Maestro Echoplex EP-3 1975
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Maestro Echoplex EP-3 1975
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MAESTRO ECHOPLEX EP-3
We are happy to offer for sale this Echoplex EP-3, the legendary tape delay unit. Details as follows:
- Year of manufacture: 1975
- Serial number: 34909
- Circuitry: Solid-state (FET-based preamp)
- Delay Mechanism: Moving playback head on a continuous loop of 1/4" magnetic tape
- Echo Delay: Sliding lever for variable delay time
- Echo Sustain: Controls the number of repeats (feedback)
- Echo Volume: Controls the mix of the wet signal
- Mode Switch: Toggles between Echo and Sound on Sound
- Inputs/Outputs: single 1/4" Instrument Input, single 1/4" Output
- Weight: 15 lbs.
- Dimensions: 13" W x 18-1/4" D x 8-1/8" H.
- Power: US
- Condition: 7/10
Comments:
The EP-3 was introduced in 1970 as a more reliable, solid-state successor to the tube-driven EP-1 and EP-2. It remained in production until the early 1990s, making it the longest-running version of the Echoplex. While designed as a delay, the EP-3 became legendary for its solid-state FET preamp, which guitarists like Eddie Van Halen and Jimmy Page used to "fatten up" their signal even when the echo was turned off. It features a sliding record head that allows you to manually sweep through delay times, creating unique pitch-shifting "spaceship" sounds. Unlike many analog delays that get darker with each repeat, the EP-3's repeats often sound brighter as the low end rolls off, helping the echo cut through a mix. It includes a Sound on Sound feature, allowing it to function as a primitive looper.
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