I bought an EPH-3 recently and am loving it on both guitar and bass!
It does a very good job of emulating general tape echo machines. While not precisely mimicing an echoplex, echorec, space echo, or any other vintage machine, it simulates key aspects of that style of technology. It adds a touch of lo-fi tonality and knob for "flutter" to control warble alongside standard "delay," "feedback," and "mix" (dry/wet) controls. Ultimately it is very musical, easy to operate, and fits in well with both scuzzy garage and electro styles of music.
I'm glad to have it alongside my more precise Malekko Ekkos (I have both the bright and dark versions from about a decade ago) and it's likely to be my first choice delay for the next good while.
I'm eager to hear from folks about their set-ups and experiences with this pedal!
~del
Lovepedal Hermida EPH-3 tape echo simulator
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del
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Lovepedal Hermida EPH-3 tape echo simulator
The Kinks - The Fall – The Bad Seeds - Spacemen 3 - The Gories - Royal Trux
"The idea is to put a pick in one hand and a guitar in the other and with a tiny movement rule the world." - David Fair
"The idea is to put a pick in one hand and a guitar in the other and with a tiny movement rule the world." - David Fair
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Re: Lovepedal Hermida EPH-3 tape echo simulator
I really loved that pedal. I got a blem from his SNS sale for $50 but ultimately decided my moog mini delay was superior so I sold it. I would grab another in a heart beat if I wanted a lofi type delay.
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great deals with dug, grandmasterdavid, ChrisFFTA, Bryce_dude13, cestlamort, jimi, HNB,blake480,DocCarlson,
Gonkulator, AWSchmit, billboneys, panoramic,Gavanti,seancomm,Swansonron,Con-Tiki!
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Re: Lovepedal Hermida EPH-3 tape echo simulator
FWIW, I've been running the following rig for a few days and totally LOVING it!
Epiphone Firebird VII/Gibson SG Classic (p-90s)/Danelectro DC-2 -> ZVex Sonar (tremolo) -> DOD 250 -> JH-F1 Fuzz Face (recent silicon version) -> Hermida EPH-3 -> Traynor YBA-2 daisy-chained-into Vox AC4 (recent tube-pre/SS-power model)
It's fan-damn-tastic!
Epiphone Firebird VII/Gibson SG Classic (p-90s)/Danelectro DC-2 -> ZVex Sonar (tremolo) -> DOD 250 -> JH-F1 Fuzz Face (recent silicon version) -> Hermida EPH-3 -> Traynor YBA-2 daisy-chained-into Vox AC4 (recent tube-pre/SS-power model)
It's fan-damn-tastic!
The Kinks - The Fall – The Bad Seeds - Spacemen 3 - The Gories - Royal Trux
"The idea is to put a pick in one hand and a guitar in the other and with a tiny movement rule the world." - David Fair
"The idea is to put a pick in one hand and a guitar in the other and with a tiny movement rule the world." - David Fair