Rapiers Echo unit missing

[padmat78]

Would someone like my transistor Binson as a starting point for a new echo for Colin... works just fine.

Didier told us some time ago that Patrice Bastien successfully converted a Binson to replicate a Meazzi 'wheel' machine.
I had David's Binson in the studio for a while and it does have a certain 'magic' in the echo tone, for which I believe the wheel mechanism/design is responsible for.

I can tell you that the sound is excellent. It's a great engine...

[Didier]

When i saw the said echo in question i was told it has no moving parts, no tape loop etc, no valves, purely a cosmetic replica , reason being it had broken down at a gig and whilst trying to find the fault i suggested perhaps a valve had gone down or a component, then being told no as there isnt any,it didnt even have a typical chassis style build that could be removed as with the meazzis/vox units, could this be another rehoused atlantis perhaps ? looked good though , but never heard it,
Phil.

As far as I know this echo unit housed in a Meazzi look-alike box uses solid state circuits (no valves, no moving parts), not taken from an Atlantis unit, but similar in design (using analog BBD delay components).

Didier

[Didier]

Would someone like my transistor Binson as a starting point for a new echo for Colin... works just fine.

Didier told us some time ago that Patrice Bastien successfully converted a Binson to replicate a Meazzi 'wheel' machine.
I had David's Binson in the studio for a while and it does have a certain 'magic' in the echo tone, for which I believe the wheel mechanism/design is responsible for.

In fact he now have converted a second Binson PE603-T into a Meazzi clone. The circuits are totally rewired according to the Meazzi schematics, and the heads spacing are modified to match the Meazzi model 2 unit (as used for Wonderful land).
Here it is in action (february 2012 in Paris) :



Didier

[dave robinson]

Would someone like my transistor Binson as a starting point for a new echo for Colin... works just fine.

Didier told us some time ago that Patrice Bastien successfully converted a Binson to replicate a Meazzi 'wheel' machine.
I had David's Binson in the studio for a while and it does have a certain 'magic' in the echo tone, for which I believe the wheel mechanism/design is responsible for.

In fact he now have converted a second Binson PE603-T into a Meazzi clone. The circuits are totally rewired according to the Meazzi shematics, and the heads spacing are modified to match the Meazzi model 2 unit (as used for Wonderful land).
Here it is in action (february 2012 in Paris) :



Didier

A really good authentic sound, but I maintain that the Vox amp is where the sound is crafted - it sounds like my own, when used with any one of several echo machines I possess. I still like it though.

[Didier]

A really good authentic sound, but I maintain that the Vox amp is where the sound is crafted - it sounds like my own, when used with any one of several echo machines I possess. I still like it though.

Both are needed, as you can see on this video, Patrice is using a Vox AC15-H1TV amp !

Didier

[Jetmarvinwelch]

Hi, I'm not clued up with these things it might not even be the same make or model but I remembered this topic being posted a few weeks ago, I have just been looking on the gumtree site and I've found this, as I said I'm not clued up with these and this unit might legally belong and could be being sold by a member of this forum so I don't want anyone to think I'm calling anyone a thief I just came across this advert.

http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/watki ... /100574721

[barryg]

That is a Watkins copicat tape echo and nothing like Colin's missing echo.

Barry