Getting that old-school lo-fi sound by adding a simulated tape warn effect to the delay repeats
this adds something to the sound something less digital something
almost nice and analog to the signal and this is the empress tape delay
has an analog dry path and presets that can store settings that are easily recalled
which makes switching live really quick three different tape ages let you choose how dark
and gritty the repeats will get along with varying degrees of wow and flutter
and the filter and modulation controls give you even more options
you get the option to switch between three different types of tape emulation new vintage
and old the older you switch it the more tapewear effect you get on the repeats
it's done really well three filter options on the repeats high pass none and low pass
as well as switchable delay time tap slow and fast then on the knobs the controls are mix
delay time ratio feedback and output silent switching and relay bypass
which means if you lose power to the pedal your signal will pass unharmed
now the original echoplex used tape to generate the repeated delay by recording the signal to
the tape and then playing back the tape at a desired variable speed this was then fed through
a feedback loop to give the amount of repeats this effect was popular in and around the 50s as there
were no digital delays back then so everything with delay or echo was done through these types
of echo units and of course due to the nature of the tape the signal would degrade quite quickly
and the fidelity of the repeats was always colored by the brand and quality of the tape
now at first this sounds like something you don't want but then guitarist found
that the tone of the degrading signal had its own unique and special quality
this is an incredible delay and so much control you get an amazing sound from it
there's also an advanced configuration mode which lets you choose how the pedal reacts in bypass
mode whether it's buffered or true it accesses the preset options as well and also lets you select
how the delay time changes when the knob is turned to get some really crazy good tape type effects
there are many delay pedals out there but what makes this stand out for me is the way you can
manipulate the delays in any way you want adding modulation tapewear amounts and just
look at it the sound is so classy and it fits my style of playing perfectly so head on over to
empresseffects.com for more details i'll leave all links below thanks for watching and cheers