Here's my vintage effects rig from the other day: an original 1984 Ibanez Tube Screamer TS-9 into a 1974 Roland Space Echo RE-201. My 1965 Fender Jazzmaster was delivering the goods and my 1964 Gibson Scout was in charge of amplifying the signal.
The Space Echoes perform best with a clean boost or low gain drive pedal set clean in front of the instrument input. This helps boost the input signal and matches the input impedance for a strong clear echo. This is my favorite setup because it adds a little bit of tube amp style drive before the echo. The resulting tone is very lightly overdriven but takes full advantage of the tape echo's warmth and natural random imperfection.
The Space Echoes perform best with a clean boost or low gain drive pedal set clean in front of the instrument input. This helps boost the input signal and matches the input impedance for a strong clear echo. This is my favorite setup because it adds a little bit of tube amp style drive before the echo. The resulting tone is very lightly overdriven but takes full advantage of the tape echo's warmth and natural random imperfection.
