(lost in) space echo - now with demo

[codedog]

That's such a cool gadget!

[MikeC]

That's such a cool gadget!

Cool but a bit frightening to work on by the looks . Oh hell, is my thought a negative techy type thing??

[RectifiedAmps]

Also this is amazing
The spring reverb tank is made in Wisconsin be beautiful women in a sealed chamber

My two experiences with Wisconsin:
1.) I once crossed into the state just because they sell alcohol on sundays (get stuffed Minnesota!)
2.) I was nearly flattened by a large tornado there.

That’s pretty much all I can contribute to this discussion.

[JoeBlow]

I'd love to hear some demos of the space echo. So dreamy 🫠

Here you go

https://youtu.be/oOxOflan7P4?si=7Mgh8uOEh7tQKE6_

Sounds lush and warm, just as expected.

Bucket list piece of gear that.

[StrummersOfThunder]

That's such a cool gadget!

Cool but a bit frightening to work on by the looks . Oh hell, is my thought a negative techy type thing??

Indont actually think it needs all that much work .
I’ll replace the tape and clean the heads
Will probably recap it at some point too but working in sections that doesn’t look tooooo onerous

[StrummersOfThunder]

I'd love to hear some demos of the space echo. So dreamy 🫠

Here you go

https://youtu.be/oOxOflan7P4?si=7Mgh8uOEh7tQKE6_

Sounds lush and warm, just as expected.

Bucket list piece of gear that.

It definitely has that organic decay in spades
I didn’t really plan what to record just noodled thru some random things
But at least it’s a point of reference

[jeremyb]

Sounds glorious, so whats the story behind you getting hold of this?

[StrummersOfThunder]

Sounds glorious, so whats the story behind you getting hold of this?

Was just listed on FB at a sharp price

[robthemac]

Sounds glorious, so whats the story behind you getting hold of this?

Was just listed on FB at a sharp price

That's underselling the journey. It was left to fend for itself on a doorstep in gangland Whangārei. Then it was profusely sweated upon during a highly sensual unboxing process. Then it was hand-delivered to your house with an exsanguinating toddler.

[jeremyb]

Just stalked it on FB, holy crap that was a steal at that price!!

[MikeC]

That's such a cool gadget!

Cool but a bit frightening to work on by the looks . Oh hell, is my thought a negative techy type thing??

Indont actually think it needs all that much work .
I’ll replace the tape and clean the heads
Will probably recap it at some point too but working in sections that doesn’t look tooooo onerous

Good idea, it sounds pretty darn good to my ear apart from the noisy rotary selector.

[StrummersOfThunder]

Sounds glorious, so whats the story behind you getting hold of this?

Was just listed on FB at a sharp price

That's underselling the journey. It was left to fend for itself on a doorstep in gangland Whangārei. Then it was profusely sweated upon during a highly sensual unboxing process. Then it was hand-delivered to your house with an exsanguinating toddler.

Isn’t it rumoured to be good luck when your new gear day is heralded by a toddlers blood trail across the lounge ?

[Jay]

That's such a cool gadget!

Cool but a bit frightening to work on by the looks . Oh hell, is my thought a negative techy type thing??

Indont actually think it needs all that much work .
I’ll replace the tape and clean the heads
Will probably recap it at some point too but working in sections that doesn’t look tooooo onerous

Replace tape by all means but keep it. You might not like the performance of a new tape.
Recapping - if it sounds good and the caps are not bulging, then no
Clean the heads - yes
The rotary switch - clean it with contact cleaner spray while going round and round. This might be more important than a new tape

[robthemac]

Was just listed on FB at a sharp price

That's underselling the journey. It was left to fend for itself on a doorstep in gangland Whangārei. Then it was profusely sweated upon during a highly sensual unboxing process. Then it was hand-delivered to your house with an exsanguinating toddler.

Isn’t it rumoured to be good luck when your new gear day is heralded by a toddlers blood trail across the lounge ?

The one time that your lounge wasn't covered in plastic drop sheets....

[StrummersOfThunder]

Cool but a bit frightening to work on by the looks . Oh hell, is my thought a negative techy type thing??

Indont actually think it needs all that much work .
I’ll replace the tape and clean the heads
Will probably recap it at some point too but working in sections that doesn’t look tooooo onerous

Replace tape by all means but keep it. You might not like the performance of a new tape.
Recapping - if it sounds good and the caps are not bulging, then no
Clean the heads - yes
The rotary switch - clean it with contact cleaner spray while going round and round. This might be more important than a new tape

To be clear
I haven’t done anything to it yet, but be assured no rotary switch or pot will go uncleaned.
There is a dramatic tone suck to the guitar signal. The dark echo tone I like but that’s dark even with the bassman bright switch on (unheard of). My guess is a new tape will help but maybe some tidying up of the circuit. The caps are likely to be 40-50 years old. I won’t rush to do anything but it is very much a recommended thing for these units. The standard echo fix service kit comes with a complete set of caps for that reason. But I agree with you in terms of tone not always changing for the better. The operation is fairly noisy too so I suspect new caps might help there too