Friday, December 14, 2018

DELAY- FOXGEAR Echosex Baby Delay ...how close to the Echosex 2 and the Binson Echorec is it?

$110.00 USD
 FOXGEAR ECHOSEX BABY DELAY 

In the 60's if you wanted delay/echo you either used a machine that recorded your signal to tape with one tape head recording and the another playing it back.
...or a machine that recorded to a disc or drum.
The Binson Echorec used a disc and was the most sophisticated.
It was state of the art at the time. Dave Gilmour put it on the map!



Gurus painstakingly recreated the original and made about 25 that were pre sold.
They then set out to make a modern substitute that captured the sound of the original. In the end they kept all but the mechanical disc. So the price was a fraction of
the disc model but it is still a cool $700.00 USD.

Recently they teamed up with Barolini the 'other' famous Italian amp and pedal maker to bring out a complete line of budget pedals.
The best of which is the EchoSex Baby.
Listen to them both. There is nothing dumbed
down with the 'Baby'!!!
The original Binson used a small rubber wheel to spin the disc. When it began to wear out it would cause wow and flutter or in short modulate in speed. Players loved the tone better with a worn wheel.
So having a pot to control this modulation is a very big part of the sound. So even the 'Baby' has it covered.
In other words this pedal is a real bargain. Definitely a SBS!


CONCLUSION
A damn good job of capturing the tone. The price is so good that if you have a high end digital wonderworks machine you can justify a second delay. It even looks great!
JAN. 7/19
Well I got one.  It was shipped in a box big enough for small pedalboard! . LOL
It took about a minute to dial in a good sound and then I played a whole tune with it on.
It sounds excellent. I am glad I bought it.

FEB. 14/19
Well it has hit State side! I got mine from Briton.
& we have Pete Thorn to take us through the paces. It sounds great in this video ...just like 
how my sounds on my rig. LOVE IT!!!




May 5/19
TIESCO:DELAY
If you can go for $150.00 USD this is well worth a listen. It has a few more really useful features and is unuseably full sounding ...more so then things $225.00 USD and more!
So check out the Post!

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