Danelectro Reel Echo

[Kyle Motor]

How about it? Anybody try out the Danelectro Reel Echo? I'm a big fan of the Danecho, use it on vocals all the time, as well as playing guitar with it. But after much abuse, my Danecho is on its last legs, and I was thinking of replacing it with the Reel Echo. Comments? Rants? Recipes?

[eeldip]

i have always wanted to hear what people have though of this too....

[sonic documentation]

i third that.

[andrew embassy]

It sucks ass.

My bandmate Michael got one and we were all excited about it, but it is completely digital, so when you play something and then adjust the delay time, it just cuts the same phrase off earlier with a little 'click' instead of speeding up or slowing down the part. This isn't an issue for a lot of people, but for us it was huge. It's got the 'tape' sound effects, but they're essentially just lowpass filters and temelo effects. I was profoundly underwhelmed. Essentially, it's a digital delay with fewer features and a few tacked on effects.

[Kyle Motor]

It sucks ass.

My bandmate Michael got one and we were all excited about it, but it is completely digital, so when you play something and then adjust the delay time, it just cuts the same phrase off earlier with a little 'click' instead of speeding up or slowing down the part. This isn't an issue for a lot of people, but for us it was huge. It's got the 'tape' sound effects, but they're essentially just lowpass filters and temelo effects. I was profoundly underwhelmed. Essentially, it's a digital delay with fewer features and a few tacked on effects.

Wow, that's weird. With the Danecho (also digital) you can do the speed up and slow down stuff by turning the speed knob, and it worked great. That's definitely one pro towards the Danecho then.

[damian]

Kyle,
I use the danecho for recording bass, but have not used it on vocals yet. What are some sample setting you use?

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[Kyle Motor]

First off, I use two mics, the main one I sing into that's right in front of me, and then another one on the other end of the room facing the other direction. I run the far one through the danecho. It's usally set with the mix up and hi cut maxed, and speed and repeat anywhere between 10 and 2 o'clock (right now they're both at 2 from the last time I used it). It works pretty well when you put the echo on the room mic, but then again I'm using 57's in a basement to 8 tracks of cassette, but it sounds great for that. As another disclaimer, I am addicted to slap echo for vocals.

[getreel]

I have heard that the Reel Echo is not as nice sounding as the Dan Echo. I have a Dan Echo and think it's OK. I hardly use it because even when bypassed, it just kills your guitar tone. On it's OK but who wants delay on all the time? There are many reviews that support what I have found about Dan Echo. Just wish I'd read them before I bought mine.