this is pretty much history correct here, saw the DK's in Nov 1979 at the Whiskey A Go GO and East Bay Ray had this Echoplex sitting on top of his amp, hearing that echo bouncing off the walls was very cool to hear live.
I have an Echoplex EP-3 as well and is the best investment I did in years! I use with modular synths and vocals for those dub effects. Thanks for the video!
I know what he means when he says he likes the one with "warts and all" more. I had an RE-201 that sounded amazing until I "fixed" it up with new tape, a head cleaning, demagnetization, etc. It sounded a lot cleaner but half the vintage mojo went away with the dirt! On another note, I recently purchased a T-Rex Replicator Jr. and have been loving the sound of an actual tape delay again after nearly a decade of not owning one. Thanks so much for making this video.
GoldenDeathMusic Thanks for sharing your similar experience. It really shows how clean, almost digital, a tape delay can sound when calibrated properly.
Thanks for this demo and all vintage gear demos. These are sometimes the only chance to hear these things to judge how good a reproduction or copy product is, especially digitally modeled reinterpretations of these old circuits.
My Friend has one he's 65 and got a free original Tone Bender Fuzz with it for 50 bucks! back in the 70's. .. man i wish i could have been there!!! ...Also i dig the Ten Years After lick. Noice!!!
How do you hook it up does it go in front of the amp? I can never get modern delay pedals to sound good in front of my amp and i want to buy a nice Friedman amp and it doesn't have an effects loop. It's their latest amp called Vintage Plex which is made to sound like an early Marshall Plexi. It sounds fantastic imo. I know people used delays before effects loops became popular and i'm trying to figure out who they did it so i can do the same.
Tom Tobin Absolutely! He is the first guitarist I think of when the Ecoplex is mentioned. He was also extremely talented at controlling it. One of the greatest guitarists. My personal favorite!
Love them . My first was 1973 and never had a failure with it and others , until "The Plex " 2001 , Band Practice was loud the slider moved timing and sold fast ! He plays with no picks
Thanks for this! That opening song is amazing, Dead Kennedys, I gather. Did they also use an EP-3? I have one of these, without the cool logo but otherwise seemingly the same, in mint condition. Loaned it to a friend decades ago who left it running by mistake for 3 months. -_- So got the tape replaced but that's all I think. Love to see a comparison between this and the older Italian Meazzi 5-6 head ones & the Roland Space Echo. Because the ones I've seen where they play boring compressed guitar store type riffs are useless. Your taste & style are perfect for this purpose!
How much does it boost the amp when the echo is off? I see EP-3 style boost pedals offering over 10dB of boost, but I am not sure the actual unit does that. I have a Belle Epoch Deluxe and it does not seem to drive the signal when off. Just a wee bit in a way that is more like a good buffer than a boost. I suspect that what the real thing is more like. Yes? P.S. Yeah, I have been chasing Page tone for yonks too. MSG live tones are my fav. I recently found out Jimmy is actually my cousin in law (my cousin married his). I am not cheeky and rude enough to ask my cousin to pester him with tone questions, but I really want to, hehe (I have never met my cousin #. Page, let alone Jimmy)
Joe Walsh must have used one of these on Asshton Park, a song which unfortunately loses a lot for me now in "stereo", with major hearing loss in one ear. Thanks Andy .... sounds so cool.
Andy - out of all the fantastic demos I've seen from you, this might be the most effective one. After all, the primary intent of showcasing a product is to induce the viewer to want to buy it. I've got multiple really high end delay pedals (and plugins). Delay is important enough to my playing style that I keep 3 distinct units on my primary board. Do I really need another one? If so, is an expensive iconic vintage unit that will surely present mechanical and technical problems at times really the best option? Despite the high cost and very low need for my rig... I've got to have one. The unique frequency response you showcased illustrated this thing can do something very different, which was icing on the cake at that point. Fantastic job, thanks.
the video shows two echoplex. What a difference in sound. I have both of them but I don't understand the difference in the circuit. The one with the writen maestro echoplex which year of production !!!!
