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Fulltone Solid State Tape Echo - Used From Fulltone

Fulltone's faithful tribute to the vintage EchoPlex EP-3 tape echo! *Includes cover and extra tapes*

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Fulltone has taken all of the outstanding features of the classic Echoplex and updated them for a rugged and reliable recreation of a much sought-after sound. You'll find countless possibilities to inspire you in this stylish black box. I had a blast dialing in the delicious vintage delay sounds of Chet Atkins, Andy Summers and countless others who knew and loved the original unit. Get ahold of this magic box and let your imagination run wild!

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Manufacturer's Description from Fulltone

Fulltone Tape echoes are the best sounding and feeling echo devices you will ever play through, and if you buy one I bet that you will own it for the rest of your life. It's not easy or cheap hand-building Tape Echoes in the USA, in California, none the less. It is an intense labor of love and a source of pride for me because quite simply if someone else could do it...they would.

The Fulltone Solid State TapeEcho is quite literally what would happen if you took a vintage EP-2 Echoplex:

*ran the preamp at over 200 volts

* put better heads on it

*improved the tape transport with ball-bearing guide posts

*gave it 2 tape speeds

*put better quality tape on it

* installed an intelligent torque (and speed) adjusting DC powered transport motor.

* got rid of the hum by running the filaments on 12VDC,

*gave it true bypass

*got rid of the Ep-3's sound-robbing Echo Cancel feature and replaced it with a relay-activated cancel function allowing for any cable length to the footswitch with no degradation to the sound of the repeats.

*gave it a separate Instrument and Echo volume control

About Manufacturer

My name is Michael Fuller, I'm the founder, designer, and President of Fulltone Musical Products Inc.

2018 marks our 25th Anniversary, but I really started Fulltone around 1991 while working as a Session Guitarist, a Composer, Performer, and Electronic Tinkerer. People started calling me asking for my pedals after I was featured in Guitar Player Magazine for winning first place in their "Ultimate Guitarist Competition" competition.

Fulltone pedals were born out of a love for music, great gear, great tone, and a desire to make bullet-proof products. Early on I developed a love for fine vintage pedals and my frustration at the inconsistencies and the fragile nature of this old gear drove me to start Fulltone. Rich, Fat-sounding TONE TOOLS with a reliable build quality is the goal. All Fulltone effects carry a 5 year warranty and are built for (and by) musicians.

We use True Bypass switching or our exclusive "Enhanced Bypass TM" (OCD V2, WahFull) with L.E.D. status indicator in all our pedals. I designed and manufacture the Fulltone 3PDT , the world's only Super-Duty Triple Pole Double Throw footswitch. All of Fulltone's Pots and switches are designed by me and custom made for me because what everyone else uses is not good enough, in my opinion.

All Fulltone pedals are designed, hand-built & tested by us at our shop in Southern California using top-notch components.

Specifications

Some of the TTE’s features include:

Solid state tape echo just like the original '70s EP-3 tape delay
Real 1/4" tape gives you fat sounding delay
Preamp switch lets you choose between classic EP-3 or Full Range preamps
Nickel-plated steel with all stainless-steel hardware, every bolt and spacer
Proprietary erase, record, and playback heads designed for long life
All handwired point-to-point audio pathway
All handmade in the U.S.
2-speed operation (with trimmer adjustment) for a choice between hi-fi or warm vintage sounds
Tone control affecting the repeats only
1/4" jack for "Echo Cancel" allowing you to keep the TTE's tube preamp in the signal path