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Led Sensor Humbuckers feature the mystical and musical Cymatic circles in lieu of visible magnets.

Cymatic designs are defined as the visualization of vibrations or sound frequencies as circular images.

As a statement of the unique design of Lace Sensors which are the quietest passive pickups on the market today, the Double Gold humbucker is a rock and roll statement and a tribute. Powerful output, yet not overbearing in the low frequencies or mid-range allow for the best rock riffs and chords.

As a Lace Sensor, this humbucker can be split into either the top coil or the bottom coil separately without the drop in output and tone that is commonly found in the conventional humbucker designs of today.

Beautiful copper Cymatic circles highlight the pickup cover below each string while adding additional elegance to your guitar.

Top coil show Zoso circles. Bottom coil features Zep circles.

Led Sensor Humbuckers feature the mystical and musical Cymatic circles in lieu of visible magnets.

Cymatic designs are defined as the visualization of vibrations or sound frequencies as circular images.

As a statement of the unique design of Lace Sensors which are the quietest passive pickups on the market today, the Double Gold humbucker is a rock and roll statement and a tribute. Powerful output, yet not overbearing in the low frequencies or mid-range allow for the best rock riffs and chords.

As a Lace Sensor, this humbucker can be split into either the top coil or the bottom coil separately without the drop in output and tone that is commonly found in the conventional humbucker designs of today.

Beautiful copper Cymatic circles highlight the pickup cover below each string while adding additional elegance to your guitar.

Top coil show Zoso circles. Bottom coil features Zep circles.

For years, Malekko has been synonymous with the best quality BBD delays available. Today the evolution continues with the EKKO 616 MKII, a full featured yet compact delay with external modulation controls, an optional buffer, internal level pot and 650ms of pure analog bliss!

Not content to leave well enough alone, we decided to go through every aspect of our acclaimed EKKO 616 to see how it could be improved upon. Every detail was scrutinized, data sheets compared, parts swapped, and hours of listening followed before we were satisfied. These resulting hand picked components of the highest quality are used to achieve what we consider the nicest sounding, most musical analog delay pedal we’ve made!

The E616 MKII’s specially voiced repeats allow a larger bandwidth to pass than most traditional analog delays. Turn the mix pot all the way up and the repeats will be slightly louder than unity with the dry signal. The regeneration pot will take you from a simple slapback to a nice gentle decay of a few repeats then all the way to taking off into outer space with just a turn of the pot! Engage the modulation button and the EKKO 616 MKII takes on a whole new personality, from subtle chorusing or beautiful vibrato to way way beyond. Choose between true bypass or buffered bypass. The EKKO 616 MKII’s revised buffer circuit is smooth and transparent, even with many pedals on your board. Tired of annoying volume drops? An internal trimpot (labeled “gain”) will allow you to set the EKKO 616 MKII’s level to your specific setup.

The EKKO 616 MKII features these updates:

• The modulation range has been massaged to allow much finer tuning for a more balanced overall effect
• The MIX pot now allows louder effect levels
• Improved buffering circuit resulting in flat response and allows hotter inputs, which makes it great for keyboard or outboard use!
• Redesigned protection circuit for enhanced component safety

These changes add up to a cleaner, richer, sweeter, more flexible and musical analog delay. Even the EKKO 616 can appreciate that! AND at the same low price! Awesome!

At Malekko, we are constantly looking at ways to improve our products. We enhanced our EKKO 616 using the highest quality components to provide you the ultimate expression of our vision. Enjoy. Well, I say, enjoy.

Current draw is 50mA and operates on a 9V battery or optional 9VDC neg tip regulated power supply.

EKKO 616 MKII NOTES:

If your 616 has a green board inside, you have an EKKO 616.

If your 616 has a blue board inside, you have an EKKO 616 MKII.

BYPASS CIRCUIT:

The bypass circuit is only active when the effect is off. Choosing buffered will light the LED; true is LED off. If you have the buffered bypass circuit on and the LED goes out when you engage the effect, the pedal is working correctly.

DELAY TIME FIDELITY:

We calibrated the 616 MKII to allow for longer delay times than the original 616. In any analog delay, its longest time settings result in lower fidelity and may even generate odd sound artifacts. Positioning the TIME pot to roughly 3 o’clock will approximate the original 616’s longest delay time and its fidelity.

