Maestro Echoplex EP-3 Solid State Tape Delay: Andy's Vintage Picks | Reverb Tone Report

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  • Опубліковано 23 лип 2018
  • Maestro Echoplex EP-3 Solid State tape delay is a pedal that's regularly lived on his board since Andy Martin was just 15 years old. Andy's love of the Echoplex all started when he saw Jimmy Page running his theremin through the noisebox in Led Zeppelin's 1976 concert film The Song Remains the Same. Page was able to get all kinds of weird oscillations and space-age-sounding tones that enthralled Andy, and he knew he had to get ahold of one himself. Watch as he explores this popular pedal in today's installment of #AndysVintagePicks.
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  • @siavashmassoudi
    @siavashmassoudi 6 років тому +21

    Love whenever Andy demos tape delay pedals he included Holiday in Cambodia almost every time 🤘🏻

  • @aussie_philosopher8079
    @aussie_philosopher8079 4 роки тому +13

    That dead Kennedys riff was mailed perfect

  • @hERETICSiNtHElAB
    @hERETICSiNtHElAB 6 років тому +34

    Well that sounds amazing.

  • @Thomaszmccormick
    @Thomaszmccormick 5 років тому +3

    I love when Andy gets excited over something. It's that magic in his eyes!

  • @pontesmarcelo70
    @pontesmarcelo70 6 років тому +8

    I love Maestro Echoplex EP-3, wonderful tone!!🎶🎸😵

  • @Mr.Steve-O
    @Mr.Steve-O 4 роки тому +5

    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.

  • @liorashermusic
    @liorashermusic 6 років тому +1

    Awesome! Great playing Andy!

  • @LEgoiste
    @LEgoiste 6 років тому +2

    I’m lovin’ that from 7.04. Cheers Andy.

  • @kylekarich
    @kylekarich 6 років тому +4

    I came here because I'm obsessed with tape delay but was extra surprised to hear some Dead Kennedys haha. Awesome.

  • @edadpops1709
    @edadpops1709 6 років тому +12

    Love the vintage series. Love the ten years after - school girl riffs(7:06)

  • @Zoso7227
    @Zoso7227 6 років тому +3

    Amazing demo!

  • @furthermoore1863
    @furthermoore1863 5 років тому

    thanks for sharing Andy

  • @beyondthegong
    @beyondthegong 4 роки тому +1

    Perfect intro song for this demo!

  • @samuelxavier2473
    @samuelxavier2473 6 років тому

    Great demo. Superb playing as usual.

  • @JimmyJammy97
    @JimmyJammy97 6 років тому

    You know its fun when Andy smiles!

  • @johndevine6687
    @johndevine6687 4 роки тому +1

    Man, forgot how great those things sound. Thanks.

  • @-thirteen
    @-thirteen 6 років тому +5

    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.

  • @the-creech4790
    @the-creech4790 6 років тому +5

    Nice chops Andy!

  • @MGamalNasser
    @MGamalNasser 5 років тому

    Holymolly! Majestic!

  • @thedondeluxe6941
    @thedondeluxe6941 6 років тому +6

    Andy sure looks happy in this video :-)

  • @mosszenbach180
    @mosszenbach180 4 роки тому +8

    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!

  • @layooclvr821
    @layooclvr821 2 роки тому

    incredible it really is quite versatile, thanks for the video greetings from mexico

  • @tompoynton
    @tompoynton 6 років тому +63

    Is this gonna be the new Free Pedal Friday giveaway? Asking for me, because I want it.

  • @earlycuyler2295
    @earlycuyler2295 5 років тому +2

    Nice. Literally came here to figure out some dk sounds.and it stars with one of there best songs.

  • @suhailcouto1832
    @suhailcouto1832 6 років тому +32

    Andy please do the orginal univibe next! Would love to see a comparison between it and other pedals like deja vibe, and nuvibe

  • @jamesf2918
    @jamesf2918 6 років тому +9

    you know all the good riffs

  • @mariahirwin7621
    @mariahirwin7621 6 років тому

    This is awesome

  • @Rafael-ho1sg
    @Rafael-ho1sg 6 років тому

    So cool!

  • @srwaite7
    @srwaite7 5 років тому

    That’s was great! 👌🏻

  • @Stereostupid
    @Stereostupid 5 місяців тому +1

    Damn this is great

  • @buddybeetle
    @buddybeetle 5 років тому

    Love it.

  • @adamburnett3629
    @adamburnett3629 6 років тому +1

    I did not expect Dead Kennedy’s, you rock dude!

  • @markschuth8036
    @markschuth8036 3 роки тому +3

    Had one of these into a Leslie. Good times.

