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07-17-2021, 03:21 PM
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NPD: Strymon El Capistan dTape Echo Pedal
Down the Rockabilly Rabbit Hole SpruceTop Goes! I just got a Strymon El Capistan dTape Echo to simulate that Sun Records slap-back echo made popular on early Elvis, Johnny Cash, and Carl Perkins records, and Boy! does it do the job! I'm routing my Gretsch 5420TG-59 through the Strymon El Capistan and into my Fender Blues Junior. Not only does it do slap-back echo but it can replicate the varying length delay times and repeats of single and multi-head tape machines, and it can also do it with the tone of varying tape-related wow and flutter, and tape aging! It also does "hard" reverb but does it musically. The delay effects sound warm as you'd expect from tape-derived delay effects and El Capistan can also be used to create musically toned delay effects for any kind of music, old to new. Leave the hassles of tape-based delay machines behind and get your tape tones done digitally by the El Capistan.
If you're looking for a simpler less involved echo/delay pedal, they're available from other makers for about half the price of the El Capistan. For me, the Strymon El Capistan dTape Echo pedal is a worthwhile purchase and a winner! Strymon El Capistan dTape Echo Pedal 
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07-17-2021, 04:07 PM
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Congrats! Strymon makes some great pedals, top quality. I get dizzy by looking at all the knobs and switches and thinking about all the permutations
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07-17-2021, 04:36 PM
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I own one of these and it truly is a great pedal!
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07-18-2021, 08:07 AM
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My El Cap has been on my pedal board longer than any other pedal….and it ended a long search for a do-it-all delay…..I use mine very simply most of the time but when I feel like having some fun exploring its capabilities it’s the bees knees…
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07-20-2021, 10:08 AM
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Hi SpruceTop!
Congrats on a really great pedal! Strymon is making some great pedals these days! - Glenn
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07-20-2021, 10:19 AM
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I've got one. Love it! Check this out - I used it to make my acoustic sound more like a melatron for the intro to Strawberry Fields, just in case you wanted to hear some of the more extreme settings:
https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/...d.php?t=618958
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07-20-2021, 01:41 PM
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07-21-2021, 11:54 AM
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Strymon has some nice instruction videos and white papers that are helpful for learning the El Capistan. What a pedal!
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