I loved this pedal from the start. it was everything i was looking for in my DUB. Ive heard people say thats its not the best for guitar but it works well with other pedals. I found that putting a nice phaser after it seems to help with a dynamic whoosh. Reggae lovers should have one.

Awsome to use by hand for an outboard delay. i take it to everyone of my shows. some guys wont let me do sound unless i have it. The intensity knob is what i wanted it for. Then having the 12 mode knob settings is even more dynamic. I wish i had two of them. The tap tempo helps too for quick applications.

It took me a while to get used to, but now i can use it with my eyes closed. I think having a small pedal or button to oscilate it would be cool. i just havent found one for myself yet. I almost wish it had a seperate out for the reverb. I like the sound it gives when its overdriven, very sonar-ish. Its application is great for keyboards. I like that the manual gives settings for classic sounds.

I love the way this thing looks. It not only sounds cool, but looks vintage for those with that taste. Its very strong, and heavy. I love heavy equipment because theyre like old cars, it shows how good of a product it is. I really wish i knew how to make one so i could make my own.

It's a good price for someone who really uses it like myself, but i dont think it should properly be priced above 200$.

I havent had to deal with them directly, but im sure a company that makes a product like this would be good in all services.

Its not comparibal to any other delay or echo. i believe its the best thing since the actual head unit itself. I carry it and play it like its my instrument, cause it is.

Sound Engineer

Reggae, and DUB, and anything that makes you move.

havent dealt with them.

38 year player and former touring musician.

Metal,Jazz.Rock some Blues.

Being my first delay pedal I can't compare it to others however it doesn't suck any of my tone. It doesn't even sound digital, cold, or sterile to me. Doesn't color my amps tone either. Make sure you use this in the effects loop however it does sound okay through the front end up my gain channel.

From what I can tell this has all the features of the original RE201 but in a compact stompbox.

This is the first pedal I've bought that the manufacturer actually provided sample settings in the manual.On the underside of the pedal has a diagram of how the different modes include which tape head sound. I found my favorite delay sound in a few minutes and now I feel like David Gilmour with this thing on.

It's a Boss pedal. I'll never have reliability issues. Feels nice and heavy too.

This pedal is just like it's analog predecessor and those units are very costly on the used market. My friends RE501 tape echo/chorus unit is worth a pretty penny but my pedal does something his unit can't do and that is my pedal actually works. Boss could charge up to twice the price and still sell these.

Being a Boss pedal I'm sure the manufacturer support is great too.

It does have a cool name "space echo". Sounds like something a martian left behind on our planet. It even smiles and winks at you. In fact maybe it's a space robot from another galaxy!

Alabammer Jammer.

rock

54 years playing guitar , bass guitar, tenor saxaphone, harmonica

50' 60' , country old and new, commercial, blues, soft rock

54 years playing guitar , bass guitar, tenor saxaphone, harmonica

50' 60' , country old and new, commercial, blues, soft rock

VERY close approximation of the old Space Echo. Tone controls allow for nice colour adjustment of the delay sound. Reverb isn't my favourite effect. But this one is at least usable. Doesn't sound springy or fake. Seems to be a bit more sensitive to the gain of the input - especially between the difference of clean vs. distorted qualities. The sound is good for both. But I have to either set it for one character or the other; or try to find a useful compromise between them. Not perfect for both. The real Space echos didn't seem to do that near as much as this digital version. But again, a really nice modern rendition of a classic.

Has some features that are kind of cool. But some are just useless gimicks. The "tape speed" indicator is cute for the first 30 seconds. But after that, it's just a battery waster. Doesn't really serve any useful purpose. But all of the controls do just what they are supposed to. The "oscillation" effect doesn't really seem to have a real use. (1) Since the unit sits on the floor, it would be kind of silly to have to bend down just to do some non-musical effect. With a real tape echo, you could just reach back and do it, put the speed knob back where you want it, and it's over. Here; even if you did want to look dorky and squat down just for that one silly thing, just putting the knob back doesn't take it out of that mode. Ah, the price of digital.

If one reads the names on the knobs, it shouldn't be tough at all. The only one that will take some figuring is the main settings knob. And a quick read of the manual (or the bottom of the unit) and that gets cleared up straight away. If you're used to dialing in a specific number on your digital readout, best get over that quick. Here, your ear is the only gauge of the delay tempo that will be of any use. It's old-school, but it works great if you just learn to work with the device instead of insisting that the device pander to you.

