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You know now that I think of it, of all the tape echos I've seen w/ touring bands, I maybe have never seen an echoplex. Is it so fiddly they aren't road-worthy? Is there a calibration that can be done upon arrival maybe?

Garth wrote: Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:59 am You know now that I think of it, of all the tape echos I've seen w/ touring bands, I maybe have never seen an echoplex. Is it so fiddly they aren't road-worthy? Is there a calibration that can be done upon arrival maybe?

Unwound, baby!!

I think one of these Pelican bad boys is a good deal for me. Just thinking a big ole' box of foam w/ the EP-3 and my SP-404 should work just fine as a carry-on.

I know Justin from Unwound toured with one for a while. He had it on the top of his rig during the Repetition and Challenge tours.

If it were me, I'd personally just find a substitute. Yeah, they're cool as shit and sound great, but it's like carting around a small fridge that only keeps your drinks cold half the time.

four_oclocker_2.2 wrote: Thu Apr 20, 2023 12:06 pm

Garth wrote: Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:59 am You know now that I think of it, of all the tape echos I've seen w/ touring bands, I maybe have never seen an echoplex. Is it so fiddly they aren't road-worthy? Is there a calibration that can be done upon arrival maybe?

Unwound, baby!!

I think one of these Pelican bad boys is a good deal for me. Just thinking a big ole' box of foam w/ the EP-3 and my SP-404 should work just fine as a carry-on.

let us know how flummoxed airport security is when an old echoplex passes through.

Frankie99 wrote: Thu Apr 20, 2023 12:08 pm If it were me, I'd personally just find a substitute. Yeah, they're cool as shit and sound great, but it's like carting around a small fridge that only keeps your drinks cold half the time.

Ditto. The fidelity & nuance of a tape echo would get lost in a live setting, imo.

FWIW he's had it out for all the reunion shows.

mdc wrote: Thu Apr 20, 2023 1:01 pm FWIW he's had it out for all the reunion shows.

Yeah, and it's sounded great!

I've had a bunch of delay pedals but none do this thing in such a great/tactile way. It seems worth it to me to bring it along for the couple gigs a year where it'll get some use.

I'm not entirely sold on this, but I'd like a portable digital piano. Basic weighted keys are fine and I don't care about "virtual-hammer, customizable feel" stuff. Similarly, I'd be ok with sampling and voice tech from the early aughts. 76 keys is probably ok but all things being equal I'd prefer 88. Internal speakers are a big plus, as I don't want to deal with another amp. I really want MIDI out to use with hardware and soft synths.

I feel like with this wish list I'd be way better off looking at something older, but I'm open to new stuff as well.

four_oclocker_2.2 wrote: Thu Apr 20, 2023 1:27 pm

mdc wrote: Thu Apr 20, 2023 1:01 pm FWIW he's had it out for all the reunion shows.

Yeah, and it's sounded great!

I've had a bunch of delay pedals but none do this thing in such a great/tactile way. It seems worth it to me to bring it along for the couple gigs a year where it'll get some use.

Well if you ever need to fake the funk with a BBD device in a big ol' amp top box....

I have a Fulltone TTE, not an Echoplex, but I would totally travel with it if I could swing the space and weight. The delays are good but the preamp section is where it’s at for me.