar pedal style form factor. Come on!? Surely!
@merasanam did you not watch or even listen to the video before bitching? the tape erases itself and records continuously, and nothing can sound like a tape being read with a head, digital just tries to model the sound...
@merasanam - Yes, you either buy another tape, or you cut and splice a tape loop yourself (much less expensive). It's no worse than having to change the tires on your car.
@guitaneman Close to 3 grand. Screw that! The Fulltone TTE is a lot cheaper and does the same thing. I personally think the vintage units sound best. Keep your eyes peeled on Ebay, you never know when you'll find a deal. I just scored an Echoplex EP-3 for $350 bucks!
@bigtophalloween thanks for your reply i have the chace to buy a wem copicat ... vintage and easly fixed .. i am in the uk so there are lots of used for sale
@sjctuber It's not "true bypass" per say, but it is a lot more transparent than the units of yesteryear. Having said that, a big part of why those units were so well loved was the fact that they impart their own sonic fingerprint. Just some food for thought...
I would love to hear a better demo, one where you can hear the multitap delay; it seems to me the most significant difference between this unit and the much less expensive Fulltone one is the multiple playback heads, and you don't even get to hear them in action here. I don't hear anything in this demo that would make me choose this unit over the Fulltone or even over a good BBD delay or digital emulation.
deadbirdsings 5 days ago
It's surprising that for the amount this unit costs, this is the only demo of it on the entire Internet. A store in my city has one for sale but refused to let me hear it! It's no surprise that it's just been sitting there on the shelf unsold for 3 years; who's going to drop 2 or 3 grand on a unit like this without getting to try it first?
deadbirdsings 5 days ago
What tape you got in it?
AVascocc 2 months ago
@muzboz You've just set forth a million dollar Idea. I'll get started
blake100blake 3 months ago
What is your take on this comparably to the fulltone tape echo ? I want a unit like the fulltone, but I think I may be swayed to get one like yours, only because it has reverb as well, kind of looks nicer as well, and has that cool meter
UKToneKing 3 months ago
That is a very nice machine! I've just bought my third Watkins Copicat. I already had the Mk III Solid State, and a IC400 Varispeed, and now I've bought a MkII valve unit.
Varispeed is definitely a nice feature, especially seeing as we take a "time" knob for granted on our delays these days!
I bet this baby is worth a mint!
I STILL think it must be possible to make a fairly cheap (affordable) mini tape echo, that fits in a fairly-portable guitar pedal style form factor. Come on!? Surely!
muzboz 7 months ago
1:07 - 1:19 nice sounds
plasmaforce11 11 months ago
WTF.... tape reverb would have been nice for the 70s, maybe 80s, but tape in 2011?
Today a 3$ DSP can do all the effects.
Besides, what do you do when the tape is used? Buy another tape?
merasanam 1 year ago
@merasanam
Not everyone "likes" the sterile sound of digital.
Tape makes for a very warm analog sound...that NO DSP can duplicate accurately...although there are some that come close.
A matter of opinion.
HYPNOTIKINFEKTED 11 months ago
@merasanam did you not watch or even listen to the video before bitching? the tape erases itself and records continuously, and nothing can sound like a tape being read with a head, digital just tries to model the sound...
setman69 9 months ago
@merasanam - Yes, you either buy another tape, or you cut and splice a tape loop yourself (much less expensive). It's no worse than having to change the tires on your car.
deadbirdsings 5 days ago
Nice one Mr T McDonald, your best to date.
Best wishes from Dave.
DAVEBLISS2007 1 year ago
Why doesn't the tape have a cover? I know looking at the tape go 'round and 'round is fascinating and necessary for this demo, but it's fragile!
Desmaad 1 year ago
reverb from a vintage fender twin way better with out the vibroto wave your thing has,not to mention todays electronic reverb way better
wildthing302 1 year ago
I just scored a tape echo for 75$, but this thing is soo quiet! You can barley hear the tape hiss!
2245DRUMMER 1 year ago
apache!!
miamiwax 1 year ago
how much do these go for .... my guess a arm and a leg
guitaneman 1 year ago
@guitaneman Close to 3 grand. Screw that! The Fulltone TTE is a lot cheaper and does the same thing. I personally think the vintage units sound best. Keep your eyes peeled on Ebay, you never know when you'll find a deal. I just scored an Echoplex EP-3 for $350 bucks!
bigtophalloween 1 year ago
@bigtophalloween thanks for your reply i have the chace to buy a wem copicat ... vintage and easly fixed .. i am in the uk so there are lots of used for sale
guitaneman 1 year ago
does not sound like tape.more to digital
zzxprezz 1 year ago
Does this have tape in the machine?
paulhick298 1 year ago
Yes it does if you look at the top of the machine you can see the tape going round over the heads.
qistar1 1 year ago
oh my god! is this device true bypass. could you compare the sound of the guitar with this piece in and out of the chain?
sjctuber 2 years ago
@sjctuber It's not "true bypass" per say, but it is a lot more transparent than the units of yesteryear. Having said that, a big part of why those units were so well loved was the fact that they impart their own sonic fingerprint. Just some food for thought...
bigtophalloween 1 year ago