Fulltone Solid State Tape Echo - New Features on SSTE v2; Buffer Bypass Switch; Isolated Circuitry; Echo Tone Knob

NEWFEATURESONSSTEv2
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1) TheSSTEhasalwayshadalow‐impedanceJFETbufferonitsoutputtoisolateitfrombeing
affectedbyotherdevicesinthesignalchain,andtoalleviatetheloadingfromothereffectsand
themanyfeetofcableinyoursignalchain.SSTEv2includesaBufferBypassswitchtoremove
thatJFETbufferand(justlikeavintageEchoplexEP‐3)getsignificantloadingonthesignal,
whichresultsinaconsiderablewarming‐upoftheechorepeats.Goingfor“Vintage?”TurnOFF
theBuffer!
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2) ThePreamp,EchoRepeats,andEchoPlaybackcircuitsarenowisolatedfromeach‐other,
allowingfor:
a) onlyonerepeatwithEchoRepeatsknobturneddownalltheway,nomatterhow
loudtheechoesaresetto.Notpossibleonv1.
b) “100%Wet”(noInstrumentsoundpresent)withInstrumentVolumesetfull
counterclockwise.Helpfulforstudiousewhenyouwanttofeatureorpanonlythe
echo.NotpossiblewithSSTEv1.
c) “100%Dry”(noechosoundpresent)withEchoVolumeknobsetfull
counterclockwise.
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3) EchoToneKnobreplacestheoldtone‐switchforinfinitecontrolofthebrightnessoftheecho
repeats.Thisknobonlyaffectstheechorepeats,notyourguitar(instrument)sound.
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4) IncreasedshieldingaroundtheOutputjackareainsidetheunit.
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