Hey Andy, have you had problems with your Belle Epoch Deluxe before? I love mine but maybe a little too much because after 3 years of use its starting to lag whenever the pedal is rocked too much. It doesn't sound like bad patching or power, it kinda sounds like the lag you get when you switch between the different types of delays built into the Belle Epoch D.
I thought I loved both delay and the Dead Kennedy’s…… this set it in stone as it did my divorce when she sees the $1800 I spent at Austin vintage guitar because of Andy
Hi, there is a pre amp built into the EP3. That is why Dunlap sells the echoplex pedal, and a separate EP 3 boost pedal. EJ also had one EP3 modded, look for a gig rundown here
How do you hook it up does it go in front of the amp? I can never get modern delay pedals to sound good in front of my amp and i want to buy a nice Friedman amp and it doesn't have an effects loop. It's their latest amp called Vintage Plex which is made to sound like an early Marshall Plexi. It sounds fantastic imo. I know people used delays before effects loops became popular and i'm trying to figure out who they did it so i can do the same.
@@AchillesWrath1 Yes i plug my guitar into the Echoplex and then from there into the front of the amp. Sounds great. When you fiddle with the slider you can get some wicked sounds like this video. I don't know what a plexi is. Sorry. Therimans are kool too. There's a movie out about 20 or 30 years ago about the guy who invented the Theramin
Love whenever Andy demos tape delay pedals he included Holiday in Cambodia almost every time 🤘🏻
That dead Kennedys riff was mailed perfect
Well that sounds amazing.
I love when Andy gets excited over something. It's that magic in his eyes!
I came here because I'm obsessed with tape delay but was extra surprised to hear some Dead Kennedys haha. Awesome.
this is pretty much history correct here, saw the DK's in Nov 1979 at the Whiskey A Go GO and East Bay Ray had this Echoplex sitting on top of his amp, hearing that echo bouncing off the walls was very cool to hear live.
I have an Echoplex EP-3 as well and is the best investment I did in years! I use with modular synths and vocals for those dub effects. Thanks for the video!
I love mine
Love the vintage series. Love the ten years after - school girl riffs(7:06)
Andy please do the orginal univibe next! Would love to see a comparison between it and other pedals like deja vibe, and nuvibe
I love Maestro Echoplex EP-3, wonderful tone!!🎶🎸😵
That Les Paul looks GLORIOUS
Had one of these into a Leslie. Good times.
I know what he means when he says he likes the one with "warts and all" more. I had an RE-201 that sounded amazing until I "fixed" it up with new tape, a head cleaning, demagnetization, etc. It sounded a lot cleaner but half the vintage mojo went away with the dirt! On another note, I recently purchased a T-Rex Replicator Jr. and have been loving the sound of an actual tape delay again after nearly a decade of not owning one. Thanks so much for making this video.
GoldenDeathMusic Thanks for sharing your similar experience. It really shows how clean, almost digital, a tape delay can sound when calibrated properly.
I’m lovin’ that from 7.04. Cheers Andy.
you know all the good riffs
Is this gonna be the new Free Pedal Friday giveaway? Asking for me, because I want it.
Fantabulous Demo! If y’all can’t afford an Echoplex...get a Belle Epoch Deluxe.. it’s the closest yet!
Andy sure looks happy in this video :-)
Thanks for this demo and all vintage gear demos. These are sometimes the only chance to hear these things to judge how good a reproduction or copy product is, especially digitally modeled reinterpretations of these old circuits.
Man, forgot how great those things sound. Thanks.
Nice. Literally came here to figure out some dk sounds.and it stars with one of there best songs.
Perfect intro song for this demo!
Still have one always loved it since I got mine in early 1976! I need a replacement motor though now !
Andy rules
Amazing device, thanks for sharing this video!
You know its fun when Andy smiles!
Nice chops Andy!
My Friend has one he's 65 and got a free original Tone Bender Fuzz with it for 50 bucks! back in the 70's. .. man i wish i could have been there!!! ...Also i dig the Ten Years After lick. Noice!!!
