Keeley Mag Echo Modulated Tape Echo Pedal Overview
Tape echos have long been regarded as a warm and very guitar friendly form of delay. The Mag-Echo achieves similar results by using a touch of Lo-Fi delay, a slightly filtered echo response to keep things warm, and some modulation. Modulation, or “Wow and Flutter” in the tape world is a slight pitch shift or wavering that occurs as the tape is pulled across the heads - the modulation used in the Mag Echo is similar to that which Keeley use in their Seafoam Chorus - a slight wavering of pitch on the trails of the repeats, and with a simple set of controls for the delay – Time, Regen, and Level, and Depth and Rate on the “Wow and Flutter” controls – you can create some very vintage or rather unique tones.
Whether you’re into Rockabilly slap-back echoes, experimental sounds, or just want a great classic rock sounding echo, the Magnetic Echo will sound great in your rig.
