ESE Echomatic Model 6 Special Edition Settings help

[keithmantle]

Hi All, I am just about to get this Echo unit, any help with settings would be appreciated, Thanks Keith

[David Martin]

I have a six head ESE, Keith, which I assume is the same electronically...

I'll post a little info tomorrow when I can get to the machine. In the meantime, check here and note the patterns... http://www.echotapper.nl/dev/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32&Itemid=38

You can get your six head to do all this more or less at the push of a button (or two!)

[keithmantle]

Thanks for the info David

[David Martin]

The key to this is the motor speed knob... Having taken the delay timings from the Echotapper site, and having experimented with EFTP, Line 6 M13 and ESE, if you point the motor speed knob directly at the "P" in Power on the face plate, then with buttons 1,2,3 and 4, you have the correct echo timings from the earliest Shadows recordings so you can study the diagrams I linked to and replicate them by careful use of the echo volume and FX 1,2,3 Control...

Better still, with the same speed settings, heads 1, 3 4,5 and 6 give the correct head spacings for later Shadows tunes, so, again, you can have a really good fiddle about and get the right nuances for each tune.

In my opinion, echo head 1 is always switched on and is quite loud, thickening up the lead sound considerably...

(This is based on the assumption that the motor speed knob when on minimum point to the "P" in Pull On...)

[keithmantle]

Many thanks for all the help I have recieved, one thing I seem to be getting a 'dry' sound, any thoughts ? 57 vint strat/Ac15 Heri/Peavey Classic30

[David Martin]

Have you adjusted the echo tone and taken the top off the echoes?

[keithmantle]

Yes adjusted tone control on back,Mark from The Bootleg Shads has really helped explaining in language I understand especially regen, FX and hiting strings hard/soft, I feel a lot happier now and look forward to mastering the ESE to get 'The Sound' thanks David

[ecca]

Keith , please bring curry on Tuesday....

[alanbakewell]

"Curry on Tuesday". Was Sid James in that one?

[keithmantle]

No, that was curry on up your Kyber !!