{"id":2644,"date":"2018-08-13T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T06:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/delaydude.de\/?p=2644"},"modified":"2018-10-22T09:10:25","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T07:10:25","slug":"how-to-sound-like-fulltone-tube-tape-echo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delaydude.de\/en\/how-to-sound-like-fulltone-tube-tape-echo\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask the Dude: How to create the sound of the legendary Fulltone Tube Tape Echo"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ask<\/a>The Strymon El Capistan is one of the best digital tape echo emulations.
\nNevertheless, some miss the warm character of an analog device and consider that the sound of the Strymon El Capistan is somehow sterile.
\nThe Fulltone Tube Tape Echo has a tube preamp that enrichens the signal in a certain way.
\nSome guitarists use this preamp only to boost their amp.
\nAnd of course, the preamp effects on the whole sound of the tape delay.<\/p>\n

If you want the Strymon El Capistan<\/a> to come closer to the sound of a real tube tape echo, you can add a preamp to the pedal.
\nA tube preamp would be perfect to get close to the original.<\/p>\n

I choose the Kingsley Page V2<\/a> for this experiment. And I am totally enthusiastic about the result. Click here<\/a> for a\u00a0 video about this experiment.
\nAlthough the Page V2 only effects the sound of the guitar in a decent way, it is able to push the signal pretty well. And you can also set the gain pot to a point where the signal saturates when you dig in harder.<\/p>\n

The tonal range of the preamp can be controlled by the tone pot and the two switches for treble and bass.
\nThe combination of the Strymon El Capistan and the Kingsley Page V2 brings a bit \u201cdirt\u201d into the signal though it becomes more vivid and gets pretty close to the sound of the Fulltone Tube Tape Echo.<\/p>\n

The advantage<\/h3>\n

The advantage of this perfect marriage of a preamp pedal and a digital emulation of a tape delay is, that it is less prone to errors and does not require any difficult maintenance.<\/p>\n

Of course, you can also combine delays and preamps of other manufacturers.
\nEric Johnson, for example, uses a Catalinbread Belle Epoch<\/a> that is integrated to the
\nEffect loop of a real Echoplex. By this he can benefit from the sonic advantages of a preamp without the accident-sensitive tape of a tape echo.
\nIf you are interested in Eric Johnsons combination, click here<\/a> for a Rig Rundown by Premier Guitar.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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