What a great concept/design to just let the tape machine reel out and naturally reel back the tape without the slight drag of a second pick up reel. It took me awhile to realize what was going on with the tape. I assume the clear plastic cover over the tape is just tall enough to let the tape move but to keep it from not following out and then get tangled up. Did you notice the dance floor the tape slides on is of slippery metal? Similar to no pickup reel, minimize drag on the tape. Smart design.
Just so there's no room for doubt: the RE-201 is "in lovely fine fettle" because it just came out of our workshop before going to Roland! These machines are indeed old, but with the right care and attention they don't need to be cronky or break down - and they can sound this good :D
You know why I think your channel has so much affinity and respect? Both of you guys are so positive and positively informative. As well as, your playing styles are incredibly diverse and not the same little riff/shred hoodonky each video. I look forward to your videos every week or so and I will be for a long time.
Blimey, thank you Lausten! We always said we’d do it as long as we enjoyed it and for no other reason. Luckily it’s grown into something that can justify plenty of time and effort! We’re extremely fortunate to be able to do this and we’re stoked that so many people get something useful from TPS. Thank you for watching and for the kind words!
The RE-20 is the closest to the real thing when it comes to tape echo pedals. Even if it is a Boss which drives away some snobby people. (So many big names use it live: Josh and Troy from QUOTSA, Johnny Greenwood, Brent Hinds, Brad Paisley, Hans Magnus Ryan, Pete Thorn, Yngwie Malmsteen, Jamie Cook, Anton Newcombe just to name a few...) After trying the Wampler Tape Echo, the Strymon El capistan, TC Flashback, Line 6 DL4, Catalinbread Belle epoch, Dunlop Echoplex, Strymon Timeline, Boss DD-20 and the Ibanez ES-2, I have to say that for live situation none of these do the job better than the Boss RE-20. The only weakness is the Reverb setting but the echo modes are fantastic, warm and tape-like.... scuse me for the long comment :)
Sorry for the delayed reply, I am a little late to the party. It amazes me that people get put off because of BOSS. I have been playing for around 9 years. I have played many amplifiers and pedals but always go back to BOSS. I used to have a Blues Junior, and the a Marshall, I then fancied the ROLAND BLUES CUBE. Because it claimed to sound like a tube amplifier and loved the output feature. And to be honest, the cube blows the others out of the water. "If it sounds good, it is good." Should never listen with your eyes.
I used to have an RE201. Wish I'd never sold it. Am I the only person surprised by how good the RE20 sounded? Unsurprisingly I guess Roland did a good job of mimicking Roland!
Nope, even Brad Paisley loves it for live use. Roland/Boss or not, this one is better than most boutique tape delay sims. Even in studio it's a great tool.
We want to get it back to our HQ to really delve. It wasn’t as obvious when Matt was playing - more so in the room but less on the recording - so we’re assuming input levels are critical. Or something. Much more experimentation required!
That Pedal Show it reminded me of what happens when you apply directional mixing/spread while mixing, which, I’m assuming, is essentially what is happening. Super cool
You had me doubting my system. I just went through it on different interfaces with a sig gen and test material. I reckon something in the recording process or in YT's processing (EDIT Scratch that. YT doesn't usually hurt The Stereo picture) has Summed to Mono somewhere. Or something along those lines. I couldn't get any "Space" from the Dimension D. Phew !! So glad you got it too. Was beginning to doubt my insanity ... of which there is usually no question ;^)
That Pedal Show , TC just released the “3rd Dimension” which is a clone of the DC-2, Fromel has the “Seraph” and UAD offers a handy branded Roland “D” plugin. This page supports Matt’s theory: equipboard.com/pros/stevie-ray-vaughan/roland-sdd-320-dimension-d This page has some great history on the circuit: aionelectronics.com/project/blueshift-dimension-c-chorus/
We once posted a video of tape going round (in a HH Echo) and it got 1.1 million views on facebook. True story. soundgas.com/blogs/news/when-tape-echoes-go-viral
Rarely do you see Dan & Mick "Lose their Minds" - (the ep-3 comes-to-mind). You guys look like you are in Tonal-Ecstacy. Great Episode once again. What Amazes me is: "I Don't think We Appreciated these Vintage Pedals . . . when they were originally released"
I have an RE-301 Chorus Echo. It is the only vintage piece of gear I own and it's useful for the producers that want a tape loop to create lo-fi mono submixes. It sounds amazing as a standard tape delay. The chorus is actually very mellow and subtle and works really well with synth parts.