Amazing demo!
It's a Holiday in Cambodia!
My favorite thing about these is that they sound like little coffee makers when the motor is turned on
They also hiss.
Oh, great,I was worried mine was weird! :D
Totaly
When they work they are great.
Just got mine back for the second time from the shop. 😮
How do you hook it up does it go in front of the amp? I can never get modern delay pedals to sound good in front of my amp and i want to buy a nice Friedman amp and it doesn't have an effects loop. It's their latest amp called Vintage Plex which is made to sound like an early Marshall Plexi. It sounds fantastic imo. I know people used delays before effects loops became popular and i'm trying to figure out who they did it so i can do the same.
Awesome! Great playing Andy!
I love the sound. I'm gonna build one using Some old hifi tape heads.
One cannot talk about the EP-3 without talking about Tommy Bolin. He was the master of this effect.
Tom Tobin Absolutely! He is the first guitarist I think of when the Ecoplex is mentioned. He was also extremely talented at controlling it. One of the greatest guitarists. My personal favorite!
Tom Tobin are there video's of Tommy Bolin using the echoplex?
Put the link in the reply.
Love them . My first was 1973 and never had a failure with it and others , until "The Plex " 2001 , Band Practice was loud the slider moved timing and sold fast ! He plays with no picks
incredible it really is quite versatile, thanks for the video greetings from mexico
Makes you wanna ‘Run Like Hell’.
The myth the legend... The ep3
thanks for sharing Andy
I did not expect Dead Kennedy’s, you rock dude!
would love to hear some Andy Summers on this
Great demo. Superb playing as usual.
I used to use an Echoplex who sang Elvis Presley's rendition of Heartbreak Hotel.
Thanks for this! That opening song is amazing, Dead Kennedys, I gather. Did they also use an EP-3? I have one of these, without the cool logo but otherwise seemingly the same, in mint condition. Loaned it to a friend decades ago who left it running by mistake for 3 months. -_- So got the tape replaced but that's all I think.
Love to see a comparison between this and the older Italian Meazzi 5-6 head ones & the Roland Space Echo. Because the ones I've seen where they play boring compressed guitar store type riffs are useless. Your taste & style are perfect for this purpose!
I uesd one for years for reverb. Marshals sound great with reverb.
Reverb? It has only echo, not reverb, or so I thought?
@@christopherlees1134 With the right settings, you can use it as a reverb.
EP-3 still the best!
I can`t even play guitar but I`d love to just sit around with that making spacey sounds .
Just rescued an EP-1 from my grandmothers house, time to get it up and running
How much does it boost the amp when the echo is off? I see EP-3 style boost pedals offering over 10dB of boost, but I am not sure the actual unit does that. I have a Belle Epoch Deluxe and it does not seem to drive the signal when off. Just a wee bit in a way that is more like a good buffer than a boost. I suspect that what the real thing is more like. Yes?
P.S. Yeah, I have been chasing Page tone for yonks too. MSG live tones are my fav. I recently found out Jimmy is actually my cousin in law (my cousin married his). I am not cheeky and rude enough to ask my cousin to pester him with tone questions, but I really want to, hehe (I have never met my cousin #. Page, let alone Jimmy)
Joe Walsh must have used one of these on Asshton Park, a song which unfortunately loses a lot for me now in "stereo", with major hearing loss in one ear. Thanks Andy .... sounds so cool.
I have one EP 3 never used 1977 but needs new tape... Hard to find tape for it and I live in Brazil...
Andy - out of all the fantastic demos I've seen from you, this might be the most effective one. After all, the primary intent of showcasing a product is to induce the viewer to want to buy it. I've got multiple really high end delay pedals (and plugins). Delay is important enough to my playing style that I keep 3 distinct units on my primary board. Do I really need another one? If so, is an expensive iconic vintage unit that will surely present mechanical and technical problems at times really the best option?
