Recording Techniques, People Skills, Gear, Recording Spaces, Computers, and DIY
Moderators: drumsound, tomb
-
vvv
- zen recordist
- Posts: 10139
- Joined: Tue May 13, 2003 8:08 am
- Location: Chi
-
Contact:
Post
by vvv » Sun Feb 28, 2016 10:19 am
Because it has to sell for $899.00?
-
Magnetic Services
- suffering 'studio suck'
- Posts: 444
- Joined: Mon Apr 16, 2012 11:21 pm
Post
by Magnetic Services » Sun Feb 28, 2016 11:24 am
Hopefully the price will come down eventually or copycats will be made. But that unit looks super high quality, and they sell replacement tape cartriges for $25. I love how the "chorus" actually modulates the speed of the motor! (At least I think that's what the video said)
And TWO expression pedal inputs!
-
MoreSpaceEcho
- zen recordist
- Posts: 6671
- Joined: Wed May 07, 2003 11:15 am
Post
by MoreSpaceEcho » Sun Feb 28, 2016 11:30 am
i mean, it sounds nice but $899?
you could buy a mint space echo for that much. you could buy a strymon el capistan for $299.
-
Magnetic Services
- suffering 'studio suck'
- Posts: 444
- Joined: Mon Apr 16, 2012 11:21 pm
Post
by Magnetic Services » Sun Feb 28, 2016 12:07 pm
I used to have the pedal version of the space echo; that thing was like $300 new and I still felt like I overpaid for it :/
I would never pay $900 for this, but I know there are guitar nerds out there who will! Especially when Sweetwater makes it look like you're "saving" $300...
-
The Scum
- moves faders with mind
- Posts: 2745
- Joined: Thu Jul 03, 2003 11:26 pm
- Location: Denver, CO
-
Contact:
Post
by The Scum » Sun Feb 28, 2016 12:36 pm
Fulltone has been making both tube and solid state Echoplex clones for about a decade.
Their pricing makes the TRex look like a bargain.
"What fer?"
"Cat fur, to make kitten britches."
-
kslight
- mixes from purgatory
- Posts: 2968
- Joined: Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:40 pm
Post
by kslight » Sun Feb 28, 2016 1:20 pm
vvv wrote:Because it has to sell for $899.00?
Might have something to do with it.
Definitely a tough sell at that price IMHO, but I would guess there's a market for almost everything. If folks are willing to pay several hundred dollars for a digital emulation, I guess $900 for the real thing could be seen as fair. But that's a bit expensive a unicorn for me to chase.
#firstworldproblems
-
GooberNumber9
- tinnitus
- Posts: 1094
- Joined: Fri Oct 20, 2006 7:52 am
- Location: Washington, DC
Post
by GooberNumber9 » Mon Feb 29, 2016 6:28 am
One reason might be that the Line6 DL-4 sounds surprisingly good, does a lot more, and costs a lot less. I sure wouldn't want to gig with a $900 pedal.
-
floid
- buyin' a studio
- Posts: 983
- Joined: Tue Jan 03, 2006 1:39 pm
- Location: in exile
Post
by floid » Mon Feb 29, 2016 10:19 am
GooberNumber9 wrote: I sure wouldn't want to gig with a $900 pedal.
And for studio use it's in the same ballpark as "real" tape delays, so why bother. Now if someone came up with a $200 version, hacked into a Walkman, I'd be all over it.
Village Idiot.
-
iC
- pushin' record
- Posts: 228
- Joined: Wed Nov 29, 2006 6:25 pm
- Location: Rockland NY
-
Contact:
Post
by iC » Tue Mar 01, 2016 5:21 am
And for studio use it's in the same ballpark as "real" tape delays, so why bother. Now if someone came up with a $200 version, hacked into a Walkman, I'd be all over it.
http://spacecasetapeecho.com/
"There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly."
R. Buckminster Fuller
-
joninc
- dead but not forgotten
- Posts: 2099
- Joined: Mon Jun 09, 2003 5:02 pm
- Location: canada
-
Contact:
Post
by joninc » Tue Mar 01, 2016 12:58 pm
wow - that looks really cool. can't see a price anywhere though - any idea?
the new rules : there are no rules
-
joninc
- dead but not forgotten
- Posts: 2099
- Joined: Mon Jun 09, 2003 5:02 pm
- Location: canada
-
Contact:
Post
by joninc » Tue Mar 01, 2016 1:01 pm
the new rules : there are no rules
-
vvv
- zen recordist
- Posts: 10139
- Joined: Tue May 13, 2003 8:08 am
- Location: Chi
-
Contact:
Post
by vvv » Tue Mar 01, 2016 3:59 pm
-
floid
- buyin' a studio
- Posts: 983
- Joined: Tue Jan 03, 2006 1:39 pm
- Location: in exile
Post
by floid » Tue Mar 01, 2016 5:24 pm
Village Idiot.
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 76 guests