Roland space echo RE-201 COMPLETELY OVERHAULED

The famous RE-201

All electrolytic capacitors have been replaced for quality Panasonic 105 degrees ones. Also the power supply ofcourse.

The faulty blue tantalum capacitors have also been replaced for WIMA MKS capacitors . They will die over time, they are famous for that.

The spring of the solenoid has been lubracited.

All the potentiometers have been washed clean en air dried with an air compressor and are scratch free.

All the female jack inputs have been cleaned with Krackle Killers (see photo) and that is a great product from Austalia.

The heads have been polished and shines like new. Cleaned afterwards with isopropanol and demagnetised.

The heads are also been set (azimuth) for the best high frequency response.

The velts have been replaced for new ones and the tapeloop is running tight around the heads for best signal.

The rubber pinchroller has been cleaned and the hole has been lubricated with special oil !

2 inputs have been modified with a J-fet buffer. For guitar and line in. Better high frequency response and stronger signal. I've made a special PCB for the j-fet buffer. One mic input is stock because for a microphone the mic input has the right impedance.

New tapeloop on the unit and 3 extra tapeloops are included . New RTM tape (made them myself)

VU meter and light is working.

 

Sounds fantastic and in my opinion better then the RE-301 and RE-501, they use opamps instead of transisitors and have a complete other circuitry that is different sounding.

This is the Japanese 110Vac version so for EU users I will enclose a 110Vac to 220Vac converter !

Including the original Roland footswitch and original Roland cotton tips head cleaners !

3 months warranty on the delivered work but shipping costs excluded. 

See the test video ! 

Thank you for watching and if you have questions, please let me know ! 

The Roland RE-201 Space Echo is truly a Vintage (1973) piece of music technology with lots of appeal even today. It's not a synth, but a Tape-Echo machine for creating true analog echo effects. The RE-201 is a simple system in which a small loop of tape records an incoming signal and immediately plays the recorded sound back over a couple playback heads before being erased over by new incoming audio. A real analog system with warm, gritty and almost noiseless operation, the Space Echo can provide warm, unpredictable and highly tweakable echo effects.

There are twelve settings to adjust various tape loop speeds, number of repeats, levels, intensity, etc... It can even generate some of its own feedback loops for instant sci-fi effects. It features a built in spring reverb for even more classic analog effects. The RE-201 not only has Vintage appeal but is still widely used to get those dubby, slightly unpredictable, musically analog echo effects. It's a definite must for the TripHop and dub genres. It has been used by Portishead, Underworld, Fatboy Slim, Dust Brothers, Jean Michel-Jarre, Mr. Oizo, Bob Marley, Vangelis, Sneaker Pimps, Future Sound of London, The Orb, KISS, Sublime, Luke Vibert, Radiohead, Lauryn Hill and Tomita.