Hearing Matt play in a setting like this is different than listening to a record, and also different from seeing him live with a band, and it is very cool.
Love the video guys! I hope to some day own a space echo, possibly the most amazing thing I've ever heard! And props to soundgas for the epic work on restoring that beautiful sounding thing!
Great show chaps! Love the RE 201 ever since hearing one in the 70s! Also, in the 80s I used to see a great pub band called Chuck Farley with Steve Simpson and the mighty Geoff Whitehorn on guitar who regularly used the Dimension D and always sounded immense!
Guys, there is an RE-101 (half the price of the 201 and the same just missing the reverb tank) on eBay. And the Dimension D was used on the solos for Mary had a little lamb and pride and joy plus most of the solos on couldn’t stand the weather.
Thanks for sending me down a rabbit hole of playing “Dream Brother” !! Using a Blonde Mexi Tele, Flashback II and a Blues Junior with spring reverb. Beautiful. Love it. Thanks Dan!
Awesome show guys. Exactly how i have used a TC SCF for 10 years. As a barely noticeable chorus, that provides spread. Whenever i take it off my board the sound changes!
Seeing you guys sat on those stools in the second half of the video just reminds me of South Park S14E03, "Medicinal Fried Chicken" and all the guys bouncing around ... and now I can't unsee it watching the rest of the video!
I got my re150 space echo a couple years back and have been waiting for you guys to check em out. Awesome! Gotta go to work now but can't wait to watch the rest later
Nice! Srv supposedly used the roland dim d on the in step album. Now you shop should also check out all the other fantastic rack gear from that 80s-90s time. Tri stereo chorus, tc 1210 chorus, tc 2290 delay, ada std-1 stereo tapped delay, lexicon pcm 42 and pcm 70, eventide h3000 etc.
I just did a search for the Dimension D. Not only are there currently none available, but the ones that sold did so for around $950. I don’t see one of these in my near future. It may be a great effects unit, but I could buy a good guitar or valve amp for that kind of money.
It's reactions like yours that make the amount of time we put into these machines worthwhile. At some point you'll need to hear our "special" modded studio 201 though...
Yes Matt - it means the tape can be much longer and so lasts a long time before it needs changing. And does it get tangled? No - not if the machine is well looked after :)
Interesting that you had the RE201 Space Echo and a Dimension D chorus in today's show. I have an SDE-3000 Delay and recently got a 80's Boss Ce-300 Super Chorus, only because I have a SDE-3000 delay. Matt's hunch and summary using his ear and musical intelligence was spot on. I read that the DD chorus has two seperate BBD delay paths, slow LFO rates, a square-ish wave, less overt modulation, and a lush stereo width. Another timely show guys. cheers
I had an Re-101 for years. Amazing until it stopped working. I live in a small town (80k) and nobody around to service property. I ended up selling to someone from nearby big city (Toronto, Canada) where there was a proper tech. That thing sounds impeccably serviced. Very important for Space Echo in my experience. Not all Space Echo are maintained equal.
Around 30min mark when Matt is playing with the Dimension D there's no difference in the recorded sound for us, we can't hear the effect, only when the camera mic comes in a bit can we hear it. As they switch through the preset buttons there's no difference in recorded sound. I'm sure they were hearing it as the camera mic does give a bit of chorusing sound. Am I right, did the recording point come from somewhere that doesn't include it?
