Where goes Dunlop Echoplex?

[Jacew]

I decided to try my Dunlop Echoplex in front of amp instead of "correct place" in a loop after distortion. I used to have Boss DD-7 that sounded horrible in front of distorted amp, so I expected something similar. Instead I found it produces awesome classic rock vibe.

Originally I thought it to be good, but overpriced being +200 € new. Damn it really isn't when used right!

Thinking it through it's actually logical. After all, that's how original tape delays it's modeled after were designed to work.

It just not good sounding before distorted tube amp. It's much better there than in the loop!

 

[Gtrjunior]

Where goes Dunlop Echoplex?

Nice! I’ve always wondered about those old echoplex’s too.
Supposedly there’s some mojo in them!

And there’s also a newer pedal on the market that claims to use the same preamp from the echoplex...?

 

[CaptainWhizz]

Re: Where goes Dunlop Echoplex?

And there’s also a newer pedal on the market that claims to use the same preamp from the echoplex...?

Dunlop do the Echoplex boost as well as the delay pedal (they own the name), and there's the EP Booster by Xotic Effects, which is also supposed to sound like the preamp from the original Echoplex units.

 

[Gtrjunior]

Re: Where goes Dunlop Echoplex?

Dunlop do the Echoplex boost as well as the delay pedal (they own the name), and there's the EP Booster by Xotic Effects, which is also supposed to sound like the preamp from the original Echoplex units.

It was the EP Booster I was thinking about. Thanks!

 

[Jacew]

Re: Where goes Dunlop Echoplex?

Nice! I’ve always wondered about those old echoplex’s too.
Supposedly there’s some mojo in them!

And there’s also a newer pedal on the market that claims to use the same preamp from the echoplex...?

Yes, they also make Echoplex booster. Then there's the Badgerplex, that seems to be same pedal, but apparently modded in some way...?

While the delay doesn't have boosting capabilities, it does have some of that "mojo" in it. It's hard to describe, but it's not perfectly transparent: It retains your tone, there's no shift in eq or gain added in any noticeable level, but makes it somewhat "fuller" sounding. Not unlike what people describe Klon to do with low gain, but subtler.

I've tried my friends tape echo couple of times. Not Echoplex, but it is the best sounding delay I've played. I think Dunlop does very good job mimicing that tone.

 

[DavidRavenMoon]

Re: Where goes Dunlop Echoplex?

I decided to try my Dunlop Echoplex in front of amp instead of "correct place" in a loop after distortion.

They were not designed for that. Amps didn’t have effects loops then. They’re weren’t many effects either!

They were made to go in front of your amp.



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[Jacew]

Re: Where goes Dunlop Echoplex?

They were not designed for that. Amps didn’t have effects loops then. They’re weren’t many effects either!

They were made to go in front of your amp.

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Yes. I mentioned that in the original post...

 

[67Mopar]

Re: Where goes Dunlop Echoplex?

The Dunlop Echoplex pedal is a most impressive tape emulator.