  • @michaelinglis8516
    @michaelinglis8516 6 років тому

    Sounds great

  • @pclindholm
    @pclindholm 6 років тому +20

    Andy rules

  • @martinkowalski9524
    @martinkowalski9524 2 роки тому

    Still have one always loved it since I got mine in early 1976! I need a replacement motor though now !

  • @GoldenDeathMusic
    @GoldenDeathMusic 6 років тому +12

    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.

    • @AndyDemos
      @AndyDemos 6 років тому +2

      GoldenDeathMusic Thanks for sharing your similar experience. It really shows how clean, almost digital, a tape delay can sound when calibrated properly.

  • @dionr1168
    @dionr1168 6 років тому +7

    It's a Holiday in Cambodia!

  • @headwhop26
    @headwhop26 6 років тому +30

    My favorite thing about these is that they sound like little coffee makers when the motor is turned on

  • @TheSecondNature
    @TheSecondNature 6 років тому +23

    That Les Paul looks GLORIOUS

  • @jasonhutchison2050
    @jasonhutchison2050 6 років тому +10

    Fantabulous Demo! If y’all can’t afford an Echoplex...get a Belle Epoch Deluxe.. it’s the closest yet!

  • @rareform6747
    @rareform6747 5 років тому

    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

  • @PrincePloppy
    @PrincePloppy Рік тому

    I love the sound. I'm gonna build one using Some old hifi tape heads.

  • @alexmurphy5289
    @alexmurphy5289 4 роки тому +1

    The myth the legend... The ep3

  • @jacobdowler1
    @jacobdowler1 2 роки тому

    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!!!

  • @dwtn81
    @dwtn81 6 років тому +3

    Makes you wanna ‘Run Like Hell’.

  • @GameLevelEditor
    @GameLevelEditor 5 років тому +2

    EP-3 still the best!

  • @renwalda
    @renwalda 4 роки тому +2

    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!

  • @cedarbay3994
    @cedarbay3994 Рік тому

    When they work they are great.
    Just got mine back for the second time from the shop. 😮

    • @AchillesWrath1
      @AchillesWrath1 Місяць тому

      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.

  • @jessefillmore
    @jessefillmore 5 років тому

    "Awesome" Andy Martin !!!

  • @ia5662
    @ia5662 2 роки тому +1

    would love to hear some Andy Summers on this

  • @heywally2739
    @heywally2739 3 роки тому

    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.

  • @jalaskabtu
    @jalaskabtu 2 роки тому

    Andy is the best

  • @jojo_beans
    @jojo_beans 6 років тому

    Now we need to see a picture of 15-year-old Andy rockin' out.

  • @TomTobin67
    @TomTobin67 6 років тому +4

    One cannot talk about the EP-3 without talking about Tommy Bolin. He was the master of this effect.

    • @flyingburritobro68
      @flyingburritobro68 5 років тому

      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!

    • @Mark70609
      @Mark70609 5 років тому

      Tom Tobin are there video's of Tommy Bolin using the echoplex?
      Put the link in the reply.

  • @matthewmcclure3181
    @matthewmcclure3181 2 роки тому

    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.

    • @kilgoretrout321
      @kilgoretrout321 7 місяців тому

      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

  • @AbogJohnnyWi
    @AbogJohnnyWi 4 роки тому

    Nice guitar

  • @mjh5437
    @mjh5437 Рік тому +1

    I can`t even play guitar but I`d love to just sit around with that making spacey sounds .

  • @user-ic7cj8lq9z
    @user-ic7cj8lq9z 6 років тому

    that finger pickin at 6:49

  • @elonmush4793
    @elonmush4793 4 роки тому +1

    and the gods made love

  • @Reversibleband
    @Reversibleband 3 роки тому

    I wish I had never sold mine. I bought it around ‘95, back when Unwound was a popular indie band.

  • @alwaysopen7970
    @alwaysopen7970 5 років тому +2

    I uesd one for years for reverb. Marshals sound great with reverb.

    • @christopherlees1134
      @christopherlees1134 4 роки тому +1

      Reverb? It has only echo, not reverb, or so I thought?

    • @JMPJackGuitar
      @JMPJackGuitar 3 роки тому

      @@christopherlees1134 With the right settings, you can use it as a reverb.

  • @erickaphin8861
    @erickaphin8861 8 місяців тому +1

    🤘🤘

  • @ksper
    @ksper 6 років тому +4

    Just rescued an EP-1 from my grandmothers house, time to get it up and running

  • @simonthan407
    @simonthan407 5 років тому

    First song!

  • @StevieZero
    @StevieZero 2 роки тому +1

    East Bay Ray 🤘

  • @matthewtop
    @matthewtop 2 роки тому

    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.