Despite the high cost and very low need for my rig... I've got to have one. The unique frequency response you showcased illustrated this thing can do something very different, which was icing on the cake at that point. Fantastic job, thanks.
have you heard of the UAFX Starlight? The echoplex is one of the 3 delays that are captured within the pedal. Check it out. A much cheaper alternative
Now we need to see a picture of 15-year-old Andy rockin' out.
Holymolly! Majestic!
the video shows two echoplex. What a difference in sound. I have both of them but I don't understand the difference in the circuit. The one with the writen maestro echoplex which year of production !!!!
I wish I had never sold mine. I bought it around ‘95, back when Unwound was a popular indie band.
Sounds great
Andy is the best
That’s was great! 👌🏻
This is awesome
So cool!
that finger pickin at 6:49
Hey Andy, have you had problems with your Belle Epoch Deluxe before? I love mine but maybe a little too much because after 3 years of use its starting to lag whenever the pedal is rocked too much. It doesn't sound like bad patching or power, it kinda sounds like the lag you get when you switch between the different types of delays built into the Belle Epoch D.
Looking like Quentin Tarantino in the thumbnail
"Awesome" Andy Martin !!!
and the gods made love
Hmmm is the warranty still good
It would be If only he had filled out that originally warranty registration card and sent it in 🎃
East Bay Ray 🤘
He doesn’t normally smile like that for normal stuff. And I don’t blame him.
He played som e joe walsh stuff... actually Tommy Bolin used one of these... I love the sound of it
Love it.
Nice guitar
First he said he's had one or 2 lying around then he says half a dozen??
He said hes owned half a dozen over the years...
If you leave two echoplexes laying around together they’ll start breeding
@@adrianjones1735 Man you had me in stitches!
Dang what les Paul is that? Or what are the pickups?
Dead Kennedy's!
Holiday in Cambodiahh!!♪
@@hochan8 Cakifonia uber alles
ANDY ALL DAY.
Andy, make an album! It doesn’t even have to have songs. Just noodle around over a drum track. I would pay for that.
I’m not judging, I love your work Andy but I’ve always wondered why you don’t use a pick
Checkout his answer here. Andydemos new you tube channel.
How would this compare to the FullTone Tape Delay?
i found them very similar . I just bought the ep3 because of the history
I had a Fulltone TTE for a while. It seemed to be a very solid build and everything that was ran through it sounded very good indeed.
I thought I loved both delay and the Dead Kennedy’s…… this set it in stone as it did my divorce when she sees the $1800 I spent at Austin vintage guitar because of Andy
Knew there would be some dead kennedys in this demo
How does Eric Johnson use this as a boost?
Hi, there is a pre amp built into the EP3. That is why Dunlap sells the echoplex pedal, and a separate EP 3 boost pedal. EJ also had one EP3 modded, look for a gig rundown here
First song!
Do a Roland RE-201 Space Echo! With guitar or keys
I have an ep-4 and just replaced the tape after 45 years
How do you hook it up does it go in front of the amp? I can never get modern delay pedals to sound good in front of my amp and i want to buy a nice Friedman amp and it doesn't have an effects loop. It's their latest amp called Vintage Plex which is made to sound like an early Marshall Plexi. It sounds fantastic imo. I know people used delays before effects loops became popular and i'm trying to figure out who they did it so i can do the same.
@@AchillesWrath1 Yes i plug my guitar into the Echoplex and then from there into the front of the amp. Sounds great. When you fiddle with the slider you can get some wicked sounds like this video. I don't know what a plexi is. Sorry. Therimans are kool too. There's a movie out about 20 or 30 years ago about the guy who invented the Theramin
DK alright!
Is this what Joe Walsh was using at the Tea Party, 1970?
Never should have sold mine. I realize that now :/
So why aren't things as good as they used to be?
Love it started with DK lol
DK!
Imagine that with a uni-vibe
🤘🤘
sound like controlling the outer space, I want it.
I have five or six of those things.
“Don’t forget to pack a wife”
I’ll buy the guitar player
Parts of Cambodia were played wrong but this sounded awesome. Great video as always Andy 👏
this sounds not for chip delay what ever BBD or PT can do.. great echo from abyss)))) ) ) ) )