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Kastam Echo Chamber SS-102

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user635341

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over 3 years ago

Underrated

I bought one on a whim after seeing it available cheaply online. It's no Space Echo, but it actually has an amazing character. The preamp distorts easily and is amazingly phat, it rounds off the input signal nicely. If you stuck it in a pedal on its own it would be a winner. The 8-track tape in the echo is very unique sounding, it almost sounds like a chewed-up cassette but still has a lushness reminiscent of a more expensive echo when the feedback is high. I found with a strong input signal the feedback runs away very quickly, usually with the pot around 1-2 o'clock. The EQ is quite transparent but very effective for changing the tone of the echoes, although pushing the Treble control will introduce more noise into the signal. Overall it's a fairly quiet unit but does have a noise floor higher than more modern equipment.

It wasn't immediately obvious to me, but you can get a wet-only signal by plugging in to the 'From PA' input, which I found slightly unituitive but it works fine, although of course it bypasses the preamp.

My only gripe with the unit is the fact that there isn't a very wide range of delay times available. You can get a half-decent slapback delay with it and more middle-of-the-road delay times but it won't do ultra-long delays, which is a shame.

Overall it's great, if you can find one reasonably cheap I'd recommend it. As they were manufactured in Japan you might need a transformer to use it, mine was modified by the previous owner to run at 230v.

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It sounds great on piano and drums, slightly overdrive the preamp and keep feedback down to a single tap for some dirty doubling.

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In photos from this Japanese interview with Hecker, an Echo Chamber can be seen atop his piano.

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