DUNLOP EP101 Echoplex

The Echoplex EP-3 transistor didn't just impress players like Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen and Eric Johnson with its awesome tape echo effect, but also with a preamp that added an even more warmth to their guitar sound. The Dunlop Echoplex Preamp is a faithful reproduction of this preamp in the form of a compact pedal. It takes the FET transistor and completely identical signal path from the original. The Gain control can be used to "kick up" the signal by up to 11 dB. It can therefore be used for solos, for example, but also when you need to boost the signal before a long string of true-bypass effects, or when you use two instruments with different volumes.

All the pedal's electronics are hidden in a solid metal chassis. The Echoplex is wired as True-Bypass, so it doesn't affect the pass-through signal in any way when it's off. Power is supplied by a 9V battery or 9V adapter.