Danelectro Reel Echo
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Submitted by: Steven Sharpe on 06 July 2005

PricePaid: 150 USD (New) Purchased From: N/A Model Year: 2002 Features / Ease of Use: [8] Based on the old tape echo's but without tape ;) The manual isn't great but there isn't too much you can say about a unit like this really. There's a warble control to simulate that sound that you can expect tape drives to produce! A Lo-Fi control takes off the treble on successive repeats - again just like tape. The sound on sound feature lets you record a lick and then play over the top of it - pretty cool. Sound: [9] Absolutely great for that old school echo. If you play Rockabilly you'll love it! It gets real close to that classic sound without the worried of replacement tapes Reliability & Durability: [10] It gets real close to that classic sound without the worried of replacement tape and motors giving up on you. I've had this for 3 years now and it's stood up very well. Oh and no cleaning of tape heads needed either. A power supply is a must with this baby. Batteries a food for it so be warned ;) Overall Rating: [9] I did covet an old tape system for a while but now I have this there is no need. I just love the retro look too - to me Danelectro have got the look of their pedals just right - but then again I'm a 50s nut.

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