{"product_id":"roland-re-501-chorus-echo-the-one-tape-echo-to-rule-them-all","title":"Roland RE-501 Chorus Echo: The One Tape Echo to Rule Them All","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Roland RE-501 Chorus Echo is the final, fullest evolution of the Space Echo line, and if you only ever own one tape echo, the faithful agree this is the one. A free-running tape loop drifts across multiple playback heads for those endless, smeared, three-dimensional repeats, then hands off to a lush spring reverb and Roland's own analog chorus. Add balanced XLRs, a second input, noise reduction, and the gloriously misusable sound-on-sound function, and you have the box behind records by Lee Scratch Perry, King Tubby, Portishead, and Fatboy Slim. Warm, wobbly, alive. A drum machine plays in time; this thing plays with time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFEATURES \u0026amp; PROS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMulti-Head Tape Echo:\u003c\/strong\u003e Combine heads for rhythmic, evolving repeats no plugin quite nails. Real tape, real drift.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLush Spring Reverb:\u003c\/strong\u003e That evocative, splashy tank reverb heard on countless dub and pop records.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnalog Chorus:\u003c\/strong\u003e Roland's own chorus circuit, thick and three-dimensional, stacked on top of the echo.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBalanced XLR + Second Input:\u003c\/strong\u003e Built for the pro studio, not just the pedalboard. Slots straight into a console.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSound-on-Sound + Noise Reduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Layer endlessly and keep the hiss in check. Misuse strongly encouraged.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTop of the Space Echo Line:\u003c\/strong\u003e The most feature-complete RE Roland built. Serviced and singing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAS USED BY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLee \"Scratch\" Perry and King Tubby, who played the Space Echo like an instrument in dub\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBob Marley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePortishead and Fatboy Slim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderworld, Brian Eno and Radiohead\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe dub pioneers worked on the earlier Space Echos; the RE-501 is the final, fullest evolution of that same line.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WORD:\u003c\/strong\u003e Roland's Chorus Echo is widely held to be the one tape echo to own, prized for its multi-head echo, spring reverb, analog chorus and sound-on-sound. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/doctormix.com\/blog\/roland-re-501-chorus-echo-tape-delay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eRead the history\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1980\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tape echo \/ chorus \/ spring reverb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEffects:\u003c\/strong\u003e multi-head tape delay, analog chorus, spring reverb, sound-on-sound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlayback heads:\u003c\/strong\u003e multiple, selectable combinations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConnectivity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\/4 inch in\/out, second input, balanced XLR outputs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e noise reduction, free-running tape loop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePower:\u003c\/strong\u003e mains\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eManual:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/synthmanuals.com\/manuals\/roland\/re-501\/owners_manual\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eRoland RE-501 owner's manual (PDF)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Roland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49697280131311,"sku":null,"price":29250.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/5992\/9071\/files\/IMG_8042.jpg?v=1780999777","url":"https:\/\/innerpieces.art\/products\/roland-re-501-chorus-echo-the-one-tape-echo-to-rule-them-all","provider":"Inner Pieces","version":"1.0","type":"link"}