just ordered a minty Space Echo RE201

[DRodriguez]

Haha, I just picked up xrleroyx's space echo (re-150, but I don't really need more verb). Far from minty, but still a heck of a lot of fun to play with. I need to find a place that will put now tolex on and clean it up.

The sad thing is one of my coworkers sees it and casually mentioned he just threw away his because someone was supposed to pick it up for the past 2 years.

[backwardsvoyager]

For like 5 minutes. But in that 5 minutes it put my Maxon/Ibanez prototype to shame (it's actually an evans with the slide head for time). I got it for a really good price from Japan..it only had one owner. Looks awesome next ot my D-50...but geez, your's is pristine.

culture jam just picked up Strange Tail's too. UG, backwardsvoyager have em too.

Yeah i had to pay the higher end of their resale value for the condition... but hell... it had to match the great condition of my Binson

take those perceived 'high' resale values with a grain of salt, because in today's dollars they were not cheap new, even minty ones haven't really surpassed the original list prices yet and they were made for many years so there are plenty out there, and as rfurtkamp said you'll mostly find nice well-cared-for units or thrashed ones so it's generally a case of paying up for a nice one or snagging a cheap one and putting in proper work to get it running nicely again.
i paid peanuts for mine and it isn't pretty at all but it's definitely the best effects-related purchase i've ever made, so much more than a delay unit, can't compare it to pedals at all.
congrats with the purchase!

[rfurtkamp]

I keep looking for a thrashed one to abuse and set the internal stuff wild like I did to an old 501 when you couldn't give them away so it's running permanently in not quite sound on sound mode (erase head only taking out about 30% per pass, and running at before spaceship runaway oscillation).

The glorious thing on any of 'em is the ability to have mildly runaway oscillation while still having a discernable repeat if you dial it in right.

[UnicornTrap]

congrats on your space echo - always wanted one (and i just emulate...). looks in beautiful shape!

[Ruiner]

Finally! 2 days late and 4 calls later to Fed Ex it's here!!

Hoping to get a few minutes with it tonight but will spend dedicated time with it on Sunday and post some clips! Super excited.

I can't believe how clean this thing looks in person. Almost looks new!

[Disarm D'arcy]

So clean!

[amnesiac305]

purty

[D.o.S.]

As they say in Jwaria...

Boner.

[resincum]

so what you're saying is I should have been saving for a space echo this whole time

[Ruiner]

The Totem Pole

[Dandolin]

Dude. 1974 called. It wants it's echo device back.

[Faldoe]

The Totem Pole

Holy cocks. That is dope.

[culturejam]

Haha, I just picked up xrleroyx's space echo (re-150, but I don't really need more verb).

So you're the one that got it. If you decide at some point to offload, get in touch with me first, please.

And me. I've been meaning to start a care and feeding thread, given some of the issues discussed lately.

I'm working on a maintenance guide with a guy from madbean's forum. Between the two of us, I think we've adjusted, calibrated, replaced, or retrofitted just about every part on a Space Echo (except for the motor bearings). Any input you want to share would be appreciated.

So far, I've tracked down replacement hardware for the chassis screws, tape guide bearing, cap screws for the acrylic tape cover, and thumb screw for the tape loading door. Still have some parts to find, but I'm getting there.

[Gone Fission]

I'm working on a maintenance guide with a guy from madbean's forum. Between the two of us, I think we've adjusted, calibrated, replaced, or retrofitted just about every part on a Space Echo (except for the motor bearings). Any input you want to share would be appreciated.

Nah, I'm happy just to shut up and listen--you and Rob know shitloads more about the inner workings than I do. I can mostly muddle along with electrical, but electro-mechanical gets out of my depth faster.

[backwardsvoyager]

The Totem Pole

ffffuuuuuuucckkkkk

I'm working on a maintenance guide with a guy from madbean's forum. Between the two of us, I think we've adjusted, calibrated, replaced, or retrofitted just about every part on a Space Echo (except for the motor bearings). Any input you want to share would be appreciated.

So far, I've tracked down replacement hardware for the chassis screws, tape guide bearing, cap screws for the acrylic tape cover, and thumb screw for the tape loading door. Still have some parts to find, but I'm getting there.

if you're having trouble with replacement parts you might wanna have a chat with Shane from echofix.com
he has quite a few replacement parts fabricated for his store and restored a lot of older stuff, really nice dude.