Had the boss 201, and it’s great, but I sold it to fund the Nocturne Mystery Brain. Maybe a pedal space echo comp on a show soon? Love me some space echo.
Seeing the top of the Space Echo makes my anxiety go insane thinking that tape is gonna tangled up. What a piece of engineering. Does the tape ever get tangled up on one of those?
That's how it works - the tape tray holds the tape safely, but loosely so it can move. More reliable than a cartridge, and less wear than with a short loop so it doesn't have to be changed so often. You can see how to change a tape here: ua-cam.com/video/sIMzGh7Ign0/v-deo.html
I had a RE-20. I liked it for a while, but after a while the self-oscillation just got to seem very samey - I'm not sure if I can explain better than that - it just felt like it was the same every time, like a digital copy. I've never used a real Space Echo, but it was never like that with my Echoplex EP4. I ended up selling the RE-20 and getting an El Capistan for, which is waaaay better. Sounds every bit as good as the Echoplex on self-oscillation, and a lot more versatility. This was mostly for DJing/studio production BTW.
Yes, that's what we found too. Not tried the El Capistan, but heard good things. Foxpedal's The Wave has a good RE-201 emulation, Binson and Echoplex, but what really sets it apart is how it sounds when you're dubbing into oscillation - it really sounds good: ua-cam.com/video/fP9QTiCO49o/v-deo.html
That wash button looks pretty cool. Be interested to try one someday, but for the moment pretty set with my Echoplex in the studio and El Cap for taking around. I swear I'm not employed by Strymon, but I also really love their Deco pedal which emulates dual tape machine doubletracking (from short delays to zero-through flanging) and tape saturation.
Some nostalgia there. I had a RE-201 in the eighties. Thank God I'm not lugging that thing around anymore. Such good small pedals nowadays available. Nice vid though and Matt has the chops and licks.
I think the Sensor is the Two-Rock with a tube-buffered effects loop. Want one. Tax refund was like 20 minutes late getting a used Sensor from Guitar Center. I'm bitter about it, too.
As you both have customised your guitars to your preferences, I'd be interested in a video about adjusting guitars. Changing pickups, tone capacitors, tone pots, etc. Should you change components or just buy a new guitar? I think it could prove to be an interesting topic. Anyways glorious video as usual!
Interesting. Pickups is just a minefield - nothing really objective to say that would make much sense. However, pots, caps and setup - some very useful stuff to impart there. Cheers!
It would be really cool if both of you got Mexican Fenders or Squier classic vibe guitars and had a certain budget to spend on upgrades. I'd be interested to see what direction both of you go.
yes yes yes! do that! :D i would really like that! having never really commented for the 3 years iv'e been watching you I really wanna see that! Also, I'm an electrician, so i know a thing or two about current, but i don't really understand what actually makes a buffer good or bad. What is it within the making of a buffer, pot, caps and such that makes all this so varying? materials used? if so, how to know what to get and what not to get?
As a live thing, I simply don’t have a sonic space (yet) to have such a glorious device as the Roland in my live mix, without competition from many other band mates, but... it is a glorious sound, nonetheless. It is contrary to my nature and sonic preference, but more Tube Screamer midrange, and controlling and minimizing my penchant for Reverb and delay, makes my sound more present in the live mix.
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I wish someone would look at me the way Mick looks at that Roland Space echo
My wife said the same thing. ;0)
@@ThatPedalShow somehow Dan doesn't, coz he has got it now and then by making some nice..sounds..? :)
Was anyone else just mesmerized by the tape moving around in the top of that thing and thinking “please don’t get tangled”
What a great concept/design to just let the tape machine reel out and naturally reel back the tape without the slight drag of a second pick up reel. It took me awhile to realize what was going on with the tape. I assume the clear plastic cover over the tape is just tall enough to let the tape move but to keep it from not following out and then get tangled up. Did you notice the dance floor the tape slides on is of slippery metal? Similar to no pickup reel, minimize drag on the tape. Smart design.
