ESTECHO's tape delay list:
These above are only three of the list of nearly 30 different tape echo devices ESTECHO provides with useful pictures, maintainance and repair infos:
Ace Tone Pro Echo EC-10
Grandfather of Roland Space Echo series, designed by Roland founder Ikutaro Kakehashi.
Ace Tone EC-20
Later model by Ace Tone corp. Tension tape loop with individual head selection.
Denon Dic EM-1000
Rare, unusual and extremely heavy 1/4 inch tape machine from Denon corporation. Perhaps a prototype?
Elk EM-4
Compact model based on Sony RE tape cartridge.
Elk Echo Machine EM-1
Earlier model from Elk, using Sony RE tape cartridge
Evans SE-780
aka Multivox MX-312. Fully-featured tape delay with spring reverb, sound-on-sound and unique tape transport design.
Evans ES-5
Entry-level unit with tension tape loop and sliding playback head.
Evans EE-3
Entry-level unit with limited features, sliding playback head and tension tape loop.
Evans Nova 400
PA amplifier with integrated tape delay (tension tape loop) and channel sends.
Evans Vocal Echo VE-200
PA amplifier with integrated tape delay (tension tape loop) and channel sends.
Guyatone EM-77
Sony RE cartridge based unit with two playback heads.
Guyatone EM-606
Entry-level, 8-track cartridge unit with limited features.
Guyatone EM-808D
8-track cartridge unit with good amount of features.
Guyatone EM-88
Top-of-the-line Guyatone unit with tension tape loop.
Hawk 2-Channel Echo HE-2250
Stereo tape delay with fully independent delay lines and channels.
Iwase Voice Echo Machine
Very old unit from little known Iwase corporation, featuring tube circuitry.
Kastam SS-102
8-track cartridge unit with good amount of features.
Kastam Concert SS-100
Entry-level 8-track cartridge unit.
Kastam SS-101
Very limited entry-level 8-track cartridge unit.
Kastam SS-301
Very limited entry-level 8-track cartridge unit.
Korg Stage Echo SE-500
Professional tape delay with full controls, very long repeat time and unique features such as CV input for delay time.
Mirano Echo Chamber 3
Early tape delay using tube circuitry.
Mirano T-4
Solid state model from the Mirano corporation.
Rexer RTE-3000
Late generation unit with free running tape loop and stereo output.
Roland Space Echo RE-100
Early Space Echo model using Sony RE cartridge
Roland Space Echo RE-200
Early Space Echo model using Sony RE cartridge, with spring reverb
Univox EC-80A
Simple 1-head tape delay using Apollon-type cartridge.
"ESTECHO’s music relies on many old and capricious musical instruments and devices. Keeping them in working condition is often a challenge, and for many of them, operation, maintenance and servicing information is very hard to come by. Often, pages such as this one are the only source of info available, pre-internet manufacturers having long since gone out of business or simply not remembering ever having these products for sale. For this reason, we’ve decided to share tips, tricks and info we’ve gathered while using, maintaining and repairing such devices."
