Re: [Harp-L] Review: Danelectro FAB Echo pedal

["David Brown" <nonidesign@xxxxxxxxx>]

The bells and whistles knobs are a bonus if included, but not my main reason
for choosing a delay pedal.
The first thing I look for in a delay (or any) pedal is a true bypass and no
tone loss, which isn't easy to find. My favorite delay is my Danecho, but I
had it modded by Ron Holmes and it now loses none of the tone put into it.
The Lone Wolf delay also has a true bypass and is excellent.
I also have a vintage Boss DM2. It is all that people claim and the tone is
great, but after seeing Jason Ricci's video and adding a Sonic Stomp to the
effects chain it gave the DM2 more clarity, making that pedal unbeatable.
I wont argue that @ 15 bucks the Fabecho is worth it, but an apples to
apples comparison against say, a Lone Wolf, might reveal the tone loss (if
any), and in my opinion that is what makes the LW worth the cake.


On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 5:07 PM, Rick Davis <bluesharpamps@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> First of all, this pedal sells for $14.99, about a tenth what you would
> expect to pay for a decent delay pedal. That, and a smattering of positive
> reviews from guitar players got my attention.
>
> The Fab Echo is not long on features, of course. But it does one thing
> rather well… it has a nice warm slap-back that works well for harp.
>
> Harp players argue constantly about which delay pedal is best: Analog or
> digital? Maxxon, Ibanez, Boss, or Digitech? If you are a Chicago-style
> blues
> player – if you lust after Little Walter's tone – all those delay pedals
> have way more features than you will ever need. What sounds good for
> traditional amped blues harp is a touch of greasy slap-back echo. That's
> all.
>
> And that's where the Danelectro Fab Echo comes in. It has two controls,
> Repeat and Mix. The repeat knob controls the number of echos, with a single
> echo at the minimum position. That is what we want for harp. The other knob
> controls the output mix of dry and wet signals, from all clean to all echo.
> Essentially, this is s a one-knob pedal for harp players.
>
> What you pay all the extra money for in other delay pedals is the Delay
> Time
> control, which is conspicuously missing from the Dano Fab Echo. But if you
> only use one echo – a "slap-back" – then the lack of a Delay Time control
> is
> pretty much meaningless.
>
> I posted sound clips, photos, and more at the Blues Harp Amps Blog:
>
> http://bluesharpamps.blogspot.com/2008/08/review-danelectro-fab-echo-pedal.html
>
> -Rick Davis
> The Blues Harp Amps Blog
> http://bluesharpamps.blogspot.com/
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