The ocd has received many slight tweaks over the last 12 years, often incorrectly identified as version 2. Fulltone tape echoes are the best sounding and feeling echo devices you will ever play through, and if you buy one i. Fulltone fulldrive 3 latest version smaller housing. Used fulltone tte tube tape echo blonde echoplex style. The manual is pretty complex, but it is sufficiently indepth, and if not, the fulltone website has more than enough information to answer the questions. It used to be that no delay could quite replicate the natural, warm, and shimmery tones of an old echoplex tape echoenter the fulltone tubetapeecho, or tte. Vision guitar is owned and run by local musicians who are passionate about getting the finest quality gear into the hands of musicians. It all really boiled down the tape cartridge and pinch roller, which he sent new versions of to me and now it works fine. Without having to curb your enthusiasm of basking in the glow new piece gear, think terms preserving it its mint condition until certain you are keeping. The fulltone tte can produce anything from a quick slapback echo to over two full seconds of delay. Fulltone custom effects tube tape echo version 2 black. In late 2012, there is a new version available, with advanced footswitch capability. Please complete the information below to register your fulltone product.
The tube tape echo is designed to sound like the market. Stream tracks and playlists from fulltone on your desktop or. The fulltone 2b pedal is a very simplelooking clean boost pedal with just two controls, but its internal circuitry is painstakingly designed to boost all the good stuff while taming the elements that you dont want boosted. Solid state tape echo v2 fulltone musical products, inc. Fulltone tape description spare well tte tape fulltone. Fulltone musical products inc, 12906 12 venice blvd. This is a usa 120v ac model, sorry we do not have models for other voltages. A builtin oscillator would be interesting, but it would also be great to use complex modulation sources from an analogue modular synth that may be modulating the synths effects as well. We specialize in quality upgrades for guitar and bass. Along with proprietary tape heads for stellar sound quality, a fulltone etc1 tape cartridge, and a selection of three stereo out modes. Besides the following changes, im all ears for any suggestions. Yes, they certainly werebut the fulltone tubetapeecho tte is deadquiet, and weve completely revamped both the electronics, the tape transport path. Tubes 12ax7s for record and playback, a 12au7 for the erase section. Fulldrive3the fulldrive 2 has been a huge success over the years, with 150,000 sold over the last 20 years.
It was demagnetized and had the heads and roller cleaned as well as had a new tape installed for the sale and includes a new replacement tape as well. Heres a sample of a strat tte deluxe reverb amp from a song off my forthcoming release. It even won the readers choice poll in guitar player magazine for best stompbox. Special f californias political leaders additional 10% off sale. Fulltone custom shop tte tube tape echo guitar pedal. The fulltone tube tape echo is essentially a reissue of the classic mastreo echoplex tape echo box. Tte1 fulltone tube tape echo version carrying bag owned by kato 33. Fulltone tte echo guitar effect pedal for sale online ebay. New version introduces 7 new boutique amps, cabinets and stomps and aax compatibility. Go here to purchase replacement tape cartridges for your tte. So i finally decided to get an ocd after readinghearing so much about them. Btw, you cannot use any other erase tube but ours, the jj, or shughuang 12au7 or the unit will not erase fully and will hiss.
Fulltone effects pedals the very first effects pedals date back to the 1960s and 70s, and it didnt take long for them to become musthave accessories for every guitarist. Chris shows off the fulltone custom effects tube tape echo stereo delay pedal, playing a new orleans jb 14 guitar through it out of a victoria. Shop fulltone and more at the original home of tone maken music. It is far less problematic than the tape echos of old due to its modern design and updates on the vintage gear. Version 2 is a major update, adding a collection of new polyphonic pitch shifting effects, including a realtime formant shifter optimized for guitar, to compensate for undesirable artifacts, such as the chipmunk effect. I used to have an ibanez ts7 tubescreamer the tonelok version and loved it but, i sold it to get the ocd. The fulltone fulldrive 2 has become an industry standard in overdrives and has been the top pick for overdrive in many guitar magazines. We are getting a lot of questions about a new lubricated tape being made by a popular tape company. New studio version fulltone tube tape echo gearslutz. The clyde deluxe wah pedal is the updated version of a fulltone standard. Of course, we could make a good argument that any of these fulltone guitar effects pedals is fulltone at its best, because their track record shows that their best is what fulltone gives every time. Every other component on the unit is extremely solid, and. Maybe its simply because i got my hopes up so high, but when i first played out with it i was dissapointed.
We are authorized dealers for many topend manufacturers. We are committed to meeting the needs of our customers offering an. Echoplex ep3 vs fulltone sste discussion in effects, pedals, strings. Vision guitar is the bay area boutique guitar shop. Fulltone effects tube tape echo stereo delay pedal demo at. Fulltone ocd obsessive compulsive drive effects database. You just cant beat en and you can probably find a good used one for half the price of a new tte.
It makes my les paul sound way to thick, and it makes the strats sound like they have humbuckers. Its versatile with its many options for great sounds, user friendly, and i believe the pedal can be useful in any guitar rig. Fulltone ocd or ibanez ts9 fender stratocaster guitar. It gives you a true tape echo sound right in a nice and compact box.
The 2b even includes a unique dynamics function that improves responsiveness without overloading an amps input. The sste has always had a lowimpedance jfet buffer on its output to isolate it from the affects of other devices and to alleviate the loading from other effects and the many feet of cable in your signal chain. Also if you buy fulltone, you get new tape cartridges and rewinds are easily available. The fulltone ocd is without question among the most loved and successful guitar overdrive pedals of all time. The finest guitar, bass, and studio effects since 1993 store. The definitive how to install a tape cart in a fulltone tte 4k hirez video is live now on the official fulltone youtube channel which tape to use.
Check out the tte delay effect tube tape echo to see fulltones vintagestyle effects at their best. Since then, i havent been able to tweak it to get a sound i like. Fulltone custom shop tube tape echo csttethe only place in the world you can buy new, fullywarrantied fulltone ttes, sstes, and tercs is direct from fulltone. I currently have the fulltone ocd, but i dont care for the bass heavy tones im getting. This unit is in very clean, well kept and fully maintained. Guitar gear demo fulltone tube tape echo brian setzer sound duration.
We now use only the excellent fulltone branded 12ax7s for v1 and v2 position and recommend the fulltone 12au7 for v3 erase function in the tte. They all rely on the fulltone tte for part of their sound. The fulltone ocd overdrive pedal was designed to give players exactly what classic alltube amplifiers provide when cranked up. The fulltone tte is the ultimate tube tape echo unit. Im playing around with the tte design to perhaps offer a special version for studio use. The definitive how to install a tape cart in a fulltone tte 4k hirez video is live now on the official fulltone youtube channel what do jeff beck, keith richards, john mayer, robert plant, vance powell, tom petty, buddy miller, jack white, dan auerbach, tbone burnette, all have in common. The harmony that results from diversified beats, sounds, rhythms and melodies. Now, 50 years later, effects are better than ever thanks to plenty of help along the way from manufacturers like fulltone. Fulltone tape echoes are the best sounding and feeling echo devices you will ever play through, and if you buy one i bet that you will own it for the rest of your life.