I don't know about anyone else but i cant stop watching the tape spin around in those crazy patterns. Hypnotic !!!!!
Just so there's no room for doubt: the RE-201 is "in lovely fine fettle" because it just came out of our workshop before going to Roland! These machines are indeed old, but with the right care and attention they don't need to be cronky or break down - and they can sound this good :D
We thank you for your continued diligence. ;0) Amazing work!
You’re doing the Lord’s work
Love your shop! Dan and Mick mentioned the instructions being in Japanese. Would this mean that the model used for this demo was the 100V version?
Hi - already answered on instagram but so it's here as well: it was a 100v model but we fitted a 240v transformer.
We can replace Japanese instructions with reprinted English ones, but Roland preferred we leave the originals in
Come for the gear, stay for the joy as they revel in the sounds. So inspiring.
Cool to see Dan playing the riff from “Dream Brother”, people tend to just think about Buckley’s voice, but he had some killer riffs too.
So many. Love Mr Buckley, RIP.
That Pedal Show Also have you guys ever thought about making the trip to Summer NAMM in Nashville? Would love to meet you guys there!
Man, one of my favorite moments of the entire series- when Dan pulled out "Dream Brother" by Jeff Buckley on the Space Echo. Beautiful.
So many people are picking up on that. Wonderful - glad there’s so much love out there for Jeff, may he RIP.
You know why I think your channel has so much affinity and respect?
Both of you guys are so positive and positively informative. As well as, your playing styles are incredibly diverse and not the same little riff/shred hoodonky each video.
I look forward to your videos every week or so and I will be for a long time.
Blimey, thank you Lausten! We always said we’d do it as long as we enjoyed it and for no other reason. Luckily it’s grown into something that can justify plenty of time and effort! We’re extremely fortunate to be able to do this and we’re stoked that so many people get something useful from TPS. Thank you for watching and for the kind words!
The RE-20 is the closest to the real thing when it comes to tape echo pedals. Even if it is a Boss which drives away some snobby people. (So many big names use it live: Josh and Troy from QUOTSA, Johnny Greenwood, Brent Hinds, Brad Paisley, Hans Magnus Ryan, Pete Thorn, Yngwie Malmsteen, Jamie Cook, Anton Newcombe just to name a few...) After trying the Wampler Tape Echo, the Strymon El capistan, TC Flashback, Line 6 DL4, Catalinbread Belle epoch, Dunlop Echoplex, Strymon Timeline, Boss DD-20 and the Ibanez ES-2, I have to say that for live situation none of these do the job better than the Boss RE-20. The only weakness is the Reverb setting but the echo modes are fantastic, warm and tape-like.... scuse me for the long comment :)
Sorry for the delayed reply, I am a little late to the party.
It amazes me that people get put off because of BOSS. I have been playing for around 9 years. I have played many amplifiers and pedals but always go back to BOSS. I used to have a Blues Junior, and the a Marshall, I then fancied the ROLAND BLUES CUBE. Because it claimed to sound like a tube amplifier and loved the output feature. And to be honest, the cube blows the others out of the water.
"If it sounds good, it is good."
Should never listen with your eyes.
@@dontassumemyfender9866 Too many listen with their eyes especially guitarists with pedals which creates the pedal snobbery
I used to have an RE201. Wish I'd never sold it.
Am I the only person surprised by how good the RE20 sounded? Unsurprisingly I guess Roland did a good job of mimicking Roland!
Nope, even Brad Paisley loves it for live use. Roland/Boss or not, this one is better than most boutique tape delay sims. Even in studio it's a great tool.
I came for the Echoes, but that Dimensions... man! I really have to get one of those! They really make everything better!
Cool huh!
RE 20 needs way more love than it gets
...I could sit and watch the RE-201 tape snake about like that forever...mesmerizing!
