The JHS 3 Series Tape Delay is part of JHS's affordable, simplified 3 Series range, built by JHS in Kansas City, Missouri, with three simple controls and one toggle. Tape delay was invented in the late 1940s when Les Paul strung two Ampex Model 200A reel-to-reel tape recorders together. A little later, in 1953, Ray Butts invented the Echosonic, the first actual tape delay unit, followed by the Echoplex EP-1 in 1961 from Mike Battle and the Space Echo from Roland in 1974. The JHS 3 Series Tape Delay is a simplified, faithful throwback to these classic units. The Mix control lets you blend how much clean signal is mixed in with the wet (delayed) signal (on the original unit this was called Echo Volume). Tape Speed simulates the RE-201's tape motor speeding up and slowing down, and determines how short or long the delay effect is. The Repeats control goes from a single repeat to many, reminiscent of a sound being written onto a tape loop with a loss of fidelity each time. When the Flutter toggle is switched on (up), it replicates the wear and tear to the mechanical parts of a tape machine that happens over time, causing mild modulation, warble and flutter in the echo path.

Highlights

• Faithful throwback to classic tape echo units, from the Echosonic (1953) through the Echoplex EP-1 (1961) to the Roland Space Echo (1974)
• Tape Speed control simulates a tape motor speeding up and slowing down, setting delay length from 15ms to 950ms
• Repeats control ranges from a single repeat to many, echoing the fidelity loss of a real tape loop
• Flutter toggle adds mechanical-wear-style modulation, warble and flutter to the echo path
• Built by JHS in Kansas City, Missouri, as part of the affordable 3 Series range

Specifications

All our pedals are tested on arrival, and regularly after that. Fast, tracked delivery to Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Sydney, Melbourne & Australia-wide.

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