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Watkin's Copicat Echo (valve model) ?

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4/3/2000 2:39 PM
Greg N.	Watkin's Copicat Echo (valve model) ? Came across the above at a garage sale here in Sydney and would really love to find a circuit diagram for it . Would anyone have a lead , please ? 3 x valves : 12au7 , 7025 , 6br8a . I'll have to look up these last two . Not familiar to me . TIA , Greg .

4/3/2000 6:57 PM
Whit	Greg, Pack it up and ship it to me, I'll draw you out a schematic and ship it right back But seriously, if there's a net source for this scheme, I can't find it, but I do know about those last two tubes: 7025: just a fancy 12AX7 6BR8: triode/pentode, similar to 6BM8 but different. ... hope I was some help as I kill time waiting for quiting time... ... Whit

4/4/2000 3:21 PM
Greg N.	That'd be great Whit , but you didn't leave an address : >) Seriously too , thanks for the info on the tubes . I couldn't find a scheme on the web either so I was hoping someone hereabouts ( maybe a fellow-lurker ) might have one . Will keep looking and would love to be able to give something back to Ampage if I find one elsewhere . Anyone else interested in this model tape echo ? Greg N.

4/5/2000 1:23 PM
Whit	Greg, Just send it to Canada, it's a small place, I'll eventually get it You're welcome on the tube info and good luck in the scheme search. And I thought I was the coolest guy on the block with my rebuilt Roland Space Echo, but not anymore! ... Whit

4/5/2000 2:08 PM
Liam	I know someone who's got the schematic for the valve model WEM copycat. I just need to persuade him to let me copy it. I'll see what I can do. He's got quite a lot of them, including a cream and blue tolex example. Makes me seeth, as he won't sell any of them. Email me and remind me if I haven't found anything in a week or so. Liam

4/7/2000 4:05 PM
Greg N.	Thankyou for the offer Liam and goodluck talking him 'round . The cream and blue one is the model I'm working on . As far as i've been able to tell this was the first and only tube model built . Does that sound right ? I'll be in touch , thanks again Liam . Greg N.

4/7/2000 6:45 PM
Liam	No, they did a black version of that as well, which is a bit more common over here. Has your one got the erase head, or the magnet in the tensioner. I thought that was such a cute idea. Liam

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