Matt is amazing!
Mad professor is super lucky to have him on, and Matt is lucky to have them. What a great relationship!
Why can I only 'like' this video once? Awesome tones and playing. 😀
Love love the proper old school proper analog delays episodes guys. So glad someone looks after these things still.
The Dimension D!!!!!!! I've so wanted to see that after hearing so much about it over the years.
We want to get it back to our HQ to really delve. It wasn’t as obvious when Matt was playing - more so in the room but less on the recording - so we’re assuming input levels are critical. Or something. Much more experimentation required!
That Pedal Show it reminded me of what happens when you apply directional mixing/spread while mixing, which, I’m assuming, is essentially what is happening. Super cool
You had me doubting my system.
I just went through it on different interfaces with a sig gen and test material.
I reckon something in the recording process or in YT's processing (EDIT Scratch that. YT doesn't usually hurt The Stereo picture) has Summed to Mono somewhere.
Or something along those lines.
I couldn't get any "Space" from the Dimension D.
Phew !! So glad you got it too.
Was beginning to doubt my insanity ... of which there is usually no question ;^)
That Pedal Show , TC just released the “3rd Dimension” which is a clone of the DC-2, Fromel has the “Seraph” and UAD offers a handy branded Roland “D” plugin.
This page supports Matt’s theory: equipboard.com/pros/stevie-ray-vaughan/roland-sdd-320-dimension-d
This page has some great history on the circuit: aionelectronics.com/project/blueshift-dimension-c-chorus/
Wow, these were the nicest delay sounds you ever had on the show ... and that says a lot!
I love your passion and enthusiasm! Always a joy to watch, thank you for your efforts!
What's more mesmerizing, Mick and Dan's playing, or the tape spooling around in the top of that lovely piece of history?
That RE-201 sounds absolutely incredible.
Why thank you - will pass that on to our techs
This may be the most beautiful, lush sounding effect I've ever heard..
I’m just mesmerised watching the tape flow and squirm through the echo heads. Almost like watching fractal wormholes weirdness. Dudes!!!
I could watch a video of just that tape, especially with Dan playing.
..needless to say - the damn thing sounds awsome.
We once posted a video of tape going round (in a HH Echo) and it got 1.1 million views on facebook. True story. soundgas.com/blogs/news/when-tape-echoes-go-viral
Soundgas - That was brilliant- thanks so much for sharing the links. Totally Dub Barbarella. Mind duly expanded, and without any additives. Phew ...
Great! Mind expansion is top of our manifesto :)
That Dream Brother sound was spot on!!!!!
Another fan of the RE-20 here. BOSS really nailed it.
Rarely do you see Dan & Mick "Lose their Minds" - (the ep-3 comes-to-mind). You guys look like you are in Tonal-Ecstacy. Great Episode once again. What Amazes me is: "I Don't think We Appreciated these Vintage Pedals . . . when they were originally released"
OK, Dan playing Dream Brother is the new pinnacle of UA-camism for me. ;-) Another great job guys!
Face hurting from smiling ear to ear. Thanks so much for sharing guys!
Hooray! Us too. Something about that sound of tape. Fidelity, depth. Wonderment!
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Space Echo .& Matt schofield... Never clicked so fast on a video.. Matt's playing is a true ear candy...
I have an RE-301 Chorus Echo. It is the only vintage piece of gear I own and it's useful for the producers that want a tape loop to create lo-fi mono submixes. It sounds amazing as a standard tape delay. The chorus is actually very mellow and subtle and works really well with synth parts.
Mmmmmmmmm
Hearing Matt play in a setting like this is different than listening to a record, and also different from seeing him live with a band, and it is very cool.
Yes! I love the Dimensions so much!
Jesus Dan when you started playing Dream Brother heavens opened, such a good sound!
Yeah, and that dark spring Reverb, what a sound!
Who wouldn't be stoked to have an original Roland Space echo to play with? Great video as always, love your joy!
