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Re: Ed's Echoplex

Post by jnew » Wed Sep 09, 2015 11:05 am

Alright man. Time to bring this back and get it right. Never could get the compressor board that I built to work. Anyone have any updated info on this compressor?
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Re: Ed's Echoplex

Post by rgorke » Wed Sep 09, 2015 9:51 pm

I don't think the compressor board is a key to anything...but what do I know? :what:
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Re: Ed's Echoplex

Post by jnew » Thu Sep 10, 2015 12:36 am

I think there is a little something going on in this area. And I say this because of some of his tones even outside of VH. Some stuff just has that compressed yet hairy grain about it. Subtle but present.
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Re: Ed's Echoplex

Post by vanhalen5150 » Thu Sep 10, 2015 3:19 pm

The compression is from the studio 1176 I think.
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Re: Ed's Echoplex

Post by jnew » Fri Sep 11, 2015 12:20 am

I'm suspecting something upstream of post stuff though. A little bit of what I'm talking about happens when you put an MXR 6 band in front. There's a bit of a squish thing that happens and I'm sort of haunted by the possibility of his EP-3 having a compressor in it. Something is not right with the EP-3 compressor schematic. I built it and triple checked it and it's not right. By that I mean it doesn't work right. Not talking about it sounding right because that of course, I wouldn't know. (Yet anyways) :(
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Re: Ed's Echoplex

Post by bmf5150 » Wed Sep 30, 2015 3:09 am

Anyone here own the catalinbread belle epoch??i hear it's closest thing to an echoplex??here is a great video on it..

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Re: Ed's Echoplex

Post by jnew » Wed Sep 30, 2015 8:51 am

Not yet but I'm about to pull the trigger on one. I'm without a delay for months now and I'm ready to just get whatever I can get my hands on. It does look like a pretty good one though. That Danelectro Reel Echo pedal is also VERY convincing. 8)
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Re: Ed's Echoplex

Post by bmf5150 » Mon Oct 12, 2015 2:45 am

Well I ordered one
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Re: Ed's Echoplex

Post by jnew » Mon Oct 12, 2015 7:01 am

I'll be expecting a full report. :wink:
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Re: Ed's Echoplex

Post by mightymike » Mon Oct 12, 2015 4:55 pm

I bought a used Catlinbread Belle Epoch mint condition for $150, and just ordered a Catlinbread Talisman (Their Plate Reverb pedal)

It will be interesting to compare the Epoch to my Ep3.
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Re: Ed's Echoplex

Post by bmf5150 » Fri Oct 16, 2015 1:09 am

Well I got my pedal today,but have not had time to play it yet!
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Re: Ed's Echoplex

Post by jnew » Fri Oct 16, 2015 11:52 pm

Oh man. :drool: Do tell.
MightyMike was just here all day with his two 68 Marshall's and I would have loved to have had a delay. His super lead was just fun, fun, fun. It's a VH amp all day, all night. Simple as that. Just killer. I'm sure MrTwistyneck would agree. 8)
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Re: Ed's Echoplex

Post by mightymike » Sat Oct 17, 2015 6:30 am

Dude that 50 watter or yours held it's own with my 68. I was blown away with it. The best I've ever heard. It was awesome to hear the Variac between head and cab upfront and personal.
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Re: Ed's Echoplex

Post by jnew » Sat Oct 17, 2015 12:21 pm

:thumbsup: I remember telling you about how special that amp is to me, and that I'd never sell it BUT, if you really want to trade it for your 68 Super Lead, well, maybe I'll think about it. :lol: :lol:
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Re: Ed's Echoplex

Post by mightymike » Sat Oct 17, 2015 7:05 pm

I'd rather just build one like yours :toast: .. but if this was 1968, and both were new amps on a shelf to pick from, it would be a no brainer. I would pick your 50 watter over my 12369. It was that good.

Not saying it's better, but it's comparible. JNEW getting that level of tone at lower volume without sacrifice is sn amazing feat.
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