- Home
- 1968 Maestro Echoplex EP2 Valve Tape Echo
1968 Maestro Echoplex EP2 Valve Tape Echo
Designed by Mike Battle in 1959 and introduced in 1961, the Echoplex is considered by many to be the yardstick by which all other delays are measured. Its warm, round and thick echo and critically the adjustable playback head being the key to its success. Frequently used to, as Tom Verlaine has said, “goose it up”, it works as a preamp too. The EP-2 was the second iteration of the design, improving on the design by putting the tape in a cartridge and improving the tone of the unit. By the late 60’s they’d added a combined instrument/echo volume-blend oscillator to the control panel alongside the Echo Repeats knob. It also featured Sound-on-Sound recording, allowing infinite looping – at least for the tape’s two-minute length.
This unit is cosmetically in great shape. Gifted to the current owner, its been well cared for with only some slight wear and corrosion evident.
On receiving the unit we gave it to Dan Coggins as we wanted to be sure it was checked over before it was fired up. He carried out some minor repairs to the circuit and to the tape transport mechanism. The bluetac is there to stop the playhead from moving.
This unit sounds fantastic, from the moment you switch it on your bathed in lush, warm analogue delay joy. Crank up the Echo volume and things can get pretty gnarly. Not a bad setting, however hard you try.
This is a fantastic opportunity to get your hands on this highly regarded unit.
Send to a friend
Recommend this to a friend by entering their email address in the box below.
Related products
1963 Fender Jazzmaster Fiesta Red body only refin + OHSC
View details
2013 Marshall 2061X Lead - Bass Reissue 20 Watt Hardwired Head
2013 Marshall 2061X Lead - Bass Reissue 20 Watt Hardwired Head
View details
Simms Watts AP100 Mk1 100 watt head
Simms Watts AP100 Mk1 100 watt head
View details
70's Dick Knight 12 String
70's Dick Knight 12 String
View details
1963 Fender Precision Bass Olympic White Refin + HSC
1963 Fender Precision Bass Olympic White Refin + HSC
View details
1971 Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face
1971 Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face
View details
1990 Gibson Les Paul Custom + OHSC
1990 Gibson Les Paul Custom + OHSC
View details
1967 Fender Precision Bass Slab Body Maple Cap neck Blonde + HSC
1967 Fender Precision Bass Slab Body Maple Cap neck Blonde + HSC
View details
Manuel Ramundo Classical Guitar
Manuel Ramundo Classical Guitar
View details
1962 Fender Jaguar Olympic White R/F over original Fiesta Red + HSC
1962 Fender Jaguar Olympic White R/F over original Fiesta Red + HSC
View details
70s Maestro Echoplex EP3 Tape Delay
70s Maestro Echoplex EP3 Tape Delay
View details
1965 Fender Telecaster Lake Placid Blue Maple Cap + OHSC
1965 Fender Telecaster Lake Placid Blue Maple Cap + OHSC
View details
2021 PRS Silver Sky Lunar Ice limited edition + OSSC
2021 PRS Silver Sky Lunar Ice limited edition + OSSC
View details
early 70's JEN Crybaby Wah
early 70's JEN Crybaby Wah
View details
1981 Ibanez Tube Screamer TS808
1981 Ibanez Tube Screamer TS808
View details
1969 Fender Stratocaster Candy Apple Red RARE Left Handed + HSC
1969 Fender Stratocaster Candy Apple Red RARE Left Handed + HSC
View details
1957 Gibson Les Paul Custom + OHSC
1957 Gibson Les Paul Custom + OHSC
View details
Fender American Professional Jazz Bass Fretless + OHSC
Fender American Professional Jazz Bass Fretless + OHSC
View details
1965 Epiphone Olympic Sunburst + HSC
1965 Epiphone Olympic Sunburst + HSC
View details
1969 Fender Stratocaster + OHSC
1969 Fender Stratocaster + OHSC
View details