Members Fusion1 Posted June 7, 2011 Members Share Posted June 7, 2011 Been listening to Tommy Bolin and his use of the Echoplex back then was pretty groundbreaking. Would like to have a pedal that can recreate those tones. We should have the technology some 35+ years later, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted June 7, 2011 Members Share Posted June 7, 2011 El Cap will probably get mentioned early on. So here, you can be the judge: [video=youtube;MXLu_qlrsJQ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Take your pick: Strymon El Capistan or Skreddy Echo. Each takes a different approach at the "tape delay" thing, but both sound excellent. It really comes down to the type of features that are most important to you. The El Cap does more / varied styles of tape delay (models 3 machine types) vs only one for the Skreddy. The El Cap has tap tempo, but the Skreddy has an effects loop, etc. etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fusion1 Posted June 7, 2011 Author Members Share Posted June 7, 2011 Looks like advantage Strymon, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BHz_econo Posted June 7, 2011 Members Share Posted June 7, 2011 [video=youtube;jXDGEsURjlo] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pewtershmit Posted June 7, 2011 Members Share Posted June 7, 2011 {censored} I think I've got to jump on the strymon bandwagon finally. that {censored} is just killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BHz_econo Posted June 7, 2011 Members Share Posted June 7, 2011 I very much love my Skrecho. Does it do the echoplex best? I don't know, but I can't find a bad setting on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Moustache_Bash Posted June 7, 2011 Members Share Posted June 7, 2011 From clips that I have heard, I effing love how the skreddy sounds. Seems like it gets a better saturation, and it sounds really haunting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nathanlux Posted June 7, 2011 Members Share Posted June 7, 2011 Between the Skrecho and El Cap, I found the El cap to be prettier and more ethereal sounding. The Skrecho, which I kept, just had a deeper and more moody vibe. Although, I barely explored the El Cap's functionality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nathanlux Posted June 7, 2011 Members Share Posted June 7, 2011 From clips that I have heard, I effing love how the skreddy sounds. Seems like it gets a better saturation, and it sounds really haunting. this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I liked the El Cap more than the Skrecho. Skrecho shares filtering characteristics with the BJF-related delays - First Echo on the Moon, Deep Blue Delay, etc. Cuts off some of the lows in the repeats, grinds a certain way, don't care for 'em. I'm definitely in the minority, though. The El Cap kind of sat weirdly in the mix no matter how I set it (I thought), but I really liked the character of the repeats, the way they'd degrade, etc. I don't usually get along all that well with digital delay pedals, got rid of both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnorkelMonkey Posted June 7, 2011 Members Share Posted June 7, 2011 the closest is the ep-3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Prince Squid Posted June 7, 2011 Members Share Posted June 7, 2011 Take a look at the Wampler Faux Echo, it's amazing! The Akai Headrush does the tape echo thing very well, too. And a lot of other stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eric.chambers Posted June 7, 2011 Members Share Posted June 7, 2011 I just sold mt beloved Skreddy Echo to fund an El Capistan. This {censored}in thing better deliver the goods! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tronus Posted June 7, 2011 Members Share Posted June 7, 2011 Take a look at the Wampler Faux Echo, it's amazing!The Akai Headrush does the tape echo thing very well, too. And a lot of other stuff. +1 on the Wampler... Or is it just that damn Illithid making me say that?! Damn you mind control! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bieke Posted June 7, 2011 Members Share Posted June 7, 2011 T-Rex Reptile 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobs Posted June 7, 2011 Members Share Posted June 7, 2011 Capistan blows the Skreddy away, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted June 7, 2011 Members Share Posted June 7, 2011 Capistan blows. fix'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobs Posted June 7, 2011 Members Share Posted June 7, 2011 pffft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 fix'd Holy predictable contrarian bull{censored}, Batman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted June 7, 2011 Members Share Posted June 7, 2011 Holy predictable contrarian bull{censored}, Batman. you have some spittle on your chin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PKTrono Posted June 7, 2011 Members Share Posted June 7, 2011 the closest is the ep-3 "..in a pedal" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SnorkelMonkey Posted June 7, 2011 Members Share Posted June 7, 2011 "..in a pedal" ? indeed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted June 7, 2011 Members Share Posted June 7, 2011 indeed... what the {censored} ARE YOU TALKING ABOUTTTT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JRBain Posted June 7, 2011 Members Share Posted June 7, 2011 The El Cap sounds really good. I haven't heard either it nor an Echoplex in person, but it certainly sounds good in the recording... That said though, the El Cap doesn't simulate the Echoplex preamp, does it? Being the big part of the sound that it is, I would think that you'd want something that does. I imagine that stacking one of those ClinchFX EP-PRE pedals with the El Cap might be the closest that you'll get to an actual EP-3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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