Love the video guys! I hope to some day own a space echo, possibly the most amazing thing I've ever heard! And props to soundgas for the epic work on restoring that beautiful sounding thing!
Thanks, appreciated!
Thank you guys for making my Fridays better again and again. Cheers!
That chord mick hits at 17.25 makes me cry....
Sorry about that!
What a beautiful little piece there at the end of the sixth minute, Dan! Kind of magical and wistful . . .
Wow...so nice I played it twice, great sound!
Great show chaps! Love the RE 201 ever since hearing one in the 70s! Also, in the 80s I used to see a great pub band called Chuck Farley with Steve Simpson and the mighty Geoff Whitehorn on guitar who regularly used the Dimension D and always sounded immense!
Guys, there is an RE-101 (half the price of the 201 and the same just missing the reverb tank) on eBay. And the Dimension D was used on the solos for Mary had a little lamb and pride and joy plus most of the solos on couldn’t stand the weather.
Thanks for sending me down a rabbit hole of playing “Dream Brother” !! Using a Blonde Mexi Tele, Flashback II and a Blues Junior with spring reverb. Beautiful. Love it. Thanks Dan!
Hooray! Such ethereal tones. Have fun Simon!
Daaahhh! That little hammer-on Matt does at 32:13 is so slick!
Awesome show guys. Exactly how i have used a TC SCF for 10 years. As a barely noticeable chorus, that provides spread. Whenever i take it off my board the sound changes!
Those faces! xD Love you guys! Eargasm of the year!
Oh yes!!! Among my coveted pedals and units ♡ (almost there got the Boss RE20 pedal)
What would the world be like without +That Pedal Show
Dan and I would be sad, for starters.
Seeing you guys sat on those stools in the second half of the video just reminds me of South Park S14E03, "Medicinal Fried Chicken" and all the guys bouncing around ... and now I can't unsee it watching the rest of the video!
Gotta love seeing three of my favourite guys in one room nerding out over cool gear.
Look at you guys- being all fancy with your cameramans and Space Echos.
I got my re150 space echo a couple years back and have been waiting for you guys to check em out. Awesome! Gotta go to work now but can't wait to watch the rest later
Nice! Srv supposedly used the roland dim d on the in step album. Now you shop should also check out all the other fantastic rack gear from that 80s-90s time. Tri stereo chorus, tc 1210 chorus, tc 2290 delay, ada std-1 stereo tapped delay, lexicon pcm 42 and pcm 70, eventide h3000 etc.
I just did a search for the Dimension D. Not only are there currently none available, but the ones that sold did so for around $950. I don’t see one of these in my near future. It may be a great effects unit, but I could buy a good guitar or valve amp for that kind of money.
Chord TheSeeker this might be sacrilege to say here, but my line6 m5 has a very good model of the dimension d.
Good to hear one of our 201s in such good hands guys, thanks!
Ah, so you guys HAD to be involved. It’s a doozy!
Soundgas so is that tape loosely floating around in that big space somehow better than on wrapped capstans? I never knew the space was tape!
It's reactions like yours that make the amount of time we put into these machines worthwhile. At some point you'll need to hear our "special" modded studio 201 though...
Yes Matt - it means the tape can be much longer and so lasts a long time before it needs changing. And does it get tangled? No - not if the machine is well looked after :)
This is an episode to turn up loud! Sounds gorgeous!
I love it when you guys show off vintage gear then compare it with modern gear trying to emulate it. It really shows off the magic.
oh my lord..... stunning tones.Congrats
Why did you guys prefer the pedal?
Don't be so surprised. After all, it's called "that pedal show." :)
That little bit of "Dream Brother" at 6:35ish was luuuuush..
That is one of the most beautiful sounding strats I’ve ever heard, man
We definitely NEED an hour long episode on Space Echo. :D
Yep. :0)
Love you guys !
Love you more ;)
Yesyesyesyes, best point of live jam was seeing you two play with Matt. All day.
