Fulltone sste solid state tape echo effects database. But the new t rex unit has interesting features as well. Fulltone tube tape echo we have the fulltone tube tape echo in stock. Im guessing thats just the inherent sound of a real tape echo. The solid state tape echo sste is a study in preserving the best of vintage while making it even better.
View all results for tte at sweetwater the worlds leading music technology and instrument retailer. Sste solid state tape echo, terc that 80s rack chorus below are all the models of gear included in fulltone collection, plus all the gear models you can add to your rig through amplitube custom shop. Space case vs t rex replicator vs fulltone tube echo. Whatever you play through the unit is recorded to the oneminute tape loop and repeats it turns the tte into a basic looper. This is the official fulltone how to video on installing an etc1 tape cart into a fulltone tte. These tape echoes, like a lot of vintage gear still command heavy price tags and often have to be sent in for repairs and upkeep, so i was looking for an alternative to a echoplex tape echo without sacrificing much of the sound and characteristics they became famous for.
Sste solid state tape echo the solid state tape echo captures the full essence, warmth and vibe of the original echoplex ep3, but without its unavoidable drawbacks the original unit was very noisy, featuring lowquality tape heads and would produce lots of hum. Maestro echoplex tape echo alternatives beat production. This tape delay was okay, but never as interesting to my ears as the echoplex. Fulltone custom effects solid state tape echo long. They were late to the party with higher technology and were a sales flop but they are superior to the roland space echo s. Fulltone was founded in 1993 by michael fuller, a session guitarist, composer, performer, electronic tinkerer featured in guitar player magazine and winning first place in their ultimate guitarist competition.
More information available on the ik multimedia website. This model is good because it is less noisy than most tape delays. This is a full ep3 style tape echo circuit improved in a multitude of different way and ready for you to use. Featuring a twospeed operation, iconic chassis design and three unique stereo imaging options, the fulltone tube tape echo takes the inimitable sound of vintage tape delay and spruces it up with modern appointments for todays playing. It captures the full essence, warmth and vibe of the original echoplex ep3 vintage unit, but without its unavoidable drawbacks the original unit was very noisy, mounting lowquality tape heads and would produce lots of hum whereas fulltone s model fixes these problems greatly enhancing the machines response and capabilities. The fulltone solid state tape echo is as joel puts it, not an effects unit, but an instrument itself.
Unless youve experienced it you dont know what youre missing. Fulltone tube tape echo effectold school and new school, all wrapped in one why a tape echo. It actually contains tape, which is used for the echo effect, thus it is a legitimate tape echo. It will last for months because its not cheap, used cart machine tape doused in. Years ago, as my studio got rolling, i bought a roland space echo re201. Guitarist michael fuller founded fulltone back in 1991, with the aim of building stompboxes that sounded as good as. May 02, 2015 the fulltone solid state tape echo is as joel puts it, not an effects unit, but an instrument itself. Fulltone pedals were born out of a love for music, fine equipment, and tone. The fulltone collection of a massive chorus, a visually impaired but awesome tape echo, and a workhorse overdrive is available for 59. Fulltone realized this and a few years ago made the tube tape echo but now as a better value option you also have the solid state tape echo. The tube tape echo is designed to sound like the market electronics tube echoplex from the 60.
They were late to the party with higher technology and were a sales flop but they are superior to the roland space echos. The tube tape echo tte is exactly what its name implies. Theres a youtube video of a guy playing some eric johnsonstyle stuff with it, reasonably convincing. No delay rackmount or pedal, analog or digital can replicate the natural, warm, and shimmery tones of an old echoplex. It gives you a true tape echo sound right in a nice and compact box. Tte tape cart installation guide 08 29 2018 youtube. Fulltones sste had its beginnings back in the early 80s when. The definitive how to install a tape cart in a fulltone sste hires video is live now on the official fulltone youtube channel.
One after another they pop out the same old digital and bucketbrigade delays with a few new be. Fulltone tube tape echo tte there is nothing funnier than the makers of this new wave of digital and chipbased delays claiming to sound like a tape echo. The definitive how to install a tape cart in a fulltone tte 4k hirez video is live now on the official fulltone youtube channel what do jeff beck, keith richards, john mayer, robert plant, vance powell, tom petty, buddy miller, jack white, dan auerbach, tbone burnette, all have in common. The delayed signal may either be played back multiple times, or played back into the recording again, to create the sound of a repeating, decaying echo delay effects range from a subtle echo effect to a pronounced blending. Fulltone tape echos use a relayactivated footswitchable echo cancel. I also compare it to an original echoplex ep2 and a a much more affordable guyatone em66. We make the efx2 tape echo, roland space echo parts, echoplex parts, tape loops for re201 re101 re150 re301 re501 7 sre555, parts for echoplex ep1 ep2 ep3 and ep4.
Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. It used to be that no delay could quite replicate the natural, warm, and shimmery tones of an old echoplex tape echo enter the fulltone tubetapeecho, or tte. Unlike vintage echoplexes, fulltone tape echoes dont route the playback head signal through the echo cancel footswitch, which absolutely kills the delay sound if you use a cable over 6 feet in length. Still have rolands 201 space echo alot less of the above and will keep it in the arsenal for what it does. The cme video sounds particularly great, i watched it a bunch of times.
