I have been an electronics tech for over 12 years and never had to rebuild an RE-301 motor. This restoration was like all the others, but I noticed a sudden pitch shift when in SOS mode. It was always at the same time. So I had to assume the motor as my final challenge. Ordered the kit and followed the instructions slowly and purposefully. It turned out incredible. Pitch shift was gone and the echo turned out even better than I imagined. I'm always coming to echofix.com when needing parts for these specific repairs.
Great. Perfect.
I am using it as an insert into a console, when tracking guitars and other things. It sounds wonderful. A Kalimba stand works really well in propping it up also!
Perfect spare, totally compatible with my RE-301 Space Echo !
As usual Echo-Fix combine the highest quality products with reliable fast shipping!
The lushness of the reverb from the tiny tank is impressive. Full featured reverb with both send and return levels and an incredibly useful two band EQ which will smooth out the typical “springiness” of small tank reverb. The direct bypass switch allows for use in parallel loops. Built extremely well. My expectations were exceeded.
I guess everyone else is too busy playing theirs, but I've dragged myself away from it to write a few (inadequate) words.
I already had several compressors before buying this, including some higher-end ones that I was and am happy with, and I acquired this in part to complete the trifecta of Echo Fix pedals on my bass board. It is an extraordinary compressor; the preamp alone is a thing of beauty, but the compressor itself is the most flexible, quietest and cleanest 1176 "clone" I've ever heard. And, did I mention the preamp? A lovely thing, and cements Echo Fix as my favourite pedal builder. I've promised myself one of your tape echos before I die, but if you keep building stuff like this, you'll keep me happy in the meantime!
Here it is on my everyday board. Doug seems to particularly like the Spring Reverb.
Awesome. Very fun to play with these.
Not sure why they use potentiometers instead of switches. I can never tell where the point on the pots rotation is that they kick on and off, so I don't have precise control.
The effect is amazing with these mods though. Really can't get enough.
Wouldn't mind having these available via foot pedal or some kinda external control (even on the front of the device) with an indicator light because I find myself using these a lot.
Can you tell us what bias and formula tape you use so we can make our own loops shorter and longer?
Love this device. Sounds amazing. I haven't found anything that it sounds bad on. Guitars, synths, vox all are enhanced. Effect goes from subtle to all enveloping and everything between. The tone is incredible and I've been using it every time I play music since I got it.
Wish it was all tube. Wish I had a few more routing options with the verb and chorus. And I wish there was a way to have a switchable option to have the individual head outputs on the back mirror the knob output selection on the front. Maybe they could sell a "mixer" module that lets you take all the outputs on the back and send them to stereo or quad out based on the knob on the front. Volume control over the individual heads would be interesting.
Also hoping that they will publish a schematic and maintenance manual so that if they ever go out of business, these things don't become paper weights.
Amazing product, amazing service and amazing company. Not only is the EF-X3R everything you would want a modern tape echo unit to be (reliable, well-built, sounds amazing!), but it was shipped extremely quickly and safely by Echo Fix. I had a few questions before and after my purchase and Nick was very happy to address all of them In great detail.
It works fine.
This is a great way to make the RE-201 even better. The kit is easy to install and well designed. On top of that, the chorus sounds amazing.
Got rid of a squeak that was coming from the rubber roller, also made repeats way more audible after full clean and installing this roller!
It’s just nice people caring about their products
Just what I needed to refurb one of my Roland 201 space echo.Great service and quick delivery.
I would HIGLY RECOMMEND Echo-Fix for Roland space echo parts.
Thank you.
Solid and fast. Thanks Echofix
Quality !
It coasted me 95 euro with taxes to belgium , but its worth it !
Thanks
I have some mechanical issue to exorcise from my EP-3 unit before I’m able to utilize this kit, so I have t installed it yet. Communication was great; they notified me of a minor delay in shipment and apologized profusely. But since this kit was not on critical path in the repair process, three or four days way not an issue.
I had initially bought what was called a replacement loop on ebay, and luckily only ran it for a few hours before realizing it was going to kill my 201! I bought new felts and loops from echofix and not only were they the correct size and material, they also sound as good as what originally came with the device; if not better. Fast (albeit pricey) shipping, but 100 percent worth every penny! The only source of parts I'll ever use again is Echofix. Thank you!
I'm soooooo glad there's still a place that helps us keep these awesome little machines running! A quick clean and then new tape, felt and rollers and everything sounded perfect. And it's good to know I've got the parts on hand to replace whatever might go next.
After someone had sold me several home made tapes I decided I had enough. The tapes caused all kinds of unwanted additional noises due to the fact that the tapes wasn’t cut correctly. So I ordered one (or two) from Echo Fix. I came fast (I live in the Netherlands) and once installed I finally got to enjoy my Space Echo the way it was meant. One day I hope to have enough money to purchase a EF X4…
IT WORKED PERFECTLY AND THE RE201 HAS WORKED AGAIN.
THANK YOU
Great kit. Restored the 501 really well
Happy to have new quality tape to replace my old one when due