Seems built lots stronger than I was anticipating. Heavier than it looks. Reckon I could chock the wheels of my car, should I need to change a tire, in a pinch and still expect it would sound just fine at the next gig.

It could have been a little less expensive. But I'm happy I have it. Even for what I paid for it.

N.A.

Very cool. For folks who want GUITAR sounding effects, and/or a more vintage quality to their tone, this is a hot choice. Even better that the panel looks just like a miniature version of the 201. Kinda takes me back a bit every time I look down.

I just got my Space Echo today. I experimented with it for a good 4 hours straight. It's sound is wonderful it does not color or saturate the tone of your guitar at all. Theres also no hum. In my beginners set up (consisting of a Ibanez Tube Screamer and a Boss Phase Shifter) there was a lot of noise and such. When i hooked up and turned on the Space Echo it actually took some of the noise out, not all of it, but a noticable amount. I thought that was very interesting, because i read a couple reviews saying you can hear the digital processing going on in the Space Echo. I dont hear that at all. It's rather silent i think. Also, if anything it made my guitar sound more...how do i say...clear. I dont really know how to explain it, but it makes my guitar sound better. Even just having it on but the settings turned off/all the way down. It just creates a kind of ambience behind my tone that sounds wonderful.

The features are great. 12 reverb/echo/repeat effects plus the option to alter the repeat rate, the echo volume, the intensity, input volume, and a couple other things i forget at the moment. Theres one little feature i find quite interesting that i didn't know this could do because it's never talked about, but the Twist function is very interesting. You hold down the tap tempo pedal and it starts oscilating and making a sort of "SWOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHH" sound, it sounded like that old sound effect from a kids cartoon where the characters are in space and they like fly through a worm hole or something. Very cool. The space echo also has the ability to store a preset in the optional expression pedal. You can program the expression pedal to control the repeat rate, the intensity, the volume, or the twist. And the space echo itself can be preset to either use the standard delay times, or the longer delay times (double the standard times basically). Theres also one setting on it, i forgot exactly how i had my knobs, but it basically became a looper. Im pretty sure it was one of the repeat settings, with the repeat rate and intensity turned all the way up (not sure though) but when i played something, it'd repeat, and never stop. It was functioning as a loop pedal too. If i find the setting again i will post it somewhere.

This thing is incredibly simple to use. The knobs are pretty self explanitory. The only thing that gets Ease of Use an 8 is that it's tough to get how they all effect each other. Also some of the features that aren't really known, such as the Twist, and storing presets (kind of) was a little difficult for me to get at first, but a quick read through the 20 page or so manual was all that was needed to understand it all, a second or third read through might be necessary for people who like to follow the book, but other wise, you should just experiment with the settings and figure it out yourself. Its a lot more fun that way too.

This is one of the most well-built pedals i've ever seen. When i picked it up, it felt like a brick. The manual says to be careful with it, not to drop it and all that, this thing is a freakin tank. Still take care of it though, but if i drop it like once i wouldnt be too worried. Boss is known for their well built pedals.

Took me 4 months to save up the 250 for this thing. I think it was worth it, the money it'd take to get other pedals that'd do the same thing is a lot more then this is worth. I think it was worth every penny.

I've only had it for a day, so i haven't really needed Customer Support. I've heard they are great though.

Black and green made me think of "What if the Green Lantern played guitar?" This would be his main pedal. It's pretty hot.

Hobbyist, in the process of starting a band (my second one)

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Great vintage tape echo simulation. Perfect for playing psych, kraut & prog rock. Has a unique, ragged, lost in space feel that I haven't found in any other delay. Be sure you want this sound, though it is really tweakable so I suppose more modern sounds could be coaxed out of it. I am using it with keyboards in a band situation and sounds great in that situation as well as with guitar. The only thing I don't like is there is a slight treble cut when activated, but not terrible considering.

Plenty of tweakability, more so than others. I wish it came with an adapter, at the price it should. I am running the 6 AA batteries and they claim 36 hours which is pretty good for this hefty delay.

Really easy to operate. Takes some time getting adjusted to the different tape head settings. A little goes a long way with this. At loud volumes it is easy to coax into oscillated feedback.

I haven't used Boss pedals before, but as far as I know they are built to last. Seems very sturdy.

I wish it were cheaper, but it has the sound I want and need, so that satisfaction for me is worth the extra cost.