But the new t rex unit has interesting features as. When first firing up the unit, i was a little thrown off. The tte is the real thing and fulltone does not take kindly to their emulating competitors. Echo cancel footswitch ecf fulltone tape echo s use a relayactivated footswitchable echo cancel. Delay is an audio signal processing technique and an effects unit which records an input signal to an audio storage medium, and then plays it back after a period of time. Fulltone custom shop tte tube tape echo guitar pedal. Fulltone tte tube tape echo relay cancel footswitch alto music. The delayed signal may either be played back multiple times, or played back into the recording again, to create the sound of a repeating, decaying echo. Tube tape echo fulltone tube tape echo audiofanzine. The fulltone tube tape echo, although inspired by market electronics echoplex of the early to mid60s, is a far more evolved design which eliminates all of the noise, inconsistencies, and reliability issues associated with the echoplexes.
Fulltone tte tape echo i just bought a fulltone tape echo for studio use, and i love the thing, but anything i run through it loses a large amount of hi frequency, more so than might be normal. Solid state tape echo v2 fulltone musical products, inc. Fulltone ttefs tube tape echo foot switch bailey brothers. First off, the repeats sound a lot dirtier compared to my current analog delay of choice, a vintage ad80. The trex replicator does not use the famed ep3 preamp circuit, but then nor do any of my analog delay pedals. As a result, fulltone lives up to its name and delivers rich, fatsounding tone tools that you can rely on. Moving on to the newer additions to the amplitube fulltone collection, lets first examine the sste plugin. Jun 27, 2012 not the only genuine tapebased echo available today, but certainly one of the very best and, unlike the original units, this isnt prone to breaking down at the drop of a hihat. The thing is honestly too big to tour with, though, so its better used at home or in the studio. Used the fulltone for a few weeks at da practice joint and thought it delivered well. Mastering software dj software video editing software.
Use any standard instrument cable to connect the tte footswitch, and youll have highlyvisible red and green status lights without requiring any external power to the footswitch. Nick oddy, whos a composer for film and video game soundtracks, as well as a. You get a handwired audio path, plus two preamp modes for awesome tones onstage or in the studio. Fulltone s sste had its beginnings back in the early 80s when michael fuller bought an old 70s echoplex ep3 tape delay.
How to access sound on sound effects with the fulltone tte. Discussion in the tone zone started by 2203xman, jul 6, 2019. Our website and phones are open, but shipping may take a few extra days, for the safety of our team. Not available from any dealer, only available direct. It will last for months because its not cheap, used cart machine tape doused in graphite like the old echoplex tapes. I look to pick one of these units up soon, but which one sounds the best and offers the best options for studio use.
Echo fix efx2 tape echo, roland space echo and echoplex. Use any standard instrument cable to connect the tte footswitch, and youll have highlyvisible red and green status lights witho. A short tape loop will introduce the splicepoint blip much sooner than a 25 tape loop. If you ever wanted to hear the magic of true tape echo the way. Buy the fulltone custom shop tube tape echo and get free delivery. Fulltone custom shop sste solid state tape echo pedal. Fulltone custom effects echo cancel footswitch long. Not every recording engineer of yesteryear had the luxury of recording in a real echo chamber, so the clever ones decided to use the magnetic tape they were already recording with to create a similar effect. Guitar players and engineers alike use the tte for its lush, analog sound. Fulltones sste fixes these issues, greatly enhancing the machines response. Fulltone tte tape echo gearslutz pro audio community. It captures the full essence, warmth and vibe of the original echoplex ep3 vintage unit, but without its unavoidable drawbacks the original unit was very noisy, mounting lowquality tape heads and would produce lots of hum whereas fulltones model fixes these problems greatly enhancing the machines response and capabilities.
The sste is ik multimedias emulation of their hardware sste solid state tape echo unit, a modern recreation and update of the echoplex ep3, a classic. Ik multimedia amplitude fulltone collection effects plug. A video from mark marshall and nick oddy on creating some cool rhythmic effects using a vintage drum machine and a fulltone tube tape echo. In this video i compare the demonstrate a bunch of settings on a fulltone ss tape echo. Sste solid state tape echo, terc that 80s rack chorus below are all the models of gear included in fulltone collection, plus all the gear models. The korg stage echo 500 and 300 were the best tape echos made imho.
Use the fulltone tte footswitch to get handsfree control over your tube tape echo delay unit, plus bright status leds too. No delay rackmount or pedal, analog or digital can replicate the natural, warm, and shimmery tones of. Basically, the sound on sound function of the tte turns off the tape echos erase head. I remember borrowing a friends echoplex in 1983 in order to add echo sounds to the electronic recordings i was creating at home. The manual for my fulltone tube tape echo tte says that i can get sound on sound effects. I was in heaven to be able to create real tape regeneration and nice saturated delaysmuch more interesting than my homemade analog delay. Thus, it has sounds that can really not be replicated fully by any pedal. Fulltone tape echos use a relayactivated footswitchable echo cancel unlike vintage echoplexes, fulltone tape echoes dont route the playback head signal through the echo cancel footswitch, which absolutely kills the delay sound if you use a cable over 6 feet in length.
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