Awesome - cheers Harry - great seeing you too mate!
Wow, just wow. When he played the Jeff Buckley song... It was bang on.
Amazing isn’t it!?
Thanks for the speedy reply, Mick.
Cheers Steve.
Interesting that you had the RE201 Space Echo and a Dimension D chorus in today's show. I have an SDE-3000 Delay and recently got a 80's Boss Ce-300 Super Chorus, only because I have a SDE-3000 delay. Matt's hunch and summary using his ear and musical intelligence was spot on. I read that the DD chorus has two seperate BBD delay paths, slow LFO rates, a square-ish wave, less overt modulation, and a lush stereo width. Another timely show guys. cheers
AH!! Missing the Deco in super wide stereo mode! That would have been at home in this episode.
Amazing episode tho btw!!! Thanks guys!
I had an Re-101 for years. Amazing until it stopped working. I live in a small town (80k) and nobody around to service property. I ended up selling to someone from nearby big city (Toronto, Canada) where there was a proper tech. That thing sounds impeccably serviced. Very important for Space Echo in my experience. Not all Space Echo are maintained equal.
Omg. Dream Brother... my heart melted.
What a great set of sounds. Smooooooth!
Simon gets an A+ on the editing today. I like how the box moved around
Oooh! He will be miffed! That was the Thomann live edit crew. !
Bahahahahahaha
Mick O-face at 20:57. If you're into that kind of thing.
HEY GUYS! mick when i sore that killer strat in your last video i knew it would find its way into your hands! that color is so nice.
when dan started playing that jeff buckley riff, i legit got chills... what a haunting tribute...
Chills hearing Dan play the opening riff to Jeff Buckley’s Dream Brother through the Roland tape echo.
Dan did not just drop "Dream Brother" on us. Diabolical beautiful bastard.
Awesome. There was ODB and now there’s DBB. Nice!
What a amazing life you guys have! And we get to be a part of it. love your podcasts two.rock on good peeps.
The Dimension D is like an instant vintage vibe pedal. Sounds great.
“D&M drive!” - Mick the Quick calling for it! Insane chorus tones guys. Great post!
Now I think about it, Dan wears glasses. OMG. Dan is really Joe90. That would explain everything. :)
Around 30min mark when Matt is playing with the Dimension D there's no difference in the recorded sound for us, we can't hear the effect, only when the camera mic comes in a bit can we hear it. As they switch through the preset buttons there's no difference in recorded sound. I'm sure they were hearing it as the camera mic does give a bit of chorusing sound. Am I right, did the recording point come from somewhere that doesn't include it?
Had the boss 201, and it’s great, but I sold it to fund the Nocturne Mystery Brain. Maybe a pedal space echo comp on a show soon? Love me some space echo.
I teared up a bit when Dan played that Jeff Buckley riff.
Mick what Stratocaster is that? Looks like a very unique darkly tanned shade of wood there and relic'd - what a beauty!
Seeing the top of the Space Echo makes my anxiety go insane thinking that tape is gonna tangled up. What a piece of engineering. Does the tape ever get tangled up on one of those?
That's how it works - the tape tray holds the tape safely, but loosely so it can move. More reliable than a cartridge, and less wear than with a short loop so it doesn't have to be changed so often. You can see how to change a tape here: ua-cam.com/video/sIMzGh7Ign0/v-deo.html
Tape can get tangled if the unit's not been set up right, or getting dirty (or using the wrong type of tape!)
I had a RE-20. I liked it for a while, but after a while the self-oscillation just got to seem very samey - I'm not sure if I can explain better than that - it just felt like it was the same every time, like a digital copy. I've never used a real Space Echo, but it was never like that with my Echoplex EP4. I ended up selling the RE-20 and getting an El Capistan for, which is waaaay better. Sounds every bit as good as the Echoplex on self-oscillation, and a lot more versatility. This was mostly for DJing/studio production BTW.
