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Re: Watkin's Copicat Echo (valve model) ?

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4/9/2000 2:35 PM
Greg N.	Re: Watkin's Copicat Echo (valve model) ? Mine has the magnet . Thanks again for clarifying the model for me . Greg N.

4/7/2000 3:58 PM
anonymous	Thanks Whit , I had a laugh at that . If I come across another your 1st on the list of course . I still prefer MY RE-201 Space Echo for it's combination reverb & delay . Great for slapback styles . But for AUS$20 i couldn't pass up the WEM : >) It still needs a bit of work though , hence my search for a scheme . Thanks again , Greg N.

4/7/2000 6:48 PM
Whit	Greg, You're welcome, it's always great (rare) to find someone that laughs at my jokes... I love my SpaceEcho for that same combo, rev and delay. (coincidentally, it was a $20 find for me) And yes, the next time you find a $20 Watkins, I'll gladly fly down to pick it up, and buy 'ya a beer too... ...cheers, Whit

4/9/2000 2:43 PM

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"and buy 'ya a beer too..."

I'll hold you to that mate .

Greg N.

4/7/2000 6:48 PM
Liam	I've got an RE201 too. Have you had any trouble with it sucking tone? I've got a cure for that. My one doesn't erase very well if I put too much signal in it. Anyone know a cure for that? Damn fine sounds though! Don't use the reverb too much, but the echo is awesome. Liam

4/9/2000 2:51 PM

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"Have you had any trouble with it sucking tone?"

Compared to the bypassed signal , yes , a bit . I also find it clips easily without some form of compression in front . Would appreciate your tone-cure if you'd like to post it .

Don't really know enough to comment on the erase problem . Still pretty much a beginner , though i've learnt heaps here over the last few years .

Greg N.

4/9/2000 5:36 PM

Check out the instrument input pot. On my one this is a 10k log, with an 8.2 k resistor on the output, bypassed with a 0.001 uF cap. This is all way too low to get any top end from the guitar.

Get a 100 k log pot for the input volume.

I'm still messing with the wiper resistor. I put in a bigger one, but things are a bit noisy at gigs, so I've got to fiddle with that to get shot of the mains hum!

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