Evans Echopet EP-250 BBD Analogue Delay #7

Rare & vintage Evans Echopet EP-250, refurbished in our workshops

The EP250 is an analogue reverb / echo combining analogue delay and spring reverb in one unit. The delay section is similar to that in the EP-100. The EP-250 was also sold as the Rolling REC-4

The EP250 uses Bucket Brigade Devices (BBD) rather than later digital technology. BBD devices had a short lifespan, as digital gear took over rapidly, but are sought-after for their sound

The addition of a spring reverb makes for a unit with lots of character, still happy to be overdriven & pushed into continuous feedback, but now with boingy spring tones as well

EP-100: “Trippy Spaced-out Dub Delay… a dub creators dream, the quality and sound of the echo, the warmth, the rubbery juicy echos, the spacey decay, and most of all the real-time playability of the unit is just great.”

EP-100: “A gem of a unit, really not like anything else. A space echo 201 is different, and is very nice, but this thing has its own mojo completely. At a fraction of the price”

The EP-250 has mic & instrument inputs that mix to feed the 2-band EQ section. From there there is a Reverb level control and echo & repeat controls for the delay section. Delay time & feedback are continuously variable – a great feature when playing with feedback!

It’s possible to get the Echopet to feed back continuously and it does that trick without going into gross distortion. Sweeping the delay time pitch-shifts the feedback giving some excellent swooping delays which change in character as the high-end rolls off. It’s a great effect that can’t be replicated with other delays

Condition

Refurbished, pots & switches cleaned & all jack sockets replaced. Tested & working 100%. Photos show the unit for sale