Fulltone Solid State Tape Echo - Page 9

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1) TurnontheeffectusingtheBypassSwitch(#3)
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2) SettheRecordLevelknob(#10)tofrom12o’clockto1o’clock,neverlower.Turnthisknobclockwise
(CW)toincreasesignalrecordingtotape...turnitcounterclockwise(CCW)toreducetherecordlevel.If
settoohightheechorepeatswillsounddistorted,settoolowandtheechoRepeatswillbetooquiet
whilethehissincreases.Tapemachinesareallabout“balancingthesignal”tosuitethesoundyou’re
after.
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3) ThePlaybackHead(#21)slidesfromlefttorightalongatrack(#18).Thefurtherrightyouslidethe
head,thelongerthedelaytimeswillbe.Thefurtherleftyouslide,theshorterthedelaytime.
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4) TheEchoRepeatsknob(#8)determineshowmanyechorepeatshappen.Tip:ForlongerdelaysettingI
liketosetthisknobaround9‐10o’clock,whichgivesoneloudrepeat,asecondrepeatatabouthalfthat
volume,thenacouplemorerepeatstrailingoffinvolume.LedZeppelinTip#1:JimmyPageusedto
strikeachord,thenturnuptheEchoRepeatsknobfullCWandtherepeatsoscillate,thepitchofthese
oscillationsthencangoupanddownbyquicklyslidingthePlaybackHeadleftorright.Funstuff!
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5) TheTapeSpeedtoggleswitch(#7)controlsthespeedatwhichthecapstanmotorruns.LowSpeedwill
getlongerdelays,andtheechosoundwillbewarmerandsofter.HighSpeedgivescleaner,brighter
repeatsandwillallowforshorterdelaytimeswhichisgreatforsuper‐quickslap‐backPlateReverb
sounds.
LedZeppelinTip#2:JimmyPagemadegreatuseofthisPlatereverbeffectonhisEchoplexesbothlive
andinthestudio:SlidethePlaybackheadfullytotheleft,SettheTapeSpeedswitch(#7)toHigh,Turn
theEchoRepeatsknob(#8)toaround11‐12o’clock,andyouwillachievethisPlateReverbeffect.I
cannotoveremphasizehowmuchheusedthissound;invideosyoucanseehimturningsteppingonthe
EchoONbuttonforalmosteverysolo!
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6) SettheInstrumentVolume(#4)tobetween11‐12o’clockforrelativelysimilar‐to‐bypassedguitar.Ifyou
gotoohightheSSTEwillactlikeabooster,butthenyouwill
havetoturntheEchoVolumeknob(#5)up
accordinglytoachievethebalancebetweenguitarandecho.Remember,thehighertheEchoVolumeis
set.Themorehissandnoisewillbeevident.
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7) Important!EchoVolumeknob(#5)shouldneverbesetabovethe9‐10o’clockrange!Sincethatrange
getsa1:1ratiobetweenGuitar&Echo,allyouwillaccomplishbyturningthisknobhigherwillbeadding
noise!
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8) SettheEchoToneknob(#9)toaround12o’clocktostart.Toachievebrighterrepeats,turnthisknob
CW.
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