For years, Malekko has been synonymous with the best quality BBD delays available. Today the evolution continues with the EKKO 616 MKII, a full featured yet compact delay with external modulation controls, an optional buffer, internal level pot and 650ms of pure analog bliss!

Not content to leave well enough alone, we decided to go through every aspect of our acclaimed EKKO 616 to see how it could be improved upon. Every detail was scrutinized, data sheets compared, parts swapped, and hours of listening followed before we were satisfied. These resulting hand picked components of the highest quality are used to achieve what we consider the nicest sounding, most musical analog delay pedal we’ve made!

The E616 MKII’s specially voiced repeats allow a larger bandwidth to pass than most traditional analog delays. Turn the mix pot all the way up and the repeats will be slightly louder than unity with the dry signal. The regeneration pot will take you from a simple slapback to a nice gentle decay of a few repeats then all the way to taking off into outer space with just a turn of the pot! Engage the modulation button and the EKKO 616 MKII takes on a whole new personality, from subtle chorusing or beautiful vibrato to way way beyond. Choose between true bypass or buffered bypass. The EKKO 616 MKII’s revised buffer circuit is smooth and transparent, even with many pedals on your board. Tired of annoying volume drops? An internal trimpot (labeled “gain”) will allow you to set the EKKO 616 MKII’s level to your specific setup.

The EKKO 616 MKII features these updates:

• The modulation range has been massaged to allow much finer tuning for a more balanced overall effect
• The MIX pot now allows louder effect levels
• Improved buffering circuit resulting in flat response and allows hotter inputs, which makes it great for keyboard or outboard use!
• Redesigned protection circuit for enhanced component safety

These changes add up to a cleaner, richer, sweeter, more flexible and musical analog delay. Even the EKKO 616 can appreciate that! AND at the same low price! Awesome!

At Malekko, we are constantly looking at ways to improve our products. We enhanced our EKKO 616 using the highest quality components to provide you the ultimate expression of our vision. Enjoy. Well, I say, enjoy.

Current draw is 50mA and operates on a 9V battery or optional 9VDC neg tip regulated power supply.

EKKO 616 MKII NOTES:

If your 616 has a green board inside, you have an EKKO 616.

If your 616 has a blue board inside, you have an EKKO 616 MKII.

BYPASS CIRCUIT:

The bypass circuit is only active when the effect is off. Choosing buffered will light the LED; true is LED off. If you have the buffered bypass circuit on and the LED goes out when you engage the effect, the pedal is working correctly.

DELAY TIME FIDELITY:

We calibrated the 616 MKII to allow for longer delay times than the original 616. In any analog delay, its longest time settings result in lower fidelity and may even generate odd sound artifacts. Positioning the TIME pot to roughly 3 o’clock will approximate the original 616’s longest delay time and its fidelity.

How do you improve on an iconic pedal like the Boss CE-2 chorus? It’s always been my favourite chorus pedal. This was the challenge I gave myself. After a year of tinkering and countless revisions and roadblocks, I’m super excited to share the result with you.

All those classic 80s lush chorus sounds we love are in there. But I wanted to add more functionality, range and features. I gave it a little more depth and speed than the classic CE-2 circuit. Now with the speed knob fully clockwise it can do the rotary speaker thing. I added a vibrato mode as well and I’m really happy with how that turned out. It gives you all the lo-fi, warped vinyl, seasick sounds you could want. The warp knob is the secret weapon and gets you those super detuned rubber band sounds as well.

I also made it true bypass unlike the original. And most importantly, I reworked the eq filtering in the preamp to really bring the CE-2 circuit to life. My 1980 CE-2 sounds like it has a blanket over the amp next to the Koldwave. I removed a lot of the CE-2 muddiness, giving it more of a “3D” tone. I’m very happy to say the least. Needless to say, my old CE-2 will be collecting dust on the shelf now. It was my favourite chorus pedal.

Features:

Fully analog circuitry with BBD chipset

True bypass with relay soft touch footswitch

Runs on standard 9V Boss style power only (standard 100mA)

Pink LEDs! (Speed and bypass)

Designed, backed and built in Canada with love

Please note: Vintage-style BBD chip chorus pedals are designed to work best with passive pickups/electronics.

Hot-output instruments might clip the pedal's input stage depending on your settings.