Strymon EC-1 Single Head dTape Echo Guitar Effects Pedal

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A Timeless Classic Reborn - The Strymon EC-1 Single Head dTape Echo Guitar Effects Pedal Experience the dreamy sound of a classic ‘60s tape echo complete with the harmonic richness of the accompanying tube preamp. Enjoy organic and ethereal modulation produced by countless subtle mechanical imperfections, and easily dial in anything from warm slapback to expansive echo feedback beds with a strikingly gorgeous stereo image. With beautifully-tuned low frequency response, lush tape saturation and sublime echo decay, EC-1 provides all the best of what a tube driven tape echo can deliver. MIDI True/Buffered Bypass JFET Input Stereo ARM Processor Full-Featured Compact Stereo Tape Echo EC-1 offers impressive power and flexibility in a small and elegant form factor: Selectable tube-modeled preamp voices. Artifact-free tap tempo. Discrete stereo operation for independent processing of the left and right stereo inputs. Straightforward controls and expression pedal capability. High-impedance, ultra-low noise discrete Class A JFET stereo input preamp for exceptional touch sensitivity, dynamics and feel. MIDI control of tempo, patch save/recall and more. Premium components, rugged construction and a USB jack for performing firmware updates or controlling the pedal from a computer. Tape, Tubes, and the Best of the Best Development of EC-1 started with the groundbreaking single moving head algorithm originally developed for Strymon's El Capistan pedal, which is renowned for its lifelike reproduction of vintage tape echo. From there, Strymon were fortunate to acquire what turned out to be a very special Echoplex EP-2, as the unit was in amazingly good condition and had been worked on by storied technician Cesar Diaz. Strymon discovered that several purposeful and skillfully-implemented modifications had been made to the unit, including tweaks to the tube preamp for a warmer sound closer in frequency response to an EP-3. The modifications seemed aimed at bringing the best