  • @67enola
    @67enola 4 роки тому

    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 !!!!

  • @xxstevenicholxx8732
    @xxstevenicholxx8732 2 роки тому

    Love it started with DK lol

  • @mihalyvigyikan9114
    @mihalyvigyikan9114 Рік тому

    He played som e joe walsh stuff... actually Tommy Bolin used one of these... I love the sound of it

  • @betiniemeyer
    @betiniemeyer Рік тому

    I have one EP 3 never used 1977 but needs new tape... Hard to find tape for it and I live in Brazil...

  • @beau-2222
    @beau-2222 5 років тому +1

    ANDY ALL DAY.

  • @mrshanejd
    @mrshanejd 6 років тому +1

    DK alright!

  • @aquilarossa5191
    @aquilarossa5191 Рік тому +1

    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)

  • @robertferns10
    @robertferns10 6 років тому +6

    Looking like Quentin Tarantino in the thumbnail

  • @Stereostupid
    @Stereostupid 5 місяців тому

    Andy what in your opinion is the best alternative to this?

  • @xthexadvantagex
    @xthexadvantagex 6 років тому

    Dang what les Paul is that? Or what are the pickups?

  • @cjcoake
    @cjcoake 6 років тому +2

    Andy, make an album! It doesn’t even have to have songs. Just noodle around over a drum track. I would pay for that.

  • @telefunkenyou47
    @telefunkenyou47 Рік тому

    I have five or six of those things.

  • @WOHBuckeye
    @WOHBuckeye 4 роки тому

    He doesn’t normally smile like that for normal stuff. And I don’t blame him.

  • @totalignoranceinc
    @totalignoranceinc 6 років тому +1

    Knew there would be some dead kennedys in this demo

  • @dropoutjohn
    @dropoutjohn 6 років тому +2

    DK!

  • @jaybaker9248
    @jaybaker9248 6 років тому +25

    Dead Kennedy's!

    • @hochan8
      @hochan8 3 роки тому +2

      Holiday in Cambodiahh!!♪

    • @schipbreukeling3
      @schipbreukeling3 3 роки тому

      @@hochan8 Cakifonia uber alles

  • @heavy_70s70
    @heavy_70s70 Рік тому

    Imagine that with a uni-vibe

  • @anthonysclafani3963
    @anthonysclafani3963 6 років тому +2

    Parts of Cambodia were played wrong but this sounded awesome. Great video as always Andy 👏

  • @corssheehan8566
    @corssheehan8566 5 років тому

    OMG

  • @edadpops1709
    @edadpops1709 6 років тому

    Think about it, this video has Mr LesPaul all over it . Amazing man .

  • @Craighetfield2024
    @Craighetfield2024 5 років тому +3

    Hmmm is the warranty still good

    • @montag4516
      @montag4516 3 роки тому

      It would be If only he had filled out that originally warranty registration card and sent it in 🎃

  • @kintaro_f
    @kintaro_f 3 місяці тому

    sound like controlling the outer space, I want it.

  • @booitsnick
    @booitsnick 2 роки тому +1

    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

  • @7hotfuzz7
    @7hotfuzz7 6 років тому +2

    Do a Roland RE-201 Space Echo! With guitar or keys

  • @alenac7269
    @alenac7269 6 років тому

    Andy's playing makes me happy -Yummy!!! :-)

  • @Wileylikethehawk
    @Wileylikethehawk 3 роки тому +1

    Never should have sold mine. I realize that now :/

  • @josephsporn2308
    @josephsporn2308 2 роки тому

    I’ll buy the guitar player

  • @matthewtucker5439
    @matthewtucker5439 5 років тому

    I’m not judging, I love your work Andy but I’ve always wondered why you don’t use a pick

    • @edadpops1709
      @edadpops1709 5 років тому

      Checkout his answer here. Andydemos new you tube channel.

  • @MattDonaldson
    @MattDonaldson 5 років тому

    How would this compare to the FullTone Tape Delay?

    • @johnf6288
      @johnf6288 5 років тому

      i found them very similar . I just bought the ep3 because of the history

    • @montag4516
      @montag4516 3 роки тому

      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.

  • @lorincowell6944
    @lorincowell6944 3 роки тому

    Is this what Joe Walsh was using at the Tea Party, 1970?

  • @arikoenig4536
    @arikoenig4536 5 років тому

    How does Eric Johnson use this as a boost?

    • @johnf6288
      @johnf6288 5 років тому +1

      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

  • @scottbarker9058
    @scottbarker9058 2 місяці тому

    ive been listenning 2rock since the late 60-s....i am without a clue what this thing is???...LOL

  • @chrisfleury7883
    @chrisfleury7883 4 роки тому

    Asshton Park