Echorec Binson-style Delay Pedal Review

Looking for Gilmour

I've been using a tape delay pedal for my Pink Floyd tones. This gets a good bit closer.

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Coolest Delay Pedal I've Owned

Catalinbread pedals are special for sure. This little guy offers a simple, straightforward delay setting (up to 1 second, I think) and then the rest of the delay programs are based on the Binson delay used, most notably, by David Gilmour in the 70s/early 80s. The Binson effects basically allow for the choice of eleven delay patterns that you can cycle through until you find the… read more one that you like. The swell and delay knobs allow for more repeats and longer trails that can get pretty bizarre, in a good way, if you are playing around with it. It does "self oscillate" into oblivion pretty quickly when the swell is turned up too high, from my experience. It also has a tone function for darker or brighter feel to the delays and a mix so you can change how much of the signal is wet. There are some hidden settings inside the pedal that you can add more fuzz, gain and turn off the "trails" setting and make it a true bypass, but it is preset for the delay to keep ringing out even after you turn the pedal off, which is how I like it set up anyways. Once of the best pieces of geat I have bought - no regrets, sounds great. ​

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Five Stars of Fun!

Like psychedelic rock? You will love the Catalinbread Echorec! Plug in and jam. Play with the pedal settings while you experiment. Try chords, plucking single notes, slides and harmonics. Just touch a guitar string for subtle swirls while power chords explode like thunder and echo off of a distant mountain side. The Catalinbread Echorec is an improved pedal version of a 1960s Binson… read more Echorec echo machine. You will quickly recognize this effect from countless classic rock hits. Led Zeppelin used a Binson Echorec effect on the drums in "When the Levee Breaks." The Binson Echorec sound defined Pink Floyd. In their Live at Pompeii performance of "A Saucerful Of Secrets" you will see David Gilmour sitting on the ground using a slide on his Strat with one hand while playing with the settings of a Binson Echorec echo machine using the other. This pedal is so much fun, you will be experimenting in much the same way very quickly. The Catalinbread Echorec is capable of producing an unmistakable effect. This pedal is incredibly cool and endlessly fun. Five Stars for sure.

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Totally Unique Delay Pedal

I have owned the Echorec pedal for over 2 years now....i have quite a few high end delay pedals in my studio, both digital and analog, and can honestly say this pedal is unique compared to all the others. The Binson delay effects with additional controls sound fantastic for mood music of any kind. Add the beautiful preamp tone and dynamic picking sensitivity. Put it together and… read more you will understand the reason i say this pedal is unique. It is the perfect addition to bread and butter pedals like the Boss DD-500, Eventide Timefactor, Strymon Timeline....all pedals i own that are fantastic in their own ways, but unable to do what this pedal does. An additional bonus is the tone / character differences on the output signal that 9v, 12v, and 18v power has on the analog section of the device....so sweet...this pedal will never come off my pedal board.

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The trip begins here

Simply stated the most fun and inspiring delay pedal I have ever tried. With that being said it is super quirky and weird in the best possible way, Not an average delay at all, with the multi tap presets it works like a delay and reverb at the same time on some settings. The adjustable wobble/chorus pot is great, more usable than any chorus I"ve had, similar to a memory man. This… read more pedal is uniquely touch sensitive amongst delays that I have tried. If you are looking for a fun pedal to be creative with and jam new echo laced riffs I cant recommend this highly enough. If u want an average predictable delay than I"d look elsewhere. Sound quality is better than any other delay pedal I"ve owned including some that cost quite a bit more. Catalinbread seems to be making some amazing products right now. If you are thinking about buying this, do yourself a favor and get it, you wont regret it.

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