Yes, that's what we found too. Not tried the El Capistan, but heard good things. Foxpedal's The Wave has a good RE-201 emulation, Binson and Echoplex, but what really sets it apart is how it sounds when you're dubbing into oscillation - it really sounds good: ua-cam.com/video/fP9QTiCO49o/v-deo.html
That wash button looks pretty cool. Be interested to try one someday, but for the moment pretty set with my Echoplex in the studio and El Cap for taking around. I swear I'm not employed by Strymon, but I also really love their Deco pedal which emulates dual tape machine doubletracking (from short delays to zero-through flanging) and tape saturation.
There is something oddly satisfying watching the tape curl into the top then be fed back in so neatly.
Dream Brother @6:35! LOVE.. Pure tele awesomeness on that album (Grace by Jeff Buckley, if anybody is interested)
Thank you for the clarification. My life changed when I heard that record. And Dan’s too. RIP Jeff - you changed us all!
I think I listened to Grace at least once a day for about five years straight. Still my ultimate comfort food masterpiece.
Me too. Still put it on every few weeks. Masterful. And so good loud!
A masterpiece!.. it shaped, and continues to shape, my experience with music. RIP Jeff.
The tones on that album! Pure magic-Thank you Jeff.
I love that Tele. 🧡
Killer episode. I kept jumping over to reverb.com to find either a Dimension C or D. The sound on this video was ridiculous. Thanks guys!
sounds great guys Cheers.
While I watch this, I can only envision Mick and Dan furiously moving pedals, amps, and stuff to their new home!
That’s happening next week. Exciting and daunting. But more exciting... :0)
hooooly cow that RE 201 is just magical. You can get lost into this sound.
That’s the point! That’s the point. This is what great analogue gear does, in our opinion. It’s just magic. :0)
Yes finally! I’ve been waiting for this since I talked to you guys about doing a space echo episode
Just the intro playing - Instant "you guys". TGI Friday. x
Some nostalgia there. I had a RE-201 in the eighties. Thank God I'm not lugging that thing around anymore. Such good small pedals nowadays available. Nice vid though and Matt has the chops and licks.
Guys, you should have Matt in the show again demonstrating the new Dimension C Waza. That would be like full circle.
Watching that tape squirm around is better than staring a lava lamp!
I think the Sensor is the Two-Rock with a tube-buffered effects loop. Want one. Tax refund was like 20 minutes late getting a used Sensor from Guitar Center. I'm bitter about it, too.
As you both have customised your guitars to your preferences, I'd be interested in a video about adjusting guitars. Changing pickups, tone capacitors, tone pots, etc. Should you change components or just buy a new guitar? I think it could prove to be an interesting topic. Anyways glorious video as usual!
Interesting. Pickups is just a minefield - nothing really objective to say that would make much sense. However, pots, caps and setup - some very useful stuff to impart there. Cheers!
It would be really cool if both of you got Mexican Fenders or Squier classic vibe guitars and had a certain budget to spend on upgrades. I'd be interested to see what direction both of you go.
yes yes yes! do that! :D i would really like that! having never really commented for the 3 years iv'e been watching you I really wanna see that!
Also, I'm an electrician, so i know a thing or two about current, but i don't really understand what actually makes a buffer good or bad. What is it within the making of a buffer, pot, caps and such that makes all this so varying? materials used? if so, how to know what to get and what not to get?
Nathan Vredevoogd they would go to the trash can.
How can that thing keep from tangeling up inside there? Great sounds and what a player Matt is!
The tray is well designed and if set up right is perfectly safe
As a live thing, I simply don’t have a sonic space (yet) to have such a glorious device as the Roland in my live mix, without competition from many other band mates, but... it is a glorious sound, nonetheless. It is contrary to my nature and sonic preference, but more Tube Screamer midrange, and controlling and minimizing my penchant for Reverb and delay, makes my sound more present in the live mix.